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2 results for ARCHFIEND from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 21, 2012	Acrostic	B	Number one among evildoers	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
May 16, 2004	Acrostic	K	Jack the Ripper, for one	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for ARCHFIEND from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 14, 1965	67D	Prince of Darkness.	Christine R. Valence	Farrar
Sat Jul 21, 1962	3D	Mephisto himself.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Wed Dec 8, 1954	2D	Lucifer himself.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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