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24 results for PLANB from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Thu Apr 25, 2024	27A	Alternative (3)	Hanh Huynh
Tue Jul 18, 2023	27D	Backup strategy if things go wrong	Karen and Paul Steinberg
Wed Jul 6, 2022	24D	Next-best option	Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen
Mon Oct 28, 2019	29A	Fallback option (2)	Zhouqin Burnikel
Fri May 10, 2019	41A	Backup (2)	Andrew J. Ries
Thu Feb 22, 2018	22A	Fallback strategy (3)	Zhouqin Burnikel
Mon Apr 17, 2017	10D	Backup strategy (2)	Peter Gordon
Tue Sep 2, 2014	31D	Contingency arrangement	Ethan Cooper
Tue Jun 10, 2014	38A	Alternative if things don't work out (2)	Pamela Klawitter
Mon Aug 26, 2013	20A	Backup strategy (2)	Ian Livengood
Sun Jun 9, 2013	4D	Alternative (3)	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sun Jun 24, 2012	63A	Backup procedure	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Tue Dec 21, 2010	7D	Fallback strategy (3)	Alan Arbesfeld
Fri Jul 23, 2010	6A	Alternative (3)	John Farmer
Tue May 18, 2010	37A	Emergency strategy	Peter A. Collins
Mon Feb 8, 2010	49D	Alternative strategy if things don't work out	Paula Gamache
Wed Jan 2, 2008	8D	Alternative if things go wrong	Patrick Blindauer
Sat Sep 1, 2007	1A	Backup (2)	Karen M. Tracey
Thu Sep 30, 2004	37D	Fallback option (2)	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Wed Jun 16, 2004	13D	Secondary strategy	Paula Gamache
Tue Mar 23, 2004	6A	Fallback strategy (3)	Fred Piscop
Fri Jan 23, 2004	48D	Something to resort to	Sherry O. Blackard
Sat Jun 21, 2003	49D	Second course?	Dana Motley
Tue May 26, 1998	9A	Alternative if things don't work out (2)	Jonathan Schmalzbach

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