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2 results for RUBEGOLDBERG from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 10, 2023	43A	Only person whose first and last name together is listed as an adjective in Merriam-Webster	Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class	Shortz
Sun Jan 19, 2003	27A	Pulitzer-winning cartoonist of 1948	Eric Berlin	Shortz

1 result for RUBEGOLDBERG from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 13, 2001	Diagramless	15A	Ridiculously and unnecessarily complicated	Peter Gordon	Shortz

2 results for RUBEGOLDBERG from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jun 13, 1984	52A	Ridiculously intricate contrivance	Ferreira	Maleska
Sun Apr 2, 1967	144A	Artist of the ridiculously complex.	A. J. Santora	Farrar

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