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Thursday · 74 answers · 8 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

    51A Reliever's stat

    97
    791
  2. 2
    TRI

    57D Part of TNT

    41
    237
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    IDEA

    61A Inspiration

    33
    396
  4. 4
    ONCE

    16A Long ago

    32
    326
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    NTH

    7D Utmost

    30
    251
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    EDU

    50A Net alternative

    28
    194
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    ALAS

    53D "___, how love can trifle with itself!": Shak.

    26
    321
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    ETTA

    43A Bluesy James

    23
    254
  9. 9
    NENE

    35D Hawaiian goose

    23
    140
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    OVEN

    39A What a 38-Across needs

    22
    177
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    AIL

    58D Be indisposed

    19
    191
  12. 12
    ENG

    4D Basic school subj.

    17
    160
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    AWOL

    2D Illegal way to go

    15
    167
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    TESS

    62A ___ Trueheart of "Dick Tracy"

    14
    167
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    TESTS

    47D Exams

    12
    94
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    REED

    52D Cattail, e.g.

    11
    187
  17. 17
    OOZE

    30A Seep

    11
    116
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    MELEE

    45D Rumble

    10
    94
  19. 19
    SLANG

    42A What "yo mama" is

    10
    51
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    AIRS

    37A Puts on ... or things that are put on

    9
    110
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    SELL

    13D Cut one's losses, maybe

    9
    103
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    ESTER

    15A Acid/alcohol compound

    8
    115
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    DOA

    21A Classic 1950 film noir

    8
    88
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    EWAN

    14A Actor McGregor

    8
    43
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    ORALS

    46D Some 47-Down

    7
    74
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    FLA

    20A Cape Sable locale: Abbr.

    7
    69
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    CHAI

    28D Spiced milk tea

    7
    50
  28. 28
    NPR

    56D "Car Talk" carrier

    6
    98
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    BITE

    38D Nosh

    6
    70
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    EDDIE

    18D Haskell of "Leave It to Beaver"

    6
    61
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    NUTS

    10A "Ape"

    6
    56
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    NOLIE

    33D "Truth!"

    6
    47
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    REHAB

    48D People kick things here

    5
    105
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    ARTSY

    24D Pretentious

    5
    52
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    ARP

    9D Dada "daddy"

    4
    129
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    UNTIE

    11D Free

    4
    76
  37. 37
    TCELL

    12D Immune system agent

    4
    27
  38. 38
    YEE debut

    8D "___ haw!" (cry of delight)

    4
    27
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    CATTY

    32D Subtly mean

    4
    16
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    TRIBE

    63A Cleveland nine, with "the"

    3
    46
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    REINER

    44A "The Princess Bride" director, 1987

    3
    20
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    IST

    55D Suffix with Mao or Tao

    2
    95
  43. 43
    LAIT

    29D Milk, abroad

    2
    54
  44. 44
    NOSED

    10D Snooped

    2
    33
  45. 45
    JAPE

    1A Jest

    2
    29
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    BAKER

    38A Person who kneads

    2
    21
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    REDEYE

    44D LAX to J.F.K. choice

    2
    20
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    BELCH

    41D Sir Toby of "Twelfth Night"

    2
    12
  49. 49
    CLOUDNINE

    32A Feeling of elation

    2
    7
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    ENGR

    36D M.I.T. grad: Abbr.

    1
    55
  51. 51
    FELT

    59A Wept (for)

    1
    40
  52. 52
    SPRAY

    60A Spritz

    1
    38
  53. 53
    PFFT

    49D Go ___ (fizzle)

    1
    31
  54. 54
    HAUTE

    31A High, in couture

    1
    30
  55. 55
    AZUR

    27D Côte d'___

    1
    20
  56. 56
    JEFF

    1D Bridges in Hollywood

    1
    17
  57. 57
    HOOEY

    26D Poppycock

    1
    14
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    PEREC

    49A Georges who wrote "Life: A User's Manual"

    1
    12
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    LLDS

    64A Attorneys' degrees: Abbr.

    0
    15
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    SEWUP

    42D Clinch

    0
    15
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    WEILL

    22A "Mack the Knife" composer

    0
    12
  62. 62
    ASTAB

    6D Take ___ at

    0
    11
  63. 63
    VANYA

    5A Chekhov's "Uncle ___"

    0
    11
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    VETOES debut

    5D Nixes

    0
    7
  65. 65
    AWNED

    19D Bearded, as grain

    0
    5
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    CLORIS

    28A Leachman who won an Oscar for "The Last Picture Show"

    0
    5
  67. 67
    ITSYBITSY

    40A Teeny

    0
    3
  68. 68
    IVANLENDL

    34D Three-time U.S. Open winner

    0
    3
  69. 69
    FLASHINTHEPANEL debut

    54A What an old sci-fi comics fan might see?

    0
    1
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    FORGETTHEPASTEL debut

    17A "Use brighter colors!"?

    0
    1
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    MADEBYHANDEL debut

    23A Like "Water Music"?

    0
    1
  72. 72
    MOTLEYCREWEL debut

    45A Multicolored yarn?

    0
    1
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    PARAMOURS debut

    3D Trysters, perhaps

    0
    1
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    YOLKSAC debut

    25D Embryonic attachment

    0
    1