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4 results for FLINCH from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 30, 2019	3D	Draw back (2)	Trent H. Evans	Shortz
Mon Jul 11, 2016	19D	Recoil slightly, as from an oncoming punch	Freddie Cheng	Shortz
Thu Dec 19, 1996	9D	Show pain	C. Millhauser	Shortz
Sun May 28, 1995	4D	Draw back (2)	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

1 result for FLINCH from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 12, 2021	Acrostic	P	Pull back in surprised alarm	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

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