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5 results for APUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 3, 1990	1D	"Since Hector was ___"	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Thu Jul 16, 1981	15A	"Since Hector was ___"	John Greenman	Maleska
Thu Jul 10, 1980	33D	"Since Hector was ___"	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sun Oct 2, 1966	134D	"Since Hector was ___."	Will Weng	Farrar
Tue Dec 6, 1955	2D	"Since Hector was ___."	Unknown	Farrar

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