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Friday · 70 answers · 7 debuts

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

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    EASE

    51D Opposite of aggravate

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    334
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    EPA

    46A Org. established by Nixon

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    320
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    RAT

    34A Drainpipe discovery

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    280
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    IRIS

    20A Pale purple shade

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    225
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    ALTO

    28A Range of some robe wearers

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    290
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    ATIT

    43A Scuffling

    24
    197
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    AHEM

    18A Start of a break-in?

    23
    171
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    MERE

    21A Slight

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    155
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    ANNA

    54A 1999 Jodie Foster title role

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    239
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    TEL

    47A Hill, in Hebrew

    17
    183
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    MEET

    5D An athlete might swim in it

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    144
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    ORO

    33A Top prize at las Olimpiadas

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    231
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    ACTI

    28D Broadway opening

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    129
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    TENET

    19A Part of a party line

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    147
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    PEST

    53D Slug, say

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    128
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    SERB

    26D Dweller on the Morava River

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    102
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    DEAD

    22A Obsolete

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    77
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    CREE

    50A Language closely related to Montagnais

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    105
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    ROAM

    11D Range

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    94
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    STUD

    23A Draw alternative

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    84
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    PEW

    56D Place of worship

    8
    74
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    ROTH

    11A "The Human Stain" novelist

    8
    64
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    AARP

    32D Grp. founded by a former high-school principal in 1958

    6
    76
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    LIB

    24A One of Canada's two main polit. parties

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    50
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    KENS

    48A Some dolls

    5
    32
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    ASI

    25A Do-do link

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    130
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    VEIL

    49A Cover

    4
    35
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    SYMS

    10D Jazz singer Sylvia

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    24
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    YMA

    6D First name in exotica music

    2
    71
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    PEPSI

    53A Pop label

    2
    55
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    TOAT

    52A With no imperfections

    2
    55
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    ETERNAL

    36D Never cut off

    2
    42
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    OTHELLO

    12D It was first performed at Whitehall Palace in 1604

    2
    29
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    INARUT

    8D Bored with life, say

    2
    28
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    VERSA

    49D Part of v.v.

    2
    22
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    YOKOONO

    38D "Starpeace" performer

    2
    14
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    LOTT

    30D Dole's successor in the Senate

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    47
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    YESLETS

    29A "We definitely should"

    1
    14
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    PERIDOT

    9D Olivine variety

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    12
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    DEEPSIX

    40D Pitch

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    7
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    ELKE

    59A Actress Sommer

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    54
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    VATS

    57A Fermentation locations

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    37
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    OTHO

    16A Emperor for only three months

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    29
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    EPISODE

    41D Serial number?

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    24
  45. 45
    EDMEESE

    2D "With Reagan" memoir writer

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    16
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    NEALON

    45D Miller's "S.N.L." "Weekend Update" successor

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    12
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    THON

    52D Fund-raising suffix

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    ADONAIS

    3D 1821 elegy to commemorate Keats

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    9
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    SETOUT

    23D Start

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    9
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    BATCAVE debut

    35D Robin's place

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    8
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    DENTYNE

    39D Brand available in "fire" and "ice"

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    7
  52. 52
    TONEUP

    44A Exercise

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    7
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    DERIDES

    39A Flouts

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    6
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    LOLITAS

    7D Teases

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    6
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    THERITZ

    13D Posh place to stay in Piccadilly, familiarly

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    5
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    BESTBUY

    35A Circuit City alternative

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    4
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    EDDIEMONEY

    15A Singer of the Top 10 hit "Walk on Water"

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    4
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    NEREUS

    27D Greek sea god

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    4
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    SEATON

    26A "Miracle on 34th Street" director

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    4
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    SILENTK

    37D Knuckle head?

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    4
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    TEACOZY debut

    31A Service cover-up?

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    4
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    NONEWTAXES

    60A See 1-Across

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    3
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    RESTDAY debut

    1D Athlete's downtime

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    3
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    SALINES

    42D Hospital supply

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    3
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    DIKED

    4D Like some banks

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    2
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    HOLYPERSON debut

    55A Cardinal, e.g.

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    2
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    SMOKEALARM

    17A Unpleasant cause of being woken up

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    2
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    HOMEBOY debut

    14D Hood moniker

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    1
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    ONONESSIDE debut

    58A Being supportive

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    1
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    READMYLIPS debut

    1A With 60-Across, much-heard sound bite of 1988

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    1