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1 result for SCREWBALL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Tue Jul 18, 1995	33D	Weirdo	Jonathan Schmatzbach

1 result for SCREWBALL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Dec 15, 2013	Acrostic	Y	Ding-dong	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

6 results for SCREWBALL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 10, 1983	76D	Nut	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Fri Oct 30, 1964	37D	Zany.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 22, 1964	62A	Pitcher's specialty.	Eileen Lexau	Farrar
Tue Apr 29, 1958	17A	Type of pitch, on the diamond.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Tue Apr 12, 1955	17A	Al Schacht impersonation.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Dec 20, 1953	57A	Hubbell's famed pitch.	Sam Lake	Farrar

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