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8 results for BANT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 22, 1992	7D	Diet, in a way	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Sat Feb 17, 1979	15A	Go on a diet	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sat Oct 13, 1962	51A	Diet, old style.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 25, 1959	76D	Lose weight, old-style.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat May 15, 1954	26D	Go on a diet: Humorous.	Isaac Kert	Farrar
Sat Oct 28, 1950	25A	Go on a non-starch diet.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar
Sun Feb 23, 1947	92D	Dict: Humorous.	Archie Kreiling	Farrar
Sun May 9, 1943	96D	Diet by avoiding starches.	P. Joseph Lamanna	Farrar

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