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6 results for DRAWBACK from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 4, 1971	20A	Hindrance	Unknown	Weng
Thu Mar 28, 1968	3D	Impediment.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Tue Apr 13, 1965	6D	Objectionable feature.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 9, 1963	40D	Hindrance.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 13, 1954	1D	Disadvantage.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue May 18, 1954	37D	Disadvantage.	Thomas Varner	Farrar

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