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6 results for DESERVED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 17, 1991	4D	Merited	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Tue Jun 24, 1980	42A	Had it coming	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Tue Jan 31, 1978	42A	Justly earned	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Mar 11, 1956	106A	Merited.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Aug 31, 1952	49D	Was worthy of.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Apr 26, 1951	20A	Merited.	Unknown	Farrar

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