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2 results for HOUSEFLY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 17, 2010	39A	Buzzer in the kitchen, maybe	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Tue Jun 15, 1999	40D	Swatter's target	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz

3 results for HOUSEFLY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 11, 2015	Acrostic	U	What Merriam-Webster calls a "cosmopolitan dipteran"	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Dec 1, 2013	Acrostic	E	Tidbit to feed a pet gecko	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Oct 10, 1999	Acrostic	G	Ubiquitous dipteran	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

2 results for HOUSEFLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 23, 1982	9D	Dipterous insect	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Fri Jul 5, 1968	29A	Indoor pest.	Unknown	Farrar

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