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10 results for AWISE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 24, 1993	29A	"I heard ___ man say ... ": Housman	Harris	Maleska
Thu Dec 25, 1986	61A	"I heard ___ man ... ": Housman	Norman Wizer	Maleska
Sat Sep 21, 1985	38A	"Nor ever did ___ one": Wilmot	Larry Goldhirsch	Maleska
Sat Apr 16, 1983	40D	"I heard ___ man say": Housman	Louise Earnest	Maleska
Sat Aug 3, 1974	58D	"___ old bird is the pelican ... "	Manny Miller	Weng
Wed Sep 13, 1972	41A	"It is ___ father that knows ... "	Unknown	Weng
Tue Dec 22, 1964	31D	"It's ___ child ... "	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 17, 1963	24D	"It's ___ child ... "	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 2, 1961	2D	"It is ___ child that knows its own father."	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 9, 1957	48A	"It's ___ father ... "	Unknown	Farrar

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