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13 results for RUDGE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 23, 1986	56D	Dickens's Barnaby	Louis Baron	Maleska
Sun Jun 26, 1983	63D	"Barnaby ___"	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Thu Nov 22, 1979	66A	"Barnaby ___"	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Sun Jun 18, 1978	69D	Dickens's "Barnaby ___"	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Wed Sep 21, 1966	49A	Dickens' Barnaby.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 7, 1966	74A	Barnaby ___.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Tue Mar 16, 1965	17A	Dickens hero.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 21, 1964	27D	Dickens character.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 22, 1963	28D	Dickens character.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Sep 15, 1960	36A	Dickens' "Barnaby ___."	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 26, 1959	19D	Dickens' "Barnaby ___."	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 25, 1953	46A	Dickens hero.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sat Dec 29, 1951	41D	Dickens' character.	Unknown	Farrar

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