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9 results for TSAO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 19, 1972	58A	Jujube	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jul 2, 1968	12D	Old Chinese state.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 12, 1962	44D	Old Chinese state.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Fri Jul 28, 1961	64A	Ancient Chinese state.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 11, 1956	36D	Ancient state of China.	Walt Clark	Farrar
Wed Dec 9, 1953	40D	Ancient Chinese state.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 13, 1953	94D	Ancient Chinese state.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Feb 22, 1953	127A	Ancient Chinese state.	Herbert Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Jun 24, 1945	29A	Ancient State of China.	A. H. Cook	Farrar

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