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9 results for FOIS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Mar 7, 1974	29A	Time: Fr.	Robin D. Mayer	Weng
Fri Jun 28, 1968	8D	Time: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 4, 1966	32A	Time: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jan 1, 1965	10A	Time: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Feb 14, 1962	25D	Faith: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 4, 1961	12D	Time: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 13, 1960	33A	Une ___ (once): Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 3, 1954	47A	Time: French.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Dec 7, 1952	15D	Time: Fr.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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