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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | 49A | Gladiator's milieu | Gail Grabowski |
| Wednesday, September 16, 2009 | 8D | Boxing venue | Maura B. Jacobson |
| Tuesday, September 08, 2009 | 35D | Concert venue | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Wednesday, September 02, 2009 | 50D | Sports venue | Jim Hyres |
| Monday, August 17, 2009 | 54D | Where the action is | Mike Buckley |
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 | 50A | Fan setting | Barry C. Silk |
| Saturday, March 21, 2009 | 26D | Squaring-off site | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Thursday, January 01, 2009 | 62A | It often has a ring in the middle | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Tuesday, December 30, 2008 | 3D | Fight site | Doug Peterson |
| Sunday, November 23, 2008 | 2D | Concert venue | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2008 | 14A | Fight site | Michael Langwald |
| Sunday, July 06, 2008 | 41A | Team building? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 | 14A | Where the action is | Stephen Edward Anderson |
| Thursday, February 07, 2008 | 2D | Bowl | Kenneth J. Berniker |
| Thursday, December 06, 2007 | 64A | War locale, broadly | Joe Krozel |
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 | 47A | Bowl | Larry Shearer |
| Wednesday, October 03, 2007 | 55D | Rock concert setting | Robert Dillman |
| Sunday, September 09, 2007 | 103D | Game site | Patrick Berry |
| Monday, September 03, 2007 | 20A | Madison Square Garden is one | Sarah Keller |
| Sunday, September 02, 2007 | 14D | Bowl | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, August 06, 2007 | 10D | Football bowl site | Allan E. Parrish |
| Friday, July 20, 2007 | 54A | Match point? | Barry C. Silk |
| Wednesday, June 06, 2007 | 64A | Where the action is | Richard Silvestri |
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 | 29D | Sporting site | Patrick Blindauer |
| Friday, May 11, 2007 | 3D | Theater | Patrick Berry |
| Friday, January 26, 2007 | 23A | Where to go for a cup | Mike Nothnagel |
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 | 43A | Detroit's Joe Louis ___ | Harvey Estes |
| Tuesday, January 02, 2007 | 56D | Skybox locale | Sarah Keller |
| Sunday, November 12, 2006 | 2D | Team building | Patrick Berry |
| Friday, August 25, 2006 | 42D | Point of contention | David Levinson Wilk |
| Sunday, June 25, 2006 | 98D | Combat zone | Jim Page |
| Wednesday, June 21, 2006 | 62A | Combat venue | Barry C. Silk |
| Monday, May 22, 2006 | 4D | Where the action is | Edgar R. Fontaine |
| Monday, May 15, 2006 | 69A | Atlanta's Omni | John R. Conrad |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 | 15A | Gladiators' locale | Frances Hansen (1919-2004) |
| Monday, February 20, 2006 | 7D | Fight site | Doug Peterson |
| Wednesday, January 18, 2006 | 59A | Gladiator's venue | Sheldon Benardo |
| Wednesday, September 07, 2005 | 17A | Bullfight setting | Andrea C. Michaels |
| Sunday, August 28, 2005 | 28A | "Gladiator" setting | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Monday, May 16, 2005 | 6D | Stadium | Marc J. Gameroff |
| Monday, April 18, 2005 | 42A | Boxing venue | Robert Dillman |
| Friday, April 08, 2005 | 33A | Sphere | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 | 11D | Final Four site | Richard Silvestri |
| Sunday, October 17, 2004 | 19A | Where the lion spared Androcles | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 | 7D | Where the action is | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Sunday, June 20, 2004 | 108D | Showground | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, May 31, 2004 | 39D | Where the action is | Gregory E. Paul |
| Friday, May 28, 2004 | 47A | Setting for "Androcles and the Lion" | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, April 18, 2004 | 102A | Battle locale | Richard Chisholm |
| Tuesday, December 30, 2003 | 26D | Sports venue | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 | 26D | Place to fight | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2003 | 44A | Football site | Denise M. Neuendorf |
| Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | 63A | See 56-Across | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, August 11, 2003 | 1A | Gladiators' locale | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, June 30, 2003 | 26D | Madison Square Garden, e.g. | Gregory E. Paul |
| Saturday, June 07, 2003 | 1D | Fan setting | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Sunday, May 18, 2003 | 8D | Padua's ___ Chapel, with a renowned Giotto fresco | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Monday, April 14, 2003 | 44A | Boxing venue | Janet R. Bender |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2003 | 66A | Where the action is | Myles Callum |
