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5 results for SPEARERS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 3, 1986	29A	Certain fishermen	H. Hastings Reddall	Maleska
Mon Jun 27, 1960	24D	Certain fishermen.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 23, 1957	30A	Lancers.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Apr 23, 1950	58D	Fishermen.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun Feb 27, 1944	32A	Lancers.	James E. Kisner	Farrar

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