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

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   HESSE

   16D "Siddhartha" author

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   NEEDS

   51A Food and water

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   SEEDS

   41D See 37-Down

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   ADHERE

   42A Cleave

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   SESAME

   37D With 41-Down, cooking oil source

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   PLATTE

   46A River followed by the Oregon Trail

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   ABODES

   23A Flats, e.g.

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   EGRETS

   48A Birds with valuable plumes

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    INARUT

    19A Not showing much creativity

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    AMARETTO

    28D Rich ice cream topping

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    RADNER

    44A Original "S.N.L." cast member

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    HOSTESS

    11D First lady, often

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    CHINUPS

    12A They require you to pull your own weight

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    ESTERS

    40D Aromatic compounds

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    SHINTO

    14A Literally, the way of the gods

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    INTIME

    38D Sooner or later

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    GRACE

    26A "___ is more beautiful than beauty": Emerson

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    STARTREK

    13D TV show with the most spinoffs, according to the Guinness Book

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    SLURS

    1A Disparaging comments

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    CHAFF

    12D Tease good-naturedly

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    HISSAT

    34A Express disapproval of

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    RONDOS

    50A Sonata closers, often

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    SHANIA

    1D First name in country music

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    HEXES

    30A Casting choices?

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    ANTENNAE

    18A Features of a Martian costume

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    RESENTED

    27D Took exception to

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    LISTEN

    2D "You're not paying attention!"

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    EMBAR

    33D Hinder

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    SPINES

    5D Library patrons read them

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    SULTAN

    36D Mideast V.I.P.

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    ASPISH

    6A Viperine

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    BLUENOSE

    43A Strait-laced sort

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    LOANED

    39D Advanced

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    HIDALGO

    32D Spanish nobleman

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    ASPIRATE debut

    6D What a Cockney may not do

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    RUANDA

    4D ___-Urundi, former U.N. trust territory in Africa

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    STOUTER

    10D More valiant

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    PINAFORE

    8D Child's flouncy apron

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    PINTOS

    17A Recalled things from the 1970's?

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    SHARPER

    31D Expert gambler

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    ALLSTATE debut

    45A Its logo is a pair of crossed hands

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    FIELDERS debut

    20A Fly catchers

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    GOSHDARN debut

    26D Confounded

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    INTRUDES debut

    9D Meddles

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    MISSILES debut

    35A Falcons and Patriots, e.g.

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    REFUTE debut

    21A Prove wrong

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    RESTORERS

    24A Antique shop employees

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    SHINEBOX debut

    7D Bootblack's need

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    SHOEMAKER debut

    31A Last person, professionally?

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    UNFELT debut

    3D Like quakes of magnitude 2.0 or less

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    CATERESS debut

    29D Job title for Blondie, in the comics

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    FANTASTS debut

    22A Visionaries

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    HASFAITH debut

    15A Believes

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    RAMMERS debut

    49A Compaction tools

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    RETAINED debut

    47A Kept on

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    SHRILLER debut

    25D Less pleasing to the ear

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