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12 results for ELANS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 16, 1989	86D	Ardors	Peggy Devlin	Maleska
Sun May 21, 1989	35D	Zesty feelings	Thomas W. Underhill	Maleska
Sun Jan 29, 1989	50D	Zesty feelings	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Tue Apr 27, 1976	59A	Feelings of ardor	Sidney L. Robbins	Weng
Wed Aug 23, 1972	11D	French elks	Unknown	Weng
Thu Sep 30, 1971	50D	Impetuous feelings	Unknown	Weng
Sat Mar 6, 1971	3D	Feelings of zest	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 26, 1971	68A	Feelings of ardor	Unknown	Weng
Mon Dec 22, 1969	6D	Zestful feelings.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 30, 1950	31A	Ardors.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Aug 11, 1946	78A	Brilliant displays.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Jun 7, 1942	55A	Ardors.	John L. Mapes	Farrar

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