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6 results for MATTERED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 12, 1990	30A	Was important	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Sat Mar 19, 1983	37D	Was of consequence	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Apr 30, 1978	10D	Was important	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Mon Dec 17, 1962	23A	Signified	Eileen Lexau	Farrar
Fri Sep 29, 1961	9D	Had importance.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 8, 1957	44A	Had importance.	Unknown	Farrar

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