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Wednesday · 76 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    EEL

    41D Slippery swimmer

    53
    487
  2. 2
    ERE

    56A Before, to Byron

    43
    602
  3. 3
    LSD

    42D It was dropped in the '60s

    41
    245
  4. 4
    EPA

    15A Org. doing atmospheric tests

    36
    320
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    AXE

    11D Tool used by Hansel and Gretel's father

    34
    269
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    SOS

    54A ___ pad

    34
    251
  7. 7
    OVA

    64A Fertility clinic samples

    30
    259
  8. 8
    GAS

    61D Nonliquid state

    30
    218
  9. 9
    ONES

    36A Kind of place to the left of the decimal point

    28
    295
  10. 10
    EPIC

    7D Like some battles

    23
    235
  11. 11
    APT

    62D Likely

    23
    217
  12. 12
    ESS

    13D What's extracted from soil to get oil?

    22
    413
  13. 13
    ASP

    45A Cleopatra held it close

    22
    265
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    OER

    67A "___ the ramparts ..."

    22
    248
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    NOD

    49D Silent assent

    20
    158
  16. 16
    SRS

    70A Promgoers: Abbr.

    14
    209
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    IRATE

    9A Steamed

    14
    194
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    INERT

    25A Immobile

    14
    149
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    RIA

    18A Shoreline indentation

    14
    128
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    AVER

    59D Maintain

    12
    195
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    TUT

    12D King ___

    12
    120
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    APNEA

    66A Sleep disorder

    12
    88
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    NUN

    33D Carmelite, for one

    11
    95
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    DEB

    6A Ballgoer, for short

    10
    94
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    TOTO

    27D Kansas canine

    9
    113
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    HAH

    34A "Not a chance!"

    9
    86
  27. 27
    BTU

    37A 1,055 joules: Abbr.

    9
    78
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    DRAW

    50A Attract

    9
    77
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    SID

    24A Punk rocker ___ Vicious

    9
    77
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    DIETS

    19A Has only half-servings, maybe

    9
    46
  31. 31
    MOOS

    58D Sounds heard by 57-Across

    9
    37
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    UNA

    63D Italian article

    8
    115
  33. 33
    YESES

    5D Some survey responses

    8
    72
  34. 34
    PIP

    38D Any singer with Gladys Knight

    8
    58
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    RTES

    39D Delivery persons' assignments: Abbr.

    7
    128
  36. 36
    STARR

    69A Brenda of comics

    7
    87
  37. 37
    RIC

    21D Singer Ocasek of the Cars

    7
    56
  38. 38
    INT

    32D Abbr. on a bank statement

    6
    139
  39. 39
    ITA

    43A "Give ___ little time"

    6
    104
  40. 40
    SINEW

    22D Tendon

    6
    60
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    SOLID

    55D Nonliquid state

    6
    47
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    NAGS

    28A Hounds

    6
    44
  43. 43
    DARED

    71A Risked

    6
    30
  44. 44
    ROSES

    17A Gifts for divas

    5
    57
  45. 45
    NEXUS

    16A Meeting point

    5
    24
  46. 46
    BAAS

    8D Sounds heard by 57-Across

    4
    55
  47. 47
    NALA

    60D "The Lion King" role

    4
    51
  48. 48
    SAS

    29D Carrier with a hub in Copenhagen

    3
    116
  49. 49
    AMOEBA

    2D It multiplies by dividing

    3
    63
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    GREG

    44A Pitcher Maddux who won four straight Cy Young Awards

    2
    49
  51. 51
    ILENE

    68A "Mr. Belvedere" actress Graff

    2
    44
  52. 52
    OSCARS

    48D Hollywood treasures

    2
    42
  53. 53
    ARLENE

    51D Francis of "What's My Line?"

    2
    33
  54. 54
    LADED

    65A Put on, as cargo

    2
    18
  55. 55
    GAUNT

    61A Overly thin

    2
    15
  56. 56
    LONGI

    31D Second in line?

    2
    12
  57. 57
    STRAD

    53A Expensive violin, for short

    1
    32
  58. 58
    IBN

    23A Saudi "son of"

    0
    41
  59. 59
    DERIDE

    6D Ridicule

    0
    20
  60. 60
    IRONER

    47D Worker whose job always has a new wrinkle?

    0
    17
  61. 61
    ALEF

    4D Beth preceder

    0
    11
  62. 62
    MARLIN

    1D Catch that might be mounted

    0
    10
  63. 63
    AMOLE

    14A Whack-___

    0
    9
  64. 64
    MALAY

    1A Dweller on an Asian peninsula

    0
    9
  65. 65
    INDONESIA

    9D World's fourth-most populous country

    0
    8
  66. 66
    DREDD

    40D Judicial title role for Stallone

    0
    6
  67. 67
    REINED

    10D Restricted, with "in"

    0
    6
  68. 68
    CELINEDION debut

    30A *1996 Grammy winner for the album "Falling Into You"

    0
    4
  69. 69
    OLDMACDONALD debut

    57A Subject of a children's song associated with the vowels in the answer to each starred clue

    0
    3
  70. 70
    WEDDED

    52D Kind of bliss

    0
    3
  71. 71
    PRESIDENTWILSON debut

    38A *Treaty of Versailles signer

    0
    2
  72. 72
    HIGHALTAR debut

    35D Sanctuary fixture

    0
    1
  73. 73
    LEIFERICSSON debut

    20A *Turn-of-the-millennium explorer

    0
    1
  74. 74
    LOSINGHEART debut

    3D Becoming discouraged

    0
    1
  75. 75
    PERIHELION debut

    46A *Point in a planet's orbit that's closest to the sun

    0
    1
  76. 76
    RIBSPREADER debut

    26D Tool used in thoracic surgery

    0
    1