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2 results for DESPERATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 8, 2006	GoingTooFar	39D	Making a last-ditch effort	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Jan 25, 1998	Cryptic	16D	Reckless speed disrupted pace (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

6 results for DESPERATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 14, 1993	32D	Wyler's "The ___ Hours": 1955	Ernie Furtado	Maleska
Sat Jun 8, 1991	1A	In dire straits	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Fri Nov 30, 1990	22D	At the end of one's rope	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Thu Apr 21, 1983	42A	Extreme	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Mon Aug 22, 1955	18A	"The ___ Hours."	Morton B. Braun	Farrar
Tue Dec 28, 1954	27A	"The ___ Hours."	Unknown	Farrar

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