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5 results for BASTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 7, 1986	84D	Matting fibers	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Tue Jul 20, 1976	5D	Hemp fibers	R. Kaplan	Weng
Fri Dec 20, 1968	26D	Woody fibers.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 10, 1961	10D	Woody fibers.	Aida Cromwell	Farrar
Thu Jun 8, 1961	45A	Woody fibers.	Unknown	Farrar

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