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4 results for BLEARED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 31, 1993	80D	Indistinct	Alfio Micci	Taub
Fri Jul 28, 1978	37A	Dimmed; indistinct	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Mar 28, 1976	86D	Like watery eyes	Ruth N. Schultz	Weng
Thu Jan 18, 1951	54A	Dimmed.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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