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17 results for OVERSET from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 9, 1993	13D	Throw into confusion	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Sep 13, 1992	25D	Printer's type excess	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Sun Aug 11, 1974	37D	Typographical excess	Stafford P. Osborn	Weng
Sun Nov 11, 1973	44D	Unwelcome bonus for editors	Betty Leary	Weng
Sat Jun 21, 1969	2D	Excess type, in printing.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jun 12, 1968	28A	Printer's problem.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 18, 1963	58A	Capsize.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sat Jul 14, 1962	42D	Printer's term.	Manny Miller	Farrar
Thu Oct 26, 1961	24A	Turn topsy-turvy.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 19, 1960	2D	Excess type, in printing.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 26, 1959	38A	Excess, as of type.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Fri Jun 14, 1957	39D	Superfluity of type.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Wed Aug 24, 1955	60A	An excess of type, in printing.	John M. Holmes, Jr.	Farrar
Fri Sep 18, 1953	16A	Excess material, at the printer's.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Sep 24, 1952	38D	Too much print for one page.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 4, 1951	38A	Excess printed material.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 10, 1950	43D	Put too much copy in type.	Unknown	Farrar

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