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2 results for WASTREL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 9, 2002	38A	Ne'er-do-well	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Thu Mar 11, 1999	38D	Spendthrift	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

13 results for WASTREL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 24, 1991	29A	Good-for-nothing	Arthur S. Verdesca	Maleska
Thu Mar 22, 1984	14A	Spendthrift	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Sat Aug 8, 1981	1D	Spendthrift	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Oct 11, 1973	29A	Good-for-nothing	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 16, 1969	117D	Ne'er-do-well	Hume R. Craft	Weng
Sun Apr 16, 1967	77A	Profligate.	Will Weng	Farrar
Sat Aug 5, 1961	24D	Spendthrift.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 5, 1956	71D	Playboy.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Wed Jan 24, 1951	1D	Spendthrift.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 29, 1950	114D	Good-for-nothing.	S. K. Fliegner	Farrar
Sun Mar 26, 1950	7A	Spendthrift.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun May 25, 1947	86A	Spendthrift.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun May 31, 1942	15A	Spendthrift.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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