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10 results for DESPAIR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 23, 2020	1A	Feeling of hopelessness	Sophia and David Maymudes	Shortz
Fri Dec 11, 2015	26A	"The shadow of a starless night," per Percy Bysshe Shelley	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Thu Jul 31, 2014	39A	Low state	Jill Denny and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Thu Jul 11, 2013	15D	Lose hope	Henry Hook	Shortz
Thu Apr 11, 2013	37A	Lose heart	Jim Hilger	Shortz
Thu Sep 29, 2011	42D	Hopelessness (2)	Ben Fish	Shortz
Sat Oct 28, 2006	11D	Bad thing to sink into	David Quarfoot	Shortz
Tue Aug 10, 2004	44A	Hopelessness (2)	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Sat Jul 28, 2001	12D	Film noir feature	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sat Jul 12, 1997	8D	Give up	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

21 results for DESPAIR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 15, 1989	55A	Hopelessness	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Sat Jun 18, 1988	20A	Lose hope	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Fri Jun 3, 1988	44D	Hopelessness	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Mon Feb 1, 1988	1D	Give up hope	Rita Yelle	Maleska
Mon Apr 13, 1987	43A	Postloss reaction, sometimes	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Tue Jun 25, 1985	38A	Lose hope	Mark Diehl	Maleska
Sun Nov 18, 1984	70A	Lose hope	George P. Sphicas	Maleska
Tue Dec 27, 1983	45D	Lose hope	James R. Burns	Maleska
Sun Nov 16, 1975	61D	Lose hope	Threba Johnson	Weng
Sun Apr 12, 1970	9D	"Shall I wasting in ___ ... "	Frances Hansen	Weng
Thu May 4, 1967	1A	Giant in "Pilgrim's Progress."	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Wed Apr 1, 1964	9D	Loss of hope.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 7, 1964	59A	Giant of Doubting Castle.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Fri Nov 9, 1962	36A	Giant who lives in Doubting Castle.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 16, 1962	17A	Giant in "Pilgrim's Progress."	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Tue Aug 9, 1960	35D	Slough of despond.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 10, 1960	84A	Giant of Doubting Castle.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jan 25, 1953	58D	Giant in "Pilgrim's Progress."	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Mar 9, 1952	56A	Giant in "Pilgrim's Progress."	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Nov 3, 1946	1A	Giant in Pilgrim's Progress.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun May 31, 1942	108D	"Doubt is brother-devil to ___."—O'Reilly.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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