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6 results for ATEL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Nov 12, 1979	26D	Defective: Comb. form	N. M. Meyer	Maleska
Tue Dec 20, 1977	51D	Defective: Prefix	Ruth N. Schultz	Maleska
Wed Feb 2, 1977	24A	Defective: Prefix	Allan Blackman	Weng
Fri May 25, 1973	43A	Medical prefix	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 21, 1973	64D	Defective: Prefix	Bert Beaman	Weng
Sun May 3, 1970	78A	Defective: Prefix	Barbara H. Lewis	Weng

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