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4 results for ADVANCES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 27, 1979	75D	Prepayments to authors	Jack Luzzatto	Maleska
Tue Mar 5, 1968	47A	Improves.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 31, 1958	137A	Furthers.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Mar 29, 1956	41D	Promotions.	Unknown	Farrar

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