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1 result for DIATOMS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 12, 1999	41A	Algae	Joe DiPietro	Shortz

4 results for DIATOMS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jan 4, 1982	22A	Freshwater algae	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sun Oct 14, 1979	100D	Certain algae	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Wed Aug 28, 1963	39D	Microscopic algae.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 22, 1952	24D	Microscopic freshwater algae.	Unknown	Farrar

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