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17 results for TIKE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 14, 1988	57D	Small child	Dorothy Cannan	Maleska
Sun Apr 16, 1978	68A	Yorkshireman: Var.	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Aug 22, 1976	27D	Small child: Var.	DeWitt Anderson	Weng
Sat Nov 15, 1969	58D	Term for a tot: Var.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 20, 1967	28A	Kid: Var.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Feb 20, 1966	19D	Shaver: Var.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sat Oct 30, 1965	45A	Kiddie: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 20, 1963	9D	Small child: Var.	Thomas E. Devlin	Farrar
Wed Aug 28, 1963	50D	Child: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 26, 1963	34D	Small child: Var.	Jan and Mike Dubin	Farrar
Sun Dec 16, 1962	10D	Little one.	Mary Grow	Farrar
Wed May 28, 1958	12D	Small child: Colloq.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Wed Oct 20, 1954	36D	Little boy: Colloq.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Tue May 12, 1953	35D	Impish child: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 6, 1952	65A	Any small child: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 12, 1951	32D	Small child: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 1, 1951	65D	Small child.	Israel Gitter	Farrar

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