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5 results for DBE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 14, 1991	13D	Inits. for Judith Anderson, e.g.	Jane S. Flowerree	Maleska
Wed Nov 11, 1987	25A	Inits. for May Whitty	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Oct 5, 1986	84D	Letters for Whitty or Hess	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Fri Nov 16, 1984	45D	U.K. award for women	Jones	Maleska
Sun Sep 27, 1953	87D	Myra Hess is one: Abbr.	Eugene Maleska	Farrar

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