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3 results for WRETCH from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 17, 2012	49D	Sad sort	Milo Beckman	Shortz
Fri Jan 9, 2009	13D	Base person	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sat Apr 19, 2008	19A	Poor devil	Bob Klahn	Shortz

1 result for WRETCH from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 7, 2018	Acrostic	I	Tormented soul, pitiable sort	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

5 results for WRETCH from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 1, 1988	6D	Deplorably unfortunate person	Virginia Butler	Maleska
Fri Sep 4, 1987	13A	Despised person	Jim Page	Maleska
Sun Jul 1, 1979	120D	Despicable one	Anne Fox	Maleska
Sun May 23, 1971	102D	Miserable one	Herbert Ettenson	Weng
Sun Jul 31, 1960	9D	Unhappy one.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar

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