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10 results for BATA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 24, 1987	51A	Rio Muni seaport	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Jul 13, 1986	1D	Seaport in Guinea	Barbara Lunder Gillis	Maleska
Tue Apr 24, 1984	49D	___ thousand (get four for four)	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Fri Jul 23, 1976	31D	P.I. child	Frank Geary	Weng
Wed Jul 12, 1961	41D	Philippine child.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue May 19, 1959	7D	Child, in the Philippines.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Dec 4, 1955	30A	Child, in the Philippines.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Jun 1, 1947	120A	Rio Muni's chief town, Spanish Guinea.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar
Sun Oct 1, 1944	103A	Seaport of Spanish Guinea in Rio Muni.	Agnes Cook	Farrar
Sun Mar 15, 1942	127D	Philippine child.	Marie C. French	Farrar

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