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1 result for CHAFED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 25, 1994	51A	Rubbed	Albert J. Klaus	Shortz

14 results for CHAFED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 3, 1988	40A	Vexed or rubbed	Jack R. Harnes	Maleska
Mon Jun 25, 1984	51A	Annoyed	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Thu Mar 3, 1983	25A	Grew impatient	Dorothy Smitonick	Maleska
Thu Feb 26, 1981	9D	Irritated	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sun Jun 24, 1979	39D	Irritated	Caroline G. Fitzgerald	Maleska
Mon Jun 12, 1978	23A	Vexed	Ann Jenkins	Maleska
Fri Jan 5, 1973	32A	Irritated	Unknown	Weng
Thu Nov 11, 1971	7D	Annoyed	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 2, 1965	116D	Rubbed.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Feb 2, 1959	39D	Was irritated.	Herbert Lyle	Farrar
Sun Feb 23, 1958	78D	Fretted.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Dec 2, 1957	10D	Galled.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 12, 1955	40D	Fretted.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 27, 1954	1A	Fretted.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar

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