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8 results for GIES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 31, 1986	45D	Donates, to Burns	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Sun May 13, 1984	115A	Bestows, in Dundee	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Thu Nov 5, 1981	13D	Donates, to Burns	John Greenman	Maleska
Mon Dec 30, 1974	30A	Donates, in Scotland	Leonard Sussman	Weng
Thu Mar 21, 1974	18A	Bestows, in Scotland	Beverly J. Seward	Weng
Sun May 27, 1962	46D	Imparts: Scot.	E. R. Galli	Farrar
Sun Jul 9, 1961	41D	Imparts: Scot.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Sun Mar 30, 1958	75A	Bestows: Scot.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar

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