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5 results for VARAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 24, 1992	26D	Monitor lizard	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Wed Jun 3, 1987	27D	Monitor lizard	Wilbur	Maleska
Tue Jan 24, 1978	25D	Monitor lizard	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Sun Oct 12, 1969	53A	Monitor lizard	Ross L. Jamison Jr.	Weng
Sun Jan 9, 1944	53A	Monitor lizard.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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