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2 results for DEADBEAT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 8, 2016	33D	One who gets no credit?	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Jul 23, 2015	23A	One who ignores bills	Timothy Polin	Shortz

1 result for DEADBEAT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 8, 2017	Cryptic	18D	Doubly tired freeloader? (8)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

9 results for DEADBEAT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 11, 1986	21A	Sponger	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Tue Oct 25, 1977	38D	Poor credit risk	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Fri May 16, 1975	42A	Sponger	Violet Gale	Weng
Sat May 15, 1965	32A	Sponge.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 9, 1960	42D	Down-and-outer.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 3, 1956	4D	Tired out: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 24, 1954	35D	Exhausted: Slang.	H. H. Chapman	Farrar
Fri Jun 11, 1954	9D	All tired out: Colloq.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Dec 26, 1943	117A	Exhausted.	I. Kert	Farrar

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