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5 results for SHMOO from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 20, 2024	4D	Bowling-pin-shaped creature of Al Capp cartoons	Ella Dershowitz	Fagliano
Sat Oct 29, 2022	10D	"Li'l Abner" creature (2)	Daniel Okulitch	Shortz
Thu Apr 22, 2021	54A	"Li'l Abner" character shaped like a bowling pin	Jem Burch	Shortz
Sun Mar 10, 2019	44D	Blobbish "Li'l Abner" creature	Adam Fromm	Shortz
Fri Aug 3, 2018	5D	"Li'l Abner" creature (2)	David Steinberg	Shortz

3 results for SHMOO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 20, 1962	5D	Al Capp creation.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 17, 1960	70D	Fanciful creature of 1950's.	Mary Grow	Farrar
Sun Jun 12, 1949	117A	Al Capp's latest whimsy.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar

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