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Saturday · 70 answers · 12 debuts

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

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    ERA

    24D Nostalgia elicitor

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    791
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    ORE

    42D Nugget holder

    48
    581
  3. 3
    TSAR

    1D Alexis, e.g.

    33
    341
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    TAO

    61D Governing creative principle

    21
    223
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    EGG

    63D It's most useful when cracked

    21
    206
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    UMA

    33A Player of June in "Henry & June"

    18
    175
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    SERA

    66A "Buona ___!"

    14
    172
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    CASE

    27A It's built for a trial

    13
    108
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    HONE

    2D Improve

    12
    112
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    SENOR

    50A Address south of the border

    12
    90
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    STONE

    43A Diamond, e.g.

    11
    110
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    RAMS

    59A Ones going head to head

    9
    69
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    EWER

    47A Prize cup, maybe

    8
    146
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    HATE

    37D Bête noire

    8
    98
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    ECOL

    3D Green's concern: Abbr.

    7
    88
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    DSL

    39D Modern provider of fast service, briefly

    7
    82
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    LORI

    16A ___ Lemaris, early love of Superman

    6
    68
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    TITO

    4D Italian tenor ___ Schipa

    5
    98
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    GAD

    8D Knock around

    5
    60
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    NGO

    62D Vietnam's ___ Dinh Diem

    5
    46
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    REEDY

    51D Like some instruments

    5
    39
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    HAHAS

    5D Routine responses?

    5
    31
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    ESME

    30D Saki story whose title character is a hyena

    4
    87
  24. 24
    SEWER

    22A Place of refuse

    4
    52
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    MUM

    32D Clammed up

    4
    42
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    IDIOTS

    52A They're thick

    4
    23
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    ERNS

    58D Shore scavengers

    3
    53
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    IWON

    18A Exultant cry

    3
    38
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    IMEANIT

    40A No-nonsense cry

    3
    28
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    ELMST debut

    34A Title locale of five 1980s films: Abbr.

    3
    14
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    HOSEA

    49D God commanded him to marry a harlot

    2
    54
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    GAYE

    55D "What's Going On" singer, 1971

    2
    28
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    REGALE

    54A Feast

    2
    22
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    LASSES

    21D Some of those who "hail the new" in "Deck the Halls"

    2
    20
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    TOMCAT

    35D Felix, e.g.

    2
    19
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    ADAY

    56D What you may call it when you're wiped out

    1
    30
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    AHOOT

    26A Tons of fun

    1
    15
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    WINETASTER

    14D One concerned with the nose

    1
    6
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    RAGGEDYANN

    65A Little redhead

    1
    4
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    UTNEREADER debut

    60A Magazine that hands out annual Independent Press Awards

    1
    2
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    ELEE

    64A Part of a rebel name

    0
    78
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    ENL

    44A Like petty offs.

    0
    75
  43. 43
    NCR

    7D Money machine mfr.

    0
    46
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    ENOW

    11A "... there are evils ___ to darken all his goodness": Shak.

    0
    45
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    ALAMODE

    38A Chic

    0
    43
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    ILA

    9D Pier grp.

    0
    37
  47. 47
    ELAYNE

    20A Comic Boosler

    0
    21
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    SORREL

    46D Light reddish-brown

    0
    12
  49. 49
    SLYE

    10D Roy Rogers's surname at birth

    0
    10
  50. 50
    FATHA

    48A Jazz pianist who played with Satchmo

    0
    9
  51. 51
    SERUMS

    31A Shot putters' supplies?

    0
    7
  52. 52
    ILENES

    6D Soap actress Kristen and others

    0
    6
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    LENE

    57D New Wave singer Lovich

    0
    6
  54. 54
    RELOAN

    19A Advance further?

    0
    6
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    CLORIS

    45A She had brief roles as Phyllis on "Rhoda" and Rhoda on "Dr. Kildare"

    0
    5
  56. 56
    RUBITIN

    25D Cry "nyah, nyah!"

    0
    4
  57. 57
    SALEMSLOT debut

    41A King's second

    0
    4
  58. 58
    ORONOMAINE

    13D Northeastern city named for a Penobscot chief

    0
    3
  59. 59
    THETHINGIS debut

    1A "That may be true, but ..."

    0
    3
  60. 60
    ALLANADALE

    28D Outlaw band member

    0
    2
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    CEASEFIRES debut

    27D Engagement breakers?

    0
    2
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    SOCIALCALL

    15A Visit

    0
    2
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    SURG

    53D Like some instruments: Abbr.

    0
    2
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    ANOTHERDAY debut

    17A When a procrastinator tends to something

    0
    1
  65. 65
    BABUSHKAS debut

    36A Russian peasant wear

    0
    1
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    ELIAH debut

    11D Son of Elam whose name means "God the Lord"

    0
    1
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    GOOGLYEYES debut

    67A Puppet glue-ons

    0
    1
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    NOWYOUKNOW debut

    12D Response to "I had no idea!"

    0
    1
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    SMALLTIMER debut

    29D Insignificant sort

    0
    1
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    WEBELOS debut

    23D Arrow of Light earner's program

    0
    1