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5 results for BOTSWANA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 8, 2018	41D	Its capital is Gaborone (2)	Erik Agard	Shortz
Mon Aug 15, 2011	35D	Neighbor of South Africa	Stan Newman	Shortz
Sat Sep 20, 2008	3D	Its capital is Gaborone (2)	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Wed Feb 21, 2007	4D	Home of the Kalahari Desert	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sat Jul 22, 1995	35D	Neighbor of Namibia	Richard Thomas	Shortz

2 results for BOTSWANA from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 15, 2022	Cryptic	29A	African land bird nested in broken-down boat (8)	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Apr 15, 2018	Acrostic	S	Country largely comprising the Kalahari Desert	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

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