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4 results for BOTT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Sep 9, 1987	35A	Fly larva	William Canine	Maleska
Sun Apr 23, 1972	131A	Taphole plug	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Sat Feb 25, 1967	3D	Taphole plug, in a foundry.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Sep 20, 1962	1D	Larva of a fly.	Unknown	Farrar

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