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4 results for FLINCH from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Aug 30, 2019	3D	Draw back (2)	Trent H. Evans
Mon Jul 11, 2016	19D	Recoil slightly, as from an oncoming punch	Freddie Cheng
Thu Dec 19, 1996	9D	Show pain	C. Millhauser
Sun May 28, 1995	4D	Draw back (2)	Matt Gaffney

1 result for FLINCH from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Sep 12, 2021	Acrostic	P	Pull back in surprised alarm	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

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