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19 results for ECTAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 12, 1991	22D	Outward	Margaret W. Huskey	Maleska
Sun Jun 30, 1991	135A	Outward	Jacques Liwer	Maleska
Thu Apr 30, 1987	54D	Outer, to an M.D.	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Tue Nov 11, 1986	5A	Outer, anatomically	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Tue Aug 28, 1979	27D	Outer, to an M.D.	Ruth N. Schultz	Maleska
Sat Oct 22, 1977	14D	Outer	Adelyn Lewis	Maleska
Wed Jan 31, 1973	61A	Outer	Unknown	Weng
Fri Apr 22, 1966	43A	Exterior: Anat.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 2, 1964	67D	Outer, in anatomy.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Oct 6, 1963	46D	Outer, in anatomy.	Brice Metcalfe	Farrar
Thu Jan 21, 1960	52A	Exterior: Anat.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 31, 1958	65A	Outer: Anat.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 24, 1955	34D	Outer: Anat.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 28, 1955	64A	Outer: Anat.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Feb 22, 1953	14A	Outer: Anat.	Herbert Arensberg	Farrar
Thu Oct 12, 1950	23A	Outer: Anat.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 11, 1950	40A	Opposed to ental.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun Mar 5, 1950	19D	Exterior: Anat.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Oct 24, 1948	77A	Outer: Anat.	Alberta Burton	Farrar

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