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8 results for VARS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 22, 1972	58D	Deviations: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 13, 1970	48A	Electrical units	Bert Beaman	Weng
Thu Jul 23, 1964	49A	Certain words: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 6, 1964	59D	Different spellings: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 10, 1963	13D	Certain words: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 26, 1960	45A	Different spellings: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 24, 1958	33A	Different spellings: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 23, 1950	10D	Variants: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar

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