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8 results for SPANNER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 28, 1987	45A	Type of wrench	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun Jun 27, 1982	43A	Type of wrench	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Sat Dec 21, 1974	10D	Kind of wrench	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Thu Feb 21, 1974	7D	Type of wrench	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Sun Apr 20, 1969	88D	Wrench	Nancy Atkinson	Weng
Mon Jul 11, 1955	3D	Wrench.	Albert Blum	Farrar
Sun Nov 27, 1949	99D	Tool for turning nuts.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Sun Jun 4, 1944	112D	British monkey wrench.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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