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12 results for SOH from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 15, 1977	23A	Soothing word to a horse	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Wed May 26, 1976	4D	Cry of surprise	Leonard Goldberg	Weng
Fri Jul 26, 1974	39D	Soothing command to a horse	Reginald L. Johnson	Weng
Sun Mar 5, 1972	95A	Old exclamation	Walter McSherry	Weng
Sat Jul 9, 1966	57D	Soothing word to a horse.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 26, 1960	33D	Soothing command to a horse.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 31, 1959	10D	Soothing command to a horse.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 9, 1959	21D	Soothing command, as to a horse.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 28, 1956	43D	Soothing command, as to a horse.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Dec 18, 1955	73A	Soothing word to a horse.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Jul 30, 1951	32D	Soothing command to a horse.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 14, 1945	103A	Exclamation of vexed surprise.	Bert Storey	Farrar

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