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4 results for DRAFTEE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Mar 27, 2022	98A	One forced into a force	August Lee-Kovach
Tue Mar 27, 2018	43D	Conscript	Peter Koetters
Wed Feb 7, 2018	37D	Involuntary soldier	Stu Ockman
Sat Jul 5, 2014	20A	One forced into service	David Steinberg

5 results for DRAFTEE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Jul 4, 2021	Acrostic	H	Involuntary service provider	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Sep 15, 2013	Cryptic	18D	One called Fred ate bananas (7)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Jan 2, 2011	Acrostic	I	Lottery loser, maybe	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Dec 19, 2004	Cryptic	19D	Vessel in Scottish river one conscripted (7)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Oct 26, 2003	Cryptic	10D	Lot owned by Ruby, one of the chosen people? (7)	Richard Silvestri

13 results for DRAFTEE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 11, 1990	47D	Candidate for boot camp	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Tue May 16, 1989	15D	Rookie at boot camp	William Baxley	Maleska
Sun Sep 2, 1984	46D	Conscript	Warren W. Reich	Maleska
Sat Sep 2, 1972	49A	Certain serviceman	Unknown	Weng
Sat Nov 6, 1971	41A	New man on the base	Unknown	Weng
Wed May 23, 1956	41D	Future soldier.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Fri Nov 11, 1955	8A	Service man.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 3, 1954	109A	U.S.A. man.	John Willig	Farrar
Tue Jul 21, 1953	30A	He's 1-A.	Victor Goldfarb	Farrar
Sun Mar 2, 1952	1D	Service man.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Wed Mar 28, 1951	53A	Future soldier.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 29, 1950	66D	Serviceman.	S. K. Fliegner	Farrar
Sun Oct 11, 1942	55D	One selected for the army.	Alvin Ashby	Farrar

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