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2 results for ACCIDENTAL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Dec 24, 2010	31D	Chance	Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor
Tue Jul 23, 2002	11D	Unplanned	Randall J. Hartman

8 results for ACCIDENTAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 21, 1993	60A	"The ___ Tourist," in which 17 Across won an Oscar	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Mon Jun 11, 1979	14A	Fortuitous	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Sat Feb 3, 1973	32D	Chance	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jun 5, 1972	53A	By happenstance	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jul 28, 1964	10D	Fortuitous.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 17, 1963	11D	Fortuitous.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 28, 1962	57A	Fortuitous.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Thu Apr 30, 1953	28D	Happening unexpectedly.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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