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5 results for BARFLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 10, 1983	43A	Saloon habitué	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sat May 22, 1982	46D	Toper	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Fri Jan 9, 1976	43A	Alcoholic insect, perhaps	Brian G. Tyler	Weng
Sun Apr 21, 1974	123D	Tippler	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Sat Aug 14, 1954	41D	Lost week-ender.	Marian Moeser	Farrar

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