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4 results for GOUGING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 11, 1977	41A	Loan shark's activity	Sophie Fierman	Maleska
Tue Jun 26, 1973	28A	Overcharging	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jul 5, 1956	15D	Overcharging.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Feb 11, 1945	71D	Scooping.	Waldo Ranson	Farrar

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