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8 results for WINCES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 9, 1989	42A	Recoils	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sun Oct 15, 1972	88D	Shrinks	David A. Murray	Weng
Wed Mar 11, 1970	41A	Recoils in a way	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 11, 1966	93A	Draws back suddenly.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sat Jan 5, 1963	46A	Flinches.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sat Apr 29, 1961	5D	Draws back suddenly.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 22, 1947	110D	Flinches.	I. Kert	Farrar
Sun Feb 6, 1944	40A	Flinches.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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