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Saturday · 72 answers · 13 debuts

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

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    OAR

    4D Sweeping instrument

    36
    331
  2. 2
    OIL

    43D Covering for some wrestlers

    27
    282
  3. 3
    TIN

    19A Cigarette holder

    26
    207
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    PAR

    62D Acceptable shooting?

    25
    218
  5. 5
    ATAD

    24A Not much

    25
    156
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    ENE

    14D Navigation abbr.

    24
    403
  7. 7
    OER

    35A The Who's "Love, Reign ___ Me"

    22
    248
  8. 8
    RYE

    64D Kind of vodka

    19
    212
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    NERO

    27D First-century coup victim

    15
    243
  10. 10
    AGAR

    40D Environment for multiplication, of sorts

    15
    172
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    EYRE

    52A "Notes on a Scandal" director Richard

    15
    150
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    UDON

    22A Japanese noodles

    15
    56
  13. 13
    UPON

    10D Part of many British place names

    11
    129
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    NILE

    23D Where Aida sings "O patria mia"

    10
    163
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    NYSE

    59A Frequent 5-Down topic

    10
    113
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    ROLL

    55A Undulate

    8
    97
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    LIRA

    53A Old capital of 36-Across

    7
    136
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    TORI

    9D Bagels, e.g.

    7
    104
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    DSL

    25D Upgrade from dial-up

    7
    82
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    HASH

    31D Jumble

    7
    74
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    CLIP

    20A Money holder

    7
    66
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    SAGAS

    48A Trilogies, often

    7
    50
  23. 23
    UKE

    41A Arthur Godfrey played it

    6
    93
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    EELY

    60D Difficult to grasp

    6
    58
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    ADEN

    26A Port annexed by Britain in 1839

    5
    163
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    INLET

    21A Mooring site

    5
    83
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    TINGE

    29D Soupçon

    5
    42
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    SOOT

    58D Film about a furnace

    4
    85
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    ALLEGE

    50D Hold

    4
    40
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    CNBC

    5D "Squawk on the Street" airer

    4
    39
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    SBARRO

    39A Alternative to Uno Chicago Grill

    4
    21
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    MUSE

    36D Cogitate

    3
    50
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    DEANS

    56A They work to maintain their faculties

    3
    46
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    ASTRA

    54D Ad ___ (National Space Society's magazine)

    3
    45
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    BART

    34D TV character who says "I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows"

    3
    45
  36. 36
    LETITBE

    7D 1970 hit documentary

    2
    23
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    OPTION

    16A To be or not to be, e.g.

    2
    17
  38. 38
    RESTUP

    1D Recharge

    2
    14
  39. 39
    LOITERER

    13D Laggard

    2
    8
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    README

    47D Common text file name

    2
    8
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    DECREPIT debut

    38D Condemnable?

    2
    5
  42. 42
    PEWIT debut

    28A Plover named for its call

    2
    4
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    ROADIE

    18A Band hand

    1
    31
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    AKELA

    6D Cubs' leader

    1
    26
  45. 45
    AKIMBO

    65A One way to stand

    1
    19
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    NUBS

    57D Worn-down pencils, say

    1
    14
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    RETEST

    67A Second chance in education?

    1
    12
  48. 48
    SLIDES

    51D Begins to fail

    1
    12
  49. 49
    BYENOW

    3D "Later!"

    1
    11
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    SIDEDOOR

    12D It may be used to avoid paparazzi

    1
    7
  51. 51
    POPDUO debut

    62A The Carpenters, e.g.

    1
    5
  52. 52
    GROUPHUG debut

    42A Corporate retreat closer, perhaps

    1
    3
  53. 53
    STALAG

    11D War film setting

    0
    31
  54. 54
    TUSSLE

    9A Fracas

    0
    14
  55. 55
    PERYEAR

    45D Annually

    0
    8
  56. 56
    OKEYDOKE

    37D "You got it"

    0
    7
  57. 57
    MODENA

    36A Maserati headquarters city

    0
    5
  58. 58
    DETERRED

    63A Opposite of encouraged

    0
    4
  59. 59
    GLI

    61A Los : Spanish :: ___ : Italian

    0
    4
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    LESPAUL debut

    8D "Vaya Con Dios" hitmaker, 1953

    0
    4
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    GOGRAY debut

    49D Start developing achromotrichia

    0
    3
  62. 62
    LIBELLAW

    33A Tabloid publisher's check

    0
    3
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    OXHIDE debut

    2D Leather type

    0
    3
  64. 64
    SECRETIVE

    46A Not open

    0
    3
  65. 65
    VWBUS debut

    32D Model featured in "Little Miss Sunshine"

    0
    3
  66. 66
    XRAYEYES

    68A Producer of a piercing look

    0
    3
  67. 67
    EXYANKEE

    15A One who used to get Bronx cheers?

    0
    2
  68. 68
    ROBOCALL debut

    1A Modern campaign element

    0
    2
  69. 69
    UVINDEX debut

    44D It drops to 0 after sundown

    0
    2
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    BUSHVGORE debut

    30A 2000 Supreme Court case hinging on the 14th Amendment

    0
    1
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    EARLYAGE debut

    66A 6 or 7, but not 60 or 70

    0
    1
  72. 72
    SHERBETS debut

    17A Ice varieties

    0
    1