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5 results for PTBOATS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 20, 2013	8A	W.W. II vessels	Mangesh Ghogre and Doug Peterson	Shortz
Tue Nov 15, 2011	10D	Small craft of W.W. II	Gareth Bain	Shortz
Tue Dec 2, 2008	45D	"McHale's Navy" craft (2)	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Sun Jan 2, 2005	66A	"McHale's Navy" craft (2)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Tue Feb 23, 1999	29A	Mosquito fleet craft	Robert Zimmerman	Shortz

3 results for PTBOATS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 24, 1981	59A	W.W. II craft	Louis Baron	Maleska
Sun Jul 21, 1974	85D	Naval craft	Barbara Gillis	Weng
Fri Jan 5, 1973	46A	War vessels	Unknown	Weng

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