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6 results for ALOAF from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 23, 2020	111D	"Half ___ is better ..." (4)	Sophia and David Maymudes	Shortz
Thu Jul 9, 2009	7D	"Half ___ is better ..." (4)	Ashish Vengsarkar	Shortz
Fri Dec 28, 2007	23A	"Half ___ ..."	John Farmer	Shortz
Sun Jan 12, 2003	11D	"Half ___ is better than none"	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Jun 11, 2000	121A	"Half ___ is better..." (4)	Nelson Hardy	Shortz
Sun Nov 8, 1998	73D	"Half ___ is better..." (4)	Fred Piscop	Shortz

11 results for ALOAF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 17, 1990	1D	"Half ___ is better ... "	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Wed Jul 20, 1988	22D	"A Jug of Wine, ___ ... ": FitzGerald	Charlotte Shore	Maleska
Sun Jun 26, 1983	69D	"Half ___ ... "	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Tue Sep 1, 1981	26D	"Half ___ is better ... "	Albert L. Misenko	Maleska
Sun Aug 12, 1979	113A	"Half ___ is ... "	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Fri Jan 30, 1970	1D	Half ___	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 19, 1969	41D	"Half ___"	Nancy Schuster	Weng
Tue Sep 9, 1969	37A	Half ___.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Apr 8, 1959	26D	"Half ___ ... "	Helen Smathers	Farrar
Thu Feb 19, 1959	31D	"Half ___ ... "	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Sat Mar 1, 1952	5D	Half is better than none.	H. H. Chapman	Farrar

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