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86 total results for ZANY   ( score: 50 )

36 results for ZANY from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sun Nov 19, 2023115AOff-the-wall (8)Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi
Wed Oct 13, 202159DOff-the-wall (8)Brianne McManis
Sun Jul 4, 202160AClownishHoward Barkin
Sat Mar 27, 20213DBonkers (2)Michael Hawkins
Sun Aug 2, 202029ALike screwball comediesDavid Levinson Wilk
Sat Aug 1, 20205DEccentricAdam Aaronson and Paolo Pasco
Fri Feb 9, 201827AOff the wall (8)Brendan Emmett Quigley
Tue Nov 21, 201760ABonkers (2)Brian Thomas
Wed Oct 26, 201638ALike much Gene Wilder humorScott Yut
Mon Mar 3, 201424AKooky (2)Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake
Fri Jun 28, 201338ABatsIan Livengood and Brad Wilber
Sat Oct 13, 201256DOff-the-wall (8)Barry C. Silk
Tue Jan 19, 201054DWacky (5)Zoe Wheeler
Wed Nov 12, 200839AWild and crazyPeter A. Collins
Mon Sep 8, 200817AMadcap (4)Oliver Hill
Mon Jul 30, 200762ALike some Steve Martin humorElizabeth A. Long
Sun May 15, 200580DScrewballPatrick Berry
Mon Dec 20, 200423AOff the wall (8)Kyle Mahowald
Mon Oct 20, 200349DMadcap (4)Lynn Lempel
Mon Sep 8, 200328DOff-the-wall (8)Leslie H. Nicoll
Mon Apr 22, 200211DKooky (2)Peter Gordon
Tue Mar 5, 200210AMadcap (4)Marjorie Richter
Tue Feb 26, 200256AWacky (5)Peter Gordon
Mon May 7, 20015DWacky (5)Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank
Wed Apr 4, 200119AWildAlan Arbesfeld
Sat Oct 16, 199923DBuffoonRich Norris
Wed Oct 13, 199963ALike the Keystone KopsDavid Levinson Wilk
Sun Jun 27, 1999104AMarxist?Robert Malinow
Tue Nov 24, 19985DOff-the-wall (8)Jeremy Thomas Paine
Tue Sep 2, 199739DWacky (5)Alan Arbesfeld
Wed Jun 11, 199729AMadcap (4)Rich Norris
Mon Feb 17, 199737DLike the Marx BrothersR. Hughes
Tue Oct 8, 199611DOff the wall (8)E. C. Gorski
Tue Jul 16, 199618ALike Marx Brothers humorR. Hamel
Mon Sep 26, 19948DWacky (5)Sidney L. Robbins
Sat Jan 15, 199426AWackoManny Nosowsky
1 result for ZANY from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Jun 16, 2019Diagramless22AOff-the-wallAlex Eaton-Salners
49 results for ZANY from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Oct 22, 199360AJack-puddingAlex K. JustinTaub
Sun Feb 23, 199297ABuffoonJoy L. WoukMaleska
Thu Sep 20, 199024DCrazyJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Tue Apr 10, 19907DClownWalter CovellMaleska
Mon Jun 26, 198922AWhimsically comicalEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Sat Jul 18, 198727DBuffoonKenneth HaxtonMaleska
Sat Feb 21, 198713DBuffoonI. Judah KoolykMaleska
Mon Jun 9, 198654DAbsurdVirginia L. YatesMaleska
Wed Jan 22, 198610ADaftJoy L. WoukMaleska
Wed Oct 10, 198424DMerry-andrewLois SidwayMaleska
Fri May 11, 198462DWackyJudson G. TrentMaleska
Tue Jul 7, 198170AMerry-andrewLois SidwayMaleska
Mon Nov 10, 198022DFoolish fellowHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Wed Jul 9, 198019AWhackyMary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Tue Jul 10, 197947AClownishHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Thu Mar 3, 197758DIdioticMichael W. MillerMaleska
Fri Mar 21, 19755AMadcapDennis ListortWeng
Sun Dec 30, 1973133AHarpo Marx, for oneFrances HansenWeng
Thu Dec 13, 197342DMadcapUnknownWeng
Thu Oct 11, 197351DCrazyUnknownWeng
Mon Jul 16, 197356DComicalUnknownWeng
Mon Apr 20, 197013DPhyllis Diller, for oneUnknownWeng
Mon Dec 9, 196834AClownish.UnknownFarrar
Thu Oct 24, 19687DMadcap.UnknownFarrar
Tue Sep 17, 196865AClown.UnknownFarrar
Fri May 26, 19677DBuffoon.George LaczkoFarrar
Sat Feb 18, 196720AClownish.George LaczkoFarrar
Sun Nov 27, 1966113AClown.A. J. SantoraFarrar
Thu Sep 23, 196556AClownish.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jan 17, 196585AMerry-Andrew.Anne FoxFarrar
Mon Sep 30, 196314AClown.Arthur SchulmanFarrar
Thu Oct 26, 196134DAbsurdly funny.UnknownFarrar
Sat Mar 18, 196144AMerry-andrew.UnknownFarrar
Tue Oct 18, 196028DComic of a sort.UnknownFarrar
Wed Jun 22, 19601ABuffoon.UnknownFarrar
Mon Feb 2, 195936DBuffoon.Herbert LyleFarrar
Wed Jul 16, 195842AClown.Madeline CorseFarrar
Sun Dec 2, 195670ACrazy.William A. Lewis Jr.Farrar
Thu Sep 27, 195659AClownish character.UnknownFarrar
Wed Jun 27, 195663AClown.Arthur SchulmanFarrar
Fri Jun 8, 195636DEd Wynn, for instance.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Feb 26, 195695DClown.William A. Lewis Jr.Farrar
Tue Dec 13, 195519AFunny fellow.UnknownFarrar
Thu Oct 27, 195532ASilly fellow.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Thu Oct 28, 19543DBuffoon.Roberta MorseFarrar
Fri Sep 3, 19543DBuffoon.Arthur SchulmanFarrar
Sun Mar 21, 195453DBuffoon.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Wed May 14, 195225DBuffoon.UnknownFarrar
Wed Mar 14, 19515DSilly person.UnknownFarrar
Anagrams:NAZY, ZAYN
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