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4 results for BAFFLE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 6, 2021	8D	Perplex	Joshua Rosenblatt	Shortz
Wed Mar 21, 2018	9D	Confound (2)	Laura Braunstein	Shortz
Fri Dec 1, 2017	21D	Confound (2)	Lily Silverstein	Shortz
Sat Aug 22, 2009	1D	Cause to be stuck	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz

13 results for BAFFLE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 5, 1991	9D	Thwart	James L. Beatty	Maleska
Mon Dec 5, 1988	4D	Bewilder	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Thu Feb 6, 1986	26A	Nonplus	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Tue Jun 29, 1982	44D	Nonplus	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Tue Oct 18, 1977	10D	Confound	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Thu Dec 13, 1973	5D	Confound	Unknown	Weng
Wed Mar 4, 1970	47A	Perplex	Unknown	Weng
Thu Sep 28, 1967	46D	Frustrate.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sun Mar 19, 1967	6D	Confound.	Frances Hansen	Farrar
Fri Oct 1, 1965	19A	Frustrate.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 8, 1956	8A	Frustrate.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun May 6, 1956	12D	Stump.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Tue Mar 22, 1955	47D	Foil or check.	Unknown	Farrar

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