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4 results for ALTERN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 26, 1987	47D	Occurring by turns, old style	William Canine	Maleska
Sun May 20, 1973	23A	Reciprocal, to poets	Peter T. Thornton	Weng
Sun Feb 18, 1962	38A	Acting by turns.	Lois Hillis	Farrar
Thu Jul 16, 1953	48A	Acting by turns.	Harriette Moskowitz	Farrar

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