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1 result for DISTAFFS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Nov 20, 1996	40D	Spinning wheel attachments	M. S. Maurer	Shortz

3 results for DISTAFFS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 21, 1988	44A	Flax holders	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Thu Nov 22, 1962	28A	Wool holders for spinning wheels.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 4, 1955	35D	Parts of spinning wheels.	Marian Moeser	Farrar

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