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Wednesday · 74 answers · 16 debuts

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

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    USE

    34A "What's the ___?"

    47
    356
  2. 2
    ANTE

    12D Add to the pot

    45
    461
  3. 3
    TRI

    44A Part of TNT

    41
    237
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    ETNA

    61D Sicilian sight

    36
    334
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    SOS

    49A Smoke signal message, maybe

    34
    251
  6. 6
    ITEM

    54D Gossip tidbit

    27
    274
  7. 7
    IOTA

    37A Wee bit

    25
    243
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    NEAR

    24A Hereabout

    20
    183
  9. 9
    ADAM

    1A Garden dweller

    19
    265
  10. 10
    SEAR

    19D Scorch

    18
    113
  11. 11
    AMOS

    1D Sheriff Tupper of "Murder, She Wrote"

    17
    180
  12. 12
    EVIL

    64A Nefariousness

    14
    208
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    RENO

    16A Site of the MGM Grand

    13
    230
  14. 14
    TOSS

    13D Play horseshoes

    12
    139
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    NOVA

    55D Suddenly bright star

    12
    125
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    EENY

    11D Counting-out word

    12
    83
  17. 17
    MEGA

    14A Prefix with byte or buck

    12
    73
  18. 18
    BAIL

    50A Kind of bond

    11
    50
  19. 19
    AGEE

    59D 1957 Pulitzer winner

    10
    201
  20. 20
    ELOPE

    15A Run with a hon?

    10
    131
  21. 21
    DEAN

    66A Campus V.I.P.

    10
    121
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    ASTER

    36D Daisylike bloom

    10
    109
  23. 23
    AGER

    3D Ripener

    10
    108
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    ASHEN

    26D Pale

    9
    128
  25. 25
    BAS

    25A ___-relief

    9
    96
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    THAT

    60D "___ does it!"

    8
    98
  27. 27
    SAIL

    56D Spinnaker, e.g.

    8
    93
  28. 28
    RIGA

    52A Baltic port

    8
    86
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    SITES

    43A Positions

    7
    35
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    DOER

    57D Active one

    6
    74
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    APRON

    8D Stage extension

    5
    60
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    SPRIG

    68A Bit of parsley

    5
    44
  33. 33
    CARP

    22A Pick apart

    4
    55
  34. 34
    PARIS

    33D Golden apple bestower

    4
    55
  35. 35
    UTERO

    32D In ___ (not yet born)

    4
    51
  36. 36
    DEVO

    48A "Whip It" rock group

    4
    40
  37. 37
    CABAL

    5A Cassius and company, in "Julius Caesar"

    4
    29
  38. 38
    STAID

    29D Sedate

    3
    53
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    ACIDS

    53D These can be citric

    3
    50
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    FEAT

    10A Achievement

    3
    47
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    ONEACT debut

    45A Like Clifford Odets's "Waiting for Lefty"

    3
    30
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    ICARUS

    18D Mythical flier

    3
    20
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    CARL

    46D Sagan of "Cosmos"

    2
    49
  44. 44
    SERGE

    27D Maestro Koussevitzky

    2
    45
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    TITANS

    47D Certain missiles

    2
    17
  46. 46
    SETA

    69A Bristle

    1
    64
  47. 47
    ALG

    6D School subj.

    1
    59
  48. 48
    OVI

    63D Egg: Prefix

    1
    45
  49. 49
    KEGS

    42A Pub needs

    1
    31
  50. 50
    MANIC

    4D Frenzied

    1
    26
  51. 51
    DEPT

    2D Agric. or H.H.S., e.g.

    1
    21
  52. 52
    BOPS

    7D Hits, in slang

    1
    20
  53. 53
    LOCATE

    58A Pinpoint

    1
    20
  54. 54
    LEERED

    9D Looked lasciviously

    1
    15
  55. 55
    LEGUP debut

    51D Mounter's assist

    1
    15
  56. 56
    PALMS debut

    23D Oasis trees

    1
    14
  57. 57
    ISOGON

    41D Equiangular geometrical shape

    1
    8
  58. 58
    STRICT

    20A Severe

    1
    8
  59. 59
    WONTS debut

    31D Habits

    1
    2
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    RIAS

    28A Creeks

    0
    35
  61. 61
    MALA

    67A ___ fide (bad faith)

    0
    17
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    ISABELLA debut

    39D Patron of Columbus

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    8
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    NUEVO debut

    65A Opposite of viejo

    0
    8
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    BUCKO debut

    25D British swaggerer

    0
    6
  65. 65
    FREEREIN

    10D Unlimited choice

    0
    6
  66. 66
    USLTA debut

    35A Court org.

    0
    5
  67. 67
    SOREEYES debut

    21A These may get a welcome sight

    0
    4
  68. 68
    CENTRIST debut

    5D Political moderate

    0
    2
  69. 69
    DEVILDOG debut

    40D Marine, informally

    0
    2
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    CHRISTMASDINNER debut

    38A Convivial holiday affair

    0
    1
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    DREWUP debut

    30A Drafted

    0
    1
  72. 72
    INSERTED debut

    54A Used a caret-and-stick approach?

    0
    1
  73. 73
    OPENINGPRESENTS debut

    17A December 25 activity

    0
    1
  74. 74
    TOALLAGOODNIGHT debut

    62A Sign-off a la Clement Moore

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    1