Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-03), then by uses across the whole archive.

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   EASE

   48D The life of Riley

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3. 2
   ONES

   54A Last column in addition

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4. 3
   HOP debut

   51D Short trip

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5. 4
   SCAN debut

   24D Have a look-see

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6. 5
   ATEASE debut

   6D "Don't be such _____!"

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7. 6
   HENS debut

   46D They peck at their food

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   ASSES debut

   13D Fools

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9. 8
   ONICE debut

   50A In readiness

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10. 9
    MAI debut

    43A Zetterling of "All Those Tomorrows"

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    BETA debut

    29D VHS alternative

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    EYED debut

    49D Gave the once-over

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    PARTY debut

    19D Have a ball

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    ELIS debut

    4D "_____ Coming" (1969 pop hit)

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    ALIBI debut

    11D Court defense

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    CZAR debut

    32A Kaiser kin

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    KENO debut

    34A Gambler's game

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18. 17
    ONT debut

    9D Thunder Bay prov.

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19. 18
    TORT debut

    3D Lawsuit basis

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20. 19
    TOLD

    31D Blabbed

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    PETAL debut

    37A Bee's landing platform

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    DANTE debut

    33D He went through Hell

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    LENIN debut

    41D Prominent Red Square name

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    SALES debut

    15A Business department

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    MENLO debut

    12D _____ Park

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    PROMO debut

    40D Advertising film

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    ERRAND debut

    39A Buying a quart of milk, e.g.

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    RIOTS debut

    7D Mob scenes

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    RHOS debut

    47D Greek letters

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    INCAN debut

    27A Llama herder, once

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    KENTS debut

    38A Rockwell and Clark

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    PISH debut

    1D Tut-tut

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    SSS debut

    20A Unhappy crowd sound

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    BORNE debut

    26A Taken in a sedan

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    PLANETS debut

    40A Star attractions?

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    TWINS debut

    17A Typical subjects in a psych study

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    BOILS debut

    21D Bubbles

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    HOTSEATS debut

    18A Grilling spots

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    NOUS debut

    8D Entre _____

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    STRIKEOUT debut

    16A Fan

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    MICH debut

    22D Neighbor of 9-Down

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    QUITEABIT debut

    28A Lots

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    ESTO debut

    2D This: Sp.

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    INAN debut

    30D Words before instant or uproar

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    REEVES debut

    36D Giants coach Dan

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    REMOVE debut

    44A Excise

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    STERNE debut

    15D Literary Laurence

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    MATTS

    43D Dillon and Biondi

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    JAMA debut

    10A Doctors' professional magazine

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    MASHIE debut

    22A Number five iron

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    ONTHENOSE debut

    53A Exactly

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    QUITS debut

    28D Call it _____

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    EARTHS debut

    39D Kipling's "When _____ Last Picture Is Painted"

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    RAKESIN debut

    5D Makes lots, as money

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    AMINE debut

    42D Chemical compound

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    POSSESSED debut

    55A In need of exorcism

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    PRITHEE debut

    37D Please, to Shakespeare

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    BARRIOS debut

    21A Spanish quarters

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    HITTHEHAY debut

    51A Go to bed

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    MINKS debut

    52A Fur pieces

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    PEBBLE debut

    19A Beach item

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    BULLS debut

    26D Chicago five

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    DULLY debut

    33A In a blah manner

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    HARDKNOCKS debut

    25D "School" lessons?

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    ISOLATION debut

    14A Kind of booth

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    JAWBREAKER debut

    10D Candy store purchase

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    PARTHREE debut

    45A Short hole, perhaps

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    ANZA debut

    23D San Francisco founder

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    PETERARNO debut

    1A Longtime New Yorker cartoonist

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    HANDRAILS debut

    35A Means of support?

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    PINO debut

    45D Spanish conifer

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