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3 results for OPTIMUM from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jun 3, 2020	7D	Best	Johanna Fenimore	Shortz
Fri Jan 26, 2001	2D	Perfect	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sat Jul 1, 1995	39D	Top	Eileen Lexau	Shortz

3 results for OPTIMUM from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 22, 2003	Cryptic	20D	Best to pick one flower (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Jul 1, 2001	Acrostic	V	Most favorable	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
May 18, 1997	Cryptic	22D	Best choose first of instruments and mute (7)	Fraser Simpson	Shortz

2 results for OPTIMUM from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 18, 1958	83D	The best degree.	A. H. Drummond Jr.	Farrar
Sun Jul 27, 1947	17D	The best degree.	Louise Rabb	Farrar

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