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

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   EMIT

   7D Issue

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   OAT

   45D Kind of grass

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   SRI

   17A Indian poet ___ Aurobindo

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   IAN

   35D Ziering of "Beverly Hills 90210"

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   ESS

   29A Slalom segment

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   EVEN

   25A Like 60

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   CAT

   28A One who litters

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   NED

   27A "Waking ___ Devine" (1998 comedy)

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    INTO

    35A Grooving on

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    HEN

    21D Mothering type

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    MAORI

    38D Polynesian language

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    SST

    42A It has an adjustable nose

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    ISR

    30A Levantine land: Abbr.

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    COBB

    40D He had 892 steals

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    ARR

    4D Music sheet abbr.

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    SAFER

    6D Comparatively careful

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    MACRO

    37A Photography lens

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    BRETT

    46A Three-time A.L. batting champ

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    CUSS

    9A Emulate a sailor

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    CALORIE

    9D A soft drink may have one

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    PONIES

    39A Express team?

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    SASE

    12D Freelancer's enc.

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    BIDE

    48A Remain

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    BONA

    41D ___ Dea (Roman fertility goddess)

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    AERATES

    34D Makes bubbly

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    MILES

    23A League divisions

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    BEELINE

    26A Go directly and quickly

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    ESTHER

    20A Jean Racine tragedy

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    DETENTE

    8D Negotiation result

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    MANNA

    14A Food in Exodus 16

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    SNELL

    11D 1500-meter winner at the 1964 Olympics

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    NEUTRAL

    22A On the fence

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    STEROID

    24A Test subject, often

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    PERDU

    39D Concealed

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    MOLTEN debut

    37D Like the golden calf

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    ROOSTERS

    32D Certain alarms

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    BAILED

    36D Dealt with a leak, maybe

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    COOLANT

    28D Nuclear reactor need

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    SETTLED

    24D Like some scores

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    SAUNTERS debut

    49A Promenades

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    STRESSOR

    31D Job change or marriage, psychologically speaking

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    SCOPES

    5D Darrow defended him

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    OOLONG

    43A Twinings product

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    CONTACT

    33A It's touching

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    ENDEAVOR

    47A Do one's darnedest

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    REELECT

    19D Campaign poster word

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    CONNOTE

    33D Imply

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    TOURIST debut

    16D One in a trap?

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    OVERCAME

    13A Beat

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    HORSEMEN debut

    1D Biblical quartet

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    RETROFIT

    15A Put new parts on, in a way

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    HARASSED debut

    1A Dogged

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    MANLIER debut

    38A Like Popeye vis-à-vis Wimpy

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    PETEROTOOLE debut

    18A Seven-time Best Actor nominee

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    TORTOISE debut

    44A Winner in a well-known upset

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    UNLOAD debut

    10D Confess in a big way

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    INCISIVE

    30D Sharp

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    BOOKLET debut

    36A Light reading?

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    CAINANDABEL debut

    40A Arrivals after the fall

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    MUTTONS

    14D Butchers' offerings

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    TULLES debut

    16A Fine nets

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    AVERSIVE debut

    2D Antipathetical

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    BANKING debut

    26D Passing notes

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    RETITLED debut

    3D Like some shows in syndication

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