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2 total results for MEADES

2 results for MEADES from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Jun 22, 198644DA Revolutionary officer and a Civil War commanderMary M. MurdochMaleska
Thu Mar 31, 198342DUnion general's kinFennessyMaleska
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