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2 results for RUSTLES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Mar 9, 2020	10D	Steals cattle	John Lampkin	Shortz
Sun Jan 4, 1998	127A	Bums steers?	Mark Danna	Shortz

1 result for RUSTLES from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 5, 2020	Panda	1A	Having almost no corrosion	Andy Kravis and Andrew J. Ries	Shortz

4 results for RUSTLES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 20, 1990	42D	Wrangles wrongfully	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sat Jul 22, 1967	42A	Sound effects, as of leaves.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sat Oct 5, 1963	18A	Sounds in the forest.	Brice Metcalfe	Farrar
Mon Jan 28, 1963	40A	Sounds in the forest.	Jay Sheldon	Farrar

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