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4 results for RUMPUS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 2, 2022	8D	Brouhaha	Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor	Shortz
Thu Feb 10, 2005	49D	Hullabaloo (2)	Frank Longo	Shortz
Thu Mar 23, 2000	26A	Hullabaloo (2)	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes	Shortz
Mon May 2, 1994	52A	Uproar	James L. Beatty	Shortz

3 results for RUMPUS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 5, 2017	Acrostic	X	Fracas, kerfuffle, hullabaloo	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jul 5, 2015	Cryptic	5A	Row behind you and me (6)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Jul 21, 2002	Cryptic	1D	Commotion behind us (6)	Fraser Simpson	Shortz

2 results for RUMPUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 15, 1972	46D	Fracas	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jul 4, 1962	45D	Donnybrook.	Unknown	Farrar

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