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

• of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth

• of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located

• a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression

noun

• an examination conducted by spoken communication

adjective satellite

• using speech rather than writing

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adverb

• (of two persons) in direct encounter

adjective satellite

• directly between two individuals

• being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player

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noun

• a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

• any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

• an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic

• (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

verb

• regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

• separate or apportion into sections

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times07 May 2011 Across 47
New York Times21 Mar 2009 Down 13
New York Times18 Aug 2002 Down 102
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