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4 results for ADENINE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 1, 2025	95D	Fundamental building block of DNA	Sam Brody	Shortz
Fri Aug 6, 2010	34D	Base found in DNA and RNA	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat May 26, 2007	17A	DNA component	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sat Jul 9, 1994	60A	Constituent of DNA and RNA	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz

1 result for ADENINE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 29, 1990	16A	Component of DNA or RNA	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska

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