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2 results for KOESTLER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Nov 1, 2015	Acrostic	F	Arthur who wrote "Darkness at Noon"	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Aug 24, 2003	Acrostic	W	Hungarian-born author of "The Sleepwalkers"	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

5 results for KOESTLER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Apr 24, 1961	46A	Author of "The Sleepwalkers."	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 1, 1958	5D	"Thieves in the Night" author.	Jon Patashus	Farrar
Sun Mar 2, 1952	98D	Author of "Darkness at Noon."	Louis Baron	Farrar
Wed Sep 26, 1951	35D	He wrote "Darkness at Noon."	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 24, 1951	8D	He has a play on Broadway and a new novel.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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