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1 result for RATCHETS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 18, 2004	28A	Increases, with "up"	Richard Chisholm	Shortz

2 results for RATCHETS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 5, 2020	Acrostic	N	Causes to move (usually up) incrementally	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Feb 21, 2016	Acrostic	U	Revolvers with teeth	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for RATCHETS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Mar 1, 1982	38D	Toothed bars	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sun May 7, 1967	44D	Mechanical devices.	Bert Beaman	Farrar
Mon Jun 1, 1964	45A	Toothed wheels.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Sep 20, 1956	40A	Safety devices on lifts.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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