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1 result for AINO from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Jun 17, 1994	58D	Hokkaido native	Bryant White

20 results for AINO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 1, 1976	142A	Hokkaido native: Var.	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Tue Sep 16, 1975	42A	Japanese native	Allan Blackman	Weng
Fri Oct 12, 1973	45D	Japanese native: Var.	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jun 3, 1971	50D	Japanese native: Var.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 26, 1970	95D	Japanese race: Var.	Adelyn Lewis	Weng
Mon Aug 15, 1966	28D	Japanese aborigine.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 15, 1964	33A	Japanese primitive.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 2, 1961	61A	Japanese aborigine.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 4, 1960	2D	Primitive Japanese.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 6, 1956	55D	Primitive Oriental.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Mon Apr 16, 1956	12D	Primitive Japanese.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 10, 1955	14A	Primitive Japanese.	M. S. Manning	Farrar
Mon May 9, 1955	46A	Hokkaido inhabitant.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Wed Oct 7, 1953	2D	Primitive Japanese: Var.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Sat May 30, 1953	56A	Aboriginal Japanese.	Isaac Kert	Farrar
Sat Oct 6, 1951	23A	Native of northern Japanese islands.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 6, 1950	121D	Race of Japan.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Oct 24, 1948	76A	Primitive Japanese: Var.	Alberta Burton	Farrar
Sun Oct 10, 1943	91D	Primitive native of North Japan.	W. W. Webster	Farrar
Sun Aug 1, 1943	99A	Light-colored native of Nippon.	Bert Storey	Farrar

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