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8 results for CONFAB from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 9, 1983	36D	Gabfest	John Greenman	Maleska
Thu Jan 11, 1973	8A	Discussion, for short	Unknown	Weng
Sat Sep 9, 1967	41A	Powwow.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sun Dec 11, 1966	20D	Chat: Colloq.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Dec 19, 1965	102D	Chat: Colloq.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Sun Aug 1, 1965	84A	Powwow.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Mon May 23, 1960	29A	Chat: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 12, 1956	73D	Smoke-filled room occurrence.	Diana Sessions	Farrar

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