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Thursday · 72 answers · 9 debuts

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

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    EEL

    63D It was "boil'd in broo'," in the ballad "Lord Randal"

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    487
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    IRE

    42A High dudgeon

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    498
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    IRA

    55A Tax-deferring instrument: Abbr.

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    448
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    ANTE

    57D Help make a pot

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    461
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    EDEN

    6D Heaven

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    457
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    ORA

    31A Anatomical mouths

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    227
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    ARLO

    39D Name on "Alice's Restaurant"

    24
    245
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    AIDE

    26D Adjutant

    20
    192
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    NOD

    37A Go-ahead

    20
    158
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    USER

    36D Addict

    19
    246
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    EDIE

    9D One of the housewives on "Desperate Housewives"

    19
    190
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    STOP

    4D Pull over

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    180
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    PSA

    41D Unpaid TV ad: Abbr.

    13
    76
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    RESTS

    7D Last word for the defense

    11
    86
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    SHO

    22A HBO rival

    10
    86
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    TILE

    5D Floor element

    9
    114
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    MISS

    38D Hit's alternative

    9
    64
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    CIO

    21A Union inits.

    9
    51
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    SLAV

    44A Czech or Serb

    7
    99
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    LEVI

    60D Strauss of jeans fame

    4
    97
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    BELLA

    20A Former Rep. Abzug

    4
    25
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    STA

    14D Place to buy tkts.

    3
    158
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    SDS

    62D 60's campus grp.

    3
    118
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    SORER

    51A Achier

    3
    35
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    EMORY

    30D Georgia university

    3
    34
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    YMA

    46A Singer Sumac

    2
    71
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    ORIOLES

    17A Maryland team

    2
    32
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    ARRID

    32D Ban alternative

    2
    21
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    TALLY

    10D Add up

    2
    18
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    HERNIA

    2D Rupture

    2
    12
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    DRAFTS

    47A Architect's aide

    2
    10
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    VELVET

    45D Antler covering

    2
    7
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    EBERT

    54D Roeper's TV partner

    1
    81
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    EDISON

    3D Famous lab director

    1
    49
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    DLI

    28D 551, once

    1
    32
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    DETENTE

    65A Warming

    1
    31
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    ADAMANT

    16A Inflexible

    1
    24
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    HANDLE

    27A Treat roughly

    1
    9
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    REVENGE

    66A Wronged person's cry

    1
    8
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    BELARUS

    58A Minsk's home

    1
    6
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    JETSKIS debut

    8A Motorized watercraft

    1
    6
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    YERBA

    24A ___ Buena (island in San Francisco Bay)

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    6
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    FIRING

    48D Step in ceramic making

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    5
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    LIMAPERU debut

    34A Capital originally called the City of the Kings

    1
    5
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    SIMI

    33A ___ Valley, Calif.

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    42
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    EYER

    59D Ogler

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    INI

    13D Magician's name ending

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    ALEG

    61D "Shake ___!"

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    EDE

    53A Dutch city

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    26
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    LINA

    29D Filmmaker Wertmuller

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    25
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    BMOC

    25D College V.I.P.

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    21
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    ELIAN

    56A ___ González in 2000 news

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    21
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    SMILES

    11D Prepares to be shot, maybe

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    16
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    RIANT

    52D Laughing

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    13
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    TRUDGE

    49D Plod

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    9
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    REDTIDE

    15A Dangerous ocean phenomenon

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    8
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    EYELIDS

    64A They may get heavy at night

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    7
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    CHESTER

    1A City in England

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    6
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    SLOTTED

    67A On the schedule

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    6
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    TRIGGER

    68A Armed gang member

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    6
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    KATARINA

    12D Women's tennis star Srebotnik

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    5
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    SERVANT

    62A Maid's counterpart

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    5
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    MILITIA

    18A Old musket carrier

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    4
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    SASSER

    50D Smart one

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    4
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    NEARERTO debut

    40D Closer by

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    3
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    UNSPENT

    19A Like money in the bank

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    3
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    ARGOSIES debut

    43A Richly laden ships

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    2
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    CROUCH debut

    1D What catchers do

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    2
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    AUGMENTED debut

    35D Added value to

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    1
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    HOPTOAD debut

    23D Critter with a sticky tongue

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    1
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    JAMBOREES debut

    8D Scouting blowouts

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    1
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    MANINOUTERSPACE debut

    38A Project Mercury objective (and a hint to 1-, 18-, 27-, 47-, 62- and 68-Across)

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