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2 results for MAXIMAL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 27, 2014	61A	Above all others	David Phillips	Shortz
Sun Dec 12, 1999	44D	Greatest possible	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

3 results for MAXIMAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 10, 1970	42D	Greatest	Unknown	Weng
Mon Oct 12, 1964	14A	Highest.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 9, 1960	64D	Highest.	Herbert Lyle	Farrar

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