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2 results for ESCAPIST from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Mon Aug 16, 1999	8D	Daydreamer	M. Francis Vuolo
Wed Sep 18, 1996	34A	Like some fiction	D. J. Kahn

3 results for ESCAPIST from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Aug 11, 2013	Acrostic	B	Visitor of castles in the air	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Oct 24, 2010	Acrostic	R	Like much popular reading	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
May 7, 2000	Acrostic	F	Meant purely for entertainment	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

3 results for ESCAPIST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 15, 1985	83A	Daydreamer	Jim Page	Maleska
Fri Mar 12, 1976	33D	Builder of air castles	Ann Jenkins	Weng
Sun Jan 27, 1952	79A	Reader of light fiction.	Alice Cook	Farrar

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