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20 results for ADUST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 10, 1988	97D	Scorched	Dale O. Burgener	Maleska
Thu Feb 20, 1986	65A	" ... what ___ do I raise": Bacon	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Sun Dec 1, 1985	96A	Parched	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Sun Nov 18, 1984	124A	Scorched	George P. Sphicas	Maleska
Wed Jan 25, 1984	27D	"What ___ do I raise!": Bacon	Marjorie Pedersen	Maleska
Sun Nov 16, 1980	38D	Scorched	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Fri Nov 10, 1978	11D	Parched	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Wed Mar 28, 1973	19A	Scorched	Unknown	Weng
Mon Nov 6, 1972	47A	Dried up, to poets	Unknown	Weng
Fri Mar 14, 1969	64A	Dried up.	Louise Earnest	Weng
Sun Apr 10, 1966	54D	Parched.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Mon Feb 7, 1966	14A	Sunburnt.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 7, 1964	2D	Kick up ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 25, 1964	33A	Sunburnt.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Sun Aug 11, 1963	7D	"Raise ___ about nothing."	Will Weng	Farrar
Sat Jul 6, 1963	38A	Scorched.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 25, 1962	67A	Scorched.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Thu Mar 29, 1962	7D	Parched.	Ed Vander Noot	Farrar
Fri Sep 14, 1951	33A	Sunburnt.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 4, 1948	50A	Scorched.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar

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