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10 results for BELDAM from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 21, 1993	30A	Hag	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Dec 20, 1987	22D	Hag	John M. Samson	Maleska
Sun Jul 13, 1980	72D	Hag	William J. Yskamp	Maleska
Sat Dec 13, 1969	45D	Hag.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 24, 1954	77A	Old woman.	Marion Moeser	Farrar
Wed Sep 27, 1950	42D	Grandmother.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 19, 1948	122D	Matriarch.	I. Kert	Farrar
Sun Apr 7, 1946	67A	Matriarch.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun Feb 10, 1946	102D	Grandmother.	C. L. Cross	Farrar
Sun Jul 5, 1942	3D	Grandmother.	Charles Kuhls	Farrar

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