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1 result for ALECKS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 1, 2023	46D	"Smart" guys	Kathryn Ladner	Shortz

7 results for ALECKS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 10, 1988	38A	Some are smart	Dale O. Burgener	Maleska
Fri Apr 20, 1984	41D	Smart ___ (wise guys)	Brown	Maleska
Thu May 31, 1973	5D	Smart ones	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 20, 1972	29A	Smart ___	Elizabeth A. Yaro	Weng
Mon Jun 24, 1963	4D	The "smart" set.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 2, 1960	43A	Smart ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 14, 1951	48D	Smart ___ (wise guys).	Unknown	Farrar

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