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Duplicated answer words with clues

Puzzles with repeated answers are rare; there are only 64.

Most early pre-Shortz duplications are presumably inadvertent.

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Mon 6/10/2024
SETASTOSWAP
TSOSPESKYERGO
OPALSTAGETIRE
ONDISCRONASET
DUSTMOPOFNOTE
SOREDOGSPA
SETKEGSREHABS
EXILESETLADLE
TIPOFFTURFSET
SPORESBAIT
TYPEUPANSWERS
SETEDENCHIPIN
ANOSAWASHREDO
ICEELEVEELEGO
LESTDITSSET
Sun 12/31/2023 It's Going Down
HIMIDLEESSFETA
ADAMEANTSHAKAORALB
HERBIVOREPOWERBROKER
ASIANSINNEWYEARSEVE
STELLACAPUTOALEAER
LOTIONSROBLADS
POPVIDTYPEDUPLOHAN
SPICETEACOEGRUHOSE
HEPANIGHTFOOTBATHS
ARENATREOLUCIA
WATERBILLSSATELLITES
KATIEOTBSLGAME
THATSLIFECASASGHEE
MAYOLETBARGOBEYOND
INCURSERAPESRAYEDY
ARABDELWEASLEY
DIRNORLLBEANLISTIC
ICANTDECIDEONONEWTO
TIMESSQUAREAUTOGRAPH
ZEBRASENORKATSUIRE
RAFTTPSLOOPNON
Mon 6/19/2023
PEALOSSWAB
OVERICEPORE
PIRANHAOVEN
SLICEOFBREAD
AYNART
TILSARIFED
AMIEBEEHIVE
RASPBERRYJAM
EXTORTDINO
NASCAR
OHHIABASED
PEANUTBUTTER
TYLENOLERGO
SSESPECISP
SENAUK
SLICEOFBREAD
HAZETRILOGY
AVONCENSURE
MADEHESTAD
Sun 5/7/2023 Sea Change
MASTIFFBAFTAIPASS
CALORIECLIOSDETENTE
SHIPOFTHESEUSIVORIAN
DONATEORCASALMPS
SWISHLABCHIPANDDALE
YONOVERUSELIVYALE
NATURENEROCOLOR
CHOPSTICKSCHOWYUNFAT
PESTOHAHASISIMO
PARISCHOROSHNOSRAT
EVESSHOWBOATINGMEZE
CACHETSERAAPEBODES
KITMOOTORIPAOLO
SLOWMOTIONSLOPBUCKET
HADINCHIAONHIRE
CHICOCTATTUNEDDID
SLIPONSHOESACEESSEX
WAGREIATTASACRUM
AMHERSTSHIPOFTHESEUS
NULLITYTAMPAEARHART
SPYONSNEAKNOSILLY
NumDateAuthorAnswerClue
1.Mon Jun 10, 2024Kareem AyasSETTheater backdrop
SETPut (down)
SETPrepare, as the dinner table
SETWritten in stone
SETUnit for a comedian or musician
SETLike hard plaster
SETGuinness world record holder for "English word with the most meanings"
SETPart of a tennis match
SETSink, as the sun
SETMathematical grouping using curly brackets
SETHaving everything one needs
SETVolleyball move before a spike
SETComplete collection
SETAdjust, as a watch
2.Sun Dec 31, 2023Matt Linzer and Rafael MusaBALLEvent for Cinderella
BALLFoot part
BALLGreat time
BALLWad (up)
BALLUmpire's call
3.Mon Jun 19, 2023David Liben-NowellSLICEOFBREADSandwich top
SLICEOFBREADSandwich bottom
4.Sun May 7, 2023Will NedigerSHIPOFTHESEUSThought experiment that asks whether an object remains the same object if its parts are replaced one by one
SHIPOFTHESEUSThought experiment that asks whether an object remains the same object if its parts are replaced one by one
5.Thu Dec 22, 2022David SteinbergCARFirst exit: Salad bar bowlful • Second exit: French watchmaker • Third exit: Thanksgiving role
CARFirst exit: Floor covers • Second exit: Addition signs? • Third exit: Checking the IDs of
RACFirst exit: Milk containers • Second exit: Rebounded, in billiards • Third exit: Wheeled (away)
RACFirst exit: Writer Lewis • Second exit: Santana of Santana • Third exit: Dead meat
6.Mon Oct 24, 2022Joe RodiniSANSFrench for "without"
SANSAfter 1-Across, what the first names at 20-, 36-, 43- and 57-Across all are?
