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8 results for QUIXOTIC from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 20, 2023	2D	Idealistic, and then some	Michael Schlossberg	Shortz
Sat Jun 6, 2009	39D	Not at all practical	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Fri Sep 14, 2007	38A	Starry-eyed (2)	John Farmer	Shortz
Thu Oct 30, 2003	3D	Foolishly impractical	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Jan 10, 2002	36D	Hardly practical (2)	Alex Vaughn	Shortz
Fri Jul 9, 1999	20A	Impractical	Ingrid Truemper	Shortz
Sun Jul 14, 1996	83D	Hardly practical (2)	J. Schmalzbach	Shortz
Sat Dec 3, 1994	37D	Starry-eyed (2)	Rich Norris	Shortz

7 results for QUIXOTIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 4, 1983	62A	Starry-eyed	Brett A. Blaylock	Maleska
Sun Jan 1, 1978	112D	Fanciful	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Fri Jan 19, 1968	35D	Impractically idealistic.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 4, 1967	9D	Visionary.	Ronald C. Hirschfeld	Farrar
Tue Oct 3, 1961	2D	Extravagantly chivalrous.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 30, 1956	19A	Visionary.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Mon Dec 14, 1953	15A	Extravagantly romantic.	Unknown	Farrar

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