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Tuesday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    END

    39A Pull the plug on

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    447
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    AREA

    41A Carpet store calculation

    46
    631
  3. 3
    ICE

    57D Yegg's haul

    40
    391
  4. 4
    ISEE

    33D "That's clear"

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    360
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    TSAR

    53D Old autocrat

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    341
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    STAR

    34D Lower-left phone button

    31
    316
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    SAD

    8D Bummed out

    31
    236
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    EYE

    9D Storm center

    28
    283
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    ABLE

    3D Up to the task

    25
    259
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    OVER

    30A [see other side]

    25
    247
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    ENTER

    13D "C'mon in!"

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    217
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    SARA

    50A Franklin D.'s mother

    19
    181
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    DYE

    20A Easter egg need

    18
    162
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    RATE

    38D Judge

    16
    182
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    AESOP

    11D "The Fox and the Grapes" storyteller

    14
    127
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    POLE

    48A John Paul II, e.g.

    14
    74
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    AVON

    27D Mary Kay competitor

    12
    179
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    SNOW

    51D Pre-cable problem

    11
    123
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    ONLY

    21A Sole

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    116
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    SLANG

    24D Colorful talk

    10
    51
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    COLA

    60A Caffeine-yielding nut

    9
    116
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    OLIN

    37D Ken or Lena of Hollywood

    9
    112
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    YOU

    4D "___ rang?"

    9
    83
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    EWER

    63A Widemouthed pitcher

    8
    146
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    STUD

    50D Dress shirt ornament

    8
    84
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    SLATS

    29A Bed supports

    8
    34
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    PASTA

    48D Ziti or spaghetti

    7
    89
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    LOOSE

    22A Almost ready for the tooth fairy

    7
    58
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    GYM

    55D Workout spot

    7
    49
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    OWLET

    49A Little hooter

    7
    48
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    CHASE

    5A Action film highlight

    7
    41
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    OGLE

    52D Lecher's look

    6
    200
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    OLAV

    44D Norwegian saint

    6
    98
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    PERT

    32D Fresh-mouthed

    6
    97
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    ALLY

    7D Friend in need

    6
    86
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    USDA

    58A Meat-stamp letters

    6
    83
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    POPE

    26D John Paul II, e.g.

    6
    64
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    CART

    25D Golfer's transport

    6
    60
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    HOLY

    2D Smoke or order preceder

    6
    40
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    SOT

    51A Wino

    5
    152
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    LEON

    16A Bolshevik Trotsky

    5
    101
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    DARN

    23D Mend

    5
    74
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    REID

    28D Tim of "WKRP in Cincinnati"

    5
    52
  44. 44
    PIS

    32A Circle ratios

    5
    41
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    RELAY

    15A Pass-the-baton race

    5
    41
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    SPINE

    29D Coward's lack

    5
    33
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    OPART

    31A Visually teasing images

    4
    82
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    HOBO

    14A King of the road

    4
    81
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    AWASH

    46D Inundated

    4
    38
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    HEALS

    6D Makes well

    4
    25
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    THINE

    42A "...only with ___ eyes"

    4
    25
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    BABE

    10A Paul Bunyan's ox

    3
    67
  53. 53
    SHAD

    1D Herring kin

    3
    56
  54. 54
    ALONG

    40A "Move ___!"

    3
    53
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    MIDAS

    62A King with a golden touch

    3
    38
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    PARADE

    26A Easter event

    3
    32
  57. 57
    PLATTE

    19D Nebraska river

    3
    25
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    CLYDE

    47D Bonnie's partner

    3
    23
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    CRINGE

    5D Shrink in fear

    3
    12
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    TAHITI

    36D One of the Society Islands

    2
    37
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    SHAY

    1A Dobbin's tow, perhaps

    1
    34
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    VOID

    18D Word on a sample check

    1
    32
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    DIGS

    23A Archeological sites

    1
    28
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    BOISE

    12D Gem State capital

    1
    27
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    TORAHS

    43D Sacred scrolls

    1
    13
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    YOUTH

    59A Hostel visitor

    1
    12
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    BLOOMS debut

    10D Garden display

    1
    4
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    HOI

    56D ___ polloi

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    52
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    TOTTER

    43A Walk with a cane, say

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    8
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    THELAW

    42D It's often laid down

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    7
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    MODUS

    45D ___ operandi

    0
    6
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    MACHINE

    45A Part of A.T.M.

    0
    5
  73. 73
    SHEW

    61A Sullivan had a really big one

    0
    4
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    DAYLIGHTSAVINGS debut

    54A Summer time

    0
    3
  75. 75
    OFONE

    31D "Six ___ and half a dozen..."

    0
    2
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    SCAMPER debut

    24A Go hurriedly

    0
    2
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    ALLUVIALDEPOSIT debut

    17A River delta, e.g.

    0
    1
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    POINTOFINTEREST debut

    35A Tour bus stop

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    1