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

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   ERA

   27D Generation or more

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   791
3. 2
   EDEN

   32D Primeval plot

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   457
4. 3
   ATAD

   22D Just barely

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   156
5. 4
   ASHE

   21D "Off the Court" writer

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   275
6. 5
   EVEN

   3D Square

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   202
7. 6
   NANA

   51D Junior spoiler, perhaps

   19
   142
8. 7
   OTTER

   41D Sleek, lustrous fur

   15
   165
9. 8
   NOM

   36D René, for instance

   14
   96
10. 9
    EBAY

    47D Where many surfers shop

    11
    131
11. 10
    METS

    39D "Miracle" workers of 1969

    10
    79
12. 11
    NEWT

    4D It becomes aquatic during its breeding season

    8
    94
13. 12
    SHAG

    1D Catch some flies

    8
    83
14. 13
    TARS

    26D Hands on deck

    7
    72
15. 14
    VANE

    2D Wind instrument

    7
    58
16. 15
    EMILE

    12D Boxer Griffith

    6
    85
17. 16
    SEERS

    14D Ones watching the ball?

    6
    57
18. 17
    GALL

    5D Rub the wrong way

    6
    37
19. 18
    AMOCO

    9D Gas giant

    5
    55
20. 19
    TUBE

    25D IV part

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    47
21. 20
    SATS

    34D Essay questions are part of them: Abbr.

    5
    39
22. 21
    REND

    33D Split

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    86
23. 22
    REFER

    13D Not handle oneself, say

    4
    56
24. 23
    AMIGA

    43D Onetime alternative to Atari

    4
    30
25. 24
    LIAM

    7D British rocker Gallagher

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    61
26. 25
    TERRE

    42D Land in a foreign land?

    3
    44
27. 26
    VIVA

    31D Brawny competitor

    2
    25
28. 27
    DINS

    52D Rackets

    2
    20
29. 28
    DULLS debut

    11D Takes the edge off

    2
    3
30. 29
    ATEE

    6D Just so, after "to"

    1
    102
31. 30
    AARE

    48D Swiss bank site

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    83
32. 31
    ADDERS

    9A ___-tongue (small fern)

    1
    15
33. 32
    MERGER

    55A The Wall Street Journal topic

    1
    14
34. 33
    PISMO

    40D ___ Beach (town near San Luis Obispo)

    1
    9
35. 34
    HAVEATIT

    15A "Dig in!"

    1
    7
36. 35
    EDER

    30D River that joins the Fulda

    0
    72
37. 36
    EGAL

    50D Not différent

    0
    33
38. 37
    ATEM

    24D "Lemme ___!"

    0
    25
39. 38
    BARA

    23D Silents siren

    0
    24
40. 39
    EDAMES

    37A Famous "Tonight Show" tomahawk tosser

    0
    24
41. 40
    ENRY

    18D Eliza's tutor, to Eliza

    0
    23
42. 41
    ONERS

    45D Pips

    0
    16
43. 42
    ANES

    53D Scottish singletons

    0
    7
44. 43
    FENG

    29D Chinese for "wind"

    0
    7
45. 44
    POTATOES

    40A Long whites, e.g.

    0
    7
46. 45
    DANAS

    10D Actress Wynter and others

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    6
47. 46
    NONEVENT

    38A Much ado about nothing

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    6
48. 47
    TOKED

    44D Took a hit

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    6
49. 48
    FEVERS

    29A They make folks hot under the collar

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    5
50. 49
    GRIG

    49D Young eel

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    4
51. 50
    HAREBRAINEDIDEA

    35A It's highly unlikely to work

    0
    4
52. 51
    MAUMEE

    16A Lake Erie feeder

    0
    4
53. 52
    SVENGALI

    1A Sinister, manipulative type

    0
    4
54. 53
    AABATTERY

    21A Smallish energy source

    0
    3
55. 54
    OREADS

    57A Some nymphs

    0
    3
56. 55
    STATUARY

    28A Busts and such

    0
    3
57. 56
    ITEMONTHEAGENDA

    46A Something to discuss

    0
    2
58. 57
    MARIANNE debut

    56A "Sense and Sensibility" sister

    0
    2
59. 58
    ANEWLEASEONLIFE debut

    17A The opportunity to start over

    0
    1
60. 59
    CROSSERS debut

    20A Ratfinks

    0
    1
61. 60
    EYEGLASS debut

    58A Monocle

    0
    1
62. 61
    GENTLEMANCALLER debut

    19A Courter

    0
    1
63. 62
    ITSACRYINGSHAME debut

    8D "Something really ought to be done"

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    1
64. 63
    MGMGRANDS debut

    39A Gambling venues in Vegas and Detroit

    0
    1
65. 64
    STRIKESABARGAIN debut

    54A Haggles successfully

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    1