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Wednesday · 74 answers · 7 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-03), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    ERA

    8D Historical period

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    791
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    EAR

    47A Place for a stud

    57
    485
  3. 3
    ANTI

    60A Debate side

    32
    364
  4. 4
    OBOE

    2D Reed instrument

    32
    315
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    ASA

    37A Simile's middle

    27
    230
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    REN

    55D Cartoon chihuahua

    27
    198
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    ONTO

    32D Not fooled by

    26
    244
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    MET

    27D Bumped into

    25
    187
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    MIA

    22A Soccer star Hamm

    21
    209
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    OTIS

    25D ___ & Carla, 60's singing duo

    20
    251
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    ESPN

    30A "X Games" airer

    19
    154
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    OPED

    6A Newspaper's essay forum

    14
    107
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    DEAL

    57A Sales rep's goal

    14
    104
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    NAPA

    24D California winegrowing county

    13
    112
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    RHEA

    26D Emmy winner Perlman

    11
    133
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    POSE

    7D Sit

    11
    88
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    PORE

    15A Leaf opening

    10
    75
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    SPAT

    49D Uttered contemptuously

    9
    134
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    ACRES

    44D Farm units

    9
    71
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    SKYE

    59A ___ terrier

    9
    60
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    TEAL

    38A Freshwater duck

    8
    105
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    MOM

    36D Popular tattoo

    8
    92
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    ALOU

    16A Baseball's Moises

    7
    153
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    ECOL

    52D Environmental sci.

    7
    88
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    MARS

    10A "Invaders From ___" (1953 sci-fi)

    7
    72
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    HERD

    51D Driven group

    7
    70
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    SCALY

    40D Like a lizard's skin

    6
    17
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    TODD

    1D Sondheim's "Sweeney ___"

    5
    61
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    SUEDE

    13D Fancy leather

    5
    54
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    ERES

    56A "___ Tu" (1974 hit)

    5
    53
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    NAILS

    18D They may be polished

    5
    45
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    NEPALI

    43D Gurkha or Sherpa

    4
    32
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    ATHENS

    29A 2004 Olympics site

    4
    31
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    BOK

    31A ___ choy

    4
    24
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    FLO

    35A Waitress at Mel's Diner

    3
    74
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    BAJA

    4D Mexican peninsula

    3
    57
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    SHAD

    50D Roe source

    3
    56
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    OPERAS

    6D "Norma" and "Don Carlos"

    3
    50
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    FATS

    35D Saturated substances

    3
    42
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    BOOM

    31D Prosperous time

    3
    36
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    CELLO

    28D Yo-Yo Ma's instrument

    2
    50
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    ALAIN

    11D French author Robbe-Grillet

    2
    42
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    ALDENTE

    23A How spaghetti may be cooked

    2
    35
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    CLERK

    45D Court employee

    2
    27
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    DKNY debut

    53D Fashion initials

    2
    21
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    CLAMOR

    48A Hubbub

    2
    18
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    TOMBS

    1A The pyramids of Giza, e.g.

    2
    11
  48. 48
    MEWL

    3D Whimper

    1
    38
  49. 49
    SMOOTH

    40A Peanut butter choice

    1
    20
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    ODDLY

    61A How eccentrics behave

    1
    19
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    PIET

    34A Painter Mondrian

    1
    19
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    DELAWARE

    20A River that was notably crossed on Christmas 1776

    1
    13
  53. 53
    ACCEPTS

    44A Says yes to

    1
    11
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    MOROCCO

    41D Fine leather

    1
    10
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    CAGEY

    46D Not forthcoming

    1
    9
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    BEMUSE

    42D Addle

    1
    8
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    OBEAH

    14A Jamaican witchcraft

    1
    8
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    AHSO

    23D Comment from Mr. Moto

    0
    70
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    MONA

    36A "___ Lisa"

    0
    67
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    ROGET

    12D Man of many words?

    0
    45
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    KAHN

    33D "Ain't We Got Fun" lyricist

    0
    32
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    ENDON

    19D Finish with

    0
    18
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    ESTRADA

    39D Officer Poncherello's portrayer

    0
    18
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    TOPOL

    38D "Fiddler on the Roof" star

    0
    14
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    CARON

    58A "Gigi" star Leslie

    0
    13
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    ENVIED

    21A Was jealous of

    0
    9
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    DEVELOP

    9D Add detail to

    0
    7
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    MARVEL debut

    10D Publisher of "X-Men" comics

    0
    4
  69. 69
    SHOWMAN debut

    5D P. T. Barnum, for example

    0
    3
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    NORMALSCHOOL

    24A Teacher training institution

    0
    2
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    BOSTONCOMMON debut

    42A Starting point of the Freedom Trail

    0
    1
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    DOWJONESAVERAGE debut

    17A Business statistic

    0
    1
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    REGULARPAYCHECK debut

    54A Benefit of a steady job

    0
    1
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    SPLOSHED debut

    49A Walked through a puddle

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    1