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7 results for RANCID from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 22, 2014	31D	Bad, and then some	David Steinberg	Shortz
Tue Apr 1, 2014	43D	Nasty-smelling	Andrew Reynolds	Shortz
Thu May 30, 2002	33A	Bad-tasting	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Wed Oct 11, 2000	45A	Gone bad	Greg Staples	Shortz
Fri Mar 10, 2000	22A	Inedible	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Sun Oct 11, 1998	58A	Rotten	Nancy Salomon, Marjorie Richter and Kelly Clark	Shortz
Mon Oct 16, 1995	24A	Unpleasant-tasting	Bernice Gordon	Shortz

1 result for RANCID from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 27, 2024	Cryptic	11A	Offensive military attack captures Southern state (6)	Richard Silvestri	Fagliano

13 results for RANCID from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 9, 1990	104A	Offensive	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sun May 11, 1986	90D	Turned, as butter	Virginia P. Abelson	Maleska
Fri Aug 5, 1983	53A	Malodorous	Quivey	Maleska
Fri Jan 30, 1981	9D	Spoiled	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Thu Jan 27, 1977	19D	Rotten	Stephanie Spadaccini	Weng
Sun Oct 10, 1976	24D	Like old butter	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Wed Dec 10, 1969	50D	Word for bad bacon.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 15, 1963	92A	Spoiled.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon May 25, 1959	16D	Not fresh.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Mon Jun 14, 1954	43D	Not fresh.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Jun 4, 1950	123D	Obnoxious.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Sun Sep 1, 1946	75D	Obnoxious.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar
Sun Jun 17, 1945	103A	Musty.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar

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