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Thursday · 74 answers · 10 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

    59D Oft-nicknamed period

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    791
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    IRA

    9A Bank offering, briefly

    46
    448
  3. 3
    USA

    64A ___ Weekend (Gannett publication)

    40
    261
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    ACHE

    28D Mourn (for)

    28
    282
  5. 5
    MET

    67A Satisfied

    25
    187
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    TIS

    1A Follow-up to the best seller "Angela's Ashes"

    24
    222
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    AHEM

    19A Interruption

    23
    171
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    ELF

    6D Grimm character

    21
    197
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    SAY

    30A Approximately

    20
    132
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    REO

    44A Acronymic car of old

    18
    196
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    SSE

    65A Salt Lake City-to-Provo dir.

    15
    262
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    NOSE

    55D Symbol of prying

    15
    188
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    ULNA

    48D Site of a Monteggia's fracture

    15
    178
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    RIP

    60D Stretch of turbulent water

    15
    144
  15. 15
    SILO

    24D Grain ___

    12
    127
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    NOVA

    57A PBS science show

    12
    125
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    ERMA

    40D Columnist Bombeck

    11
    147
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    NAM

    46A "Platoon" setting

    10
    113
  19. 19
    ICK

    31A "Gross!"

    10
    70
  20. 20
    CAME

    47D Pulled in

    10
    61
  21. 21
    SPAT

    56D Quarrel

    9
    134
  22. 22
    SELL

    37D Behave like a bear

    9
    103
  23. 23
    OPUS

    18D Numbered composition

    9
    96
  24. 24
    TAI

    61D Skater Babilonia

    8
    154
  25. 25
    ITE

    29A Wool finisher, commercially

    6
    149
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    ANIL

    62A Blue shade

    6
    79
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    WOK

    12A Moo goo gai pan pan

    6
    67
  28. 28
    AMENS

    54A Words of assent

    6
    57
  29. 29
    COIL

    47A Heater feature

    6
    47
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    REHAB

    10D Getting better, after "in"

    5
    105
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    IONA

    2D Home of the Gaels, in college sports

    5
    100
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    NEONS

    49D Some Dodges

    5
    56
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    TARPS

    20A Some campers' supplies

    5
    25
  34. 34
    AMEX

    16D Wall St. abbr.

    4
    60
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    DIA

    7D Domingo, e.g.

    4
    57
  36. 36
    CREDO

    4A Mass segment

    4
    46
  37. 37
    GENTS

    14D Ladies' partners

    3
    32
  38. 38
    DAVIS

    50D ___ Cup

    3
    20
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    FIERY

    42A Mouth-burning

    3
    11
  40. 40
    TWIT

    1D Little jerk

    2
    60
  41. 41
    SHEAR

    33D Fleece

    2
    33
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    LAPIS

    66A Blue shade

    2
    24
  43. 43
    PIAF

    27D Singer known as the Sparrow of Paris

    2
    24
  44. 44
    PACS

    27A Special interest grps.

    2
    22
  45. 45
    CRUST

    4D Tart part

    2
    21
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    FETID

    41A Nasty-smelling

    2
    18
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    LEADSTO debut

    53A Results in

    2
    8
  48. 48
    ONCUE

    8D When the baton indicates

    1
    43
  49. 49
    SERIAL

    63A Soap, e.g.

    1
    21
  50. 50
    ADDERS

    32D Dangerous biters

    1
    15
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    RUR

    5D Karel Capek play

    0
    69
  52. 52
    DECA

    15A Prefix with pod

    0
    27
  53. 53
    BIL

    43A Cartoonist Keane

    0
    21
  54. 54
    ALOSS

    32A Perplexed, after "at"

    0
    20
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    HOVEL

    51D Shanty

    0
    20
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    OTTOS

    45D Four Holy Roman emperors

    0
    17
  57. 57
    ACETO

    11D Vinegar: Prefix

    0
    14
  58. 58
    AIREDALE

    39D Terrier type

    0
    9
  59. 59
    IDAREYOU debut

    9D It's a challenge

    0
    9
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    DESTINE

    26D Preordain

    0
    7
  61. 61
    OVERTHETOP

    58A Like a kid with spin control?

    0
    7
  62. 62
    RULING

    13A Kind of class

    0
    6
  63. 63
    DAHLS

    52D Arlene and Roald

    0
    5
  64. 64
    INYOURFACE debut

    17A Like Botox injections?

    0
    4
  65. 65
    ARBORETUM debut

    35D Botanical site

    0
    3
  66. 66
    CHANCY

    22D High-risk

    0
    3
  67. 67
    ITOFF debut

    25D Words with hit or take

    0
    3
  68. 68
    SKYROCKET debut

    3D Rise abruptly

    0
    3
  69. 69
    AHEADOFTHECURVE debut

    38A Like a chunky person's belt buckle?

    0
    2
  70. 70
    MVII

    36D Early second-millennium year

    0
    2
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    NOAMS

    34A Linguist Chomsky and others

    0
    2
  72. 72
    OUTSIDETHEBOX debut

    23A Like a housecat's no-no?

    0
    2
  73. 73
    UNCRATE debut

    21A Open, as shipped goods

    0
    1
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    UNDERTHERADAR debut

    48A Like a "M*A*S*H" character's soles?

    0
    1