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4 results for DEFLATES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 16, 1989	20A	Punctures	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Tue Jun 28, 1977	36D	Dispirits	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Sun Sep 27, 1964	92A	Punctures one's balloon.	W. A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Thu Mar 27, 1958	42A	Lessens in amount, as currency.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar

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