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9 results for BRAINSTORM from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 30, 1992	30A	Idea	Jeff Herrington	Maleska
Sat Dec 8, 1979	57A	Idea	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sat Oct 13, 1979	56A	Sudden idea	R. W. Greenleaf	Maleska
Fri Aug 3, 1973	61A	Sudden thought	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 16, 1973	11D	Head seizure of a sort	Unknown	Weng
Thu Mar 9, 1972	11D	Bright idea	Unknown	Weng
Fri Nov 22, 1968	55A	Bright idea.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 27, 1959	11D	Idea: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 3, 1951	3D	Sudden thought, not too bright.	Unknown	Farrar

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