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2 results for WAYLAID from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 29, 2015	68D	Ambushed	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sun Dec 8, 2013	73A	Buttonholed	Patrick Berry	Shortz

4 results for WAYLAID from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 25, 1991	9D	Ambushed	Ernie Furtado	Maleska
Wed May 8, 1963	1D	Ambushed.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 1, 1957	5D	Ambushed.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sun Jun 1, 1947	98A	Ambushed.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar

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