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4 results for APPLEPOLISHER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 23, 1992	43D	Grocery clerk?	Arthur S. Verdesca	Maleska
Wed Aug 12, 1992	57A	Flatterer or sycophant	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Fri Jul 17, 1964	27A	Sycophant: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 28, 1957	25A	Toady: Slang.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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