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Monday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    ERR

    60D "To ___ is human"

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    522
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    AGE

    3D What birthday candles signify

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    417
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    RNA

    61D Genetic material, for short

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    322
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    OPEN

    19A 9:00-5:30 store sign

    26
    217
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    ASTO

    41A Concerning

    22
    192
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    ILL

    50A Having ridden one too many times on a 20-Across, say

    21
    260
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    ACTS

    34A Play divisions

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    214
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    SOSO

    66A Not too great

    21
    154
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    STE

    51A Canonized mlle.

    20
    274
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    WAS

    26A Existed

    17
    128
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    AMOR

    34D Valentine's Day cherub

    16
    172
  12. 12
    ELMO

    63A "Tickle me" doll

    15
    174
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    RASP

    21D Coarse file

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    137
  14. 14
    PHI

    23A ___ Beta Kappa

    15
    112
  15. 15
    TESS

    65A "___ of the D'Urbervilles"

    14
    167
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    NUT

    39A Bolt attachment

    14
    112
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    IGLOO

    50D Eskimo dwelling

    14
    86
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    ALUM

    18A Grad

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    123
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    TREAT

    36D Bonbon, e.g.

    13
    94
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    ALERT

    46D Watchful

    12
    168
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    TUT

    59D Boy king of ancient Egypt

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    120
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    ERMA

    56A Humorist Bombeck

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    147
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    ATTN

    31D Env. abbr.

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    134
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    READ

    62A Use the library

    11
    115
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    EVENT

    12D Media attraction

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    102
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    NOEL

    57A Christmas carol

    10
    153
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    DEERE

    17A John who made plows

    10
    118
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    STYLE

    37D Baroque or rococo

    10
    80
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    HAH

    44D "Take that!"

    9
    86
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    LUTE

    55D Old instrument that's strummed

    9
    72
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    SMART

    40A Mensa-suitable

    8
    81
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    PASTA

    23D Rotini or linguine

    7
    89
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    GEMS

    54D Stones on rings

    7
    51
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    ALLY

    7D Partner in war

    6
    86
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    WATT

    6A Light bulb unit

    6
    53
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    TREKS

    38A Arduous journeys

    6
    29
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    TETRA

    67A Four: Prefix

    5
    106
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    INLET

    25D Small bay

    5
    83
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    FARM

    4D Old MacDonald's property

    5
    36
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    HEMS

    44A Skirt bottoms

    5
    36
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    OUTER

    58A Not inner

    4
    41
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    RAVE

    16A Four-star review

    3
    115
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    QED

    1D Letters after a proof

    3
    83
  44. 44
    EGADS

    49D "Oh, no!"

    3
    56
  45. 45
    UNUM

    33D E pluribus ___

    3
    56
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    AENEAS

    28A Hero of a Virgil epic

    3
    39
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    WEARS

    6D Has on

    3
    18
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    NOLO

    53D ___ contendere (court plea)

    2
    69
  49. 49
    SAHL

    30A Comedian Mort

    2
    67
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    UTURN

    64A Complete reversal

    2
    41
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    AERIAL

    45A Roof attachment seen less often these days

    2
    32
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    STUNS

    30D Astonishes

    2
    18
  53. 53
    LAPUP

    11D Receive with enthusiasm

    2
    16
  54. 54
    BROOM

    10D Janitor's tool

    2
    14
  55. 55
    REL

    22D Aunt or uncle, e.g.: Abbr.

    1
    133
  56. 56
    ELHI

    15A Type of textbook market

    1
    86
  57. 57
    BLEW

    10A Howled, as the wind

    1
    33
  58. 58
    ELKO

    29D Nevada county

    1
    28
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    PUMAS

    48D Cougars

    1
    18
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    WENDS

    13D Pursues, as one's way

    1
    11
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    SILLYPUTTY debut

    32A Toy that bounces weirdly

    1
    3
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    ULE

    2D Suffix with sched-

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    48
  63. 63
    PAREE

    47D French city, in song

    0
    31
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    ELGAR

    14A Graduation march composer

    0
    27
  65. 65
    THUG

    8D Hoodlum

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    25
  66. 66
    HEIRS

    24D People named in wills

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    22
  67. 67
    APPEAL

    46A Take to a higher court

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    20
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    YALU

    43D River to Korea Bay

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    19
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    CANIS

    35D ___ Major

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    11
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    QUAFF

    1A Satisfying drink

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    8
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    TEMPTS

    27A Offers dessert, as to a dieter

    0
    8
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    FELINES

    42D Cougars and such

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    6
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    TIMOTHY

    9D Dalton who played 007

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    4
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    MERRYGOROUND

    20A Amusement park ride with organ music

    0
    3
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    FREEWAYS debut

    5D Most interstates

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    1
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    FUNNYMONEY debut

    42A Counterfeit cash

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    1
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    LAUGHINGGULL debut

    52A Seashore bird with a distinctive cry

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    1
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    SMELLOUT debut

    40D Detect with the nose

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    1