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

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   TSAR

   62A Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Tale of ___ Saltan"

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   ACNE

   58A Bad spots

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   SAGA

   20A Big job for a teller

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   ELSA

   50A Wagner soprano

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   MAE

   29A Common female middle name

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   THAI

   15A Ethnic cuisine

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   REESE

   57A "Don't You Know" hitmaker, 1959

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   EVADE

   19A Skirt

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    SHES

    61A Mothers and daughters

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    ESTER

    60A Triglyceride, e.g.

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    RULE

    59A Make a decision

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    TRIM

    55A Edge

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    SACS

    53A Baglets

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    SOBS

    1A They come in fits

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    LABOR

    31D British party

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    TOKEN

    51A Representative

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    CEDES

    22A Turns over

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    DIMES

    49D Small change

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    TREAD

    46A Escalator feature

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    TOMES

    44A Antiquarian's stock

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    HOBNOB

    36A Work the room

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    ORAN

    56A Port near Mascara

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    RIVET

    10D Pin

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    ETO

    43A Old war zone: Abbr.

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    ACCT

    5A Insurer's file: Abbr.

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    AGRO

    21A Prefix with industry

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    EDASNER

    42D Star of "The Bronx Zoo"

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    LEILA

    28A Actress Hyams of 1920's-30's film

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    ANAP

    14A Take ___ (rest)

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    CRIED

    26A Squalled

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    ONEACRE

    2D Quite a lot

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    SADSACK

    1D Bumbler

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    FEDERAL

    12D Furniture style of the early 1800's

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    BELARUS

    40D The Dnieper flows through it

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    SKIRESORT debut

    33D Vacation destination

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    ACEY

    23A ___-deucey (game)

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    MARV

    18A Basketball Hall-of-Famer Harshman

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    LASCALA

    41D House of Milan

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    PEASE

    48D Food in a nursery rhyme

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    RICER

    16A Kitchen gadget

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    GRAFT

    9A Firmly add on

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    HECTARE

    36D Big tract

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    TIVOLI

    8D Danish tourist attraction

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    ACADEME

    11D It's far removed from the real world

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    ATMAN debut

    5D Hindu soul

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    DONOTENTER debut

    27D Warning sign

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    ONASTREAK

    34A Hot

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    DERR

    17A Writer Earl ___ Biggers

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    MANTAS

    45D Rays

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    NOWI

    52A "___ ask you!"

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    TRESSED

    13D In braids

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    ALLAT debut

    54A ___ once

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    BLUER

    25D Further down

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    BARGEIN

    3D Show no respect for privacy

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    OTOOLES debut

    37D Peter and others

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    BOOKLET

    38D Small tract

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    CARRIESTHETORCH

    7D Is in love vainly

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    CHAGALLS

    6D Two murals at the Met

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    HORRIBLE debut

    39A D-

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    ROSEWINE

    35D Certain Zinfandel

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    SPRAYEDON

    4D Like some pesticides

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    COOPERATED debut

    47A Turned state's evidence

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    GRECIANART debut

    9D Some vase decorations

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    KENDOLLS debut

    30A Popular toys since 1961

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    NAILBITERS debut

    24A Games that go into overtime

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    UNSELD debut

    32A 1969 N.B.A. M.V.P. who played for the Bullets

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