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14 results for SPRINGE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 25, 1987	21A	Trap	James and Phyllis Barrick	Maleska
Fri Jun 28, 1985	42D	Small-game trap	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Mon Nov 14, 1983	4D	Snare	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Tue Mar 14, 1978	19A	Snare for small game	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Mon Nov 23, 1964	21A	Noose snare.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jul 31, 1963	57A	Snare.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 1, 1959	66D	Trap.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Wed May 26, 1954	39D	Snare for birds.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Dec 28, 1952	3D	Noose trap.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Jul 1, 1952	6D	A gin to catch small game.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 23, 1951	18A	A trap.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 4, 1951	45A	Trap.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Nov 17, 1950	39D	Noose for catching game.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 26, 1943	33A	Noose to catch an animal.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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