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10 results for ORF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 30, 1983	8D	Golden ide	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sat Dec 3, 1977	37A	Sore mouth: Brit	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Maleska
Wed Apr 9, 1975	4D	Fresh-water fish	Samuel K. Fliegner	Weng
Wed Jan 26, 1972	54A	Yellow fish	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 20, 1967	61A	Yellow fish.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sat May 22, 1965	49A	A fish, the yellow ide.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 12, 1962	18D	Small fish.	Brice Metcalfe	Farrar
Sun May 14, 1961	15D	Yellow fish, the ide.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Thu Sep 19, 1957	57D	Yellow fish, variety of ide.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sat Aug 24, 1957	53A	Yellow fish.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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