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Thursday · 78 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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    EEL

    44A Fish of the genus Electrophorus

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    487
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    ANTE

    57D ___ meridiem

    45
    461
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    ADO

    36A Flap

    44
    477
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    ISEE

    41A Comment after the fog clears

    36
    360
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    EDIT

    14A Work in the media

    32
    302
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    ALSO

    29D Plus

    28
    245
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    YET

    50A In addition

    27
    201
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    TIN

    8D Foil material

    26
    207
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    NEON

    19A Broadway luminary?

    24
    219
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    OER

    27A "___ a perfumed sea ...": Poe

    22
    248
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    DEE

    37D River to the North Sea

    22
    182
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    OTOE

    12D Missouri's ally, once

    21
    198
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    SAGA

    39A Tale of Vikings, perhaps

    20
    144
  14. 14
    ATSEA

    4D One way to be lost

    18
    194
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    SEER

    43D Nostradamus, for one

    18
    170
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    CEL

    40A Cartoon aficionado's purchase

    18
    141
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    SLEW

    30D Offed

    14
    115
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    CASE

    33D Possessive, e.g.

    13
    108
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    SLO

    48A ___-Pitch

    12
    185
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    TIC

    26A Start of a simple game

    11
    134
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    YENS

    13D Desires

    11
    123
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    NILE

    20A It rises in Lake Victoria

    10
    163
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    SOP

    45D Saturate

    10
    105
  24. 24
    USERS

    42A Manual consultants

    10
    96
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    OOO

    59A Hockey shutout

    10
    81
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    SKIT

    58D Little play

    10
    78
  27. 27
    SLANG

    7D Talk on the street

    10
    51
  28. 28
    NUDE

    70A Revealing work of art?

    8
    92
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    ARTE

    16A Museo work

    7
    154
  30. 30
    ENDED

    54D Through

    7
    82
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    ADLIB

    2D Unrehearsed

    7
    77
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    GEN

    21A ___ X

    7
    74
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    BABA

    1A Rich, raisiny cake

    7
    66
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    ELLIS

    15A Jazz pianist Marsalis

    6
    65
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    HINDU

    53D Caste member

    5
    35
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    OGEE

    34D S-curve

    4
    100
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    CAAN

    56D "Slither" star, 1973

    4
    56
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    ANKH

    61A Symbol of life

    4
    50
  39. 39
    TWAIN

    52D "What Is Man?" essayist

    4
    19
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    IDEM

    67A Footnote word

    3
    39
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    WING

    60A Hockey position

    2
    44
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    ALBS

    17A Fathers' robes

    1
    35
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    OKAYS

    62A Gives the nod to

    1
    32
  44. 44
    DIPS

    23D Market corrections

    1
    29
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    CASTRO

    56A He stopped smoking cigars in 1985

    1
    21
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    LOOSEN

    49D Relax

    1
    19
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    SALLY

    38A Ride in a shuttle

    1
    13
  48. 48
    EYEBALL

    31D Look at

    1
    11
  49. 49
    PEERESS

    46A She ranks

    1
    10
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    BALLANDCHAIN

    10D Jailbird's burden

    1
    4
  51. 51
    ATIE

    65A In ___ (even)

    0
    47
  52. 52
    ANDA

    64A One-two connector

    0
    33
  53. 53
    KOP

    63D Comical lawman

    0
    29
  54. 54
    ROK

    25D Seoul soldier

    0
    24
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    BIBLE

    3D Job site?

    0
    19
  56. 56
    BREL

    11D Belgian balladeer

    0
    17
  57. 57
    PONCE

    66A Caribbean port

    0
    17
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    RIANT

    18A Cheery

    0
    13
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    ADDLES

    22A Throws off

    0
    12
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    FERGIE

    5D Former Windsor in-law, informally

    0
    7
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    BEANBALL

    1D Dangerous pitch

    0
    5
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    BALLPEEN

    69A Rounded end

    0
    4
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    DROPTHEBALL

    51A Mess up at a critical moment

    0
    4
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    FASTBALL

    5A Knuckler alternative

    0
    4
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    NETBALL

    68A Tennis miss

    0
    4
  66. 66
    ALIENRACES debut

    6D "Star Trek" peoples

    0
    3
  67. 67
    BALLGAME

    55D It may follow the national anthem

    0
    3
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    ROLLSROYCE

    28D Big wheel's wheels

    0
    3
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    BALLSTATE debut

    9D Hoosier university

    0
    2
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    SNOWBALL debut

    45A Cold war ammunition?

    0
    2
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    STOOPBALL debut

    47D Street game

    0
    2
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    BALLBEARING debut

    24A In-line skate part

    0
    1
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    BALLBOY debut

    10A Court helper

    0
    1
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    BALLCOCK debut

    32A Commode component

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    1
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    BALLSUP debut

    32D Muddles

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    1
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    CARRYTHEBALL debut

    35D Be in charge

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    1
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    DOANE debut

    51D College in Crete, Neb.

    0
    1
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    REPHASE debut

    28A Synchronize anew

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    1