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Tuesday · 78 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    ERA

    37A Hurler's stat

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ARE

    66D "___ you kidding?"

    57
    533
  3. 3
    ASAP

    73A P.D.Q.

    36
    300
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    ISLE

    70A Castaway's place

    31
    316
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    ESAU

    53A Jacob's twin

    31
    245
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    ALL

    22D Totality

    28
    299
  7. 7
    STEP

    63D Rung

    25
    229
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    ELLE

    2D Model Macpherson

    25
    221
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    ELLA

    14A Scat queen Fitzgerald

    23
    262
  10. 10
    EVER

    15A ___ and anon

    22
    235
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    EURO

    69A It's replacing the lira

    22
    221
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    ARES

    18D Greek war god

    21
    271
  13. 13
    TEEN

    72A High-schooler

    20
    192
  14. 14
    SARA

    25D Poet Teasdale

    19
    181
  15. 15
    TOT

    52A Rug rat

    16
    200
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    RON

    67D One of the Reagans

    16
    169
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    HAN

    49D ___ Solo of "Star Wars"

    15
    113
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    LOLA

    62D "Damn Yankees" vamp

    14
    131
  19. 19
    CLAM

    35A Chowder morsel

    14
    86
  20. 20
    EDDY

    13D Whirling water

    12
    154
  21. 21
    LOSS

    61D What red ink represents

    12
    65
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    SALSA

    29D Latin dance music

    11
    98
  23. 23
    OLEO

    57D Ersatz butter

    9
    264
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    DEAR

    12D "___ Diary ..."

    9
    118
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    TALL

    56D Seven-foot, e.g.

    9
    89
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    LEVEE

    68A Flood protection

    9
    63
  27. 27
    SLAM

    3D Bridge feat

    8
    101
  28. 28
    LILAC

    38A Purple bloom

    8
    92
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    AIDA

    43A Verdi opera

    7
    161
  30. 30
    GEN

    5D ___-Xer

    7
    74
  31. 31
    LOIN

    47A Pork cut

    7
    69
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    PETE

    41D Tennis ace Sampras

    6
    136
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    ELIOT

    32D T. S. or George

    6
    131
  34. 34
    ALEX

    42D Emcee Trebek

    6
    125
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    RADIO

    33D AM/FM device

    6
    84
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    BEL

    46A ___ Paese cheese

    6
    81
  37. 37
    SPADE

    9A Bogart's sleuth

    6
    63
  38. 38
    JEST

    1A Witty remark

    6
    45
  39. 39
    TAMPA

    40A Florida's ___ Bay

    4
    67
  40. 40
    UGLY

    39A Like a gargoyle

    4
    51
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    RAMBO

    31D Repeated Stallone film role

    4
    38
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    MEWS

    23A Kitty cries

    4
    32
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    EXAM

    54A Midterm, for one

    3
    116
  44. 44
    SAS

    27A Flier to Stockholm

    3
    116
  45. 45
    RAVE

    58D Carry on

    3
    115
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    RAMP

    51D Way on or off a highway

    3
    80
  47. 47
    TREAD

    19A Tire pattern

    3
    51
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    SCANT

    34D Barely enough

    3
    45
  49. 49
    EELED

    16A Caught congers

    3
    42
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    ALAIN

    64A Actor Delon

    2
    42
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    WHET

    24D Stimulate, as the appetite

    2
    38
  52. 52
    LOESS

    71A Loamy soil

    1
    41
  53. 53
    ALER

    11D Yankee or Angel, for short

    1
    40
  54. 54
    FELT

    7D Sensed

    1
    40
  55. 55
    SHUE

    59D Actress Elisabeth

    1
    38
  56. 56
    AVG

    6D Batter's fig.

    1
    31
  57. 57
    MAFIA

    55D Capo's crew

    1
    28
  58. 58
    JEFF

    1D Mutt's partner in old comics

    1
    17
  59. 59
    OUTSET

    50D Beginning

    1
    17
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    TATUM

    4D O'Neal of "Paper Moon"

    1
    13
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    FEMUR

    20A Thighbone

    1
    12
  62. 62
    MALLS

    60A Shopping meccas

    1
    12
  63. 63
    SCUFF debut

    27D Shoe blemish

    1
    8
  64. 64
    SETBAIL debut

    9D Determine get-out-of-jail money

    1
    4
  65. 65
    ULAN

    26A ___ Bator, Mongolia

    0
    66
  66. 66
    FOSSE

    44A "Cabaret" director Bob

    0
    32
  67. 67
    ESSENES

    45D Ancient ascetics

    0
    21
  68. 68
    GAFF

    5A Hook on a handle

    0
    18
  69. 69
    ALGOL

    28D Star in Perseus

    0
    6
  70. 70
    FREEUP debut

    8D Make available

    0
    4
  71. 71
    PERENNIAL

    10D Orchid or peony

    0
    3
  72. 72
    TEABERRY

    21A Wintergreen fruit

    0
    3
  73. 73
    TORRENTS

    56A Heavy downpours

    0
    3
  74. 74
    FLATANGLE debut

    17A Off-key turn that almost comes back on itself?

    0
    1
  75. 75
    FLATSHOOTER debut

    48A Off-key marksman?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    MYSTERIES debut

    36D Detective stories

    0
    1
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    SHARPFOOT debut

    65A Off-key cop?

    0
    1
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    SHARPLINERS debut

    30A Off-key 1990 Julia Roberts movie?

    0
    1