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1 result for PURCHASE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 19, 1996	14A	Acquisition	G. Petgrave	Shortz

6 results for PURCHASE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 9, 1986	5D	Buy	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sat Oct 1, 1983	4D	Intent of a commercial	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Wed Jul 23, 1980	38A	William H. Seward's $7,200,000 recommendation: 1867	Harriet Gilson Rosenberg	Maleska
Sat Nov 17, 1979	39D	Raise by mechanical power	Marjorie Pedersen	Maleska
Sun Jan 26, 1947	1D	How Alaska was acquired from Russia.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Oct 11, 1942	22A	Buy.	Alvin Ashby	Farrar

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