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3 results for RATLINE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Jul 9, 2010	55A	Rope-ladder rung on a ship	Patrick Berry
Sat May 17, 1997	16A	Rung of a ship's "ladder"	Daniel R. Stark
Wed Aug 14, 1996	34A	Rope step on a ship	G. E. Sykes

15 results for RATLINE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 7, 1988	9D	Nautical rope	Joe Clonick	Maleska
Fri Jul 29, 1977	36D	Rope on a sailor's ladder	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Fri Aug 10, 1973	37A	Ship rope	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 28, 1972	5D	Rigging ladder	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 8, 1963	51D	Ship's rope.	Ted Dombras	Farrar
Tue Oct 10, 1961	35A	Part of a rope ladder.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 29, 1961	34D	Nautical rope.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 19, 1959	39D	Nautical rope.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 20, 1957	135A	Light, tarred rope.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Dec 5, 1956	40D	Light, tarred rope.	Geraldine Rayment	Farrar
Mon Oct 17, 1955	11D	Nautical rope.	Martin L. Keen	Farrar
Fri Nov 6, 1953	52A	Transverse rope in a rope ladder.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Wed Oct 15, 1952	60A	Part of a ship's ladder.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 4, 1947	79D	Step of rope ladder.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Oct 8, 1944	98A	Small tarred rope.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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