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3 results for JATO from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 5, 2007	25D	Mil. plane's boosted launch	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Feb 6, 2005	90A	Military flier's acronym	Joel Kaplow	Shortz
Sun Dec 3, 2000	17D	Vertical departure, acronymically	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

11 results for JATO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jun 10, 1992	10A	A plane takeoff, for short	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun Oct 7, 1990	73D	A certain J.F.K. departure	Dorothy Smitonick	Maleska
Sun Mar 25, 1990	122A	Acronym for an aircraft's ascent	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Fri Aug 9, 1985	13A	Acronym for a plane's departure	S. E. Wilkinson	Maleska
Sat May 17, 1980	50A	Takeoff acronym	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Thu Sep 11, 1969	11D	Aircraft carrier acronym.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jul 31, 1968	67A	Aeronautic acronym.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Feb 4, 1967	1A	Airline acronym.	George Laczko	Farrar
Tue Nov 29, 1966	1D	Type of plane take-off.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 27, 1963	56D	Jet-assisted take-off.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Wed Oct 30, 1957	9D	Early form of jet power.	Unknown	Farrar

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