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3 results for ATAVISM from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 26, 2008	1A	Reversion to an earlier type	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Aug 9, 1998	130A	Reversion	Christopher Hurt	Shortz
Thu Jan 12, 1995	1D	Throwback	Fran & Lou Sabin	Shortz

1 result for ATAVISM from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 27, 2009	Acrostic	B	Modern echo of a primitive trait	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

12 results for ATAVISM from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 1, 1976	4D	Throwback	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Sun May 9, 1976	84A	Throwback	Herb Risteen	Weng
Sun Sep 21, 1969	6A	Throwback	A. J. Santora	Weng
Fri Feb 3, 1967	27D	Reversion to type.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Thu Mar 11, 1965	4D	Reversion to the primitive.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 26, 1964	25A	Reversion to remote ancestry.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Jan 23, 1958	33A	Reversion to the primitive.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Sun Feb 17, 1957	53D	Reversion to type.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Jan 11, 1948	20D	Reversion to primitive type.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar
Sun Apr 28, 1946	64D	Reversion to primitive type.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar
Sun Mar 24, 1946	140A	Reversion to more primitive type.	J. P. Downes	Farrar
Sun Dec 12, 1943	2D	Reversion to a more primitive type.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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