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2 results for ANTECEDENT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 20, 2009	14A	The fool in "A fool and his money are soon parted"	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Wed Sep 15, 2004	17A	A pronoun has one	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz

5 results for ANTECEDENT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 2, 1983	17A	Previous	Reichert	Maleska
Thu Jun 3, 1965	30D	Prior.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 19, 1956	26A	Prior to.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar
Tue Jul 5, 1955	3D	Preceding.	Philip G. Rosemond	Farrar
Fri Jun 17, 1955	3D	Prior.	Unknown	Farrar

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