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4 results for DEFILES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 19, 1985	22A	Narrow passages	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Sat Apr 24, 1982	21D	Ravines' kin	Albert L. Misenko	Maleska
Wed Oct 13, 1971	26A	Passes	Unknown	Weng
Fri Mar 1, 1963	19A	Mountain passes.	John Byrne	Farrar

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