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Friday · 66 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    LEE

    39A Novelist who was a lifelong friend of Capote

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  2. 2
    EASE

    31A Fit by careful shifting

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    334
  3. 3
    ETAL

    14D Citation abbreviation

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    327
  4. 4
    TAR

    19A Main character?

    26
    351
  5. 5
    SSNS

    15D Govt. database entries

    26
    130
  6. 6
    ETRE

    44D To be in a faraway land

    24
    241
  7. 7
    SEED

    45D Basis of development

    17
    141
  8. 8
    FIR

    20A Tree-line tree

    16
    101
  9. 9
    TRAP

    32A Help in hunting

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    156
  10. 10
    ASHY

    26D Visibly horrified

    12
    97
  11. 11
    AIOLI

    38A Fish garnish

    11
    51
  12. 12
    ALAN

    48D Lightman who wrote "Einstein's Dreams"

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    232
  13. 13
    ALLA

    36A ___ francese

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    81
  14. 14
    ORION

    27D Odysseus saw him as a shade in the underworld

    8
    112
  15. 15
    SLAM

    46D Compliment's opposite

    8
    101
  16. 16
    MIDI

    4D Trend in 1970s fashion

    6
    60
  17. 17
    INES

    8D California's Mission Santa ___

    6
    39
  18. 18
    ANKA

    24D He had a #4 hit with "It's Time to Cry"

    5
    109
  19. 19
    SPLIT

    29D Lane pain?

    5
    57
  20. 20
    EROTIC

    11D Sizzling, so to speak

    5
    51
  21. 21
    FOB

    43A Where one might keep time?

    5
    44
  22. 22
    TESLAS

    6D 10-kilogauss units

    5
    30
  23. 23
    OZONE

    30A Thunderstorm product

    4
    73
  24. 24
    TRIG

    32D One of the Palins

    4
    59
  25. 25
    REFER

    12D Point (to)

    4
    56
  26. 26
    OWS

    27A Punch lines?

    4
    51
  27. 27
    GIGI

    49D 1958 Best Song Oscar winner

    4
    39
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    JAR

    42A Tipping point?

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    97
  29. 29
    NINO

    51D Chile child

    3
    66
  30. 30
    JAKE

    40A Ducky

    3
    31
  31. 31
    LATKE

    25D Hanukkah nosh

    3
    27
  32. 32
    JELLO

    42D Need for some shots

    3
    25
  33. 33
    SSTS

    52D Fleet fleet, once

    2
    184
  34. 34
    EWOK

    31D Sci-fi's Chief Chirpa, e.g.

    2
    56
  35. 35
    ROYAL

    21D One with subjects

    2
    44
  36. 36
    JOULE

    23D Physicist James who contributed to the laws of thermodynamics

    2
    15
  37. 37
    WALLE

    28D Animated character who likes "Hello, Dolly!" songs

    2
    14
  38. 38
    ITTO

    47D Hand ___

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    35
  39. 39
    POKY

    37A Puttering

    1
    13
  40. 40
    YOUKNOWTHEDRILL debut

    33A Routine statement?

    1
    3
  41. 41
    ATEM

    50D "Lemme ___!"

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    25
  42. 42
    GATS

    1D Hoods may conceal them

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    21
  43. 43
    ISME

    13D "This ___ ... Then" (Jennifer Lopez album)

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    16
  44. 44
    RICER

    7D Potato preparation aid

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    16
  45. 45
    CTNS

    9D Milk holders: Abbr.

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    12
  46. 46
    REALESTATEAGENT

    54A A lot may be on one's mind

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    7
  47. 47
    CYGNET

    41A What the ugly duckling really was

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    5
  48. 48
    ECHT

    2D German "genuine"

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    5
  49. 49
    FLITE

    43D Top-___ (sports brand)

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    5
  50. 50
    LARC

    25A Tir à ___ (bow-and-arrow sport: Fr.)

    0
    5
  51. 51
    OPARTIST debut

    34D Creator of some illusions

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    4
  52. 52
    RAJAHS

    21A Some 21-Downs

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    4
  53. 53
    SETSFREE

    10D Spares

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    4
  54. 54
    TELLSITLIKEITIS

    53A Doesn't hedge

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    4
  55. 55
    ACTIVEINTERESTS

    16A Dating service questionnaire heading

    0
    3
  56. 56
    AZOLE

    22D Nitrogen compound

    0
    3
  57. 57
    DAYBREAK debut

    35D Time of awakening

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    3
  58. 58
    OTEA

    3D "Cup ___" (1970s Don Williams song)

    0
    3
  59. 59
    EVENTHEN debut

    5D "Sure, but ..."

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    2
  60. 60
    JANSEN

    40D Dan ___, 1994 Olympics speed-skating gold medalist

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    2
  61. 61
    THEDESCENTOFMAN debut

    17A Seminal naturalistic work

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    2
  62. 62
    COOKES debut

    41D "Alistair ___ America" (1973 book)

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    1
  63. 63
    EDMONTONESKIMOS debut

    55A 13-time Grey Cup winners

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    1
  64. 64
    ESSENTIALORGANS debut

    44A Heart and brain

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    1
  65. 65
    GEOMETRICSERIES debut

    1A 9 + 3 + 1 + 1/3 + 1/9 + ..., e.g.

    0
    1
  66. 66
    STAINLESSSTEELS debut

    18A They're dishwasher-safe

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    1