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

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   ARE

   6D Not just look

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   AFAR

   41A Over the hill, maybe

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   ELF

   8D ___-locks (tangled hair)

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   SEW

   47A Darn

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   AGES

   49D Gets on

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   SENSE

   31D Smarts

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   KEN

   42A Film director Russell

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   DEA

   57D Goddess, to Gaius

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    RENO

    12D Civil War general Jesse

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    ELECT

    60A Chosen

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    MCS

    7D Intro providers

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    SPREE

    62A Jag

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    ORR

    24A Scottish Peace Nobelist John Boyd ___

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    AREAS

    16A Blocks

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    PIER

    51D Brighton landmark

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    MATE

    3D Pal

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    BAD

    45D Nonfunctioning

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    RODEO

    25D Megabucks event?

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    ATALL

    46D Ever

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    SOLE

    40A Oxford foundation?

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    SEOUL

    9D 1988 Olympics site

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    ECOLI

    4D Digestive bacteria

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    LAIN

    13D Rested

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    ITA

    21A Suffix with señor

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    ONA

    18D ___ hunch

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    SANTA

    52A Bag carrier

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    RIVAL

    26D Try to beat

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    STANK

    30D Was really awful

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    OSSA

    29A Bones, anatomically

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    EATIN

    10D Like some kitchens

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    EARLS

    10A ___ Court (London district)

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    SPUN

    28D Had a quick turn

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    ARDEN

    32D "As You Like It" setting

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    OPALS

    24D Girasols

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    RABAT

    43A African capital

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    TOWN

    54D Hamlet's big brother

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    WASNT

    48D "Rome ___ …"

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    SSTS

    14D Retired fleet

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    IST

    59D Suffix with special

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    NIPS

    1D Barely catches

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    PLANT

    23A Mole

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    ANOD

    55D Give ___ to (acknowledge)

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    NAMENAMES

    1A Sing, in a way

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    MSS

    58D Workload for eds.

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    AINTI

    22D Reply to "You're a stinker!"

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    SEVERANCE

    34D Kind of package

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    OISE

    27A Seine tributary

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    ARETE

    44D Rocky ridge

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    STELE

    19A Commemorative piece

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    NITA

    53D Actress Talbot

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    ANUT

    2D "Sometimes you feel like ___ …"

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    ARISTOTLE

    11D Originator of the maxim "One swallow does not make a summer"

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    LISAS

    36D Old Apple computers

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    PALP

    50D Insect organ

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    PEERSAT

    23D Eyes

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    APPARAT

    49A Power structure

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    ESPRESSOS

    37D Strong brews

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    NEUF

    35D Dix preceder

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    UNISONS

    20A Concerts

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    INACIRCLE

    15A How campers may sit

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    LASTSTAND debut

    63A Do-or-die effort

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    LESSONTWO debut

    61A Second class, perhaps

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    POISONPENLETTER

    33A It's written with acid

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    ADVENTUREISLAND debut

    38A Popular Florida amusement park

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    GAINEDADMISSION debut

    56A Got in

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    LEAVEINSUSPENSE debut

    39A Let hang

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    NINETOONE debut

    5D Long odds

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    PUTONESFOOTINIT debut

    17A Say something personally embarrassing

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