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2 results for ABERRATION from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 7, 2009	2D	Anomaly	Pete Muller	Shortz
Fri Jan 20, 1995	13D	Oddity	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for ABERRATION from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 19, 2023	Panda	4D	A near orbit anomaly	Christina Iverson	Shortz

8 results for ABERRATION from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 23, 1993	3D	Deviation	James L. Beatty	Maleska
Fri Nov 18, 1983	3D	Mental lapse	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Mar 22, 1979	17A	Delusion or illusion	Dana Gross	Maleska
Wed Jan 9, 1974	17A	Mental lapse	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Wed May 30, 1973	28D	Eccentricity	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 4, 1970	17A	Wandering	Unknown	Weng
Thu Sep 2, 1954	11D	Deviation from the typical.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Tue May 29, 1951	59A	A wandering from the norm.	Unknown	Farrar

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