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11 results for SPILES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 26, 1986	11D	Sap-drawing spigots	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Thu Jul 12, 1984	58A	Spigots	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sat Mar 4, 1978	19D	Barrel spigots	Geher	Maleska
Mon Aug 31, 1970	9D	Heavy stakes	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 9, 1968	7A	Plugs or taps.	S. Lambert	Farrar
Mon Jul 17, 1967	33A	Heavy stakes.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Tue Nov 9, 1965	9D	Spigots.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 7, 1965	51D	Spigots.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Jan 25, 1965	8D	Taps used in collecting maple sap.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 20, 1961	27A	Wooden plugs used as spigots.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 23, 1958	54A	Taps for drawing off maple sap.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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