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1 result for ALTERCATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 3, 2002	37A	Bicker vehemently	Patrick Berry	Shortz

5 results for ALTERCATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 24, 1989	64A	Wrangle	William Canine	Maleska
Fri Mar 10, 1989	10D	Wrangle	William Baxley	Maleska
Sat Feb 17, 1968	15A	Quarrel.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 30, 1965	95D	Wrangle.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Thu Mar 7, 1963	32D	Quarrel.	Barbara L. Golub	Farrar

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