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1 result for MCELROY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 31, 1995	15D	Secretary of Defense, 1957-59	Jonathan Schmatzbach	Shortz

3 results for MCELROY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 15, 1958	21D	Defense Secretary.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 11, 1958	15D	Wilson's successor.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 5, 1957	1A	Wilson's successor.	Unknown	Farrar

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