7.Sun Mar 13, 2022Christina Iverson and Katie HaleSIDEWith 111-Down, in cooperation
SIDESee 110-Down
8.Thu Oct 22, 2020Sid Sivakumar What's theorized to have preceded the Big Bang
What polar opposites have in common
What's uttered by a mime
9.Wed Aug 19, 2020Brandon KoppyLIFEWith 5-Across, means of survival
LIFEWith 41-Across, generational sequence
10.Sun Feb 16, 2020Sam EzerskySEIZEWith 60-Across, take control after a coup
SEIZESIXTEEN
11.Sun Jun 23, 2019David Liben-Nowell and Victor BarocasBANANAFruit that, surprisingly, is slightly radioactive
BANANASupporting role
BASEPolitician's core support
BASEIt's halfway around a diamond
CLASSImpressive stylishness
CLASSNot having full rights, as a citizen
HANDBridge component
HANDPreviously owned
NATURE"All ___ is but art, unknown to thee": Alexander Pope
NATUREDeeply ingrained habit
PERSONBeing
PERSONWhat you will always be (but he or she isn't)?
PLACEOne of three properties in Monopoly
PLACESilver
RATEClip
RATELow-quality
STRINGE, B, G, D, A or E
STRINGB-team
12.Tue Feb 19, 2019David Alfred BywatersTOBEWith 39- and 40-Across, classic Shakespearean question phonetically suggested by 17-, 23-, 47- and 59-Across
TOBESee 38-Across
13.Thu Dec 20, 2018Ruth Bloomfield MargolinNOWith 38-Across, what a two-letter answer is in a crossword, usually ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 44- and 51-Across
NOSee 35-Across
14.Wed Oct 17, 2018Patrick Blindauer and Tony OrbachPANCAKEKind of makeup
PANCAKEFlatten
PANCAKEBreakfast food item
15.Thu Nov 16, 2017Alex EylarTAUTOLOGYSee 58-Across
TAUTOLOGYSee 17-Across
16.Sun Jun 4, 2017Tom McCoyAVOIDREDUNDANCYWriting tip #6
AVOIDREDUNDANCYWriting tip #7
17.Tue Aug 9, 2016Andrea Carla MichaelsAUTHORWith 26-Across, 1982 Al Pacino film
AUTHORWith 24-Across, 1962 P. G. Wodehouse book
HEARYEWith 55-Across, town crier's cry
HEARYEWith 52-Across, Aaron Copland ballet
NEWYORKWith 42-Across, Frank Sinatra signature song
NEWYORKWith 40-Across, where Broadway is
SINGWith 72-Across, noted maximum security prison
SINGWith 71- and 72-Across, classic Louis Prima tune
ZOOMWith 9-Across, an auto ad slogan
ZOOMWith 5-Across, quickly
18.Tue Jun 7, 2016Peter A. CollinsHOMEWith 18- and 19-Across, classic song that starts "'Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam"
HOMESee 17-Across
19.Sat Oct 17, 2015Timothy PolinBLANKSEntry forms
BLANKSYou might draw them when answering questions
BLANKSBilly of infomercials
BLANKSVoids, with "out"
BLANKSValuable things to have in Scrabble
BLANKSDoesn't remember, as something obvious, with "on"
BLANKSWhat starter pistols shoot
BLANKSUnstamped metal discs used for making coins
20.Thu Apr 16, 2015Joe Krozel and Peter CollinsBACKWARDHow the Across answers appear in the bottom half of this puzzle
BACKWARDHow the Across answers appear in the top half of this puzzle vis-à-vis the bottom
21.Wed Feb 19, 2014Michael DeweySIRWith 39-Across and 58-Down, response to a military command
SIRSee 11-Down
22.Sun Dec 15, 2013Jeff ChenCCCCCOceans
CCCCCEspies
CCCCCGrab
TTTTTRazz
TTTTTAids for long drives
UUUUUProfit from
UUUUUFarm females
UUUUUTrees with poisonous seeds
23.Thu Aug 30, 2012Stu OckmanOOOOOOWith 37-Across, dairy aisle purchase
OOOOOOSee 31-Across
24.Wed Sep 14, 2011Jeff ChenSPYFoe of 71-Across in Mad magazine
SPYFoe of 1-Across in Mad magazine
25.Tue Aug 31, 2010Paula Gamache and Ed SteinADDRESSLincoln's famous one was just 272 words
ADDRESSPrepare to drive, as a golf ball
CONSOLEHome entertainment centerpiece
CONSOLESay "There, there" to, say
EXPLOITBit of derring-do
EXPLOITTake advantage of
INCENSEAromatic sticks
INCENSEMake boiling mad
PRESENTHere and now
PRESENTShow, in a show-and-tell
26.Thu Jul 1, 2010Clive ProbertONEWith 42-Across, bogey?
