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Monday · 78 answers · 2 debuts

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

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    ERIE

    15A Great Lake touching four states

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    EASE

    34D Simplicity

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    334
  3. 3
    EPA

    63A Dump cleanup grp.

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    320
  4. 4
    ISLE

    25D ___ of Wight

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    316
  5. 5
    OMEN

    49A Sign from above

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    257
  6. 6
    STAT

    33D Goals or assists

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    239
  7. 7
    ESE

    20A WNW's opposite

    26
    386
  8. 8
    EGOS

    59D What modest people lack

    23
    210
  9. 9
    OHIO

    11D One of the states touched by 15-Across

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    200
  10. 10
    TEND

    43D Be inclined (to)

    22
    122
  11. 11
    SETS

    71A 7-6, 2-6, 6-4, e.g.

    21
    170
  12. 12
    RTE

    4D 66 on a map, e.g.: Abbr.

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    285
  13. 13
    ESL

    67D Course for a future U.S. citizen, maybe: Abbr.

    18
    153
  14. 14
    SEAL

    33A Christmas ___ (holiday stamp)

    18
    151
  15. 15
    AKIN

    35D Related (to)

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    138
  16. 16
    OMIT

    68A Fail to mention

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    218
  17. 17
    RIOT

    19A Emulate a mob

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    191
  18. 18
    TENET

    47A Element of a doctrine

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    147
  19. 19
    SITE

    72A ___-specific (like the answers at 1-, 41- and 73-Across)

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    115
  20. 20
    AHOY

    16A Cry to a matey

    13
    108
  21. 21
    STEER

    1D Have the wheel of a car

    12
    132
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    SHED

    27A Where to store a lawn mower

    12
    115
  23. 23
    ISSUE

    26A Number of a magazine

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    89
  24. 24
    EXES

    46A Givers and receivers of alimony

    11
    130
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    TEASE

    2D Tempt

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    127
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    SNAG

    65A It's "catchy"

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    112
  27. 27
    AGEE

    62D Writer James

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    201
  28. 28
    TUNE

    69A Something to whistle

    9
    84
  29. 29
    GIST

    6A Heart of the matter

    9
    68
  30. 30
    MOON

    12D Apollo 11 destination

    8
    70
  31. 31
    VETO

    38D Nix, presidentially

    8
    56
  32. 32
    ENNUI

    53D Ho-hum feeling

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    83
  33. 33
    START

    1A With 21-Across, begin from scratch

    7
    77
  34. 34
    GEMS

    6D Onyx and opal

    7
    51
  35. 35
    AJAX

    30D Cleanser whose name comes from Greek myth

    6
    62
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    OPTIC

    57D ___ nerve

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    60
  37. 37
    ANGEL

    3D Extremely well-behaved child

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    47
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    HENNA

    56D Dye in temporary tattoos

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    41
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    LEES

    32D Performers Peggy and Pinky

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    97
  40. 40
    BYTE

    13D Computer unit

    5
    61
  41. 41
    AROMAS

    39D Kitchen emanations

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    50
  42. 42
    ASI

    44A "___ was saying ..."

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    130
  43. 43
    LTD

    37D Bygone Ford

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    99
  44. 44
    SLANT

    54D Tilt

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    53
  45. 45
    LISTS

    52D Tilts

    4
    33
  46. 46
    RUINS

    23D Aztec or Mayan cities, today

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    28
  47. 47
    ENTRAP

    50D Nab in a sting operation

    4
    23
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    EAGER

    17A Zealous

    3
    78
  49. 49
    JOE

    40A Coffee, in slang

    3
    75
  50. 50
    NOME

    60D City south of the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

    3
    65
  51. 51
    RENTS

    66A Lets or sublets

    3
    63
  52. 52
    TEXAS

    9D Sam Houston served as its president, senator and governor

    3
    42
  53. 53
    WASTE

    58D Fritter away

    3
    41
  54. 54
    COMB

    10A Hair untangler

    3
    31
  55. 55
    GOOP

    64A Gunk

    3
    31
  56. 56
    SINUS

    8D Nasal congestion locale

    3
    29
  57. 57
    MANX

    18A Tailless cat

    3
    23
  58. 58
    ANDHOW

    55A "Really!"

    3
    15
  59. 59
    LOGE

    31D High-priced seating area

    2
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    INALL

    29A Entirely

    2
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  61. 61
    IRAQI

    7D Baghdad native

    2
    45
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    TENTH

    14A Tithing portion

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    45
  63. 63
    DOIT

    61D "Go ahead!"

    2
    44
  64. 64
    ERUPTS

    48D Totally loses one's cool

    2
    24
  65. 65
    THESES

    22D Dissertations

    2
    18
  66. 66
    CAREEN

    10D Lurch from side to side

    2
    16
  67. 67
    RELISH

    24A Hot dog topping

    2
    13
  68. 68
    CUTUP

    42D Such a jokester

    2
    12
  69. 69
    DYNE

    28D Unit of force

    1
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    PLACE

    73A See 59-Across

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    37
  71. 71
    USEDTO

    45A Once did

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    26
  72. 72
    RULES

    51A Recreation center posting

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    14
  73. 73
    THRASH

    5D Defeat soundly

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    9
  74. 74
    SYLVAN

    36A Woodsy

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    7
  75. 75
    TAKECENTERSTAGE

    41A Move into the limelight

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    4
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    ASNIT

    70A Peeved, after "in"

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    3
  77. 77
    ATSQUAREONE debut

    21A See 1-Across

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    1
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    ENDUPINLAST debut

    59A With 73-Across, be beaten by the rest of the field

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    1