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5 results for AROES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 26, 1993	102A	Indonesian isles	John Greenman	Taub
Sun Nov 12, 1989	59A	Indonesian islands	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun Dec 8, 1985	58A	E Indonesian island group	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun Feb 23, 1964	30A	Pacific islands.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Mon Feb 11, 1952	63A	Islands of war fame off New Guinea: Var.	Unknown	Farrar

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