RAFAEL is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for RAFAEL in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "RAFAEL" answer was first appeared in "5 Oct 1996" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Braves shortstop Belliard". It was authored by T. Payne. Recently, the "RAFAEL" answer has been used for "13 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Tennis great Nadal". It was authored by Alex Eaton-Salners. "RAFAEL" appeared 14 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "RAFAEL" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2023 | 45D | Tennis great Nadal | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| 1 Feb 2022 | 23D | Tennis’s Nadal | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 3 Dec 2021 | 42A | San ___, seat of California’s Marin County | Claire Rimkus |
| 2 Dec 2020 | 25A | Tennis star Nadal | Will Nediger |
| 10 Mar 2019 | 75A | Tennis’s Nadal | Adam Fromm |
| 1 Oct 2012 | 6D | San ___, Calif. | Susan Gelfand |
| 2 Apr 2011 | 29D | San ___, Calif. | Mark Diehl |
| 27 Sep 2009 | 47D | San ___ (San Francisco suburb) | Patrick Berry |
| 19 Jun 2008 | 7D | San ___, Calif. | Joe Krozel |
| 3 Jun 2001 | 12D | Conductor Kubelik | Bob Peoples and Nancy Salomon |
| 19 Oct 2000 | 25A | San ___, Calif. | Patrick Jordan |
| 9 Nov 1997 | 64A | San ___ (Marin County seat) | Rich Norris |
| 23 Aug 1997 | 3D | Baseball’s Palmeiro | Rich Norris |
| 5 Oct 1996 | 1D | Braves shortstop Belliard | T. Payne |
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