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1 result for CONTENDS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 4, 1994	17A	Is in the running	Joe Clonick	Shortz

4 results for CONTENDS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 27, 1984	4D	Vies	Ernst T. Theimer	Maleska
Tue Mar 23, 1971	9D	Argues	Unknown	Weng
Tue Aug 5, 1958	48A	Strives in combat.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Tue Dec 11, 1956	53A	Vies.	S. A. Kay	Farrar

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