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

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   EVE

   15A Cain raiser

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   HER

   45A "___ Alibi" (1989 film)

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   ELAN

   35A Star quality

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   AWE

   42A Cow, maybe

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   MER

   18A Boulogne-sur-___

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   SRS

   48A Yearbook sect.

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   ALIAS

   46A Cover

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   STONE

   2D Many a sculpture

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    TEAL

    23A Blue-green

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    SONG

    9D Lay

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    CRAG

    41D What a climber may clutch

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    EWERS

    39D Still-life subjects

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    STARE

    13A It may be blank

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    ASTIN

    1D Actor MacKenzie ___

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    LAPEL

    38D Place for a pin

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    GLAM debut

    49A Glitz

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    FINEST

    20D N.Y.P.D. description

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    IMA

    21A Sammy Kaye's "___ Big Girl Now"

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    EAGER

    47A Not merely ready

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    TOG

    40A Dress

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    TONGA

    16A Kingdom south of Samoa

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    POGS

    6A Collectible caps

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    RABIN

    17A 1994 Peace Prize winner

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    RECIPE

    28D Formula

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    STIPE

    44A Michael of R.E.M.

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    GRINS

    8D Shows satisfaction

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    ADDING

    34A Calculator job

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    BARRY

    25A Host of 1950's TV's "Twenty-One"

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    BLIGE debut

    37D Music's Mary J. ___

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    TINGES debut

    24A Hints

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    CHEETAHS

    29D Fast ones

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    ASCAP

    1A Professional org. with the magazine Playback

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    CANTO

    3D Poem part

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    ACADIA

    34D ___ National Park (Mount Desert Island's locale)

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    ORBITS

    7D Rounds

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    ELLAS

    33A Modern Greek name for Greece

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    RAKEIN

    28A Earn and earn and earn

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    HALEST

    31A In the best shape

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    PEACHESANDCREAM

    6D Beautifully clear

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    MODELAS debut

    30D 1920's Duesenbergs

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    RIDEA

    43A "___ Cock-Horse" (nursery rhyme)

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    SAV

    10A Part of many a discount store's name

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    FERRO

    14A Prefix in some alloy names

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    NEONLIGHTS debut

    22A Downtown display

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    ABELS debut

    50A Directors Ferrara and Gance

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    ACCEPTABLE

    36A O.K.

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    AHILL debut

    36D ___ of beans

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    AVEMARIAS debut

    11D Some prayers

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    INTERFACING debut

    19A Working cooperatively

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    NOCENTS debut

    32A What ".00" may mean

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    SEMIERECT debut

    10D Like early hominid posture

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    SHALLOWER debut

    26D Preferable for new swimmers

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    SPINELS debut

    26A Rubylike gems

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    ARGENTINEAN debut

    4D Sabatini or Vilas

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    BARENTSSEA debut

    25D It's north of Norway

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    CHARLESSLAW debut

    41A Principle involving the temperature and density of gases

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    CHINESEAMERICAN debut

    29A Maya Lin or I. M. Pei

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    FRAGGLE debut

    14D "___ Rock" (Muppet show)

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    PEARLINESS debut

    5D Tooth quality

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    PILLAGERS debut

    27D Huns, e.g.

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    TAKINGASTAB debut

    23D Trying

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    VERALYNN debut

    12D "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" singer, 1952

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