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8 results for SCANTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 2, 1992	57D	Treats inadequately	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Nov 26, 1972	94D	Short-changes	Christine Valence	Weng
Sun Sep 25, 1966	127A	Limits in size.	Eugene Maleska	Farrar
Thu Jan 14, 1960	15D	Limits in amount.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 3, 1960	1A	Treats illiberally.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Jun 22, 1958	1D	Limits in number.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Tue Apr 7, 1953	6D	Treats grudgingly.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Mar 18, 1951	39A	Treats illiberally.	Eugene Maleska	Farrar

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