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

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   STY

   8D Pen that won't write

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   ISEE

   52A "Oh"

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   EROS

   15A Son of Chaos

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   STAT

   17A Household gauge, informally

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   ALAS

   7D "Oh, my!"

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   RTE

   31A Abbr. usually followed by a number

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   CAR

   49D Jam ingredient

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   MESS

   1D Chaos

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    AVOW

    13D Swear

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    FREE

    47D Without a date

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    OOPS

    41A Apology preceder

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    METE

    54A Allocate, with "out"

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    RIND

    32A Coating

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    SAFARI

    43A A giraffe may be seen on it

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    SORES

    33A Tender spots

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    DOER

    50A Active sort

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    CELEB

    42D People person

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    SACS

    14D Black Hawk was their leader

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    GENES

    29A Heredity, informally

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    BANC

    23A French bench

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    FLAGS

    36A Penalty markers

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    NOLTE

    6D "Affliction" star, 1998

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    GLAD

    37D Not a bit sorry

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    HAVE

    12D Rich one

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    MARE

    1A Moon sight

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    GELT

    28D Moolah

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    CREOLE

    22A Like jambalaya

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    BORES

    23D Makes holes

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    LOGE

    46D Seating area

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    SAWS

    43D Toothy ones

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    GRUB

    29D Eats

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    UIE debut

    35A Turnabout, for short

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    ESTEEMED

    4D Dear

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    SINEWS debut

    21A Source of strength

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    CRAWLS debut

    42A Is rife (with)

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    FELT

    45D Knew somehow

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    SOAKS

    30D Heavy drinkers

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    BOPS

    20D Hard knocks

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    GRANT

    37A Researcher's quest

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    SIREE

    30A Yes or no follower

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    BLOKE

    40A Chap

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    IMPELS

    5D Drives

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    LUMPS

    24A Mattress problems

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    MOLTENLAVA

    16A Hot roll?

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    ROADRUNNER

    3D Cartoon bird

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    FLORIST

    36D One who keeps mum?

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    ABEE

    44D "As brisk as ___ in conversation": Samuel Johnson

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    DIRGE

    25D Sad song

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    GEOL

    34A One of the phys. sciences

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    UNHINGE

    10D Rattle

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    ABELINCOLN debut

    48A Union man?

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    MESSAGES

    9D Graffiti, e.g.

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    CLANCY

    11D Best-selling author of "Debt of Honor"

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    SIDEBETS debut

    19A Craps action

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    SLIPINTO

    33D Don

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    BRANDY

    40D Part of a B and B

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    DOGGYBAG debut

    25A Something you have filled when full

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    ATONESFEET debut

    27D In a disciple's position

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    DOALLS debut

    39D Handymen

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    LEADSOFF

    46A Goes first

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    ARTICLEIII debut

    2D Part of the Constitution covering judicial powers

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    BIRDLIKE debut

    38A Peckish?

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    BREAKLOOSE debut

    26D Go wild

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    GROWSDIM debut

    34D Fades away

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    INASMUCHAS debut

    5A Because

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    PLAYSHAVOC debut

    18A Creates chaos

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    SETSTOREBY debut

    53A Value

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    WELLSTAGED debut

    51A Top-notch, as productions go

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