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Thursday · 74 answers · 11 debuts

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

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    ONE

    53D It's better than nothing

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    612
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    ORE

    16A Metallurgist's subject

    48
    581
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    ANI

    51A "Wheel of Fortune" buy

    35
    237
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    LET

    21A "Play it again!"

    33
    287
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    EYE

    22A It may be caught

    28
    283
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    DOT

    57A Address component, these days

    25
    178
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    ARENA

    55A Washington's ___ Stage

    24
    334
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    NEON

    43A Element in Geiger counters

    24
    219
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    ERIC

    27A Playwright Bogosian

    17
    251
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    CAR

    11A Jam ingredient?

    17
    201
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    RON

    28D Ex-Yankee Guidry

    16
    169
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    GIN

    44A Game winner's cry

    12
    108
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    NOON

    25A High time?

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    103
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    NAST

    10D Harper's Weekly artist

    11
    98
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    AJAR

    31D Cracked open

    10
    192
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    KOS

    24A Big belts

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    102
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    KIN

    48A Consanguine folks

    10
    94
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    ANGLE

    47D Devious plan

    10
    76
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    LOB

    35D Alternative to a passing shot

    8
    87
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    OMEGA

    15A Last in a series

    7
    129
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    RECON

    30D Satellite's job

    7
    53
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    ELLIS

    56A Former heavyweight champ Jimmy

    6
    65
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    AJAX

    50D Trojan War hero

    6
    62
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    RTS

    54A Football positions: Abbr.

    5
    68
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    GAG

    49A Kind of law or order

    5
    63
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    GAD

    40A "Holy cow!"

    5
    60
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    DONUT

    29A Sinker

    5
    34
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    HAHAS

    1A Stand-up's payoff

    5
    31
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    ALGAE

    4D With fungi, they form lichens

    4
    65
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    GOBI

    6D Much of Mongolia

    4
    62
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    SEEDY

    59A Like a pomegranate

    4
    56
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    SELLS

    5D Hawks

    4
    46
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    NONOS

    25D They aren't done

    4
    43
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    RADON

    30A Home health hazard

    4
    37
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    GMAN

    49D Fed

    3
    45
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    MEG

    19A Computer amount, slangily

    2
    67
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    ARDOR

    38A Zeal

    2
    66
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    AME

    7D Letters in many black church names

    2
    40
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    OGLES

    9D Good looks?

    2
    39
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    DEBI

    29D Actress Mazar

    2
    20
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    GABON debut

    6A Libreville's land

    2
    14
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    AENEID

    41D Tale of a journey

    1
    34
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    DRESSY

    42D Fancy

    1
    27
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    HINES

    46D "Tap" star

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    15
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    MELISSA

    32D Grammy winner Manchester

    1
    13
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    TOECAP

    36A Boot tip

    1
    11
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    AREYOUOK debut

    12D Post-accident question

    1
    9
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    SHARER

    45A Joseph Conrad's "The Secret ___"

    1
    8
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    BIBI

    39A Netanyahu, informally

    0
    23
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    GRILLE

    40D Gate design

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    21
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    SEG

    26A Line part: Abbr.

    0
    19
  52. 52
    ARIANE

    2D French satellite launcher

    0
    17
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    ASININE

    50A Ill-considered

    0
    17
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    JAIALAI

    20A Court sport

    0
    14
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    NYNEX debut

    58A Part of a 1997 telecommunications merger

    0
    11
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    MENTOS debut

    32A Candy known as "The Freshmaker"

    0
    7
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    POLIS

    37A Ancient Greek city-state

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    7
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    AROLE

    14A Play ___ in (influence)

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    6
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    EASEDUP

    18D Relaxed

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    6
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    TANKARD

    36D Stein relative

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    6
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    BIGBEN

    39D 1856 installation

    0
    5
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    HONING debut

    3D Perfecting

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    5
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    KINGPIN

    24D Cartel leader

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    5
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    REGENTS

    13D College board

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    5
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    TOREINTO

    33D Assailed

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    5
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    BELLOC debut

    8D Noted French-born English writer

    0
    4
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    GARRY

    44D TV producer Marshall

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    4
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    INNESS

    23A "Delaware Water Gap" painter

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    4
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    MRBOJANGLES

    52A Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hit, 1971

    0
    4
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    HEDONIST debut

    34D Pleasure seeker

    0
    3
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    HAJJIS debut

    1D Some pilgrims

    0
    2
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    COMEONTO debut

    11D Make a pass at

    0
    1
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    JINGLEBELLS debut

    17A Winter sounds

    0
    1
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    THEJUNGLEBOOK debut

    33A Mowgli's medium

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    1