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4 results for MELODRAMA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 1, 2013	32D	Common soap ingredient	Josh Knapp	Shortz
Sat Apr 30, 2011	3D	Soap ingredient?	Frederick J. Healy	Shortz
Sat Sep 27, 1997	12D	Ham production?	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Tue Aug 9, 1994	33D	Three-hanky film	Jonathan Schmatzbach	Shortz

8 results for MELODRAMA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 22, 1991	100D	Extravagantly theatrical play	Lawrence M. Rheingold	Maleska
Fri Nov 16, 1979	8D	Vehicle for a ham	Daughdrille	Maleska
Sun Oct 22, 1972	71A	Theater offering	Frank Nosoff	Weng
Tue Jul 29, 1969	33D	TV rerun.	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jul 17, 1969	34A	Type of entertainment.	Jeffrey Wechsler	Weng
Tue Oct 2, 1956	25A	Sensational action.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 19, 1956	8D	TV offering.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Tue Jun 16, 1953	34D	Offering on the screen.	S. A. Kay	Farrar

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