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Thursday · 72 answers · 11 debuts

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

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    IRA

    53A Military org. that had roots in the Easter Rising

    46
    448
  2. 2
    ERE

    60A Long introduction?

    43
    602
  3. 3
    LEI

    19A Kauai keepsake

    29
    310
  4. 4
    ITS

    21A "___ a date!"

    23
    257
  5. 5
    ASEA

    36A Sailing

    22
    326
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    SNAP

    51D Lose it

    20
    204
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    MER

    57A L'Adriatique, par exemple

    15
    157
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    SAL

    51A "Frisco ___" (1945 crime drama)

    14
    221
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    OCEAN

    58A Great deal

    12
    147
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    ANODE

    39A Positive end

    10
    107
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    LEN

    8D Quarterback Dawson

    9
    170
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    APU

    16A Squishee seller on "The Simpsons"

    9
    95
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    LENO

    25D Big name in late-night

    7
    158
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    ROAN

    20A Bookbinding leather

    7
    111
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    AEON

    35D Almost eternity

    6
    89
  16. 16
    EIEIO

    15A Farm letters?

    6
    76
  17. 17
    ASPCA

    1A Watchdog org.?

    6
    52
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    COS

    11A Nasdaq listings, for short

    5
    100
  19. 19
    HRS

    56D Big hits: Abbr.

    5
    90
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    TENANT

    50A Letter

    5
    41
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    EDO

    29A Old Tokyo

    4
    94
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    LOOM

    52A Impend

    4
    70
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    INAWE

    31D Left speechless

    3
    55
  24. 24
    SPECS

    62A Proposal parameters

    3
    50
  25. 25
    HEROINE

    40D Scheherazade, for one

    3
    19
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    MELTS

    6A Gets mushy

    3
    14
  27. 27
    TREND

    28D In thing

    2
    60
  28. 28
    HTS

    40A Citrus ___, Calif.

    2
    49
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    EDSELS

    34D Bombs produced in the 1950's

    2
    45
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    SPIRE

    14A Horizon standout

    2
    42
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    DACHA

    33D Russian summer retreat

    2
    27
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    TIEDIN

    9D Connected (with)

    2
    7
  33. 33
    ROLLUP

    47D Amass

    2
    5
  34. 34
    AARE

    32A Alpine stream

    1
    83
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    NEV

    55D Sen. Reid's home: Abbr.

    1
    51
  36. 36
    AEC

    5D Post-Manhattan Project org.

    1
    48
  37. 37
    EINS

    7D One from Germany?

    1
    38
  38. 38
    MEATS

    6D Supermarket section

    1
    28
  39. 39
    RUNIN

    59A Confrontation

    1
    28
  40. 40
    MISDO

    26D Botch

    1
    25
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    ENSNARE

    38D Catch

    1
    21
  42. 42
    MAINS

    49D Principal pipes

    1
    20
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    RSVPS

    61A Answers, quickly

    1
    19
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    PICASSO

    3D Pioneering collagist

    1
    18
  45. 45
    OPENAIR

    12D Alfresco

    1
    16
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    RESHAPE

    48A Turn into something else

    1
    13
  47. 47
    SOREAT

    46A Angry with

    1
    13
  48. 48
    NOIRS debut

    30A Some roulette bets

    1
    5
  49. 49
    DELINT debut

    22A Give the brush-off?

    1
    4
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    CRONUS debut

    4D Titan dethroned by his son

    1
    2
  51. 51
    LOYAL

    23D Like a good subject

    0
    31
  52. 52
    AIRTIME

    36D TV Guide info

    0
    17
  53. 53
    ASCRIBE

    1D Attribute

    0
    13
  54. 54
    SOLEMN

    10D Like some oaths

    0
    13
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    OPTICS

    45D Field of vision?

    0
    10
  56. 56
    SNEERER

    37D Not a good looker?

    0
    10
  57. 57
    STAMENS

    42D Filaments' structures

    0
    8
  58. 58
    MENORCA

    49A Spanish island

    0
    6
  59. 59
    MIMOSAS debut

    26A Bloody Mary alternatives

    0
    6
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    SUITSME

    13D "No problem here"

    0
    5
  61. 61
    INSULTS

    24A They can be hurled at people

    0
    4
  62. 62
    CALISTA

    11D Flockhart of "Ally McBeal"

    0
    3
  63. 63
    SPOONED

    2D Acted amorously

    0
    3
  64. 64
    TACONIC debut

    41D New York's ___ State Parkway

    0
    3
  65. 65
    BESSES

    27A Miss America Myerson and others

    0
    2
  66. 66
    FINNISHLINE debut

    54A Nokia, in the telephone business?

    0
    2
  67. 67
    HITSON

    18D Makes an unwanted pass at

    0
    2
  68. 68
    RANFOR debut

    44D Sought, as office

    0
    2
  69. 69
    COCOCHANNEL debut

    17A Where to home-shop for French couture?

    0
    1
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    DONNEDEAL debut

    33A Start of a British poet's card game?

    0
    1
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    INNCROWD debut

    43A Desk clerks, bellhops, maids, etc.?

    0
    1
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    TINNYTIM debut

    28A Dickens character with a metallic voice?

    0
    1