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5 results for DESPERADO from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 29, 1999	34D	Western villain	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Fri Jul 16, 1999	6D	Western figure	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz
Sat Dec 21, 1996	1A	Title song of a 1973 Eagles album	F. Piscop	Shortz
Sat May 20, 1995	29D	Billy the Kid was one	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Dec 4, 1994	10D	Outlaw	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz

1 result for DESPERADO from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 6, 2014	Cryptic	16D	Bad hombre (Spanish) enters, does hustle (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

5 results for DESPERADO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 8, 1990	8D	Outlaw	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Fri Apr 6, 1962	40A	Outlaw of a sort.	Jay Sheldon	Farrar
Tue Aug 13, 1957	10D	Billy the Kid, for one.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Tue Dec 29, 1953	34D	Bold outlaw.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 19, 1952	42A	Law breaker in a Western.	Unknown	Farrar

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