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7 results for DISTRESS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 12, 1987	27A	Trouble	Melvin Kenworthy	Maleska
Sun Oct 26, 1986	88D	Trouble	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Wed Apr 3, 1985	41D	Misery	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Wed Aug 29, 1979	20A	What S O S signifies	Frank Geary	Maleska
Tue Jun 8, 1965	43A	Kind of signal.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 3, 1962	7D	Damsel's woe.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 8, 1957	24D	Damsel's dolor.	Unknown	Farrar

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