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3 results for ALLEYWAY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Feb 3, 2013	9D	Place for a Dumpster	Dan Schoenholz
Thu Aug 26, 2010	37D	Shortcut in a chase scene, maybe	Henry Hook
Fri Aug 25, 2000	18A	No place for a rig	Elizabeth C. Gorski

1 result for ALLEYWAY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Oct 8, 2023	Acrostic	U	Rare sort of passage in Manhattan	David Balton & Jane Stewart

2 results for ALLEYWAY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 28, 1987	81D	Urban passage	Mary M. Murdoch	Maleska
Thu May 5, 1966	49A	Passage.	Unknown	Farrar

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