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12 results for APARS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 7, 1978	8D	Armadillos	Anthony B. Canning	Maleska
Sun Apr 1, 1973	95A	Armadillos	Anthony Morse	Weng
Sun Dec 17, 1972	76D	Armadillos	Anthony Morse	Weng
Sun Nov 12, 1972	30A	Armadillos	Emanuel Berg	Weng
Tue Feb 24, 1970	2D	Armadillos	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 16, 1969	32A	Armadillos	B. H. Kruse	Weng
Sat Jul 26, 1969	52A	Armadillos.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 23, 1964	80D	Armadillos.	J. Arensberg and H. Ettenson	Farrar
Sat Apr 28, 1956	28D	Armadillos.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 18, 1952	53A	Three-banded armadillos.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 12, 1950	45D	Armadillos.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 2, 1945	71D	Armadillos.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar

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