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Sunday · 136 answers · 16 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-03), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    ERA

    2D Part of B.C.E.

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    END

    21A Close

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    OLE

    76D ___ Miss

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    AREA

    107D Vicinity

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    631
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    OREO

    47A Cookie sold in a blue package

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    OGRE

    103D Man-eating giant

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    284
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    ARIA

    28A Classical singer's selection

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    APE

    116A Long-armed animal

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    415
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    ELK

    31A Big game

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    TIS

    78D "___ the season!"

    24
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    APT

    28D Germane

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    OER

    110D National anthem contraction

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    OTIS

    69A Former Magic player Smith

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    251
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    OUI

    94A "Parlez-vous français?" answer

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    131
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    ELSA

    39A Fashion designer Schiaparelli

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    220
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    REF

    96A One who works while others play?

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    188
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    SEER

    38D Crystal gazer

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    170
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    RCA

    62A ___ Dome (former Colts stadium)

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    227
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    EOS

    71A Dawn goddess

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    173
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    ERODE

    48A Eat away at

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    175
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    HERE

    57D "You can have this"

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    CUE

    112A Shark's stick

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    ORBS

    113A Some Christmas ornaments

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    RAH

    29D Crowd cheer

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    BIO

    14A Science class, briefly

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    123
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    CASE

    74D Medical patient

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    108
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    PEI

    60A Bank of China Tower architect

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    121
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    POSE

    13D Sit (for)

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    88
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    CDC

    46D Org. that combats epidemics

    11
    60
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    NEST

    117A Digs in the forest

    10
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    HALO

    20A Cause of lightheadedness?

    10
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    NEA

    68A Org. funding many PBS programs

    9
    217
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    TOIL

    34A Struggle

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    90
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    PACE

    30A Work off nervous energy, in a way

    8
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    TREES

    114A Golf course obstacles

    8
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    PODS

    41D Cacao holders

    8
    40
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    TERSE

    9D Not at all garrulous

    7
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    TRIB

    5D "Lou Grant" paper, for short

    7
    53
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    SIX

    88D Early wake-up time

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    52
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    BAND

    11D Unadorned ring

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    47
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    ALEE

    8D Out of the wind

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    275
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    EDSEL

    98D Car with a horse collar grille

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    TBSP

    10A Medicinal amt.

    6
    55
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    LIPO

    95A Tang dynasty poet

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    43
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    YDS

    45D 1,760 make a mi.

    5
    125
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    SLAW

    12D Cabbage dish

    5
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    MATT

    77D Olympic swimmer Biondi

    5
    59
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    HUB

    106D Indirect flight stop-off

    5
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    PECS

    56A Bench presser's pride

    5
    51
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    FRERE

    43D "___ Jacques"

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    42
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    RITES

    99D Observances

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    41
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    ODESSA

    16D Stalin named it a "hero city" after W.W. II

    4
    94
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    AMEX

    100A Visa alternative, for short

    4
    60
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    KFC

    1D Restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville

    4
    46
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    ERLE

    98A ___ Stanley Gardner

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    TUE

    87D Day of the wk.

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    BOAS

    36A Fluffy scarves

    3
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    OTELLO

    35D Verdi opera

    3
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    MUSE

    72A Cogitate

    3
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    HIES

    82A Spurs (on)

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    34
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    APOGEE

    91D Highest point

    3
    29
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    WEBS

    104D Attic fillers

    3
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    EARNEST

    84D Like true believers

    3
    20
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    INSETS

    15D Alaska and Hawaii on U.S. maps, often

    3
    18
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    AFFAIR

    37D Public scandal

    3
    14
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    IHOPESO

    79D Unconvincing "yes"

    3
    14
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    RARA

    105D ___ avis

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    ELNINO

    66D Weather changer

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    THAN

    92A Comparative follower

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    DDS

    111D Tooth-care deg.