| Friday, March 07, 2003 | 21D | Fight site | Harvey Estes |
| Wednesday, January 29, 2003 | 3D | Fight locale | Fred Piscop |
| Thursday, December 05, 2002 | 58A | Bowl | Joe DiPietro |
| Thursday, September 05, 2002 | 33D | Game site | Michael Shteyman |
| Tuesday, September 03, 2002 | 47D | Field of endeavor | Don West |
| Tuesday, July 30, 2002 | 65A | Action spot | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Monday, July 29, 2002 | 15A | Fight site | Peter Gordon |
| Tuesday, July 23, 2002 | 12D | Rock concert venue | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, July 15, 2002 | 56A | Stadium | John Leavy |
| Wednesday, July 03, 2002 | 44A | Pittsburgh's Mellon ___ | Peter Gordon |
| Sunday, May 26, 2002 | 19A | Play area | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, April 30, 2002 | 14A | Bowl | John F. Hughes |
| Thursday, March 28, 2002 | 46D | Place for a game | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, March 27, 2002 | 26D | Sports venue | Sarah Keller |
| Saturday, February 23, 2002 | 53D | Bowl | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, February 12, 2002 | 64A | Field of play | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, February 04, 2002 | 21A | Boxing venue | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, January 28, 2002 | 51A | Madison Square Garden, e.g. | Sarah Keller |
| Tuesday, November 06, 2001 | 14A | Big game venue | Denise Neuendorf |
| Tuesday, October 16, 2001 | 14A | Madison Square Garden, for one | Sarah Keller |
| Sunday, October 07, 2001 | 42D | It may be provided concessions | Patrick Berry |
| Sunday, August 26, 2001 | 96A | Where 88-Across play | Richard Silvestri |
| Thursday, August 23, 2001 | 30D | Field of conflict | Peter Gordon |
| Monday, August 13, 2001 | 14A | Ice Capades locale | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Friday, July 27, 2001 | 45D | Rock tour venue | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Tuesday, July 03, 2001 | 3D | Sacramento's Arco ___ | Randall J. Hartman |
| Wednesday, June 27, 2001 | 39A | Where the action is | Michael Shteyman |
| Monday, June 11, 2001 | 31D | Boxing site | Gregory E. Paul |
| Saturday, June 02, 2001 | 13A | Place for a match | Jim Page |
| Thursday, May 17, 2001 | 35D | It may have boxes and boxers | David J. Kahn |
| Sunday, April 29, 2001 | 131A | Play area | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Wednesday, April 25, 2001 | 22A | Gladiator's place | Mel Taub and crossword class |
| Friday, April 06, 2001 | 51A | Concert site | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, March 26, 2001 | 28D | Gladiators' place | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, January 29, 2001 | 32A | Where boxers box | Sarah Keller |
| Wednesday, January 10, 2001 | 2D | Kind of football | Richard Silvestri |
| Thursday, October 05, 2000 | 16A | Circus site | Cathy Millhauser |
| Monday, September 11, 2000 | 14A | Sports venue | Gregory E. Paul |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2000 | 32A | Where the action is | William A. Ballard |
| Monday, July 31, 2000 | 11D | "Gladiator" setting | Marjorie Berg |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2000 | 14A | Concert site | Peter Gordon |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2000 | 38A | "Gladiator" setting | M. Francis Vuolo |
| Sunday, May 28, 2000 | 16D | Concert venue | Richard Silvestri |
| Saturday, April 22, 2000 | 62A | Bowl | Rich Norris |
| Sunday, March 12, 2000 | 20A | Sky box locale | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, February 28, 2000 | 15A | Field of play | Jerry E. Rosman |
| Thursday, February 17, 2000 | 55A | Washington's ___ Stage | Matt Gaffney and David Bianco |
| Monday, February 14, 2000 | 17A | Sports facility | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Thursday, January 20, 2000 | 19A | Where the action is | Jeremy Thomas Paine |
| Sunday, November 28, 1999 | 24A | Where matches are booked | Cathy Millhauser |
| Thursday, November 25, 1999 | 2D | Where some people come to blows | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, October 25, 1999 | 60A | Boxing site | Philip Lew |
| Monday, October 18, 1999 | 56A | Combat zone | Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert |
| Saturday, July 24, 1999 | 21D | Playground | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, June 22, 1999 | 15A | ___ football (indoor game) | Nancy Salomon |
| Thursday, June 10, 1999 | 65A | Venue | Adam G. Perl |
| Saturday, June 05, 1999 | 18A | Circus site | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, June 02, 1999 | 41A | Detroit's Joe Louis ___ | Nancy Salomon |
