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6 results for ACTUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 8, 1987	1D	Old Roman measure	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Wed Jun 16, 1982	52A	Deed, to Diocletian	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Sun Apr 14, 1974	97A	Thing done: Lat.	Threba Johnson	Weng
Sun Nov 15, 1970	46A	Thing done	Arthur Bennett	Weng
Wed Jul 24, 1963	36A	Thing done: Lat.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 14, 1961	8D	A thing done: Latin.	Unknown	Farrar

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