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6 results for KARS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 13, 1982	47D	Periodically war-torn Turkish city	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Jul 24, 1955	61A	Fortress city in Turkey.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Tue Sep 29, 1953	35A	Turkish city.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sat Jan 31, 1953	55A	Turkish city.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sun Nov 1, 1942	106A	Strategic province in Transcaucasia.	Helen Smathers	Farrar
Sun Oct 25, 1942	116A	Famous Turkish fortress taken by Russians.	Alexis P. Boodberg	Farrar

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