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1 result for LEFTFIELD from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 22, 2001	Acrostic	J	Source, colloquially, of the unexpected (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for LEFTFIELD from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 19, 1982	66A	Area patrolled by Jim Rice	William Jarvis	Maleska
Wed Jul 10, 1974	32D	Symbol of remoteness	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Mon Feb 27, 1961	17A	Tough position at a stadium.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 12, 1955	33D	From which surprise ideas come.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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