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5 results for COMICAL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Mar 30, 2017	36D	*Shade of black	Lewis Rothlein	Shortz
Fri Jun 24, 2011	2D	Wacky	Milo Beckman	Shortz
Sun Dec 26, 2010	41D	Funny	Darin McDaniel	Shortz
Fri Apr 10, 2009	1A	Laugh-a-minute	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sat Apr 11, 1998	10D	Burlesque	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz

1 result for COMICAL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 28, 2005	Cryptic	3D	Company claim turns out funny (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

12 results for COMICAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 15, 1992	105D	Like Judy Tenuta	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Sun May 3, 1987	96A	Rib-tickling	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Fri Jun 11, 1982	1D	Like Buster Keaton	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Fri May 14, 1982	37A	Amusing	Joan Whitman	Maleska
Sat Jun 11, 1977	13A	Ludicrous	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Maleska
Wed Aug 22, 1973	1D	Laughable	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 8, 1973	55D	Droll	Ronald Hirschfeld	Weng
Sun Dec 25, 1966	38A	Amusing.	Will Weng	Farrar
Sat Jun 13, 1964	10D	Describing 17 Across.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 9, 1963	1D	Describing Skelton.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 22, 1959	26D	Droll.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 4, 1954	39D	Droll.	Isaac Kert	Farrar

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