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6 results for ALTERNATE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 19, 2022	3D	Sub (2)	Ori Brian	Shortz
Sat Sep 19, 2015	12D	Stand-in	Kevin Adamick	Shortz
Sat Mar 29, 2014	13D	Every second	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Aug 28, 2005	4D	Sub (2)	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Sun Jan 30, 2005	116A	What black and white squares do on a chessboard	Derrick Niederman	Shortz
Sat Nov 4, 1995	62A	Vice, so to speak	Frank A. Longo	Shortz

2 results for ALTERNATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 14, 2003	Panda	37A	Treat Lena as standby	Mel Taub	Shortz
Sep 17, 2000	Cryptic	1D	Substitute to change neat arrangement (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

6 results for ALTERNATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 16, 1991	44A	Take turns	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Tue Feb 12, 1980	28D	Kind of juror	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Thu Mar 15, 1979	10D	Substitute	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Wed Oct 14, 1970	31D	Take turns	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 2, 1951	142A	Reciprocal.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jun 10, 1945	69A	Vary by turns.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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