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1 result for ALDS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Oct 8, 1996	20D	Local legislators: Abbr.	E. C. Gorski	Shortz

8 results for ALDS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 17, 1980	34A	Animal-tissue enzymes: Abbr.	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Mon Jul 19, 1976	51D	City officials: Abbr.	James A. Brussel	Weng
Thu Dec 25, 1975	61A	City officials: Abbr.	Beverly J. Seward	Weng
Sun Sep 12, 1971	87A	City officials: Abbr.	Guido N. Scarato	Weng
Sun Mar 26, 1967	78D	City officials: Abbr.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Dec 13, 1964	83D	Officials: Abbr.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Thu Jan 30, 1964	13D	City officials: Abbr.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Tue Aug 7, 1956	7D	Municipal representatives: Abbr.	Mel Taub	Farrar

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