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6 letters · New York Times · Sunday, September 5, 2004 · 50-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, September 5, 2004.
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the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
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