ONEWith 42-Across, birdie?
27.Thu Dec 17, 2009Francis Heaney and Patrick BlindauerCATHipster
CATTractor make, briefly
DOGFrank
DOGFollow relentlessly
HORSEBasketball shooting game
HORSEGymnast's equipment
LIONViking foe?
LIONLouis VIII nickname, with "the"
MOLESpicy sauce
MOLEMarilyn's mark
SEALIt makes an impression
SEALNavy commando
28.Tue Nov 17, 2009John FarmerBLINGWith 10-Down, flashy jewelry
BLINGSee 18-Across
DURANWith 2-Down, group with the only James Bond theme to hit #1
DURANSee 16-Across
KNOCKWith 54-Down, intro to a joke
KNOCKSee 64-Across
SUGARWith 50-Down, #1 hit of 1969
SUGARSee 61-Across
TWINKLEWith 25-Down, start of a nighttime nursery rhyme
TWINKLESee 39-Across
29.Fri Jul 4, 2008John UnderwoodUSAMiddle of a patriotic cheer
USAStart of a patriotic cheer
USAEnd of a patriotic cheer
30.Tue Aug 22, 2006Michael J. DoranEXAMINESWith 21-Down, questions in court
EXAMINESSee 40-Across
FIRESWith 50-Down, tough positions for soldiers
FIRESSee 59-Across
HAIRSWith 12-Down, rifle shooter's aid
HAIRSSee 22-Across
ROADSWith 47-Down, crucial decision point
ROADSSee 53-Across
SECTIONSWith 26-Down, some statistical samples
SECTIONSSee 32-Across
WORDSWith 3-Down, popular puzzles
WORDSSee 17-Across
31.Thu Aug 11, 2005Michael ShteymanOOONew pedometer reading
OOOHugs, symbolically
OOOTic-tac-toe winner
OOOQueenside castle, in chess notation
32.Thu Jan 15, 2004Patrick MerrellLOREIt's passed on
LOREIt's passed on
33.Sun Oct 13, 2002Elizabeth C. GorskiOOOTic-tac-toe win
OOONew pedometer reading
34.Fri Jul 5, 2002Manny NosowskyPARBy its location [see adjoining squares of answer], a birdie
PARBy its location [see adjoining squares of answer], a bogey
35.Mon Apr 1, 2002Roger BarkanACADIAMaine's ___ National Park
ACADIA"Evangeline" setting
ACTSNew Testament book
ACTSDoes stage work
AGGIEPlaying marble
AGGIETexas A&M player
ALIENS1986 sci-fi sequel
ALIENSOnes with green cards
AURA"___ Lee" (classic song)
AURARadiant glow
BALLPARKLike some figures
BALLPARKShea, for one
BASICFundamental
BASICMicrosoft's first product
CARSTrain segments
CARS"Shake It Up" band, with "the"
CHOPWhen doubled, quickly
CHOPCut of lamb
CHUMBuddy
CHUMFish scraps
ELKSAntlered animals
ELKSFraternal members
ENTREEFree access
ENTREEMeat dish, often
ERAPitcher's stat
ERAPaleozoic, for one
GRUBSScrounges (for)
GRUBSBeetle larvae
ICEKnock off, to a mobster
ICE"Rocks"
IRONNumbered club
IRONUnwrinkle
KATKrazy ___
KATKit ___ bar
LABCertain retriever, briefly
LABIgor's place
LAWSStatutes
LAWSSamuel ___, inventor of the stock ticker
LEILuau memento
LEIHawaii's ___ Day
LOOKINTHEMIRRORSee eye-to-eye?
LOOKINTHEMIRRORExamine oneself
NOAHWordwise Webster
NOAHMan famous for doing a double take?
OCEANSSeas
OCEANS"___ Eleven" (Sinatra film)
OLDMANDad, slangily
OLDMANHemingway title character
REDLIGHTStop signal
REDLIGHTKind of district
RUNATMove rapidly toward
RUNATCharge
SERAMedical liquids
SERA"Will be," to Doris Day
SHOOTModel's session
SHOOT"Darn!"
SIE"Sprechen ___ Deutsch?"
