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2 results for PERPLEX from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 17, 2012	89D	Befuddle	Kyle T. Dolan	Shortz
Sat Dec 16, 2006	45D	Puzzle	David Quarfoot	Shortz

3 results for PERPLEX from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jun 10, 1987	5D	Bewilder	Dorothy Cannan	Maleska
Tue Mar 18, 1980	13D	Confuse	Meunier	Maleska
Mon Dec 4, 1967	30A	Bewilder.	Unknown	Farrar

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