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5 results for CHORTLE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 13, 2010	12D	"Through the Looking-Glass" laugh	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Mon Dec 31, 2007	41D	Gleeful laugh (2)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Tue Oct 3, 2006	29A	Gleeful laugh (2)	Ed Stein	Shortz
Fri Aug 31, 2001	45A	"Heh-heh," for one	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri Oct 14, 1994	22D	Victor's laugh	Bob Sefick	Shortz

2 results for CHORTLE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 28, 2021	Acrostic	B	Laugh out loud with glee	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jul 13, 2014	Acrostic	S	Moderately amused reaction	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

10 results for CHORTLE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jan 11, 1993	54A	Laugh	Jim Page	Maleska
Mon Jul 20, 1992	8D	Laugh	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Fri Jun 14, 1991	34A	Chuckle gleefully	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Sun Feb 13, 1966	21A	Laugh, à la Lewis Carroll.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Feb 15, 1960	24A	Lewis Carroll word.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 11, 1958	15D	Gleeful sound.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Wed Jan 13, 1954	36D	Gleeful sound, à la Lewis Carroll.	Albert Carroll	Farrar
Fri Apr 17, 1953	10D	Utter with glee à la Lewis Carroll.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Dec 3, 1952	44A	A word from Lewis Carroll.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 19, 1947	108D	What one does on a frabjous day.	Alice Cook	Farrar

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