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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STUBS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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noun

• a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost

• a small piece

• a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt

• the part of a check that is retained as a record

• the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

verb

• pull up (weeds) by their roots

• extinguish by crushing

• clear of weeds by uprooting them

• strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object

32%5 Team and check followers
noun

• a pair of people who live together

28%5 A blank check (a signed check with the recipient's name left blank)
noun

• a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing

• a blank gap or missing part

• a piece of material ready to be made into something

• a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

adjective satellite

• (of a surface) not written or printed on

• without comprehension

• not charged with a bullet

• complete and absolute

verb

• keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times22 May 2002 Across 64
New York Times26 Jul 1998 Across 44
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