The __ of time
The crossword clue "The __ of time" is answered by SANDS, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
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SANDS
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Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SANDS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SANDS, most used first.
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- Beach bits - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
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- Makes smooth - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
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- Smooths wood - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Contents of hourglasses - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Hourglass fillers - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Beach grains - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Beach tracts - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
- Vegas casino razed in 1996 - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
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