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2 results for POUFS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Thu Aug 10, 2017	27D	Hairstyles that need lots of combing	John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen
Sun Feb 12, 2017	75D	High hairdos	Lynn Lempel

2 results for POUFS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 27, 1965	16D	Ottomans.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Mon Sep 7, 1953	23D	Rolls of hair in an elaborate coiffure.	Ethel Le Strange	Farrar

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