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1 result for RICKETY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 7, 2011	17A	Unstable	Joe DiPietro	Shortz

1 result for RICKETY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 27, 2018	Acrostic	M	Poorly constructed and threatening to collapse	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for RICKETY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 27, 1987	46D	Unsound	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Sun Sep 6, 1964	27A	Shaky.	Will Weng	Farrar
Wed Aug 15, 1951	16A	Liable to fall or break down.	Unknown	Farrar

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