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9 results for TOPBANANA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 7, 2023	13A	Best of the bunch	Lindsey Hobbs	Shortz
Thu Oct 19, 2017	64A	*Honcho	Ned White	Shortz
Mon Mar 28, 2016	51A	Grand pooh-bah	Gary Cee	Shortz
Mon Aug 26, 2013	5D	Kingpin	Ian Livengood	Shortz
Thu Dec 15, 2011	1A	Company's numero uno	Jim Hilger	Shortz
Mon Jan 4, 2010	25A	Head honcho (2)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sat Jun 23, 2007	17A	Vaudeville bigwig	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat May 28, 2005	36A	Vaudeville headliner	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Mon Feb 9, 1998	10D	Head honcho (2)	Robert Dillman	Shortz

1 result for TOPBANANA from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 3, 2006	Cryptic	5D	Show's biggest star to lead a grandma (3,6)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

9 results for TOPBANANA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 26, 1990	20A	Chief honcho	William E. Heinemann	Maleska
Wed Jan 13, 1988	17A	Choice fruit for Silvers?	Mary S. Snyder	Maleska
Thu Jun 3, 1976	20D	V.I.P.	Ruth N. Schultz	Weng
Sun Aug 8, 1965	54D	Phil Silvers' hit.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Sep 20, 1964	93D	Phil Silvers hit.	James E. Hinish, Jr.	Farrar
Mon Mar 9, 1964	34D	The "big wheel."	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 21, 1960	34A	Phil Silvers hit.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 30, 1954	6D	Recent musical.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Aug 25, 1952	33D	Phil Silvers' hit.	Unknown	Farrar

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