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Monday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EAR

    39A A barber has to work around it

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    485
  2. 2
    ANTE

    65A Gaming table fee

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    461
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    SOS

    63D "Send help!"

    34
    251
  4. 4
    APE

    57A Companion for Tarzan

    28
    415
  5. 5
    AHEM

    57D Throat-clearing sound

    23
    171
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    EDGE

    10A Nose (out)

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    293
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    STAY

    32D Command to Fido

    20
    159
  8. 8
    MAR

    44D Deface

    19
    215
  9. 9
    ERGO

    66A Hence

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    198
  10. 10
    EARN

    34D Make, as money

    17
    185
  11. 11
    MESS

    69A Clutter

    17
    145
  12. 12
    ETTU

    13D "___, Brute?"

    16
    191
  13. 13
    ESPY

    46A Glimpse

    16
    130
  14. 14
    NOTE

    60D Written reminder

    15
    132
  15. 15
    EDENS

    70A Perfect places

    15
    113
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    GNU

    23A Wildebeest

    13
    127
  17. 17
    ALUM

    17A Many a homecoming attendee

    13
    123
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    AVER

    1A Swear to

    12
    195
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    YODA

    71A Luke Skywalker's mentor

    12
    73
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    REED

    68A Marsh plant

    11
    187
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    ERUPT

    3D Blow one's top

    11
    54
  22. 22
    TOAD

    28D Land hopper

    10
    122
  23. 23
    FED

    21D Gave dinner

    10
    105
  24. 24
    GRIN

    61D Smile

    10
    65
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    ANITA

    15A Baker who sang "Sweet Love," 1986

    9
    140
  26. 26
    EDITS

    27A Rewrites

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    101
  27. 27
    REFS

    33A Foul callers

    9
    79
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    MOOT

    36A Irrelevant, as a point

    9
    68
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    PURE

    58D Unadulterated

    9
    55
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    GLEN

    12D Secluded valley

    8
    80
  31. 31
    REPS

    33D Foes of Dems.

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    89
  32. 32
    DIAL

    45A Radio tuner

    7
    86
  33. 33
    SUET

    19A Fat of the lamb

    7
    70
  34. 34
    SIX

    26D Half a dozen

    7
    52
  35. 35
    TAJ

    50D ___ Mahal

    6
    81
  36. 36
    EMS

    10D Ambulance inits.

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    149
  37. 37
    ACORN

    64A Oak-to-be

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    80
  38. 38
    WARE

    14A Ending with hard or soft

    5
    47
  39. 39
    TOA

    42A Burn ___ crisp

    4
    69
  40. 40
    ACTED

    55D Played on stage

    4
    61
  41. 41
    RIFF

    7D Jazz phrase

    4
    31
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    SERAPE

    48D South-of-the-border shawl

    3
    37
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    RACED

    52D Went like the wind

    3
    33
  44. 44
    MOLT

    16A Shed one's skin

    3
    32
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    PETIT

    67A ___ four (teacake)

    3
    29
  46. 46
    REFIT

    18A Work over, as a ship

    3
    16
  47. 47
    FRESH

    25A Straight from the garden

    3
    14
  48. 48
    EELER

    22D Moray catcher

    2
    39
  49. 49
    WORST

    5A "What's the ___ that can happen?"

    2
    28
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    TOKYO

    40D Capital where the yen is capital

    2
    27
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    SETTER

    24A English dog

    2
    26
  52. 52
    PRIMO

    43A First-class

    2
    24
  53. 53
    GLOP

    31D Ladleful of unappetizing food

    2
    22
  54. 54
    THAD

    37D Sen. Cochran of Mississippi

    2
    22
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    ESTUARY

    46D Ocean inlet

    2
    13
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    VALUE

    2D Comparison shopper's quest

    1
    33
  57. 57
    DRYER

    51A Clothesline alternative

    1
    26
  58. 58
    STIFF

    8D Not flexible

    1
    22
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    EXULT

    38A Jump for joy

    1
    18
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    ELEMENTS

    41D Periodic table listings

    1
    15
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    HUGS

    62A Holds close

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    8
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    FRIEDEGGS debut

    35D "Flop two," in diner slang

    1
    5
  63. 63
    ODETS

    49A "Golden Boy" playwright Clifford

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    65
  64. 64
    MINEO

    54D Sal of "Rebel Without a Cause"

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  65. 65
    SNEAKS

    47A Gym shoes, for short

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    19
  66. 66
    TATERS

    9D Idaho produce, informally

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    16
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    AWACS

    1D ___ plane (military craft)

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    15
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    SOCIO

    29D Prefix with logical

    0
    14
  69. 69
    ONEO

    6D "___'Clock Jump" (1930's hit)

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    13
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    SLINGS

    30A Broken arms may go in them

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    10
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    NEEDA

    56D "I ___ vacation!"

    0
    9
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    REMOTES

    4D Channel surfers' gadgets

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    7
  73. 73
    TEACHER

    40A Faculty member

    0
    7
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    ORANGEJUICE

    59A "Sun kiss," in diner slang

    0
    6
  75. 75
    CUPOFCOFFEE debut

    20A "Draw one," in diner slang

    0
    1
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    DOUGHNUTS debut

    11D "Life preservers," in diner slang

    0
    1
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    MATMAN debut

    53A Wrestler

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    1
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    WARCRIME debut

    5D Violation of the Geneva Convention

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    1