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2 results for DISTAFF from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Feb 18, 2018	Acrostic	U	Female side of a family	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Nov 16, 2003	Acrostic	Q	Cleft stick carried by Clotho	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

5 results for DISTAFF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 23, 1989	1D	Female	S. E. Wilkinson	Maleska
Sun Aug 5, 1984	115D	Female	Vaughn Keith	Maleska
Wed Nov 9, 1977	41D	Opposite of spear	Ann Jenkins	Maleska
Mon Feb 11, 1957	11D	Women in general.	Helen Bernard	Farrar
Thu Jan 6, 1955	1A	Women in general.	Unknown	Farrar

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