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6 results for SSHS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 18, 1968	6A	Soothing sounds.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 5, 1958	49D	Sibilant sounds.	Alexander Daniels	Farrar
Thu Jul 10, 1958	66A	Hushing sounds.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Wed Oct 3, 1956	4A	Intensive demands for silence.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sat Dec 10, 1955	59A	Shushes.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 4, 1954	19A	"Quiet, please!" sounds.	Isaac Kert	Farrar

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