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4 results for DESMOINES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat May 10, 2014	58A	Capital on the Raccoon River	Barry C. Silk
Thu Jun 27, 2013	12D	Where Ronald Reagan worked as a sports announcer	Sean Dobbin
Sat Mar 20, 1999	14D	"State Fair" setting	Chuck Deodene
Fri Dec 9, 1994	13D	City on the Raccoon	Matt Gaffney

4 results for DESMOINES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 27, 1992	35D	Corn Belt monks?	Stanley Glass	Maleska
Sun Dec 8, 1974	28A	State capital	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Tue Jan 25, 1972	36D	Drake's home	Unknown	Weng
Tue Apr 13, 1954	39A	Gov. Beardsley's capital.	Ralph Henderson	Farrar

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