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Monday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    ARE

    22D "___ you sure?"

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    533
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    ODOR

    7D Olfactory stimulus

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    344
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    TNT

    64D Explosion maker

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    338
  4. 4
    NET

    24D Take-home

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    376
  5. 5
    STAN

    58D Funnyman Laurel

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    228
  6. 6
    IDLE

    10A Lounge

    30
    259
  7. 7
    ENDS

    13D They may be split or tight

    27
    303
  8. 8
    ONTO

    62A Aware of

    26
    244
  9. 9
    ATLAS

    1A Book of maps

    25
    195
  10. 10
    ETTA

    41A Singer ___ James

    23
    254
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    ASEA

    20A Cruising

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    326
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    ASHE

    44D Tennis's Arthur

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    275
  13. 13
    ASTO

    31D Concerning

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    192
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    AERO

    61A Prefix with -naut

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    269
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    ADAM

    65A ___ Clayton Powell Jr.

    19
    265
  16. 16
    EDIE

    15A Actress Falco

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    190
  17. 17
    ATON

    35D Lots

    19
    136
  18. 18
    TEL

    47D No. on a business card

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    183
  19. 19
    NYE

    45D Bill ___, TV's Science Guy

    17
    125
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    OATH

    30D Pledge

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    143
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    AUTO

    39A 21-Across, e.g.

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    165
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    EASY

    48A "No sweat"

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    153
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    UNDO

    57D Take back

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    129
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    NONO

    18A Taboo

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    116
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    TERM

    49A Six years, in the 46-Across

    13
    93
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    ESTE

    69A Renaissance Italian family name

    11
    203
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    DOOR

    11D It may get into a jamb

    11
    87
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    PLOT

    42A Story line

    11
    78
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    ORR

    40A Bruin Bobby

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    235
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    AREAS

    4D Regions

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    147
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    CLUE

    66A Help for a detective

    9
    93
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    THAW

    32D Unfreeze

    8
    80
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    DEALT

    53D Had control of the deck

    8
    41
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    GAPS

    33D Openings

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    36
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    LENO

    6D Late-night name

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    158
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    ARNIE

    54D Golfer Palmer, informally

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    93
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    ECOL

    26A E.P.A. concern: Abbr.

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    88
  38. 38
    HASH

    38A This-and-that dish

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    74
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    RULE

    34D It may begin "Do not ..."

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    100
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    NOUN

    16A Word before a verb, maybe

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    97
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    LULU

    12D Humdinger

    6
    77
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    NOLIE

    67A "It's the truth!"

    6
    47
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    TOTED

    70A Carried with difficulty

    6
    29
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    TULSA

    2D Oklahoma city

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    42
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    GLUT

    59D Oversupply

    5
    32
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    YAHOO

    52D "Hurray!"

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    51
  47. 47
    LOLL

    6A Lounge

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    66
  48. 48
    YARN

    25A Tall tale

    3
    65
  49. 49
    SENATE

    46A Group of 100

    3
    56
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    FOCI

    21D An ellipse has two of them

    3
    33
  51. 51
    NULL

    63A Without value

    2
    38
  52. 52
    BOLD

    19A Not timid

    2
    23
  53. 53
    AQUAS

    1D Shades of blue

    2
    20
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    THANK

    64A Express appreciation to

    2
    20
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    YOKED

    55D Like farm oxen

    2
    14
  56. 56
    RECOAT

    29A Paint over

    2
    7
  57. 57
    IRMA

    37D "___ la Douce" (1963 film)

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    104
  58. 58
    STR

    5D Narrow waterway: Abbr.

    1
    71
  59. 59
    ZONE

    68A Region

    1
    61
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    ULCER

    17A Pain inside

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    46
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    LACEY

    3D Cagney's TV partner

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    15
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    HEYDAY

    51A Period of greatest success

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    14
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    MAULS

    50D Manhandles

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    13
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    LINDY

    8D Dance named after an aviator

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    11
  65. 65
    QUART

    14A Milk purchase

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    11
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    ONOR

    27D ___ about (approximately)

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    79
  67. 67
    ULEE

    60D Peter Fonda title role

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  68. 68
    LARUE

    28D Lash ___, who played the Cheyenne Kid in old westerns

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    31
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    SAYSNO

    23A Refuses

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    LEOTARD

    9D Dance class wear

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    TERENCE

    43D Actor Stamp

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    6
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    BOAZ

    56D Husband of Ruth, in the Bible

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    5
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    BUSHLEAGUE

    56A Amateurish

    0
    5
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    GRANTINAID

    33A Government subsidy

    0
    2
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    TRUMANSHOW debut

    43A 1998 Peter Weir film, with "The"

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    2
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    FORDTAURUS debut

    21A 1986 Detroit debut

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    1
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    INBUNCHES debut

    10D Grouped

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    1
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    NOTATHOME debut

    36D Out

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    1