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2 results for BALKANS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 28, 2019	17D	1990s war locale	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Apr 11, 1998	19A	Area of European concern	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz

4 results for BALKANS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 28, 1976	86A	"Tinderbox of Europe"	Ruth N. Schultz	Weng
Sun Oct 1, 1972	3D	Bulgaria, Greece, etc.	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Sun Jul 31, 1949	50D	Powder-keg area.	Max Geist	Farrar
Sun May 9, 1943	112D	Allies may invade Europe here.	P. Joseph Lamanna	Farrar

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