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1 result for DESIDERATA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 10, 2001	31A	Needed things	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for DESIDERATA from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 7, 2005	Acrostic	G	Popular piece on happiness by Max Ehrmann	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

9 results for DESIDERATA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 13, 1993	17A	Things needed	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Sat Dec 21, 1991	1A	Needs	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Thu Dec 13, 1990	40A	Missing essentials	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Wed Mar 29, 1967	52A	Essential things.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Thu Feb 23, 1967	18A	Things needed.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Sep 25, 1966	51A	Things sought for.	Eugene Maleska	Farrar
Thu Jan 17, 1963	54A	Needful things.	John Byrne	Farrar
Wed Oct 3, 1962	18A	Things needed and wanted.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 27, 1961	110A	List of items wanted.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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