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Wednesday · 76 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ACE

    15A Very close friend, in slang

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  2. 2
    ESP

    39A Medium's claim

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    344
  3. 3
    EKE

    4D Barely make, with "out"

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    236
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    OIL

    24A Old master's work

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    282
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    NBA

    53A Court org.

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    198
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    GEL

    9D Styling aid

    26
    185
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    ABLE

    18D Having the right stuff

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    259
  8. 8
    TAO

    23A Eastern way

    21
    223
  9. 9
    ELF

    27D 2003 Will Ferrell title role

    21
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  10. 10
    SETS

    66A What matches are made of

    21
    170
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    NATO

    57D Brussels-based org.

    19
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  12. 12
    REPO

    60A Defaulter's loss

    18
    146
  13. 13
    ASTI

    25D Italian wine city

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    224
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    SNO

    34A ___-cone

    14
    188
  15. 15
    ICES

    8D Sews up

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    120
  16. 16
    DEI

    59A Opus ___ ("The Da Vinci Code" group)

    12
    84
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    APB

    20A Police dispatch, for short

    11
    94
  18. 18
    CITE

    33A Give a ticket

    11
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    MAP

    61D War room fixture

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    ATA

    64A ___ disadvantage

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    161
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    MIL

    30D Army, navy and air force: Abbr.

    7
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  22. 22
    ORALS

    56A Some doctoral exams

    7
    74
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    DECOR

    43A Interior designer's focus

    7
    51
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    AJAX

    58D It's "stronger than dirt"

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    62
  25. 25
    LOA

    37D Mauna ___

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    EEG

    38D Brain scan letters

    5
    75
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    METRO

    5D Way around Paris

    5
    58
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    HOLA

    19A Guadalajara greeting

    5
    41
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    POX

    67A It may leave marks

    5
    27
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    GORE

    51A Horror film staple

    4
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    TAPS

    10A Bugle tune

    4
    66
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    ACTED

    29D Made a scene?

    4
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    WIG

    7A Rug, so to speak

    4
    53
  34. 34
    ASCOT

    54D Race site since 1711

    3
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    ADROIT

    6D Far from klutzy

    3
    27
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    CAROLS

    52A Parts of a Christmas Eve service

    3
    13
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    TMEN

    63A Some Feds

    2
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  38. 38
    TAHITI

    10D "Omoo" island

    2
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    SPAREME

    40D "Puh-lease!"

    2
    27
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    STILL

    31A Moonshiner's setup

    2
    20
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    ECZEMA

    1A Cause of a skin rash

    2
    12
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    COLONS

    48D Parts of analogies

    2
    9
  43. 43
    TIMETRAVEL debut

    17A "Back to the Future" subject

    2
    7
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    RDS

    55A Hwys.

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  45. 45
    HUR

    62D "Ben-___"

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    41
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    WAVE

    7D Hi sign?

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    31
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    AIRER

    22A TV station, e.g.

    1
    29
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    APTEST

    25A Best suited

    1
    27
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    ENZO

    49D Automaker Ferrari

    1
    27
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    DOUBLE

    65A It can precede the first words of 17-, 28-, 35-, 47- and 61-Across

    1
    14
  51. 51
    ROBES

    21A Hare Krishnas' wear

    1
    13
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    RESIDES

    46D Lives

    1
    12
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    LABELS

    32D Prada and Fendi

    1
    10
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    CLIPART

    2D Some newsletter pictures

    1
    9
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    ESCORTS

    39D Offerers of arms

    1
    8
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    ZAMBONI

    3D Machine on a skating rink

    1
    6
  57. 57
    TEAMSPIRIT debut

    28A Fans often have it

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    3
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    ERNE

    26A Marine raptor

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    111
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    ESTATES

    1D Homes with electronic gates, maybe

    0
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    ADIT

    16A Miner's entry

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    BPOE

    42A Fraternal org.

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    UPCS

    36D Food pkg. markings

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    STRAYS

    68A Doesn't stick to the straight and narrow

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    12
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    PARAPET

    41D Defensive wall

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    11
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    TBIRDS

    50D Alternatives to 'Vettes

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    10
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    ADORERS

    11D Devoted fans

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    9
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    ORDERLY

    45D Not helter-skelter

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    8
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    SPACECADET debut

    47A Flaky sort

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    8
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    APPEND

    22D Stick on

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    SLAKED debut

    14A Quenched

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    CORDOBA

    44D Spanish capital under the Moors

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    5
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    NAZIS

    57A Simon Wiesenthal's quarry

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    3
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    PILESIN

    12D Enters helter-skelter

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    2
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    FAULTLINE debut

    35A Earthquake site

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    1
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    MAJORCHORD debut

    61A C-E-G triad, e.g.

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    1
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    STARTTO debut

    13D Opening of

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