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6 results for TARAKAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 23, 1946	2D	Bornean oil center.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Sep 23, 1945	123A	Islands off Borneo, invaded by Australians.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun Jul 22, 1945	38A	Oil port island off N. E. coast of Borneo.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar
Sun Jul 15, 1945	64D	Island invaded by Australians.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun Nov 12, 1944	134A	Island off Borneo.	Clara Rushe	Farrar
Sun Apr 26, 1942	6D	Island off Borneo where Dutch destroyed oil wells.	A. A. Webster	Farrar

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