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2 results for THEATRICAL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 20, 2009	63A	Staged	Brad Wilber	Shortz
Sat Nov 12, 1994	14D	Overwrought	Bryant White	Shortz

6 results for THEATRICAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 22, 1990	28D	Stagy; extravagant	Melvin Kenworthy	Maleska
Wed Feb 17, 1988	20A	Spectacular	Edward Bobb	Maleska
Thu Oct 21, 1976	38A	Showy	Beverly J. Seward	Weng
Thu Apr 22, 1971	28D	Flamboyant	Unknown	Weng
Mon Oct 3, 1966	63A	Histrionic.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Mon Feb 14, 1955	52A	Histrionic.	Elsie Bishop	Farrar

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