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4 pre-Shortz crosswords by Grace Hoster
with David Steinberg comments

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Sun 9/14/1958 TRAVELOGUE
HEARTSBLURSTOPBOSTON
ACQUITRIPETERMANKARA
MOANERIRONAPESCLINGS
ALBDARDANELLESCAYKAT
LEAPGEEGALECURYENS
ORGYHAABSPADDLERS
AERIALPONDSSUNDIAL
CHANGEAGEEMURALSLASH
TENTSCLANSABIDEVOGUE
AUTOALERTPLUMANEWAGE
FINESTPEARDOGSTAR
LANDOFTHESKYBLUEWATER
REFOLDSMAOSELPASO
ENTREEAMBLEPASTYNAPU
STEENPROEMDARTSLEMON
TORTEODORSARNERAPIDE
USELESSSNEEREVADES
PURSLANEBODEDTSAR
CORNONTCLUEROIKIST
ASABIDWHIRLYBIRDSNOR
SENSESGAITIOUSENDURE
CRUISEARCHOGRENOOSES
ASSETSZEKENAGSTWEEDS
Sun 4/27/1958 TAKE IT EASY
MIMEDSPAMDODORADIO
SONORATAMEILEXEUROPE
PUSSYFOOTEDLIFEOFRILEY
ALITFAKERAVENUEPINE
DIDHIKERAFTERTRYTER
ENEMIESNACRESSLEEPERS
ISRSAUCEDIANAE
SPENTCOLLEENEDITRIMA
KALISPELUNDERFEDWADED
INKSLAERTOPERSLOMOND
POSTMASTERMANOGARBLES
RATEBAFFLESLULU
SPLAYEDAVERSTRADDLING
ORATORBRETONSIZEAGUA
NADIRHORSEMANCERATOID
SOSOSORESWOOPEDSORTS
NOISEDAMBERFOR
PERSONAEMANISTWEASELS
LAEMINPANTSTWINKNEE
AGRASNORTYVIANDIDLE
PLANETARIUMCOFFEEBREAK
SECTOREZRAPLOTROMANS
SEENOBEENLEGSSWARD

Original had two 135-Across clues, one before 134-Across and one after it. The one before 134-Across (Common verb.) fits the 135-Across entry (BEEN); the one after 134-Across (Colored silk sash: Scot.) suggests BENN. No clue in original PDF for 133-Across (ROMANS); clue used came from book.

Sun 9/16/1956 POTPOURRI
SPARSSHOALSWAMIALIAS
POLITICALLYAMBIVALENCE
ORIGINALSINDOCTORBILLS
DEERULEAXADZURGEYES
EDNARESTELLASYURT
SUEEASTERLYSTACKS
BEHINDHANDSTOOPAMARA
OREADELDERSENOSESAU
RIAOCRASATONDRUGEAT
SADOHATENOMOREBEETLE
SQUEALERSRARERSOPHS
UNBIDROBERTASIREE
BACONPOLARHCLODGEJR
SIRENSORISONTILESOAP
TNTYARDSHOREADDAINA
ODERWAIFMARINELONGS
MERESJULIAOVERSTATES
ARSENEMISPRISECOT
DIDOTAPESSTLOHATH
AUFCESTTOILEAEROBRO
BLACKMARIASALEXANDRIAN
UNSPEAKABLENEVERSAYDIE
TATARAGNESDEEDSNEELY

Original 91-Down clue was missing in PDF; found clue in a reprint of the puzzle in a book.

Sun 11/13/1955 FACT AND FICTION
HULLADDERPAIRADANO
VENUESIEVERUNECIVIL
TORULAPARISIDENTIFIED
RIMUNRIGLIONIZESFACE
ALECTERRSNICEWIDENER
PASHAPEAKSLENTNOR
ARESPETESCOTTESTY
MORRISTHEENDEARLNORA
IDOLATRYTETONDAINTIER
ADDAHERBLEGOFNBELED
SLITSSEEDRILESEWE
MYNAMEISRUMPELSTILTSKIN
NARDREARETRESCENE
ASPLIEATRIPSENDALLA
VIRULENTSISALSTRAPPER
IRONSCATNEVINSALASTS
DEARYECHOSEVESTUD
EARTIBSDEIGNMELON
STALKERROOFNGAIOSARA
NUMAJUSTICESHYPERPAR
OBITUARIESTHREECECILY
WALESANETCOURTUDINE
SLEDSLENSHORSYSOVS
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