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2 results for WHIMSICAL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 3, 2004	36A	Oddball	Edgar R. Fontaine	Shortz
Mon Jan 18, 1999	34D	Capricious	Frederick T. Buhler	Shortz

4 results for WHIMSICAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 21, 1988	34A	Capricious	Marjorie Pedersen	Maleska
Sat Jan 11, 1975	57A	Capricious	Jack Wherry	Weng
Mon Mar 17, 1969	10D	Word for Milne's works.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Apr 13, 1962	11D	Capricious.	Brice Metcalfe	Farrar

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