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2 results for RANTING from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 22, 1997	7D	Being bombastic	Frank Longo	Shortz
Sat Jun 18, 1994	34D	Carrying on	Randolph Ross	Shortz

6 results for RANTING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 7, 1979	15A	Scolding vehemently	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Tue Jul 31, 1956	2D	Bombastic.	Churchill Satterlee	Farrar
Sat Apr 23, 1955	20A	Speaking wildly.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Thu Oct 8, 1953	12A	Blustering.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Tue Dec 4, 1951	45D	Talking wildly.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 30, 1950	16A	Raving.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar

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