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11 results for ANCONA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 31, 1989	44D	Altarpiece or Italian port	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Fri Aug 22, 1986	24A	Altarpiece	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Sun Mar 21, 1976	15D	Adriatic port	Arnold Moss	Weng
Sun Nov 1, 1970	24A	Italian city	A. J. Santora	Weng
Sun Jun 22, 1969	101D	Seaport of Italy	Eileen Bush	Weng
Thu May 28, 1964	42A	Italian city on the Adriatic.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 20, 1957	5D	Adriatic port.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jan 18, 1957	63A	Italian city on the Adriatic.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Thu Sep 6, 1951	18A	Seaport in Italy, on the Adriatic.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 4, 1951	6D	Seaport in Italy, on the Adriatic.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 16, 1943	113A	City in Italy.	Charles Erlenkotter	Farrar

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