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6 results for PATROONS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 30, 1992	79D	New Netherland landowners	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Wed Apr 28, 1982	25A	Early American landlords	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Thu Aug 23, 1962	45A	Lords of the manor.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 4, 1959	5D	Estate holders in early New York.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 13, 1956	43D	Early Dutch settlers on the Hudson.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Tue Jun 3, 1952	26A	Dutch aristocrats of old New York.	Unknown	Farrar

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