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7 results for DESOLATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Apr 28, 2013	58D	Like ghost towns	Patrick Berry
Sun Jan 10, 2010	86D	Uninhabited	Mel Rosen
Wed Sep 17, 2008	35A	Like a moonscape	Edward Safran
Sun Oct 16, 2005	102A	Barren	Con Pederson
Sat Oct 5, 2002	52A	Godforsaken	Donald E. West
Fri Dec 7, 2001	64A	Abandoned	Joe DiPietro
Sat Feb 5, 1994	38D	Forsaken	Rand H. Burns

16 results for DESOLATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 16, 1991	30A	Forlorn	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Sat Aug 3, 1991	24A	Forlorn	Jonathan J. Towle	Maleska
Fri Apr 6, 1990	26A	Uninhabited	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Oct 27, 1988	44A	Devoid of inhabitants	Reginald L. Johnson	Maleska
Tue Oct 28, 1986	9D	Abandoned	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Mon Aug 20, 1984	43A	Uninhabited	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Sun Jan 8, 1984	42D	Lifeless	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sat Feb 26, 1966	9D	Bleak.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Mon Dec 4, 1961	39D	Woebegone.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 20, 1960	4D	Abandoned.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 21, 1959	44A	Lonely.	Norton Rhoades	Farrar
Sat Feb 7, 1959	42A	Uninhabited.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sat Sep 29, 1956	38D	Forlorn.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jun 20, 1956	44A	Forsaken.	Fawn Watson	Farrar
Tue Feb 15, 1955	56A	Uninhabited.	Alice Skodzus	Farrar
Sun Jul 12, 1953	67A	Descriptive of a ghost town.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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