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15 results for BATAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 24, 1988	17A	Luzon island	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Mon Jan 12, 1987	38A	A Philippine island	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Sun Dec 9, 1984	15D	Philippine native	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Tue Jan 2, 1979	5A	___ Islands, in the Philippines	Jacobs	Maleska
Fri Mar 12, 1976	30D	Not ___ eye	Ann Jenkins	Weng
Wed Jan 30, 1974	3D	Philippine island group	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Sat Oct 23, 1971	8D	Not ___ eye	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jul 24, 1968	36D	Island group of the Philippines.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 4, 1966	16A	Island group of the Philippines.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 25, 1958	106D	Philippine island group.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Tue Jul 26, 1955	1A	A Philippine island.	Fred C. Jaschob	Farrar
Sun Feb 22, 1948	123D	Island on Luzon.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Dec 24, 1944	51A	Island off Luzon.	C. E. Noel	Farrar
Sun Dec 3, 1944	62A	Island off Luzon.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar
Sun May 2, 1943	87D	Island off Luzon.	I. Kert	Farrar

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