Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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   LIE

   33D First U.N. Secretary General

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   TIN

   32D Soldier's leader

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   NBA

   51A Jazz grp.

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   ATLAS

   25A World book

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   SON

   29A Last word of Kipling's "If"

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   ARAB

   44A League member

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   EGG

   9D It runs when broken

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   REO

   22A "America's longest-lasting car"

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    ISM

    19A An end to sex?

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    SAW

    41A Coping device

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    STAG

    23A Party animal?

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    STAGE

    59A Mount

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    OBOES

    7D Modern shawms

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    ROMP

    47A Disport

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    TIT

    55D Kind of mouse

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    MADAM

    30D Dear _____ (letter start)

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    TOTED

    27A Humped, in Hornsey

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    MAW

    4D Crop

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    HEAP

    26A Cairn

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    LIS

    53D Lille lily

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    SPARSE

    43D Exiguous

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    MEMOS

    42A Staff notes

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    ELEA

    14D Where Zeno and Parmenides taught

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    ENRAGE

    13A Bring to a boil

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    DOGMA

    1A Arrogant expression of opinion

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    BOSOM

    38A Intimate

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    MAESTRO debut

    58A Eminent composer

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    DATUM debut

    28D Small quantity of dope?

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    POLS debut

    50D Hustings figures

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    DESIST debut

    1D Forbear

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    SURF

    46D Sound swell?

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    SALUTE

    40D General courtesy?

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    LAUREL

    10D "Way Out West" costar

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    MALLS

    30A Promenades

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    ABIGAIL debut

    15A Lady's maid

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    FLIERS debut

    57A Mae West wearers

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    DOLT

    49D Yo-yo

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    AGAL debut

    5D 1946 song "_____ in Calico"

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    VIPS

    8D High muck-a-mucks

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    ORIANA

    39D Epithet for Elizabeth I

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    ONESTOP

    2D Like some shopping

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    DELES

    45A Drops a line

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    LINEAL debut

    11D Hereditary

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    TROTTER debut

    54A Dan Patch, for a famous example

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    LEMONTEA debut

    35D Popular throat soother

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    ANTILOG debut

    56A Math figure

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    DOFOR debut

    45D Serve

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    NOVELLA

    6A It's a long story

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    CLOSECALL debut

    21D Strike on the outside corner, e.g.

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    DIL debut

    48A Jaye's "The Crying Game" role

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    DOLLSUP

    49A Dresses to kill

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    HAULOFF debut

    52A Take away by truck

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    LEECHES debut

    20A Sponges

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    MATINEEIDOL

    34A Valentino was one

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    SEAWALL

    16A Breakwater

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    ALSOPS

    12D "We Accuse" coauthors

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    GETAJOB debut

    24D Silhouettes' 1958 chart-topper

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    JUNECLEAVER debut

    36A 50's-60's TV mom

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    POTATOSALAD debut

    31A Picnic favorite

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    BADHAM debut

    38D "Saturday Night Fever" director John

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    GRAMATOM debut

    3D Chemist's unit

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    HADOVER debut

    26D Entertained at home

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    LETSONESELFGO debut

    17D Deteriorates

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    NATHANAELWEST debut

    6D "The Day of the Locust" author

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    ROMBERG debut

    37D "Stouthearted Men" composer

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    TOPGUNS debut

    18A C.E.O.'s

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