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4 results for DESERTER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 7, 2014	40D	Yellow type?	John Lieb	Shortz
Fri Apr 21, 2006	35D	Court-martial candidate	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Mar 17, 2000	54A	No-show	Glenton Petgrave	Shortz
Fri Nov 15, 1996	9D	Rat	R. Norris	Shortz

21 results for DESERTER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 24, 1992	39D	Rat	Walter Covell	Maleska
Mon Dec 4, 1989	20A	Renegade	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Wed Jan 2, 1985	9D	Renegade	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Wed Aug 8, 1984	9D	Rat	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Tue Nov 16, 1982	28A	Renegade	Whitten	Maleska
Sat Nov 1, 1980	26A	Turncoat	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Dec 17, 1979	4D	Runaway	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sat Feb 1, 1975	51A	One going awol	Alice H. Kaufman	Weng
Thu Jul 4, 1974	4D	Turntail	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Tue May 21, 1968	27A	Renegade.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 28, 1963	9D	Runaway.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 5, 1962	6D	Renegade.	Annamarie Lobb	Farrar
Tue Dec 27, 1960	48A	Runaway.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 26, 1958	36D	Renegade.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Apr 16, 1958	32D	Turncoat.	Helen Bernard	Farrar
Wed Sep 12, 1956	38D	Long-time AWOL.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Thu Dec 1, 1955	37D	Turncoat.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 23, 1954	25A	Runaway.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Mar 14, 1954	13D	Candidate for court-martial.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Jul 15, 1951	23D	Renegade.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun Apr 9, 1950	59A	Soldier A.W.O.L. too long.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar

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