Themeless 68

Words:  68

Average Length:  5.36

Greetings from Melbourne, Australia.  I landed not long ago, some 28 hours after leaving home.  Fortunately (and uncharacteristically) I had the foresight to write this post ahead of time so all I have to do is hit “Publish” before falling into bed.

I titled this a themeless because of its low word count and high difficulty level, but there’s a mini-theme among the grid-spanners.  20 Across was the seed; after I found out they’re going to play a game at Nationals Park next summer I had to put them in a grid.  I can’t wait to see them!

ERRATA: IN THE CLUE FOR 37 DOWN, FRK SHOULD BE FRA, NOT THAT IT AFFECTS THE ANSWER. IT’S CORRECT IN THE ONLINE VERSION BUT NOT THE PUZ AND PDF FILES.

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