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Thursday · 72 answers · 9 debuts

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

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    ERA

    10D Procter & Gamble's first liquid laundry detergent

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    791
  2. 2
    AGE

    22A Mellow, say

    47
    417
  3. 3
    ERE

    51A "___ fancy you consult, consult your purse": Benjamin Franklin

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    602
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    ESP

    27A It may actually be a hunch

    35
    344
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    ORA

    2D 60 minuti

    35
    227
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    RNA

    57D Material in protein synthesis

    29
    322
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    ATLAS

    47D Mini-section of an almanac

    25
    195
  8. 8
    ERASE

    16A Clear

    24
    295
  9. 9
    ODD

    37A See 17-Across

    24
    209
  10. 10
    DEE

    1D Subpar grade

    22
    182
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    SAN

    58D Colorado's ___ Luis Peak

    19
    182
  12. 12
    ESTEE

    50D First name in perfume

    18
    185
  13. 13
    POE

    48D Who wrote "I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him"

    15
    154
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    KEY

    21A Common item in a purse

    13
    123
  15. 15
    BED

    52A Foundation

    13
    113
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    HEM

    43A Something that may be let out

    12
    136
  17. 17
    SEDAN

    64A U.S. term for a British "saloon"

    12
    93
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    UTA

    60A Hagen with three Tonys

    11
    86
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    TDS

    63A Some sports scores, briefly

    10
    179
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    ERECT

    14A Stiff-backed

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    150
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    BAD

    55D Misbehaving

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    109
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    ARUBA

    45D One of the ABC islands

    8
    76
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    USAGE

    12D Dictionary topic

    8
    66
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    ICIER

    40D Less welcoming

    7
    83
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    OCHRE

    4D Autumn shade

    7
    59
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    UBOAT

    59A W.W. II blockade enforcer

    6
    93
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    OSAGE

    30D County name in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma

    6
    90
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    GENES

    13D Code carriers

    6
    47
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    ASWAN

    24D City on the Nile

    6
    46
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    HENNA

    61A Salon supply

    6
    41
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    TOAST

    53A Hold over the fire, say

    5
    80
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    LEMON

    46D It may be found often in a shop

    5
    54
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    PATHS

    49D Walks

    5
    32
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    SANDS

    62A Smooths

    5
    30
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    ORNOT

    20A "Whether ___ ..."

    4
    64
  36. 36
    ENTRY

    41A Dictionary listing

    4
    55
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    BASAL

    11D ___ metabolism

    4
    26
  38. 38
    ISA

    15A "Every day ___ new day"

    3
    77
  39. 39
    NOI

    18D "___ did not!"

    3
    45
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    MST

    6A Winter hours in Colo.

    3
    40
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    TOOTH

    38A Nail's partner

    3
    38
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    DYSON

    26D Big name in vacuum cleaners

    3
    15
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    SSW

    7D Dir. from Paris to Bordeaux

    2
    67
  44. 44
    DEBUG

    9A Fix, in a way

    2
    26
  45. 45
    STANS

    5D Maurice of Nixon's cabinet

    2
    25
  46. 46
    DODOS

    1A Rattlebrains

    2
    23
  47. 47
    REARM

    19D Abrogate a peace treaty, maybe

    2
    22
  48. 48
    SWOOP

    29A What hawks do

    2
    19
  49. 49
    VENUS

    44D Mythological subject for Titian and Botticelli

    2
    15
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    FTD

    56D Busy co. on Mother's Day

    1
    28
  51. 51
    APPEASE

    47A Quiet

    1
    25
  52. 52
    RHYME

    35D Gun, for one

    1
    23
  53. 53
    JESTS

    23D Isn't serious

    0
    22
  54. 54
    TASSO

    36A "Jerusalem Delivered" poet

    0
    20
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    GECKO

    42A Lizard that chirps

    0
    18
  56. 56
    WORRY

    28A "Interest paid on trouble before it falls due," per W. R. Inge

    0
    12
  57. 57
    VALERIE

    44A Actress Harper

    0
    7
  58. 58
    MISTI

    6D Peruvian volcano El ___

    0
    6
  59. 59
    ETRES debut

    34D French beings

    0
    4
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    JAMESII

    23A King with a statue in Trafalgar Square

    0
    4
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    TAEKWONDO debut

    8D Olympic sport since 2000

    0
    4
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    WEDTO

    28D Conjoined with

    0
    4
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    SNEAKINTO

    39A Enter surreptitiously

    0
    3
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    DEHYDRATE debut

    9D Parch

    0
    2
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    NUMBEROFLETTERS

    54A See 17-Across

    0
    2
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    POKERBETS

    31D Pot contents

    0
    2
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    ZENMASTER debut

    32A Asian spiritual guide

    0
    2
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    DECOMPOSE debut

    3D Rot

    0
    1
  69. 69
    EACHANSWERHASAN debut

    17A With 37- and 54-Across, curious property of this crossword

    0
    1
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    TOTHATEND debut

    33D For the reason stated

    0
    1
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    WADDLES debut

    25A Imitates a penguin

    0
    1
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    ZONKEDOUT debut

    32D Totally beat

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    1