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5 results for ALKENE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 2, 2022	22D	Certain hydrocarbon (2)	Evan Kalish	Shortz
Sun Aug 28, 2011	16D	Compound also called an olefin	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Oct 14, 2007	27A	C2H4, e.g.	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Mon Oct 11, 1999	44D	Certain hydrocarbon (2)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Sun Jun 8, 1997	112A	C4H8, e.g.	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

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