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2 results for DEFIED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 14, 2009	24D	Challenged	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Jan 9, 1994	5D	Just said no	Mel Rosen	Shortz

4 results for DEFIED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 20, 1986	10D	Resisted openly	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Oct 26, 1986	15D	Dared	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Sat Apr 22, 1978	50A	Bearded	Henry Hook	Maleska
Sun Jul 8, 1951	90A	Challenged.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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