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5 results for ABACAS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 5, 1982	44D	Fibers from banana plants	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun Sep 8, 1974	119D	Manila hemps	Frances Hansen	Weng
Tue Apr 26, 1960	38D	Varieties of Manila hemp.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 24, 1958	44D	Manila hemps.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Apr 4, 1958	7A	Philippine plants yielding hemp.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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