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3 results for RATATATTAT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 17, 2007	17A	Rap	Brad Wilber	Shortz
Wed Jul 4, 2007	18A	Knocking sound (2)	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Mon Jul 29, 2002	56A	Knocking sound (2)	Peter Gordon	Shortz

1 result for RATATATTAT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 17, 2001	Acrostic	J	Effect of some knockers (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for RATATATTAT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 30, 1990	30D	Rapid drum beat	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Tue Apr 11, 1972	55A	Drum sound	Unknown	Weng
Mon Sep 27, 1965	18A	Repeated knocking.	Unknown	Farrar

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