SIEYou: Ger.
SMOKEDLike salmon, often
SMOKEDHad Marlboros, say
SPANBridge
SPANNine inches
STEEPPrepare, as tea
STEEPVery expensive
STEPPart of a process
STEPFootfall
TAISkater Babilonia
TAIMai ___
TISThird word in "America"
TISNotes after las
TORA___ Bora (Afghan region)
TORAWhen tripled, a W.W. II movie
TOTODog in Oz
TOTOIn ___ (entirely)
UNCLE___ Sam
UNCLE"I give!"
WHITEPart of an egg
WHITELike a surrender flag
36.Thu Feb 21, 2002Peter GordonBEWARYOFStart of a quip by Alfred E. Neuman
BEWARYOFEnd of the quip
37.Sat Apr 1, 2000Manny NosowskyTTTTTorment
TTTTSome socials
TTTTRib
TTTTSri Lankan exports
TTTTInformal tops
TTTTPlumbing joints
TTTTAngers, with "off"
TTTTTimeout signs
TTTTTGolfers' needs
TTTTTMusical notes
TTTTTFlirt
TTTTTCertain crosses
38.Thu May 20, 1999Zack ButlerIWILLQuote, part 2
IWILLQuote, part 5
39.Sat May 8, 1993Tap OsbornLIZZIEBORDENDefendant in an 1893 trial
LIZZIEBORDENDirector of 18 Across
40.Wed Sep 2, 1992Wayne Hall-EastmanADAMBede of fiction
ADAMOriginal man
41.Sun Jul 30, 1989Frances HansenWEREYOUTOCALLAVASEAVASEMore of verse
WEREYOUTOCALLAVASEAVASEMore of verse
42.Sun May 14, 1989Charles M. DeberSTEPerson Cinderella said was cruel
STEWhat the painters said they needed
STEPWhat the passenger told the cabbie
STEPSee 115 Across
STEPWhat Hesse called one of his novels
43.Thu Apr 29, 1982Teresa ForestallANONLater
ANONShortly
44.Wed Dec 31, 1980Nancy McCarthyLEESDregs
LEESProminent Virginia family
45.Mon Sep 15, 1980Richard N. Platt, Jr.RATKind of race
RAT"Dirty" one, in a Cagney line
46.Mon Dec 23, 1974John LandenbergerIAMStart of God's words to Moses
IAMEnd of 1 Across
47.Sun Jun 23, 1974Frances HansenTICKFirst sound of work
TICKChide, with "off"
TICKTOCKMore sounds
TICKTOCKOne more time
TICKTOCKSounds of work
TICKTOCKPlay it again, Sam
TOCKAfrican hornbill
TOCKLast sound of work
48.Sun May 7, 1972Frances HansenHEARTKind of burn
HEART"Cross my ___"
49.Wed Sep 15, 1971UnknownANDSee 1 Across
ANDSee 1 Across
50.Sun May 30, 1971Keith BlakeMILESTOGOBEFOREISLEEPFrost line
MILESTOGOBEFOREISLEEPSee 63 Across
51.Thu Apr 1, 1971UnknownFOOLAn old saw, with 31, 40, 46, 51, 57, 66 and 67 Across
FOOLSee 1 Across
52.Thu Oct 15, 1970UnknownRESTRepose
RESTRemainder
53.Sun Jul 19, 1970Hume R. CraftAMESCity near Des Moines
AMESSinger Ed
54.Fri Mar 20, 1970UnknownYENCraving
YENCraving
55.Wed Dec 24, 1969UnknownINTODivision word.
INTOInwardly.
56.Wed Sep 10, 1969UnknownALIBaba.
ALIEastern name.
57.Sun Jul 20, 1969H. L. RisteenINDNeither Dem. nor Rep.
INDState: Abbr.
58.Tue Dec 31, 1968UnknownWANEFade.
WANEDecrease.
59.Sun Dec 24, 1961Jules ArensbergDDEDwight.
DDEPresidential monogram.
60.Sat May 25, 1957A. H. Drummond, Jr.AGEJack Benny's is 39.
AGEEpoch.
61.Sun Feb 27, 1955William A. Lewis Jr.AGE21 plus.
AGEA dog's ___.
62.Thu Jun 11, 1953George HendersonISSUEA point of debate.
ISSUEThe "I" in G. I.
63.Mon Feb 5, 1951UnknownHENClucker.
HENBiddy.
64.Sun Sep 4, 1949William Spaar Jr.STRADSViolins.
STRADSFiddles.
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