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3 results for TRUFFAUT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 22, 2007	Acrostic	C	Director of the 1966 sci-fi film "Fahrenheit 451"	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jun 13, 2004	Acrostic	A	Director of "Shoot the Piano Player," 1960	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jun 25, 2000	Cryptic	4A	French film director's constant enemy, according to word of mouth (8)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz

1 result for TRUFFAUT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 7, 1971	1A	Director of "Jules et Jim"	Arthur Schulman	Weng

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