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1 result for PATTEN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 13, 2002	73D	Dick Van ___ of "Eight Is Enough"	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

3 results for PATTEN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 9, 1987	16D	Wooden sandal	T. W. Underhill	Maleska
Sat Sep 8, 1962	7A	Shoe with a wooden sole.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 7, 1951	43A	Wooden shoe worn to raise the feet from the mud.	Unknown	Farrar

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