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1 result for DEFENDER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 5, 1994	33A	Guard	Daniel R. Stark	Shortz

13 results for DEFENDER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 3, 1981	41A	Champion	Albert E. Lytle	Maleska
Mon May 16, 1977	9D	___ of the Faith	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Tue Oct 30, 1973	37A	Ombudsman	Unknown	Weng
Wed Nov 27, 1968	8D	Legal figure.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 21, 1968	46A	Advocate.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 29, 1968	27A	Champion.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 26, 1963	10D	Champion.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Fri Jul 12, 1963	42A	Guard.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 1, 1958	9D	Champion.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Jan 21, 1955	35D	Champion.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sat Mar 14, 1953	27A	One of Elizabeth II's titles.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Fri Dec 21, 1951	61A	Fighter against invasion.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 4, 1948	108A	Ulysses' role in Sophocles' "Ajax."	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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