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    ALBEE

    27D "Tiny Alice" playwright

    2
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    SEM

    18D Relig. school

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    DENEB

    81D Brightest star in Cygnus

    2
    34
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    ARLENE

    51D "What's My Line?" panelist Francis

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    33
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    INASENSE

    24A If you look at it the right way

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    24
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    ISAIAH

    55D First of the Major Prophets

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    BRAY

    89A Barnyard call

    2
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    HEARTH

    64D Brick construction

    2
    8
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    TASSEL

    58A Set of threads?

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    38
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    HALS

    118A Dutch Golden Age painter

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    PAZ

    33A Guerra's opposite

    1
    25
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    LILO

    61A Disney character from Hawaii

    1
    21
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    FIFTH

    97D Liquor bottle

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    TUREEN

    34D Buffet table dish

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    BEANED

    115A Knocked dizzy

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    10
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    BLAT

    6A Unappealing trumpet sound

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    10
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    LACTIC

    54D ___ acid (sour cream component)

    1
    10
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    FEDORAS

    49A Fops' tops

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    CAPITOL

    23D National Mall sight

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    8
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    STROPS

    53D Sharpens, as a razor

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    PASSAT

    60D Volkswagen sedan

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    5
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    TICS

    78A Quirks

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    DION

    102D "Ruby Baby" singer, 1963

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    MORALE

    19D U.S.O. shows boost it

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    JERK

    59A Ding-a-ling

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    GATS

    32A Hit makers?

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    SOMEONE

    86D "If I Needed ___" (Harrison-penned Beatles song)

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    CPOS

    93A Some ship personnel, briefly

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    PADUA

    4D "The Taming of the Shrew" setting

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    RUINED

    50D Bankrupt

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    AMWAY

    100D Direct-sales giant

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    AYERS

    119A ___ Rock (Aussie landmark)

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    SCHOLAR

    80A The American ___ (Phi Beta Kappa publication)

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    STOATS

    52D Brown furs

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    DITKA

    81A N.F.L. Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1988

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    10
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    LYNNE

    7D Jeff of the Traveling Wilburys

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    10
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    KEMPT

    1A Neat

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    REPELS

    42D Drives back

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    7
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    BARIC

    6D Containing element #56

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    6
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    BUCKO

    65D Londonderry lad

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    6
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    FRIARS

    17A Minorites, e.g.

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    6
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    LOCKSMITH

    44D Key employee?

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    RILEUP

    90D Agitate

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    BENGAL

    14D Bay of ___ (terminus of the Ganges)

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    JOON

    59D "Benny & ___" (1993 film)

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    5
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    INVADES

    79A Makes a strong entrance?

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    MIDSIZE

    3D Category of sedan

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    BLANCA debut

    89D Bahía ___, Argentina

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    3
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    DUVETS debut

    67D Down-filled quilts

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    3
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    LUCENT

    73A Clear

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    NEGLIGEE

    108A Nightwear

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    MAYLE

    19A "A Year in Provence" author

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    2
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    PIANOMAN debut

    75A Billy Joel's first Top 40 hit

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    2
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    THINKOF debut

    10D Come up with

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    ALOWDOWNBIRDIESHAME debut

    101A Thoroughly undeserved under-par result?

    0
    1
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    CADDIECORNER debut

    22A Where golf bag handlers congregate inside the clubhouse?

    0
    1
  127. 127
    CCLEFS debut

    85D Symbols seen on viola music

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    1
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    EDGETOOL debut

    25D One applied to a grindstone

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    1
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    FASTFOURWOOD debut

    109A Fairway club swung quickly?

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    1
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    HARCOURT debut

    57A Publishing firm bought by Houghton Mifflin

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    1
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    NOHOLESBARRED debut

    63A Like golf courses that let you play the full 18?

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    1
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    SLIDELL debut

    53A Louisiana city on Lake Pontchartrain

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    1
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    SNOWYOWL debut

    70D Quebec's official bird

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    1
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    SUBMARINESANDWEDGES debut

    26A Golf clubs tossed into the drink at Pebble Beach?

    0
    1
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    THEPUTTERFLYEFFECT debut

    40A Tendency to throw one's club after sinking a short stroke?

    0
    1
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    WETTEESHOTCONTESTS debut

    83A Competitions to see who can drive a ball farthest in the rain?

    0
    1