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3 results for GRUFF from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 4, 2012	7D	Stern and brusque	Barry Franklin and Sara Kaplan	Shortz
Mon Jun 11, 2012	1D	Harsh and brusque	Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake	Shortz
Sun Dec 12, 1999	13A	Surly	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

1 result for GRUFF from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 7, 2024	Acrostic	J	Caprine storybook surname; brusque	David Balton & Jane Stewart	Fagliano

7 results for GRUFF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 5, 1989	5A	Surly	Michael J. Parris	Maleska
Fri Sep 2, 1977	1A	Harsh; surly	Stephen Rosskamm Shalom	Maleska
Tue Apr 26, 1977	27D	Throaty	Henry Hook	Maleska
Mon May 19, 1969	22D	Surly.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Apr 13, 1966	37A	Bad-tempered.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 26, 1960	52A	Harsh and throaty.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 21, 1959	44D	Bearish.	Unknown	Farrar

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