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2 results for BALSAS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 16, 2023	62A	Trees whose wood is used for model airplanes	Mike Hobin	Shortz
Sun Dec 14, 2008	7D	Trees with soft wood	Trip Payne	Shortz

1 result for BALSAS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 7, 1997	Diagramless	20D	Light life rafts	Frank Longo	Shortz

7 results for BALSAS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 24, 1960	44A	Tropical trees.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Feb 24, 1959	44A	Light rafts.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun May 25, 1952	49A	Logs for building Kon-Tiki.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Mar 2, 1952	15D	Trees for the Kon-Tiki.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Jul 1, 1951	94D	Life rafts.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Nov 11, 1945	52A	Life-saving rafts.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Jan 9, 1944	125A	Trees yielding extremely light wood.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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