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1 result for POLTROON from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jul 28, 2015	20A	Utter coward	Caleb Emmons	Shortz

3 results for POLTROON from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 4, 1980	27A	Arrant coward	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Wed Jan 22, 1975	13D	Coward	Jack L. Steinhardt	Weng
Sat Mar 28, 1959	7D	Coward.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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