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6 results for RETARDED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 2, 1988	70A	Hampered	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Mon Aug 12, 1968	39A	Delayed.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 20, 1959	21A	Hindered.	Albert V. Blum	Farrar
Fri Jan 30, 1959	46A	Delayed.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Mar 30, 1958	100A	Checked.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Mon May 26, 1952	37D	Held back.	Unknown	Farrar

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