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11 results for BOFF from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 7, 2020	1D	Broadway hit, informally	Tom Pepper	Shortz
Wed Apr 29, 2020	47A	Box office smash, in slang	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Thu Jan 24, 2013	1D	Sockeroo	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Wed Jan 12, 2011	56D	Broadway hit, slangily	Jim Hilger	Shortz
Wed Jul 15, 2009	1D	Big Broadway hit	Joon Pahk	Shortz
Mon Nov 5, 2007	45D	Hit, as on the noggin	Jeremy Horwitz	Shortz
Sun Mar 19, 2006	59A	Hit, in Variety slang	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Sat Jan 24, 2004	42D	Laugh, in showbiz slang	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Sun Dec 29, 2002	7D	Hit on Broadway	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Wed Sep 9, 1998	1A	Theatrical hit, in slang	Richard Hughes	Shortz
Tue Oct 24, 1995	6A	Box office hit, slangily	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz

12 results for BOFF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 7, 1988	22D	Belly laugh	Tom W. Underhill	Maleska
Mon Aug 1, 1988	1D	Belly laugh	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sat Jun 12, 1971	1A	Belly laugh	Unknown	Weng
Sat Feb 8, 1969	1A	Gag line.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jun 10, 1967	6A	Big laugh, in theatrical slang.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Fri Apr 14, 1967	1A	Hit, in Broadway slang.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Tue Mar 22, 1960	50D	Box office, in stage lingo.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 3, 1959	1A	Box office, in Variety lingo.	Walt Clark	Farrar
Fri Feb 14, 1958	31D	Box office, à la Variety.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jul 5, 1957	1D	Hearty laugh: Theatrical slang.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Wed Dec 10, 1952	1A	A big laugh, in "Variety" patois.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 13, 1951	1D	Big laugh: Slang.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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