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2 results for HOWCOME from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 3, 2019	50A	*"Why?" (2)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Thu Jun 5, 2003	16A	"Why?" (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz

4 results for HOWCOME from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 2, 1974	9D	Why?	S. A. Kay	Weng
Sat Jan 15, 1972	44D	Why?	Unknown	Weng
Sat Dec 5, 1970	25D	Querying words	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jan 23, 1957	19A	Colloquial way of asking why.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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