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8 results for FENDS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 17, 2011	1A	Repulses, with "off"	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Mon Jul 14, 2003	67A	Wards (off), as an attack	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Tue Jun 27, 2000	7D	___ for oneself (goes it alone)	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Thu May 7, 1998	24D	Wards (off) (4)	Ed Pegg Jr.	Shortz
Sun Dec 14, 1997	69D	Wards (off) (4)	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sun Aug 3, 1997	63D	Wards (off) (4)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Thu Jun 23, 1994	23D	Wards (off) (4)	Trip Payne	Shortz
Wed May 25, 1994	34A	Manages, as for oneself	Fred Piscop	Shortz

9 results for FENDS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 13, 1987	64D	Wards (off)	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun Jan 8, 1984	48D	Parries	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Tue Jan 26, 1982	32D	___ off (parries)	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Wed Jun 13, 1973	65A	Shifts	Unknown	Weng
Mon Dec 2, 1968	62A	Keeps (off).	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 22, 1967	43A	Wards (off).	William Landis	Farrar
Tue Jun 16, 1959	14D	___ off (repels).	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Wed Nov 30, 1955	47A	Turns aside (with "off").	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 10, 1944	57D	Wards off.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar

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