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Tuesday · 76 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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    ORAL

    28D Transmitted by speech

    42
    367
  2. 2
    STAR

    17A Representation of a state on the U.S. flag

    31
    316
  3. 3
    ESAU

    33D Biblical birthright seller

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    245
  4. 4
    ASA

    13D Solid ___ rock

    27
    230
  5. 5
    ALAS

    58A "Oh, woe!"

    26
    321
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    ORC

    31A Hobbit's enemy

    26
    128
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    OVAL

    39A ___ Office

    24
    216
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    ION

    30A It's not free of charge

    23
    258
  9. 9
    ILL

    37D Home state of 52-Across: Abbr.

    21
    260
  10. 10
    ELF

    40A Hobbit's friend

    21
    197
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    CCS

    43D What secondary recipients of e-mails get

    20
    98
  12. 12
    EDIE

    54D Actress Sedgwick

    19
    190
  13. 13
    EMMA

    19A Jane Austen novel

    19
    173
  14. 14
    REM

    42A Rock band fronted by Michael Stipe

    19
    158
  15. 15
    BAR

    41A 52-Across once passed it, with "the"

    18
    157
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    CEL

    43A Cartoon collectible

    18
    141
  17. 17
    GRE

    23A Test for coll. seniors

    18
    119
  18. 18
    ELITE

    60A Upper echelon

    15
    168
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    POE

    32A "The Bells" poet

    15
    154
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    RYES

    64A Bakery loaves

    15
    116
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    SORT

    34D Variety

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    116
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    SOFA

    34A Crash site?

    14
    116
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    PDF

    32D Suffix for many a computer attachment

    14
    41
  24. 24
    SNOW

    38A Winter forecast

    11
    123
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    NOW

    50A "___ what?"

    11
    116
  26. 26
    DAIS

    16A Setting for an Inaugural Address

    9
    106
  27. 27
    SLEET

    63A Winter forecast

    8
    94
  28. 28
    CLEO

    8D Nile queen, informally

    8
    83
  29. 29
    NNE

    24A Opposite SSW

    7
    205
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    LIRA

    4D Old Italian money

    7
    136
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    VAT

    51A Vintner's container

    7
    101
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    ODEON

    10D Ancient Greek theater

    7
    59
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    EGGO

    33A Frozen waffle brand

    5
    92
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    TAMALE

    46D "Hot" food

    4
    45
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    HEW

    22D Chop

    4
    43
  36. 36
    CNBC

    21D "Mad Money" network

    4
    39
  37. 37
    STASES

    47D Equilibria

    4
    20
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    ERLE

    61A ___ Stanley Gardner

    3
    198
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    JOE

    29D With 36-Across, 52-Across's number two

    3
    75
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    DELL

    53D Big name in computers

    3
    60
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    SENATE

    25A Former body for 52-Across

    3
    56
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    DILL

    1A Pickle flavoring

    3
    34
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    BIDEN

    36A See 29-Down

    3
    20
  44. 44
    INNATE

    44D Natural

    2
    34
  45. 45
    NOTYET

    45D "Maybe later"

    2
    25
  46. 46
    BEMINE

    5D Valentine candy message

    2
    11
  47. 47
    LAIC

    56A Not of the cloth

    1
    74
  48. 48
    EBOLA

    15A Nasty virus

    1
    49
  49. 49
    BAER

    55D 1930s boxing champ Max

    1
    42
  50. 50
    JEW

    29A Synagogue-goer

    1
    23
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    DOSAGE

    1D Medicinal amount

    1
    21
  52. 52
    MABEL

    18A Silents actress Normand

    1
    18
  53. 53
    TOBY

    7D Sir ___ Belch of "Twelfth Night"

    1
    18
  54. 54
    ABATES

    6D Lets up

    1
    15
  55. 55
    OCTA

    10A Eight: Prefix

    0
    51
  56. 56
    ONEI

    14A "The ___ Love" (hit by 42-Across)

    0
    46
  57. 57
    ENOW

    26D Sufficient, once

    0
    45
  58. 58
    IDAS

    62A Actress Lupino and others

    0
    31
  59. 59
    LVI

    56D This clue's number in Roman numerals

    0
    27
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    NECKS

    49D Parts of bottles

    0
    22
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    BATCH

    5A Sheetful of cookies

    0
    13
  62. 62
    INTURN

    2D Through regular order of succession

    0
    11
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    TRENCH

    48A You can dig it

    0
    8
  64. 64
    BTWO debut

    41D Kind of bomber

    0
    6
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    TIMETOGO

    12D Cry just before leaving

    0
    6
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    VEDAY

    57A May 8, 1945

    0
    6
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    ENROBES

    27A Dresses like a justice

    0
    5
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    INTUITS debut

    44A Senses

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    3
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    OVERPAID debut

    35D Spent too much (for)

    0
    3
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    VICK debut

    59A QB Michael

    0
    3
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    BEEHIVES debut

    36D 1960s hairdos

    0
    2
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    AUDACITYOFHOPE debut

    20A Book by 52-Across, with "The"

    0
    1
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    CAMPAIGNRIVALRY debut

    11D 52-Across had one with John McCain

    0
    1
  74. 74
    HALFSEEN debut

    9D Not fully noticed

    0
    1
  75. 75
    LEADEROFAMERICA debut

    3D 52-Across, starting 1/20/09

    0
    1
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    PRESIDENTOBAMA debut

    52A Oath of office taker on 1/20/09

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    1