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6 results for DESERVE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 1, 2014	37D	Warrant	Will Nediger	Shortz
Tue Dec 17, 2013	43D	Merit (2)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sat Mar 21, 1998	18A	Rate	Rich Norris	Shortz
Thu Oct 9, 1997	43D	Merit (2)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Thu Feb 27, 1997	19A	Have coming (2)	Raymond C. Young	Shortz
Tue Mar 8, 1994	14A	Have coming (2)	Harvey Estes	Shortz

2 results for DESERVE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 22, 2015	Cryptic	13A	Have the right to take food back from patrons? (7)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Mar 17, 2002	Cryptic	9A	Merit of French verse after translation (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

18 results for DESERVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 5, 1992	56A	Rate	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Fri Jan 11, 1991	26A	Merit	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Sat Jun 18, 1988	9D	Merit	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Tue Oct 27, 1987	9D	Warrant	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun Feb 7, 1982	5D	Merit	John M. Samson	Maleska
Fri Feb 10, 1978	46A	Earn	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Sat Feb 5, 1972	7D	Merit	Unknown	Weng
Tue Mar 23, 1971	8D	Be worthy of	Unknown	Weng
Mon Mar 17, 1969	5D	Merit.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 11, 1961	69D	Merit.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Thu May 5, 1960	36A	Be worthy.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 7, 1959	116A	Merit.	Charles C. Allen	Farrar
Mon Sep 9, 1957	26A	Merit.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Mon Dec 6, 1954	57A	Merit.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Thu Oct 21, 1954	20A	Earn by service.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Tue Oct 12, 1954	45A	Merit.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Thu Feb 21, 1952	12D	Merit.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 17, 1949	53D	Merit.	Elizabeth Jackson	Farrar

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