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15 results for DEFI from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Mar 31, 1988	9D	Challenge	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Fri Feb 28, 1986	67A	Challenge	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Tue Aug 2, 1977	64A	Challenge, in Cannes	Hugh McElroy	Maleska
Wed Jun 19, 1974	22A	Challenge	Harriet Gilson Rosenberg	Weng
Thu Sep 13, 1973	53D	Challenging move	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jan 15, 1968	15A	Challenge: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 26, 1965	10A	Challenge: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 11, 1963	56A	Challenge.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 12, 1960	61A	Duellist's challenge: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 30, 1959	100D	Challenge, in France.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Fri May 24, 1957	8D	A challenge.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Jan 2, 1957	50D	Challenge: Fr.	Charles Baron	Farrar
Fri Jul 10, 1953	48A	A hurled challenge.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Oct 24, 1948	37A	A challenge.	Alberta Burton	Farrar
Sun Apr 11, 1943	82A	Challenge: Fr.	Harriot T. Cooke	Farrar

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