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

1. AnswerLast 3 yearsAll time
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   ANTE

   10D One chip, perhaps

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3. 2
   TNT

   52D It does a bang-up job

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   EMIT

   4D Discharge

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   TIL

   21A Word in a store-hours sign

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   NES

   48A Sega rival, for short

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   NIT

   47A Louse-to-be

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   ERODE

   46D Whittle away

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9. 8
   ICES

   44A Pizzeria desserts

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10. 9
    RDA

    11D Nutritionist's abbr.

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11. 10
    EIN

    22A One overseas

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    AROMA

    15A It's carried through the air

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    ROTE

    30D Alternative to the new math

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    ASIDE

    40A Monologue ad-lib

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    OHARE

    53A Where millions of connections are made every year

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    MAID

    28D Miss

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    47
17. 16
    MINT

    24A In flawless shape

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18. 17
    BRIO

    33A Zest for life

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    ERITREA

    39D U.N. member since 1993

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    39
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    LEER

    25A Lech's look

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    BABE

    49D 1995 Best Picture nominee

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22. 21
    APIECE

    45A Individually

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    SHAD

    50D Migrating fish

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24. 23
    AIMAT

    45D Strive for

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25. 24
    MONTE

    28A 40-card game

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    46
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    ANNS

    27A Harding and Wilson

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    34
27. 26
    STAIRS

    23A Way up

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    29
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    ETALIA

    20D Footnote phrase

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    28
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    UPLATE debut

    41D Working through the night

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    12
30. 29
    CHOIRS debut

    8D Robed vocalists

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    6
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    POORTASTE

    18A Vulgarity

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    CORONET

    3D Noble wear

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    17
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    ETHERS

    43D Common solvents

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34. 33
    SIESTAS

    36D Breaks for the Mexican border?

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    15
35. 34
    RAFAEL debut

    1D Braves shortstop Belliard

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    14
36. 35
    RAINHAT

    34D It keeps your hair drier

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    13
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    RAPIDS debut

    26D White water feature

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    13
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    ROSITA debut

    34A Moreno's real first name

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    11
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    IRONIES

    2D Twist endings, e.g.

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    URIS

    41A "Topaz" author

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    EATINTO

    13D Gradually destroy

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    EDDAS

    57A 750-year-old literary works

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    DARER

    55A Gambler

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    RICER

    1A Tater separator

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    HARMS

    9D Sets back

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    SHELTER

    14D Quarters

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    YARE

    42A Quick to the helm

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    OSCEOLA

    35D Seminole War leader

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49. 48
    SOPRANOS

    6D Battle types

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    BANGOR debut

    31A Seat of Penobscot County

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    6
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    GRILLES debut

    37D Parts of humidifiers

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    TASTETEST debut

    56A Commercial challenge

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    FORIT debut

    17A "I'm all ___"

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    GRIDDLE debut

    37A Place for a grease well

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    LASTING debut

    12D Permanent

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    ALANBATES debut

    54A "Women in Love" star

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57. 56
    LANYARD

    38D Nautical line

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    OOHANDAAH debut

    16A Express wonderment

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    HOTTAMALE debut

    51A Sexy person

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    POIS debut

    32A Tropical pastes

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    STCHARLES debut

    6A Electric Company neighbor

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    TOOTING debut

    7D Using a recorder

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    ANOTHERTIME debut

    19A "Later"

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    BILLFORSYTH debut

    49A "Local Hero" director

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    BRIEFEST debut

    33D Most epigrammatic

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    BRISCO debut

    31D County of a TV western

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    MONODY debut

    24D Poem of lament

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    RATHS debut

    5D "Jabberwocky" creatures

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    STARLOG debut

    29A Popular Trekkie zine

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    1