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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.

  1. 1
    EAR

    35D Wave catcher?

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    485
  2. 2
    AGO

    19A In the past

    39
    291
  3. 3
    LEI

    3D Grass skirt accessory

    29
    310
  4. 4
    EROS

    45A Archer who aims for the heart

    28
    321
  5. 5
    INS

    61D Elected group

    28
    224
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    ESE

    37A Chicago-to-Pittsburgh dir.

    26
    386
  7. 7
    NBA

    43A Hawks' and Raptors' grp.

    26
    198
  8. 8
    DOT

    32D Pixel

    25
    178
  9. 9
    ARENA

    14A Where the action is

    24
    334
  10. 10
    REV

    8D Gun in the garage?

    24
    147
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    ONUS

    24D Big burden

    21
    197
  12. 12
    OTIS

    58D Former newspaper publisher ___ Chandler

    20
    251
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    GRE

    62D M.A. hopeful's test

    18
    119
  14. 14
    AMT

    68A Tsp. or qt.

    14
    92
  15. 15
    SCI

    26A Poli ___

    13
    179
  16. 16
    NCO

    59A Barracks boss, for short

    13
    146
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    CAP

    11A Upper limit

    13
    137
  18. 18
    PBS

    40A "Bill Moyers Journal" airer

    13
    84
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    SOU

    65A Bygone French coin

    11
    87
  20. 20
    HIRE

    23D Engage

    10
    82
  21. 21
    MIST

    51A Fine spray

    10
    69
  22. 22
    OPIE

    46A Sheriff Andy Taylor's kid

    9
    150
  23. 23
    SPIN

    6D English

    9
    104
  24. 24
    MENSA

    51D It has a test of brightness

    9
    93
  25. 25
    CRU

    2D Premier ___ (wine designation)

    9
    49
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    ENNUI

    66A "I'm so bored" feeling

    7
    83
  27. 27
    HUH

    16A "Say what?"

    7
    60
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    SALIVA

    18D Spit

    7
    23
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    EER

    63D Suffix with election

    6
    212
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    RULE

    33A Listing in Hoyle's

    6
    100
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    STRIP

    6A Prepare for a physical exam

    6
    61
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    IOUS

    22D Notes in a pot

    6
    54
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    STRUT

    53D Walk proudly

    6
    47
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    BIRD

    41D Word with early or whirly

    6
    40
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    PIECE

    15A Not the whole thing

    6
    36
  36. 36
    EMS

    52A Type measures

    5
    149
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    PERK

    10D Free use of a company car, say

    5
    54
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    OSO

    36A Bear, in Bilbao

    4
    69
  39. 39
    OTRO

    28A Other, in Zaragoza

    4
    58
  40. 40
    THEA

    56D Sister and wife of Hyperion

    3
    35
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    SITCOM

    47D Soap alternative

    3
    14
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    VIEW

    34A Tower-top attraction

    2
    41
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    NODICE

    50D "I ain't buyin' it!"

    2
    25
  44. 44
    TILTS

    7D Pinball game stoppers

    2
    23
  45. 45
    FAQ

    1D Help page rubric

    2
    19
  46. 46
    PHONO

    13D LP player

    2
    19
  47. 47
    ENCLOSE

    4D Hem in

    2
    16
  48. 48
    BOARDS

    54A SATs

    2
    15
  49. 49
    RDS

    64D Pikes, e.g.: Abbr.

    1
    82
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    ETCETC

    55A And so on and so forth

    1
    31
  51. 51
    ASSTS

    69A Paralegals, e.g.: Abbr.

    1
    30
  52. 52
    HAP

    38D Chance

    1
    30
  53. 53
    CURED

    67A Smoked or pickled

    1
    14
  54. 54
    ICESIN

    9D Strands after a blizzard

    1
    11
  55. 55
    HOTOIL

    23A What French fries are fried in

    1
    9
  56. 56
    FCLEF debut

    1A Low pitch symbol

    1
    4
  57. 57
    COWBOY debut

    27D See 30-Down

    1
    2
  58. 58
    SESS

    42D Legis. meeting

    0
    41
  59. 59
    BETE

    44D "La Belle et la ___"

    0
    33
  60. 60
    STEPPE

    47A Part of the Kazakhstan landscape

    0
    29
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    ISOBAR

    39D Weather map line

    0
    23
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    TOADY

    57A Courtier

    0
    21
  63. 63
    LEANT

    20A Wasn't quite vertical

    0
    20
  64. 64
    INASTIR

    29A All riled up

    0
    15
  65. 65
    PECANS

    48D State trees of Texas

    0
    12
  66. 66
    EYERS

    70A Oglers

    0
    10
  67. 67
    FAKEIT

    5D Try to get by through bluffing

    0
    6
  68. 68
    SKIRUN

    21A Where to spend time with moguls?

    0
    5
  69. 69
    CHARTTOPPER

    11D #1 on the Hot 100

    0
    3
  70. 70
    HAIRTRIGGER

    60A Easily set off, as a temper

    0
    3
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    ONDUTY

    31A Working the desk, say

    0
    3
  72. 72
    TALENTSCOUT

    25D Discoverer of stars?

    0
    3
  73. 73
    YONKERS

    49A Neil Simon's "Lost in ___"

    0
    3
  74. 74
    AUGURY debut

    12D Prognostication

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    2
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    OKAYGUY

    46D Nice enough fellow

    0
    2
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    QUICKSILVER

    17A Mercury

    0
    2
  77. 77
    HADABIT debut

    38A Ate, but not much

    0
    1
  78. 78
    RIDEEM debut

    30D With 27-Down, western cry

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    1