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11 results for PLAYA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 7, 2021	11D	Spanish beach (3)	Erika Ettin	Shortz
Tue Dec 17, 2019	6A	Spanish beach (3)	David Levinson Wilk	Shortz
Mon Jul 8, 2019	3D	___ del Rey, Calif. (2)	Ned White	Shortz
Sun Mar 27, 2011	134A	___ del Carmen, Mexico	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Tue Feb 9, 2010	16A	___ del Rey, Calif. (2)	Robert Cirillo	Shortz
Sun Mar 6, 2005	47A	Beach on the Costa del Sol	John Greenman	Shortz
Sun Sep 19, 2004	46D	Spanish beach (3)	Kyle Mahowald	Shortz
Thu Mar 6, 2003	67A	Costa del Sol feature	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Fri Sep 28, 2001	32D	Costa del Sol attraction	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sun Oct 26, 1997	70A	Costa del Sol section	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Sun Jul 27, 1997	126A	Desert drainage basin	June Boggs	Shortz

15 results for PLAYA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 16, 1993	6D	Salt pan	Jack Jumonville	Taub
Tue Dec 24, 1991	5D	"___ Simple Melody"	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Sat Jul 1, 1989	5D	Dry lake	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Thu Apr 23, 1987	14A	Mudflat	William Canine	Maleska
Thu Feb 13, 1986	30D	Beach, in Barcelona	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Mon Mar 7, 1983	28D	Desert basin	Whitten	Maleska
Sat Jul 21, 1979	36A	Cousin of a wadi	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Apr 15, 1979	62A	Western salt pan	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Sun Dec 1, 1974	108A	Dry lake of West	George Madrid	Weng
Sun Aug 7, 1966	92D	Shallow lake.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sat Sep 12, 1964	8D	Dried-up lake basin.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 5, 1963	43A	Beach, in Spain.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 14, 1962	43A	Beach, in Spain.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 28, 1961	69A	Dried up lake basin.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Thu Dec 4, 1958	9A	Sandy beach, in Spain.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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