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9 results for SAPLING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 24, 1988	1D	Youth	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Sun Dec 21, 1986	6D	Nursery member	John M. Samson	Maleska
Fri Aug 4, 1972	61A	Youth	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jul 23, 1968	8A	Nursery purchase.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 2, 1967	50A	Tree-to-be.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 15, 1964	92D	Nursery item.	Ruth W. Smith	Farrar
Tue Nov 24, 1959	12D	Between acorn and oak.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 20, 1959	19A	Young tree.	Louise Rabb	Farrar
Sun Mar 22, 1953	10D	Nursery item.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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