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

1. AnswerLast 3 yearsAll time
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   ESE

   43A From Okla. City to Birmingham

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   NESS

   58D Early 60's TV hero

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4. 3
   TIA

   33D Member of the familia

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5. 4
   RCA

   35D Alternative to Magnavox

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   AWOL

   22D Lost leatherneck

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   SPED

   3D Put the pedal to the metal

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   SOME

   23A Ending with win or hand

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   100
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   SPARE

   44A Extra

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10. 9
    SHAG

    24A Tangled hair mass

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11. 10
    BIC debut

    30A Eraser Mate alternative

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12. 11
    TODATE debut

    32A So far

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    ERST

    53D Once, long ago

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    INKS

    55D Finalizes the deal

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    DRAG

    1D Complete bore

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    GARB

    27D Habiliments

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    PLASMA

    9A Emergency room supply

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    SIPS

    38D Thimblefuls

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    AORTAS

    16A Vital passages

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    DELTA

    21A United competitor

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    PATE

    9D Head

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    TATAR

    48D Khan's subject

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    ENCASE

    20A Sheathe

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    AREACODE

    17A 409, e.g.

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    LOINS

    10D Section of the body

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    CLYDE

    31D Playwright Fitch

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    ESSE

    46A In___ (actually)

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    LACED

    5D Spiked

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    STAVE

    24D Rung

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    MEOWS

    28A Catty comments

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    ANNALS

    61A History

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    KRONE

    51D 100 ore

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    REGRET debut

    63A Never forgive oneself

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    17
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    HOLESINONE debut

    25D Aces

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    ATEE

    57D To___(just right)

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    AMERICAN

    54A Yank

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    LOITER

    59A Hang out

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    ASSESSES debut

    64A Sizes up

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    CALS

    56D Jazzman Tjader et al.

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    MEDDLE debut

    7D Butt in

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    ADDRESSING debut

    26D Speaking to

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    SUIGENERIS debut

    29D Unique

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    EERO

    2D Finnish skiing gold medalist Maentyranta

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    ALAR

    52D Wing-shaped

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    STELE

    49D Commemorative stone

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    ISTS

    47A Adherents

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    TIMERS

    18A Track meet officials

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    RUMORS debut

    45D They spread quickly

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    SLUNK debut

    50A Sneaked

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    REPEATER debut

    15A Certain rifle

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    VERBATIM debut

    40A Literal

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    ANSATE debut

    52A Having a handle

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    ARMCO debut

    11D Noted name in steel

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    GASHED debut

    42A Cut deeply

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    MALACCA debut

    41D Cane

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    PRESTOS

    8D Fast musical passages

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    ASSE debut

    14D Cape fox

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    ATONEMENTS debut

    6D Reparations

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    CRINKLES debut

    62A Tissue paper sounds

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    GODSENDS debut

    19A Boons

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    KEAS debut

    4D Large green parrots

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    LICITLY debut

    39A By the rules

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    MARSEILLES debut

    13D Large Mediterranean port

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    ALDRINS debut

    37A Insecticides

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    BISE debut

    36D Cold north wind

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    CORONATE debut

    60A Crown, as a sovereign

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    DESKLAMP debut

    1A Office accessory

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    SOURBALL debut

    34A Piece of hard candy

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    STEAMBATHS debut

    12D Health spa offerings

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