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10 pre-Shortz crosswords by Edward J. O'Brien
with David Steinberg comments

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Sun 1/13/1974 MIXED DOUBLES
DEMDOSEETCESSOROTAS
ENGIRTSPEISKIPTHETALE
WORDBOTCHERTIPTHESCALE
BIRDWATCHERARUTNUM
ASFATETHELASTONEFAIRE
MEETSUPRESEXTENUATED
ACCTPAVOSPRYBALM
SOULPINPOEPAILCBS
NNERANTERRSVPSYOUUP
ADDEIGHTOFSPADESESSE
LFSSPATEOFAIDESTROTTY
IIIHASAGALEEEEE
AGGIESWINNINGSPIELRRR
SHHSSPINNINGWHEELBKS
ETTESREAWNOARAGEPEE
SSSHSINGADESERAAB
LOOMUSSRDESHOTTO
MARIONETTAALITITLEON
ERECTSWISSWATCHGRANNY
STHIATESNAPTHEWHIP
SHUNSTHEROEWHAPTHESNIP
RUNSTHESHOWAIRRADIALS
SRTASEONSSSTSTASHES

Clue for 90-Across is as it appeared but may be a mistake — seems to be referring to Priscilla Mullins (not Mullens) of Longfellow's "The Courtship of Miles Standish."

