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5 results for NOSTOC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 30, 1989	28A	Freshwater alga	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Jul 31, 1969	26D	Genus of alga.	Unknown	Weng
Mon Apr 28, 1969	45D	Fresh-water algae.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jun 7, 1963	29A	Genus of blue-green algae.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 2, 1948	17D	Genus of algae.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar

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