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Thursday · 78 answers · 10 debuts

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

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    ACE

    32D Point of no return?

    57
    493
  2. 2
    EPA

    30A Org. established by Nixon

    36
    320
  3. 3
    SARI

    50A Delhi wrap

    23
    191
  4. 4
    ASP

    5D Symbol of power, to the pharaohs

    22
    265
  5. 5
    ERRS

    43D Misses the mark

    22
    230
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    DEE

    23A ___ Snider, frontman for rock's Twisted Sister

    22
    182
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    IOU

    6D Cash substitute

    18
    160
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    KEN

    60D Knowledge

    18
    144
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    SRA

    61D Mme., across the Pyrenees

    14
    186
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    NEATO

    13A "Cool!"

    12
    127
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    NILE

    19D Egyptian lifeline

    10
    163
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    SAME

    48A Ditto

    9
    107
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    ACA

    51A Here, in Toledo

    9
    46
  14. 14
    AIMS

    5A Sights

    8
    73
  15. 15
    CATS

    44A Hipsters

    8
    63
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    XENA

    67A Lawless role

    6
    81
  17. 17
    SOUP

    15A Starting fare, often

    6
    60
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    HAMM

    21D Eponym of a classic Minnesota-brewed beer

    6
    41
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    ISAAC

    36A Biblical patriarch whose name means "he will laugh"

    5
    134
  20. 20
    KEEN

    63A Sharp

    5
    68
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    STPAT

    65A Parade honoree, familiarly

    4
    57
  22. 22
    SYN

    45A Abridged, for short: Abbr.

    4
    55
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    ANEMIA

    29D Shortage of punch

    4
    46
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    CECE

    28D Grammy winner Winans

    4
    35
  25. 25
    UMASS

    46D Amherst campus, briefly

    4
    31
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    AGAPE

    51D Visibly stunned

    3
    79
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    FAKE

    54D Impostor

    3
    32
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    ODDER

    55D Less conventional

    3
    29
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    HAJI

    24A Once-in-a-lifetime traveler

    3
    22
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    ELEM

    42A Low-grade?: Abbr.

    2
    70
  31. 31
    KENT

    12D Cigarette brand that sponsored "The Dick Van Dyke Show"

    2
    63
  32. 32
    GRO

    47D Miracle-___

    2
    40
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    INO

    26D ___ time

    2
    36
  34. 34
    BACK

    9A Support

    2
    27
  35. 35
    ABBIE

    41A Radical Hoffman

    2
    24
  36. 36
    MUTTS

    7D Kennel club rejects

    2
    15
  37. 37
    JOSTLE

    25D Bump

    2
    13
  38. 38
    ONER

    64A Humdinger

    1
    95
  39. 39
    ELEV

    27A Figure usu. in hundreds or thousands of feet

    1
    55
  40. 40
    ALENE

    49D Coeur d'___

    1
    37
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    DOONE

    56D Blackmore heroine

    1
    37
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    RUER

    33A Sorry sort

    1
    32
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    ASSTS

    53D Seconds: Abbr.

    1
    30
  44. 44
    ENSNARE

    39A Catch

    1
    21
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    INAT

    36D ___ the finish

    1
    21
  46. 46
    OSAGES

    57A Onetime Missouri natives

    1
    21
  47. 47
    CAS

    37D Job for Hercule Poirot

    1
    18
  48. 48
    SCHISMS

    40D Splits

    1
    7
  49. 49
    INBUD

    1D About to bloom

    1
    6
  50. 50
    STOA

    4D Covered walkway

    0
    75
  51. 51
    ORLE

    16A Shield border

    0
    30
  52. 52
    ERDE

    66A Himmel und ___ (traditional German potato dish)

    0
    26
  53. 53
    SONE

    35A Loudness unit

    0
    23
  54. 54
    ACCTS

    58D Stops on a sales rep's rte.

    0
    19
  55. 55
    REUNE

    2D Catch up with old classmates

    0
    16
  56. 56
    SERS

    68A Sun. deliveries

    0
    12
  57. 57
    CELLAR

    52D Last place

    0
    9
  58. 58
    IRRS

    1A Factory seconds: Abbr.

    0
    9
  59. 59
    CLEEF

    11D Lee Van ___ (spaghetti western actor)

    0
    6
  60. 60
    BOGGLE

    9D Overwhelm

    0
    5
  61. 61
    ROBBY

    33D Robot in "Forbidden Planet"

    0
    5
  62. 62
    PUTTINGGREEN

    18A Practice area, of a sort

    0
    4
  63. 63
    BUZZOFF debut

    17A "Scram!"

    0
    3
  64. 64
    CONCEPT debut

    37A "What a ___!"

    0
    3
  65. 65
    SKILIFT

    22A Way to the top

    0
    3
  66. 66
    UNLASH

    20A Get out of a bind?

    0
    3
  67. 67
    ARRIVESAT

    10D Reaches

    0
    2
  68. 68
    MCCALLS

    62A Bygone women's magazine

    0
    2
  69. 69
    OFFSHORE debut

    14D Like some oil rigs

    0
    2
  70. 70
    PAARS

    31D TV's Jack and kin

    0
    2
  71. 71
    RAZZLE

    3D Half of a showy display?

    0
    2
  72. 72
    UNINSURED debut

    34D Without protection

    0
    2
  73. 73
    ADDRESSBOOKS debut

    59A Directories

    0
    1
  74. 74
    COMMONAME debut

    28A "Black rat" as opposed to "Rattus rattus"

    0
    1
  75. 75
    FOULARD debut

    54A Silk fabric for scarves

    0
    1
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    PEPPERBOX debut

    38D Spice holder

    0
    1
  77. 77
    SPIKEMEN debut

    8D Railroad track workers

    0
    1
  78. 78
    UPPERRIGHT debut

    46A Northeast, on a map

    0
    1