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

1. AnswerLast 3 yearsAll time
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   EAR

   37A It may be sympathetic

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   EEL

   34A Jellied delicacy

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   SAD

   56D Sorry

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   RNA

   5D H.S. biology topic

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   ARAB

   27A ___ League

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   EERIE

   59A Extraterrestrial

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   SARA

   30A 1980's sitcom starring Geena Davis

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   NAH

   7D "Uh-uh!"

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    ITT

    6D Old telecom inits.

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    URGE

    26A Lean on

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    GEAR

    36D Stuff

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    TINA

    43A Actress Louise

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    RUT

    31A Large track

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    HUG

    35A Clutch

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    TAPE

    23D Bind

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    ADAMS

    45A Bond girl in "Octopussy"

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    ANORAK

    46D Yupik outerwear

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    SPENT

    61A Played out

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    TVS

    57D Sets

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    TEAMS

    10A League parts

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    ADASTRA debut

    42D Official magazine of the National Space Society

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    YENTA

    25A Gossip

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    DOME

    19A Volcano feature

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    SHEET

    50D Part of many a Halloween costume

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    MARINARA

    13D Pasta topper

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    EBAN

    44A 2001 winner of the Israel Prize

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    RANAT

    51A Assaulted

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    SEM

    58D Two qtrs.

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    CAPRA

    18A "The Name Above the Title" autobiographer, 1971

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    PESETA

    29D Currency replaced by the euro

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    POLENTA

    4D Cornmeal concoction

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    EKEOUT

    21D Barely get

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    SAGETEA

    40A Herbal drink

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    UNIONREP

    32D Worker's advocate, for short

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    AXMAN

    16A Lumberjack

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    APPLYTO debut

    28A Try to get in

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    GARLAND

    41D Literary miscellany

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    LENORE

    2D Poe subject

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    TACKY

    10D Cheap

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    MANAGE

    47D Get by

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    IMAMAN

    3D 1965 Yardbirds hit

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    BRANT

    22A Small goose

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    SONO

    53A "Ronzoni ___ buoni" (old ad slogan)

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    ANIT

    38A Have ___ to pick

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    ONAVERAGE

    60A Usually

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    SNACKBAR

    14D Cineplex feature

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    INALATHER

    17A Worked up

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    LASTSTRAW

    55A Cause for exclaiming "That's it!"

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    RATRACES

    31D Grinds

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    EXACTAS debut

    11D Big bets

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    ODDSMAKER debut

    62A Person with a line?

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    TAKESIN debut

    39D Hornswoggles

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    LEMONTART debut

    15A Sweet little thing

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    AMPHORAE debut

    12D Ancient Greek storage vessels

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    ANTEHALL debut

    52A Entrance area

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    CRUSE

    54A Earthen jar

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    GEEKCHIC debut

    20A Look that may include thick-rimmed glasses

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    GREGORY debut

    8D One of 16 popes

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    HONKYTONK debut

    24A Seedy joint

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    ROCKSTARS debut

    49A Some modern icons

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    SLIDBY debut

    1D Passed without notice

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    HULLABALLOO debut

    24D Stink

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    SLIPRINGS debut

    1A Electrical connectors

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    STOWER debut

    48D Longshoreman, at times

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    STRENGTHENS debut

    9D Reinforces

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    TINCTURE debut

    33D Pharmacy solution

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