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

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   ANN

   39A She's a doll

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   LESS

   41D Exhibiting greater moderation

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   DIE

   43D When repeated, a classic horror movie line

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   PAIR

   34A Tabloid topic

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   MISO

   40D ___ soup

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   SLO

   8D Driver's caution

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   EATEN

   38D Put away

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   ESTATE

   44A What's left

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    ROI

    20A Matisse's "La Tristesse du ___"

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    MIDST

    24A Center

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    LENS

    48A Something to shoot through

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    SIRS

    22A Elton John and others

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    NENES

    2D Spanish infants

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    ONSALE

    16A Store sign

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    EXTOL

    36D Panegyrize

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    PERUSE

    29A Dip into

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    CNBC

    1A Tim Russert venue

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    YAWN

    7D [That is, like, so last week]

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    SINUS

    22D ___ headache

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    NADER

    26D Candidate of 2000

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    BASSO

    3D Boito's Mefistofele, e.g.

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    MONROE

    31D Missouri Compromise signer

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    DESISTS

    11D Stops

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    CHOY

    1D ___ sum (Chinese flowering cabbage)

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    PINEY

    23A Like some floor polish

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    ROSEOIL debut

    47A Perfume ingredient

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    SUAVE

    37D Worldly

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    RESEW

    6D Fix, as a costume

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    MARESNEST

    24D Imbroglio

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    MODEST

    31A Fair to middling

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    PORTO

    29D ___-Novo (Benin's capital)

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    MORNS

    33A "___ abed and daylight slumber / Were not meant for man alive": Housman

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    SHOVES

    15D Heads (off)

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    CRAWL

    4D CNN screen feature

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    HEARST

    12A Tribune Company competitor

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    CNOTES

    25A Benjamins

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    MATTEL

    33D Company that makes Othello

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    STOVES

    46A Places for pilots

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    CENTI

    35D Prefix with grade

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    RANEES

    27A Some princesses

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    BRAVES

    28A Phil Niekro and others

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    BRIANENO debut

    28D "Music for Airports" composer

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    ENLISTEE

    45A Sign-up

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    SLEEPOVER

    13D Teen party

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    CANTONESE

    35A Not-too-spicy cuisine

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    TERMITES

    14D House wreckers

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    ENDORSEE

    10D Check mate?

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    LEADINTO

    42A Provide a segue for

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    TRYSTED

    5A Had an assignation

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    REDNOSES

    27D Christmas carolers often get them

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    TEAPOY

    5D Three-legged ornamental table

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    ENNES

    19D Feminine suffixes

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    HASWORDS

    17A Argues

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    IRIDES

    30A Eye parts: Var.

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    METROSEXUAL debut

    40A In modern lingo, an urban male who devotes much time to his appearance and lifestyle

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    SEEALONE

    15A Have a tête-à-tête with

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    SOLEMNVOW

    21A Initiation declaration

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    TORRIDEST

    9D Superlatively hot

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    YESWEREOPEN

    18A Store sign

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    CRIMINALS debut

    25D Ones in joint custody?

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    IMPALER debut

    30D Sticker

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    MIMER debut

    32A One giving the silent treatment

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