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9 results for DESISTS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 2, 2024	54A	Stops (4)	Luke K. Schreiber	Fagliano
Tue Feb 20, 2024	28A	Partner of "ceases"	Robert S. Gard	Shortz
Sun Dec 6, 2020	59A	Quits	Tony Orbach	Shortz
Tue Oct 1, 2013	67A	Calls it quits	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Sat Jul 3, 2010	37D	Cuts it out (2)	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sat Jan 10, 2004	11D	Stops (4)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Fri Aug 30, 2002	33A	Cuts it out (2)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Fri Nov 8, 1996	57A	Stops (4)	M. Gaffney	Shortz
Sun Nov 6, 1994	19D	Stops (4)	A.J. Santora	Shortz

1 result for DESISTS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 6, 2022	Diagramless	66A	Stops doing something	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz

13 results for DESISTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 30, 1993	55A	Knocks off	Robert Lieblich	Maleska
Fri Jul 5, 1991	42D	Stops	Jeff Herrington	Maleska
Fri Mar 23, 1990	33A	Ceases	Michael A. Rampino	Maleska
Tue Nov 27, 1984	3D	Ceases	John Dreyer	Maleska
Thu Sep 13, 1979	20A	Ceases	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sun Sep 4, 1977	84D	Leaves off	Henry Hook	Maleska
Sat Jun 17, 1972	8A	Ceases	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 15, 1963	34D	Quits.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Nov 5, 1959	41D	Stops.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 5, 1956	142A	Stops.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Jul 24, 1949	153A	Stops.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Sun Sep 23, 1945	131A	Stops.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun Mar 4, 1945	122D	Leaves off.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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