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1 result for PERTAIN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 12, 2003	4D	Relate	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for PERTAIN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 9, 2000	Cryptic	4D	With change of principal, sure to relate (7)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz

18 results for PERTAIN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 14, 1991	50A	Have reference (to)	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Fri Oct 27, 1989	17A	Relate	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Sat Apr 29, 1989	43D	Relate	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Sun Mar 16, 1986	47A	Apply	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Sat Apr 6, 1985	46A	Be appropriate	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Wed Feb 29, 1984	28A	Have relevance	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sat May 28, 1983	25A	Apply	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Fri Nov 27, 1981	6D	Be related	Barbara J. Weakley	Maleska
Sat Jun 26, 1976	51A	Belong	Hal R. Hollinger	Weng
Mon Jun 22, 1964	44A	Be appropriate.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jun 20, 1962	10D	Have reference to.	Lois Hillis	Farrar
Sun May 21, 1961	60D	Relate to.	Roberta H. Morse	Farrar
Sat Jul 26, 1958	54A	Have relevance.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Dec 16, 1957	14A	Have relevance.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 16, 1952	4D	Belong or have relation to.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 27, 1949	23A	Have reference.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Sun Dec 19, 1943	116D	Relate to.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Mar 8, 1942	4D	Belong.	Mabel Daggett	Farrar

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