Sun 7/1/1973 DOING THINGS SWIFTLY
WARILYBSAADDNEPCPAS
ASADOEEINHUEANAAETO
INTERNALLYELFUNDERRAN
IANMAEWAYSGUILTILY
MOLLETNOIRAHILLOLA
WANLYRETENTPATLAUD
ISAYDLOSHAIFASING
SCLAMPLYOLDYALEDECOR
POLITELYAMIESYAPSARI
STYRENEABEAMISRRSLOM
NOTAGIRLCIELOLOL
WHEEASTRAYWALLETMYMY
IOULADOSILLUSORY
SOPPLNFINALLYSCOOTER
EDHMYTHVEALYBLOWSILY
LOOTSLORELEIFEYLYMAD
YORELYSOLNORSPETE
ILSETOYEGRETSTILER
ADCECRITALBEITHOES
PRAIRIALROSYRAERUS
TALMADGEALIHELPLESSLY
LCLSEELMELAILTELLER
YOYOARYSOYSNYSAYYES
Sun 1/7/1973 NOMENCLATURE
ECTOSWAMIIALSCHE
ALARMEAHEADNCAAAIR
REPAIRGIRLSCARVINGS
PFENNIGLOTPERSONTHE
STSUNUSETENTERS
STANTHEPERSONTPKS
APPLEPIEPERSONAUER
PEEPPEEPERRORLLDS
PORENROLEANLILL
OPSROSSILCFCASPTA
SLOSRONEPEROWLERS
EENOMNEMEERNIEROS
ORNEPERDIPSOSUE
HOWEVERSESEAFOODS
ORADPERSONGERPANES
PERTPERSONCHESTER
ASERMONASOURWDT
BATPERSONGASNASTIER
PRIEDIEUSORTSNOODLE
OILARUTEAGLESNOOTS
EATNESHCLOYSTWAS
Sun 5/14/1972 OPEN HEARTH
AKINGSSPECTRATALE
NATILLAHUNCHESHALOS
ELATIONENAMELSOLENT
SILENTSDIMWANMERGE
FORTHEHOLIDAYSENTER
LOGYOYSMOT
HEADHOMEHSTSENSORS
UPROOTSWHOOCTETDOT
GONUMBSHEMGARTHDUO
OSAGEPOEMEOBESESEW
HOMEFROMTHEWARS
ALBFETTEAHORNALDAS
ROETREATKIMSSNOOPY
CPLHARSHENEPAGODAS
HEAVENSEARHOMEPORT
IBOEHSDEUS
ARMORINAPRIVATEHOME
PAULACIRAVEELEVONS
INDIVISTAKENRICARDO
SEINEELITISTNATTIER
HENSRESISTSSOENDA
Sun 12/12/1971 STRAINED RELATIONS
ADANODOMALBASRA
ELUDESELEMOLECARTES
MOTHEROFPEARLTHREESA
INCEIALKINDREADPEN
LEHRCHOSENESEREDSEA
UENEROSPILAIDS
PENTAALTOFONIONS
ASCOTATEFALTERTAM
SALIFHEBEATISILENT
SUEVALRLSHSIAIRIS
WOMANOFTHEHOUSE
RAGAIBETUARNNWFEB
AMORALBHPLICITOAHA
PPDCYPRESNOAOFTEN
PRIORARTPLNNEHUS
MOATFESEASTSTE
ADREAMKOKRAWOODIRES
REEPAPABAERNDUSTLO
CONTENTTUESDAYSCHILD
INTERNSSALOONUREMIA
ASSESISNOTNOSES
Sun 7/11/1971 STIR CRAZY
STPSEBBBISAYASTCE
AHEYNEAENAMELSHOS
PENNAMESGAMEWARDENS
OWNGIRTGLOMNICER
ISBUTIMALABAMYBOUND
ASTRAYLAREMILORCS
REAIRFLOBARBEDWIRE
VITGOREEATINSEELL
ONEAPADDYWAGONARNIE
DSCARENTIELLECKS
ISITIYELHSTATREE
ALTERTOEOLITHWHO
GLORECONVERSIONTSPS
TIOEATAENDRUSAERO
BLUNDERBUSTDSSTRIP
REPPENOLGADSTEVES
PRISONEROFLOVEPOSES
MAGORTUESGNARTTS
LEAVENWORTHROCKPILE
LORREGURGEEVEAMEN
YNSRESTSONEARDEYS
Sun 3/7/1971 FANCIFUL TOUR
CAPECBDGASTONGISH
HOAXMAUIUMPIREINTO
ABIEARTSMOUNTAINEAR
WARMFRONTSUMARNPIN
PLYMOUTHROCKDSTNS
HALLOSTRIOTENET
AVOIRCABLECAREPIGON
NECIASRRSVEERTO
GRANDBALLROOMPENSEES
BLEARMCICARDASE
CAPITALPUNISHMENT
NCOADDLANEENOLS
OOLONGSWHIPSTHECRACK
CLOTHEBOYUTEKAI
TARTARLOOPHOLEHIERS
ENSUELONEPATSYS
HEARDNIAGARAFALLS
OPSLAIGUYSTEELPIER
SUNSETSTRIPIOOIARCH
EROSTOHIDEDUNNRACE
SETTANOPENETSTELA
Sun 11/8/1970 CODED PHRASES
SUNDIALASTACKGINLAW
ONEACREPARLOIONESIDE
EIGHTEENTWELVEOVERTURE
STSEASEINTERNROEIHS
ARSACTCOYENTAWEOF
BAHNOCTOHOSTSAMENUS
SHOTINAMUMAHEADSNR
ASUITPOPSOFFTOBASTES
RDSPROCURETTUBES
HUGEMACUTEAAHTLIBRA
ALLPROONTHEROPESADREM
STAREDMDIGPUCREOLE
ARSENGIFTHORSESTUSKER
TASSEANRECOAUGSTETS
SWINGASAMURAINOR
CHASEDCASTAPALLFRATS
LANRANTSNANDELIGHT
NESTSRUSTICCESAEERY
DANSEWARITOVERRBS
UNOCLIEBERLEIOTAAMB
SUCCESSSPOILROCKHUNTER
USEOVERONEANDILMETRO
PESIRAESDRASEYEFULS
Sun 3/22/1970 ADVERBS A LA TOM SWIFT
WISTFULLYDRATITSTOM
AVERAGEUPRIGHTEOUSLY
NICECHAPSYPOTENTIALS
LETMEPAINLESSLYGRAT
YDSSAYLAYLEN
NAMEDAYOPAADAPTS
COMODARNGLOPRUNHIT
ABETTRETUDDERNIDA
VITAMIIIAINFIDELIC
ARAGROUNDLESSLY
SPEROGOLDSMYLOWLY
SAIDIMMANUELRIO
PRESENTLYDOOMOFWAR
ROMESEOULVIBETLRS
ODANTERUBYENONLYCO
DENTONARIWRIGGLY
EGODADISASAG
ITTYOCOMEOCOMEDAKUA
MUHAMMADALISUMMARILY
SAIDMARTIALELECTORAL
ONSCROSSLYDANDAILEY
Sun 9/28/1969 RHYMES FROM WAY OUT
TOADSBROIRANICASAD
OMNIUMHOEDSENORARODE
PAYDAYWAYLAYNAYSAYEMAN
OHMYOATSOCSISOGENS
PAODEREGALEHUBSDAFOE
SHROPADIREFIREWIRE
HAETEEVEESROTAANDWOE
OHMSOCIALBARVBSWIN
PAIRNOTAMISEATMILT
NEWNAEAGTPWRHALSE
WHITECOLLARDOLLARHOLLER
HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERSAVER
ALONGSIDETOGUIDETHERIDE
TODAYCONTRESSTSIE
HIESPALEISAASBAWNS
ASSELISAGDEVOTEWOE
SEISMODREWMAKEFUNHRE
MAINPLANELANEAGOOD
LIMNSEENSERASEDMOLEY
ANOTHERAIMSEEEALAD
PURAACOBBLEJOBLLWOBBLE
USAFTHRILLIDESARIOSE
PELESETTEEGETSTOOD
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