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2 results for MADNESS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 28, 2019	45D	Theme in "Hamlet"	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Wed Sep 8, 2004	46D	March ___ (47-Down tourney)	Steve Jones	Shortz

2 results for MADNESS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 8, 2015	Diagramless	7D	Lunacy	Fred Piscop	Shortz
May 3, 2015	Acrostic	C	Insanity	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

7 results for MADNESS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 7, 1986	12D	"That devil's ___—War": R. W. Service	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Tue Feb 24, 1976	26A	Craze	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Fri May 29, 1959	13D	March hare visitation.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sat May 11, 1957	32A	Great folly.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Wed Aug 31, 1955	36A	Ophelia's trouble.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Sep 11, 1952	23A	Extreme folly.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 7, 1947	115A	Peter Ibbetson's affliction.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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