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Saturday · 70 answers · 13 debuts

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

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    TNT

    21D Cause of a blowup?

    38
    338
  2. 2
    ATOP

    10D On

    22
    208
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    STS

    25A Rte. parts

    16
    191
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    BLT

    37D Diner order

    13
    121
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    OTT

    50D Teammate of Hubbell and Terry

    10
    193
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    OOO

    24A Winning sequence

    10
    81
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    ROTS

    11D Languishes in confinement

    10
    70
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    ARGUE

    30D Object

    8
    61
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    SLIM

    29D Not likely

    7
    69
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    UKES

    5D Instruments that may be made from monkeypod wood

    7
    61
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    SHORT

    29A Lacking

    6
    40
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    CHANT

    27A Words from a crowd

    6
    30
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    PAGES

    35A Beeps

    6
    25
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    GHANA

    26D Where the Volta flows

    4
    50
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    HEWS

    28D Cuts

    4
    23
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    DEKES

    19A Sporting deceptions

    4
    14
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    DER

    41A Nietzsche's "___ Antichrist"

    3
    115
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    ISA

    6D "Love ___ Song Without End" (from "Bambi")

    3
    77
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    TERESA

    39D Saint canonized by Gregory XV

    3
    73
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    ATONCE

    16A Pronto

    3
    50
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    SUTRA

    47A Hindu aphorisms, collectively

    3
    33
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    STALER

    51A Less original

    3
    22
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    CREEP

    27D Cad

    2
    35
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    EDEMA

    36A Sunburn symptom

    2
    33
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    GHOST

    26A Mere semblance

    2
    32
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    ILLBE

    42A Well follower

    2
    30
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    THONG

    23D Simple footwear

    2
    24
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    TWINS

    23A Big delivery?

    2
    14
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    TOWERS

    53A Rises dramatically

    2
    9
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    UPNEXT debut

    2D Ready to take a cut

    2
    8
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    APER

    46D Little, e.g.

    1
    85
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    OTB

    38A Risky business?: Abbr.

    1
    58
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    BILE

    45D Nastiness

    1
    38
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    RUER

    43A Sorry sort

    1
    32
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    RUBLE

    43D Much-devalued monetary unit

    1
    26
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    SUCH

    47D Similar things

    1
    24
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    OUTLAW

    38D Ban

    1
    16
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    UNRIPE

    48A Immature

    1
    16
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    INCREASE

    17A Up

    1
    8
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    BREWER

    33A Guinness, for one

    1
    7
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    GECKOS

    3D Wolf snakes' prey

    1
    6
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    ARETES

    30A Glacial formations

    0
    18
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    ITERS

    42D Anatomical canals

    0
    15
  44. 44
    BSIDES debut

    1D They usually aren't hits

    0
    13
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    GOTCHA

    18A "Aha!"

    0
    10
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    ROLAND

    31A Knightly hero of medieval romances

    0
    10
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    MAGUS

    9D Sorcerer

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    9
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    TEAPOTS

    14D Cozy locales

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    9
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    EXOD

    22A Gen. follower

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    8
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    MARIST

    9A Poughkeepsie college

    0
    8
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    BRASSY

    40D Forward

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    7
  52. 52
    EPEEIST

    8D Pentathlon competitor, e.g.

    0
    7
  53. 53
    PULLTAB

    35D Can help?

    0
    7
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    ARTCLASS

    52A Where to draw the line?

    0
    6
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    JARED debut

    4D 1998 Pulitzer nonfiction winner ___ Diamond

    0
    6
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    BUYUP

    37A Get all of

    0
    5
  57. 57
    SCHOONER

    13D Draft order?

    0
    4
  58. 58
    BUGJUICE debut

    1A Inferior alcohol

    0
    3
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    CUSSWORD debut

    7D Oath

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    3
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    OVERDRAW

    32D Have trouble with one's balance

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    3
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    BAYBERRY debut

    33D Candle scent or rum flavoring

    0
    2
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    INCHOATE

    12D Disorganized

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    2
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    REDDUST debut

    34D 1932 Gable film remade as "Mogambo"

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    2
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    RODEINTO

    31D Arrived at, oater-style

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    2
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    SETUPSHOP debut

    20A Start operating

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    2
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    SPEAKSUP debut

    15A Isn't shy

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    2
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    BYTHEWAY debut

    54A Parenthetically

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    1
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    DIDBATTLE debut

    44A Fought

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    1
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    ROVING debut

    34A Not specifically assigned

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    1
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    TROUBLES debut

    49A Inconveniences

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    1