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5 results for CONTRADICT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 16, 1984	22A	Gainsay	Jones	Maleska
Thu Dec 3, 1970	17A	Take issue with	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jun 9, 1966	63A	Deny.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jun 10, 1953	10D	Take issue with.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Thu May 14, 1953	3D	Oppose in words.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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