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10 results for SHIR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Mar 4, 1974	35D	Bake eggs: Var.	Raymond F. Eisner	Weng
Sun Apr 9, 1972	37A	Gather in: Var.	Jean J. Davison	Weng
Sun May 28, 1967	93A	Cook (eggs): Var.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat Jan 9, 1965	67A	Bake (eggs): Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 6, 1963	31D	Sewing term: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 9, 1959	4D	Bake eggs: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 15, 1959	97D	Sewing term: Var.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Dec 30, 1956	10D	Contract in wrinkles: Var.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Mon Mar 9, 1953	60A	Poach in cream, as eggs: Var.	Isaac Kert	Farrar
Sat Jun 2, 1951	26A	Gather in stitching: Var.	Unknown	Farrar

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