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9 results for DCAREA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun May 10, 2020	91D	Region around the Beltway, informally	Adam Fromm
Fri Aug 4, 2017	9D	The N.I.H. is based in it	Damon Gulczynski
Tue Feb 21, 2017	54A	Washington and environs, informally	Timothy Polin
Thu Aug 13, 2015	51A	Where Bethesda, Md., and Alexandria, Va., are	Jim Hilger
Mon Jul 21, 2014	48D	Bethesda, Md., is in it	Matt Fuchs
Tue Jan 1, 2013	22A	U.S. capital and environs	John Farmer
Mon Apr 23, 2012	45D	Where many fed. employees live	Michael David
Sat Sep 17, 2011	27D	Alexandria is in it	Peter A. Collins
Sun Dec 12, 2004	43A	Where a lot of fed. govt. workers live	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon

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