| Tuesday, February 02, 1999 | 3D | Scene of the action | Norma Steinberg |
| Saturday, January 16, 1999 | 16A | Ring | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, January 12, 1999 | 66A | ___ football (indoor sport) | Nancy Salomon |
| Saturday, December 26, 1998 | 13D | "The Lady or the Tiger?" setting | A. J. Santora |
| Wednesday, November 25, 1998 | 53A | Fight site | Rich Norris |
| Thursday, November 05, 1998 | 24A | Detroit's Joe Louis Sports ___ | Nancy Salomon |
| Saturday, October 24, 1998 | 36A | Ring | Rich Norris |
| Friday, October 09, 1998 | 11D | Dallas's Reunion ___ | Cathy Millhauser |
| Thursday, October 01, 1998 | 14A | Combat zone | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, September 28, 1998 | 68A | Gladiator's battleground | Robert Dillman |
| Monday, September 21, 1998 | 33A | Sports event site | Matthew Lees |
| Wednesday, September 02, 1998 | 33A | Kind of football | Randall J. Hartman |
| Tuesday, August 11, 1998 | 34A | Sacramento's Arco ___ | Randall J. Hartman |
| Tuesday, August 04, 1998 | 7D | Venue for 48-Across | Janet R. Bender |
| Tuesday, July 28, 1998 | 28D | Gladiator's locale | Robert Dillman |
| Monday, April 13, 1998 | 19A | Sports facility | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, March 15, 1998 | 112D | Where the action is | Frank Longo |
| Saturday, March 07, 1998 | 52D | Field | Rich Norris |
| Sunday, March 01, 1998 | 32A | Many people sit around it | Cathy Millhauser |
| Tuesday, January 13, 1998 | 37A | Hippodrome | Stanley B. Whitten |
| Wednesday, December 31, 1997 | 16A | See 31-Down | Alfio Micci |
| Tuesday, December 30, 1997 | 51D | Stadium | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Thursday, September 11, 1997 | 31D | Indianapolis's Market Square ___ | Matt Gaffney |
| Tuesday, August 05, 1997 | 8D | "In the ___" (Nixon book) | William Bernhardt |
| Monday, August 04, 1997 | 35A | Sports venue | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, June 15, 1997 | 76A | Where the action is | Karen Hodge |
| Wednesday, April 30, 1997 | 14A | Concert venue | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Saturday, April 12, 1997 | 47D | Play ground? | Bob Klahn |
| Tuesday, February 25, 1997 | 47D | Sports center | Gregory E. Paul |
| Wednesday, February 19, 1997 | 35A | Gladiator's place | D. J. DeChristopher |
| Wednesday, January 08, 1997 | 27D | Omni or Forum | J. D. Leavy |
| Tuesday, November 19, 1996 | 13D | Gladiator's place | G. E. Paul |
| Monday, October 21, 1996 | 25D | Boxing venue | J. Bender |
| Monday, September 09, 1996 | 47D | Sports spot | S. L. Robbins |
| Wednesday, July 10, 1996 | 6A | Gladiatorial combat site | Diane C. Baldwin |
| Monday, July 01, 1996 | 27D | Meadowlands___ | S. Spadaccini |
| Sunday, June 09, 1996 | 115A | Oval | M. Gaffney |
| Tuesday, April 30, 1996 | 47D | Gladiator's spot | G. E. Paul |
| Tuesday, April 02, 1996 | 51D | Coliseum | G. E. Paul |
| Sunday, March 10, 1996 | 92D | Circus site | F & L Sabin |
| Tuesday, January 30, 1996 | 54A | Sports center | M. Skolsky |
| Sunday, January 28, 1996 | 79D | Bowl | M. W. Perry |
| Sunday, December 24, 1995 | 112A | Kind of theater | Frances Hansen |
| Thursday, November 30, 1995 | 9D | Amphitheater part | Susan Smith |
| Monday, September 25, 1995 | 56D | Madison Square Garden, e.g. | Gregory E. Paul |
| Friday, September 15, 1995 | 10A | Padua's ____ Chapel | Matt Gaffney |
| Tuesday, September 05, 1995 | 28D | Boxing locale | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| Saturday, August 12, 1995 | 49D | Battlefield | A.J. Santora |
| Monday, May 29, 1995 | 14A | Bout site | Bernice Gordon |
| Sunday, May 28, 1995 | 22D | Sphere of struggle | Matt Gaffney |
| Friday, May 26, 1995 | 18A | Show ring | Randolph Ross |
| Wednesday, February 22, 1995 | 5D | Sphere | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Monday, January 09, 1995 | 40A | Boxing site | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Monday, December 26, 1994 | 43A | Sports facility | Gregory E. Paul |
| Friday, December 02, 1994 | 19A | Circus Maximus, e.g. | Bob Klahn |
| Friday, November 18, 1994 | 20A | Sphere | Timothy S. Lewis |
| Tuesday, June 28, 1994 | 41A | Gladiator's place | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| Sunday, May 29, 1994 | 47D | Bout locale | Janet R. Bender |
| Sunday, March 06, 1994 | 25D | Gladiators' stamping ground | Frances Hansen |
| Thursday, February 24, 1994 | 1A | Fight locale | Stanley Newman |
| Tuesday, February 15, 1994 | 13A | Spot for Spartacus | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| Monday, February 14, 1994 | 51A | Boston Garden, e.g. | Nancy Joline |
| Friday, December 17, 1993 | 15A | Brendan Byrne, e.g. | James Neal |