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8 results for NOSTRUMS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 25, 1987	38D	Quack medicines	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Jul 8, 1979	84A	Remedies	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Nov 29, 1964	52D	Patent medicines.	Jules Arensberg and Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Tue Jan 22, 1957	41A	Quack remedies.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sat Nov 17, 1956	41A	Cure-alls.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 9, 1954	40A	Quack remedies.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Fri Nov 20, 1953	42A	Quacks sell them.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 14, 1952	80A	Remedies.	Israel Gitter	Farrar

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