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1 result for FREDS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Aug 10, 1994	52D	Bandleader Waring et al.	Ernie Furtado

4 results for FREDS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 12, 1983	25A	Waring and Lynn	John M. Samson	Maleska
Tue Oct 12, 1971	40D	Allen and others	Unknown	Weng
Thu Aug 13, 1959	34A	Allen and Stone.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Sat Aug 15, 1953	42A	Vinson and Allen.	Isaac Kert	Farrar

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