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19 results for BOWLES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 6, 1971	20A	U.S. statesman	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jan 5, 1970	10D	Statesman from Connecticut	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 23, 1968	40A	U. S. political figure.	Bert Beaman	Farrar
Sun Mar 4, 1962	84D	Former State Dept. aide.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Tue Jan 12, 1960	41D	Connecticut's Chester.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 9, 1953	35A	Former Ambassador to India.	Dorothy E. Smith	Farrar
Fri May 15, 1953	10D	Price chief, Governor, envoy.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 16, 1952	26A	U. S. Ambassador to India.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 3, 1952	1A	U. S. Ambassador to India.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 16, 1952	20A	U. S. Ambassador to India.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 11, 1951	1A	Named as Ambassador to India.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 25, 1951	1D	He headed the O. P. A.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 8, 1951	8A	Price control expert of O. P. A. days.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 9, 1950	38A	Connecticut's Governor.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar
Sun Jun 5, 1949	51D	New Governor of Connecticut.	George Newkirk	Farrar
Sun Aug 15, 1948	1A	A leader in U. N. Appeal for Children.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun Oct 13, 1946	131D	Nutmeg politician.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Aug 25, 1946	1A	Unofficial OPA champion.	L. K. Peters	Farrar
Sun Feb 3, 1946	46A	OPA head.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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