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Wednesday · 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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    OLE

    16A Soccer fan's cry

    54
    525
  2. 2
    ORE

    61A Assayer's stuff

    48
    581
  3. 3
    ETAL

    28D Footnote abbr.

    32
    327
  4. 4
    ESSO

    68A "Happy Motoring" sloganeer

    30
    276
  5. 5
    RNA

    19A Messenger ___

    29
    322
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    APE

    47D Take off on

    28
    415
  7. 7
    AVE

    25D N.Y.C.'s ___ of the Americas

    28
    246
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    TED

    65D Former televangelist Haggard

    22
    245
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    EURO

    14A ___ Disney

    22
    221
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    AIM

    60A Purpose

    21
    177
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    GEE

    64D "Hmm, no fooling!"

    20
    200
  12. 12
    ULNA

    12D Limb bone

    15
    178
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    HON

    38A Sweetums

    15
    121
  14. 14
    AROSE

    56D Cropped up

    14
    154
  15. 15
    ALDA

    45A "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" star, 1979

    13
    160
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    DEER

    71A This puzzle's theme

    13
    154
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    SENOR

    57D Toledo title

    12
    90
  18. 18
    RKO

    42A "Cimarron" studio, 1931

    10
    89
  19. 19
    IDOS

    31D Wedding exchange

    10
    78
  20. 20
    ONTAP

    50A Ready to pour

    9
    104
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    APU

    62A "The Simpsons" storekeeper

    9
    95
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    ROAM

    1A Gad about

    9
    94
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    BEAU

    13D Steady

    9
    74
  24. 24
    MIC

    66A Input-jack label

    9
    62
  25. 25
    ARENAS

    54A Sports spots

    8
    82
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    STARR

    53D Fab Four name

    7
    87
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    SAID

    37A Came out with

    7
    62
  28. 28
    LEAR

    6D King of tragedy

    6
    107
  29. 29
    CUB

    11A One learning the ropes

    6
    44
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    REHAB

    1D Dry out, in a way

    5
    105
  31. 31
    NOISE

    55D Click or clack

    5
    83
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    MOD

    4D Chic, '60s-style

    5
    64
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    DELT

    44D Shoulder muscle, briefly

    5
    34
  34. 34
    IRR

    7D Bargain bin abbr.

    3
    80
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    LAMP

    58D Desktop accessory

    3
    47
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    AJA

    20A 1977 double-platinum Steely Dan album

    3
    40
  37. 37
    ABCD

    43A Children's tune starter

    3
    24
  38. 38
    ARREAR

    70A Unpaid debt

    3
    22
  39. 39
    PAK

    69A Golf's Se Ri ___

    3
    21
  40. 40
    DERIVE

    15A Reason out

    3
    15
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    APIA

    59D Capital of Samoa

    2
    59
  42. 42
    ELOISE

    52A "I am six. I am a city child. I live at the Plaza" speaker

    2
    51
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    MIKE

    30D Love of the Beach Boys

    2
    30
  44. 44
    OUIJA

    2D Mystical board

    2
    23
  45. 45
    ROBO

    33D ___-call (automated solicitation)

    2
    18
  46. 46
    HATES

    46A Can't deal with

    1
    34
  47. 47
    VIDEO

    27A Blockbuster offering

    1
    33
  48. 48
    AFTA

    60D Aqua Velva alternative

    1
    29
  49. 49
    CHAS

    32D Cartoonist Addams

    1
    27
  50. 50
    TAILOR

    51D Custom-create

    1
    26
  51. 51
    CRUEL

    32A Hard-hearted

    1
    23
  52. 52
    DHARMA

    41D Teachings of Buddha

    1
    18
  53. 53
    BAZAAR

    24A Charity event, maybe

    1
    14
  54. 54
    DETS

    23D Police dept. figs.

    1
    11
  55. 55
    MOESHA

    49D One of the Mitchells in an old UPN sitcom

    1
    9
  56. 56
    JOHNDOE

    26D Court anonym

    1
    7
  57. 57
    UAR

    21A Bygone Mideast grp.

    0
    89
  58. 58
    ONAN

    36D Son of Judah

    0
    78
  59. 59
    ARNAZ

    3D Ricardo player

    0
    40
  60. 60
    NITTI

    8D Capone colleague

    0
    28
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    HERETO

    67A Regarding this point, in legalese

    0
    22
  62. 62
    THOM

    35A ___ McAn shoes

    0
    19
  63. 63
    ELINOR

    5A Donahue of "Father Knows Best"

    0
    17
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    RERUNS

    10D Summer TV fare

    0
    17
  65. 65
    SOLEMN

    48A Like some oaths or vows

    0
    13
  66. 66
    ISTHMI

    29A Panama and others

    0
    9
  67. 67
    OVERTIME

    9D Paycheck fattener

    0
    8
  68. 68
    SCANNED

    39A Speed-read

    0
    8
  69. 69
    TRUDEAU

    22A P.M. between Pearson and Clark

    0
    7
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    CANISTER

    40D Coffee holder

    0
    5
  71. 71
    JITNEY

    26A Shared taxi

    0
    5
  72. 72
    STAGFLATION

    63A Worrisome economic condition

    0
    5
  73. 73
    EDUARD

    5D Shevardnadze of Georgia

    0
    4
  74. 74
    LABTEST debut

    58A Biopsy, e.g.

    0
    3
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    QUAILS debut

    18D Shows cowardice

    0
    2
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    UNCLEBUCK debut

    34D John Candy title role

    0
    2
  77. 77
    COREYHART debut

    11D "Sunglasses at Night" singer, 1984

    0
    1
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    HINDQUARTER debut

    17A Source of rump roast

    0
    1