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23 results for SERG from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 18, 1991	124A	An NCO	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Fri Aug 21, 1987	29A	Erstwhile corp.	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Wed Feb 27, 1985	5A	An N.C.O.	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Sep 6, 1984	54D	An NCO	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sun Oct 6, 1974	134A	N.C.O.	Bert Kruse	Weng
Sun Oct 8, 1972	46D	N.C.O.	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Sun Dec 5, 1971	111A	N.C.O.	Hume R. Craft	Weng
Sun May 2, 1971	122A	Army man: Abbr.	Alfio Micci	Weng
Wed Oct 21, 1970	25A	Police officer: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Oct 11, 1967	57D	Police officer: Abbr.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Mon Apr 19, 1965	66A	Noncom.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 14, 1964	13D	Army man: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 24, 1963	113A	Army man: Abbr.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Oct 20, 1963	63D	Army man: Abbr.	Tom Mixon	Farrar
Sat May 6, 1961	63A	After corp.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 27, 1960	77D	See 147 Across.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Fri Jul 1, 1960	51A	Army man: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 23, 1959	53D	Police officer: Abbr.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Thu Sep 11, 1958	30A	Police officer below a lieutenant: Abbr.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sat May 3, 1958	8D	NCO.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat Oct 29, 1955	60A	Noncom.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Mon Feb 23, 1953	59A	Wearer of three chevrons: Abbr.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Sat Aug 9, 1952	39A	Three-striper: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar

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