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4 results for BONINS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 12, 1954	5D	Pacific islands SE of Honshu.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Nov 21, 1948	41A	Islands south of Tokyo.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Jun 24, 1945	113D	Islands S. E. of Honshu.	A. H. Cook	Farrar
Sun Mar 18, 1945	1A	Islands north of Iwo.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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