DATES

Every clue on record, most used first

• Takes out3 times

  The New York Times — Saturday, 26 September 2009

• Cornerstone features2 times

  The New York Times — Wednesday, 15 October 2003

• Sees socially2 times

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 13 October 1998

• Palm tree fruits2 times

  The New York Times — Monday, 14 April 1997

• Some history memorizationonce

  The New York Times — Thursday, 27 May 2010

• 7/4/1776 and 12/7/1941, e.g.once

  The New York Times — Monday, 14 September 2009

• Calendar units hidden in 20- and 61-Across and 11- and 35-Downonce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 16 October 2007

• Sees romanticallyonce

  The New York Times — Monday, 17 April 2006

• Major Libyan exportonce

  The New York Times — Sunday, 12 June 2005

• Sees peopleonce

  The New York Times — Saturday, 27 March 2004

• July 4, 1776, and othersonce

  The New York Times — Tuesday, 16 September 2003

• Determines the age ofonce

  The New York Times — Wednesday, 16 July 2003