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5 results for PREEMPTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 5, 1988	55A	Appropriates	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Thu Oct 5, 1972	40D	Makes a shutout bid	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 31, 1967	9D	Arrogates.	Martha J. DeWitt	Farrar
Fri Jan 16, 1953	37A	Seizes before someone else can.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Apr 5, 1952	37D	Confiscates.	Unknown	Farrar

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