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22 results for CHINE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 7, 1993	27D	Backbone of an animal	Morton B. Braun	Taub
Thu Jan 2, 1992	37A	Backbone	James L. Beatty	Maleska
Wed Dec 13, 1989	10D	Backbone	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Thu Nov 12, 1987	31D	Ridge or crest	R. S. Jones	Maleska
Sat Jun 7, 1986	17D	Backbone	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Wed May 21, 1986	30D	Backbone	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Sat Sep 8, 1984	33A	Ridge; crest	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Fri Apr 20, 1984	7D	Backbone	Brown	Maleska
Tue Mar 3, 1981	32A	Backbone	Charles Engler	Maleska
Fri Apr 7, 1978	27D	Backbone	Jim Page	Maleska
Sat Mar 5, 1977	25A	Backbone	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Tue Nov 4, 1969	27D	Backbone of an animal.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 5, 1969	53D	Animal's spine	Emanuel Berg	Weng
Thu Mar 20, 1969	46D	Ridge.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 28, 1968	76A	Crepe de ___.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sat Sep 3, 1966	39D	Crepe de ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 23, 1960	29D	Animal's backbone.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 27, 1959	73D	Crepe de ___.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Jul 26, 1959	112D	Cut of meat.	E. J. West	Farrar
Mon Jul 14, 1958	38D	Animal's backbone.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 22, 1956	28D	Backbone of an animal.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Thu Mar 12, 1953	47D	Crepe de ___.	Unknown	Farrar

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