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9 results for ORFOE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 31, 1986	53D	"Was it a friend ___ ... ?": Rossetti	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Sun May 13, 1984	4D	Part of a sentry's query	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sun Oct 24, 1982	90D	" ... fame of friend ___": Riley	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Wed Apr 29, 1981	25D	"Was it friend ___ ... ?": Rossetti	Michael J. Parris	Maleska
Sun Jul 23, 1972	76D	Part of a sentry's call	Arthur Bennett	Weng
Mon Apr 13, 1970	45A	Friend ___?	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 26, 1967	45A	Part of a sentry's challenge.	Will Weng	Farrar
Thu Aug 12, 1965	7D	Friend ___?	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 8, 1956	49D	Friend ___?	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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