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Tuesday · 76 answers · 3 debuts

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

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    ERA

    58D Geologic time

    97
    791
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    ANTE

    61A Start the pot

    45
    461
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    EVE

    60D Day before a big event

    34
    373
  4. 4
    SKA

    8D Precursor of reggae

    31
    163
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    ANNE

    13D Rice who wrote of vampires

    26
    283
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    OPERA

    14A Musical work that's often not in English

    26
    247
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    AHI

    55A Tuna at a sushi bar

    26
    111
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    ABC

    30D Epitome of simplicity

    20
    153
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    DRS

    4D "M*A*S*H" staffers: Abbr.

    20
    116
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    TKO

    36D Fight ender, for short

    17
    123
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    TAB

    57D Running account at a bar

    16
    167
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    RAGU

    40D Giant in pasta sauce

    15
    99
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    TESS

    64A "Guarding ___" (1994 MacLaine movie)

    14
    167
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    LANE

    53D Sprinter's assignment

    14
    142
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    EASY

    29A "Careful, now!"

    13
    153
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    AVON

    44A Bell-ringing cosmetics company

    12
    179
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    RAW

    20A Uncooked

    12
    139
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    TOSS

    54A Flip, as a coin

    12
    139
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    HEM

    22D Haw's partner

    12
    136
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    SHOE

    21A Old woman's home, in a nursery rhyme

    11
    125
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    OVERT

    63A In-your-face

    11
    63
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    TERI

    12D Garr or Polo

    10
    210
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    BASE

    65A First, second, third or home

    10
    104
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    ARMS

    62A Equips for war

    10
    95
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    BETA

    10A Early software version

    9
    104
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    PEAS

    19D Accompaniers of carrots in a Birds Eye package

    8
    89
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    NORSE

    49D Like Odin or 9-Down

    8
    67
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    OPRAH

    2D TV host with a book club

    7
    92
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    FRAT

    52D Rush week venue, for short

    7
    78
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    CST

    34A Winter hrs. in New Orleans

    7
    65
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    CUT

    41A Director's "Stop!"

    7
    59
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    ANGST

    30A Woody Allen's trademark emotion

    6
    90
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    ITEMS

    48D "10 ___ or less" (checkout sign)

    6
    79
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    NYU

    31D Big Apple sch.

    6
    53
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    SOT

    35D Pink elephant sighter

    5
    152
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    OXEN

    16A Cart-pulling beasts

    5
    149
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    SECTS

    47D Sunni and Shia, for two

    5
    57
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    ACHED

    7D Needed a massage, maybe

    5
    54
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    PASO

    25D El ___, Tex.

    5
    54
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    ARTSY

    17A Pretentious and showy

    5
    52
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    VAST

    6A Oceanic in scope

    5
    45
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    HADTO

    43A "You ___ be there"

    5
    27
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    VISOR

    6D Baseball cap part

    5
    24
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    BONDS

    1A Moody's rates them

    5
    15
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    BARK

    32A It may be worse than a bite

    4
    34
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    LGS

    46D Some football linemen: Abbr.

    4
    16
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    ARG

    33D Land SW of Uru.

    3
    51
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    BOARS

    1D Sows' mates

    3
    20
  49. 49
    LOGE

    46A Theater area

    2
    60
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    SERBS

    26D Belgrade natives

    2
    26
  51. 51
    CHART

    50D Business presentation aid

    2
    24
  52. 52
    EXUDE

    11D Give off, as charm

    2
    24
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    TYR

    9D 49-Down war god

    2
    24
  54. 54
    FLEAS

    52A A pet collar repels them

    2
    22
  55. 55
    WIGS

    42A Tops of many Halloween getups

    2
    17
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    PESTS

    66A Noodges

    1
    54
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    HEMAN

    59A Rambo type

    1
    38
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    VISE

    45D Workbench gripper

    1
    33
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    ICKY

    15A Gross, in kidspeak

    1
    28
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    HINTS

    51D Aids for the stumped

    1
    15
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    BOING

    32D Spring sound

    1
    14
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    AWAKES

    44D Responds to a morning alarm

    1
    7
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    CAKY

    27D Forming clumps, like drying mud

    0
    11
  64. 64
    BOTANY

    10D Plant expert's field

    0
    7
  65. 65
    EADIE

    23A "___ Was a Lady" (Ethel Merman tune)

    0
    7
  66. 66
    KWON

    38D Tae ___ do

    0
    6
  67. 67
    CHOPSHOP

    39D Hot car's destination

    0
    5
  68. 68
    SAYSHITO

    5D Greets informally

    0
    5
  69. 69
    BYHOOKORBYCROOK

    37A How 18-, 24-, 47- and 56-Across may be defined

    0
    4
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    CODENAMES

    34D Utah, Omaha and others, on D-Day

    0
    3
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    IAIM

    28A "___ to please!"

    0
    3
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    NETWEIGHT

    3D Food package datum

    0
    2
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    RACKETEER

    56A See 37-Across

    0
    2
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    SHARPTURN debut

    18A See 37-Across

    0
    2
  75. 75
    SHEPHERDSCANE debut

    24A See 37-Across

    0
    1
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    SWINGINGPUNCH debut

    47A See 37-Across

    0
    1