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8 results for ZANIEST from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 7, 2023	38D	Like "Duck Soup," it's said, among all Marx Brothers films	Alex Vratsanos	Shortz
Sun Nov 13, 2022	53D	Most off-the-wall	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Wed Sep 1, 2021	42D	Most out there	Sean Yamada-Hunter	Shortz
Sun Feb 19, 2012	73A	Maximally wacky	James F. C. Burns	Shortz
Sat Jun 3, 2006	35A	Most Marxian?	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Fri Oct 18, 2002	8A	Best at buffoonery	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Jun 25, 1999	63A	Leading in ludicrousness	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Wed Jun 22, 1994	34D	Most like the Marx Brothers	Arthur S. Verdesca	Shortz

2 results for ZANIEST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 4, 1968	46A	Most foolish	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Sun May 15, 1955	116D	Most clownish.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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