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5 results for ALEAD from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 5, 2014	97D	Follow ___ (do some sleuthing)	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Thu Dec 15, 2011	4D	Following ___	Jim Hilger	Shortz
Wed Dec 8, 2004	41A	Follow ___ (sleuth)	Norm Guggenbiller	Shortz
Sat Dec 13, 2003	6D	Follow ___ (do detective work) (2)	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Sun Aug 19, 2001	74D	Follow ___ (do detective work) (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz

3 results for ALEAD from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 3, 1989	28D	Get ___ on (find a clue)	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Thu Oct 28, 1982	18A	Went over like ___ balloon	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Tue Apr 24, 1979	46D	Like ___ balloon	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska

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