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Thursday · 78 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    68A The Eisenhower years, e.g.

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    791
  2. 2
    EST

    67D The Atl. Coast is on it

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    428
  3. 3
    ERE

    11A Afore

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    602
  4. 4
    EASE

    26D Relaxation

    40
    334
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    EVE

    23A Title role for Anne Baxter, 1950

    34
    373
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    RAE

    34D Leachman replaced her on "The Facts of Life"

    28
    278
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    ATTA

    27D Encouraging start?

    28
    156
  8. 8
    ASA

    66D High ___ kite

    27
    230
  9. 9
    ETAS

    63D Guesstimates at J.F.K.

    26
    214
  10. 10
    REST

    3D Take ten

    22
    256
  11. 11
    ABET

    14A Help hold up

    22
    228
  12. 12
    SEER

    45A "Your Future" sign displayer

    18
    170
  13. 13
    DAS

    47A Hearing figs.

    18
    115
  14. 14
    STS

    71A Teresa and Helena: Abbr.

    16
    191
  15. 15
    AGREE

    44A Please, with "with"

    14
    154
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    AVER

    58A Testify

    12
    195
  17. 17
    REESE

    12D Originator of a popular peanut butter cup

    12
    153
  18. 18
    TETE

    38D Tours head

    12
    152
  19. 19
    AGEE

    59A Essayist/novelist James

    10
    201
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    DEAR

    29D Turtledove

    9
    118
  21. 21
    SAVE

    18D Not spend

    9
    95
  22. 22
    SEWS

    30D Embroiders

    9
    77
  23. 23
    TEAT

    42D Animal milk source

    9
    42
  24. 24
    ESTER

    13D Dimethyl sulfate, e.g.

    8
    115
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    AVERT

    53D Not let happen

    8
    65
  26. 26
    WEST

    64D Early Hollywood sex symbol

    7
    94
  27. 27
    BEST

    50D Informal letter closing

    7
    90
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    WEB

    57A Output of an arachnid

    7
    87
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    DREW

    43D Sketched

    7
    82
  30. 30
    EXERT

    11D Nudge (oneself)

    7
    71
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    XES

    16A Frame fillers in a perfect bowling game

    7
    65
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    AGAVE

    8D Tequila source

    7
    48
  33. 33
    ERSE

    22A Hebrides tongue

    6
    160
  34. 34
    WAWA

    1D Electric guitar effect

    6
    38
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    SERF

    33A Underclassman?

    4
    71
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    SSA

    10D Lifeline for srs.

    4
    62
  37. 37
    SCREW

    61A Relative of a bolt

    4
    45
  38. 38
    ASSERT

    72A Say forcefully

    4
    44
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    GASES

    52D Terrific times, slangily

    4
    24
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    RAVE

    62D Rant

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    115
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    TAE

    32A Stock ticker maker's inits.

    3
    115
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    EGADS

    55D "Criminy!"

    3
    56
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    ASTRA

    20A Latin stars

    3
    45
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    FEST

    73A Rear end of a slug?

    3
    44
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    FRED

    35D Ethel's sitcom husband

    3
    40
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    RESETS

    9D You push these at bowling alleys and on VCR's

    3
    34
  47. 47
    ESSE

    24D Start of North Carolina's motto

    2
    181
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    DAR

    5D Ladies' org. since 1890

    2
    73
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    SERGE

    56D Durable fabric

    2
    45
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    STETS

    36A Dele undoers

    2
    41
  51. 51
    WARS

    1A Does battle

    2
    36
  52. 52
    ADAGES

    15A They're often old and wise

    2
    32
  53. 53
    STATES

    48D North and South Dakota

    2
    29
  54. 54
    SEDERS

    41D Lighted-candle occasions

    2
    25
  55. 55
    BESETS

    19D Assails

    2
    20
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    WADED

    7D Had water up to one's ankles

    2
    15
  57. 57
    ADDRESS

    27A North Pole, for Santa

    2
    12
  58. 58
    DAWG

    28D TV toon Deputy ___

    1
    29
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    ZETAS

    54D Olympian Z's

    1
    16
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    QTR debut

    46A Time unit in basketball: Abbr.

    1
    15
  61. 61
    SSRS

    39D Lith. and Ukr., once

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    75
  62. 62
    EDER

    6D Ems-Weser Canal feeder

    0
    72
  63. 63
    SAE

    31A It might accompany a MS.

    0
    31
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    EGER

    60D It flows to the Elbe

    0
    25
  65. 65
    EVAS

    70A "Housewife" Longoria et al.

    0
    21
  66. 66
    ABAS

    2D Tunic toppers

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    17
  67. 67
    ESQS

    37D Honorifics for attys.

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    15
  68. 68
    SEDGES

    69A Aquatic "grasses"

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    14
  69. 69
    REVE

    21A Enfant's dream

    0
    11
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    STARER

    4D Eyer

    0
    9
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    DEWARS debut

    5A Name preceding "White Label"

    0
    6
  72. 72
    GAZETTES

    52A Uncommercial periodicals

    0
    5
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    DEBASES debut

    49A Cheapens

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    3
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    ABCDEF debut

    51D Alphabet start

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    1
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    DETESTER debut

    25A Grimace maker, maybe

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    1
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    SETSATARGETDATE debut

    65A Approximates the time of completion

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    1
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    TWASTEWARDESSES debut

    40A Employees who once went up, up and away

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    1
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    WASASREDASABEET debut

    17A Exhibited severe embarrassment

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    1