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Thursday · 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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    ELI

    60D "The Book of ___"

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    599
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    ALE

    13D Sierra Nevada, for one

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    570
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    IRS

    40A Much Apr. mail is addressed to it

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    246
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    AXE

    34D Can

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    RED

    68A Barolo or Marsala

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    278
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    STAR

    55D Astronomy figure

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    316
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    ELM

    18D Slippery ___

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    240
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    AFAR

    47A Miles off

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    HAS

    31A Is down with

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    175
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    ACH

    33A "___ du lieber!"

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    126
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    UNI

    5D Cycle starter

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    153
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    MER

    46A Nice view

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    157
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    TAG

    62D Handle

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    132
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    AMINO

    9D Part of PABA

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    102
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    HOP

    59D Quaint school event

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    102
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    KEG

    51D Powder site

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    EDGES

    35D Lips

    14
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    IDA

    11D Moscow's home: Abbr.

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    251
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    BLT

    63D Luncheonette order

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    EXTRA

    19A Plus

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    CDC

    6D SARS monitor, for short

    11
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    TDS

    58D Parts of bowls, for short

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    CEE

    37A 2.0

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    138
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    AXLE

    56D Turning point

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    119
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    LUNA

    20A ___ moth

    10
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    SONAR

    4D School locator?

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    91
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    HAH

    7D "Fat chance!"

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    86
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    FRI

    44A It might be casual: Abbr.

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    ACRES

    36A There are 843 of these in Central Park

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    OBESE

    41A Really big

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    ROPE

    53A Part of a bell tower

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    100
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    ONYX

    2D Black

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    74
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    ARGUE

    34A Stickle

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    NOG

    12D Yule quaff

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    87
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    SGTS

    67A Company leaders: Abbr.

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    69
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    WISE

    28A With 8-Across, Sonia Sotomayor, self-professedly

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    63
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    YESSIR

    27D Private aye?

    5
    31
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    SPIES

    50D Fears of some paranoiacs

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    24
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    EARLS

    52D Court figures

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    48
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    SAGAN

    23D Astronomy figure

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    29
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    SHEESH

    30D "Oh, man"

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    AXL

    36D ___ Rose

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    CARTE

    15D Bistro offering

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    36
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    EXED

    57D Deleted

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    26
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    HTS

    61D Seaside ___, N.J.

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    49
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    TOSH

    45A Weekly Comedy Central host

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    CAPT

    3D Cook, e.g.: Abbr.

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    28
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    ICEBOX

    29D Cooler

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    10
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    SOC

    1A Coll. major

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    43
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    IATE

    32A "___ it up and spit it out" ("My Way" lyric)

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    28
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    SUCH

    4A "___ is life"

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    24
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    TITANIC

    10D Really big

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    24
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    ANACONDA

    14A King of wrap?

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    21
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    TARIFF

    25D Duty

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    10
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    XTERRA

    26D Nissan S.U.V.

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    10
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    DOLIKE debut

    64A Imitate

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    2
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    LARUE

    8D Lash of westerns

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    31
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    SAXE

    1D ___-Altenburg (former German duchy)

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    XERS

    39D Gen ___ (thirtysomethings)

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    LATINA

    8A See 28-Across

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    15
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    SPINES

    66A Features of hedgehogs

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    15
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    NAGEL

    43A Conrad of old films

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    10
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    TSUNAMI

    24D Seaquake sequel

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    10
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    ASNOT

    47D Often ___

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    ANSAE

    54A Looped vase handles

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    TALLTALE

    65A Yarn

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    5
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    AMIDOL

    16A Developing agent in photography

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    3
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    UHRY

    22D Alfred who wrote "Driving Miss Daisy"

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    3
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    YORKE

    49D Radiohead frontman Thom

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    3
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    SHERWIN debut

    42D Williams's paint partner

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    1
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    THEWRIGHTBROTXX debut

    58A Newsmakers of 1903

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    1
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    TRUSTMEONTXY debut

    21A "Take my word for it"

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    1
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    WACOTX debut

    28D Baylor U. locale

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    1
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    XXHEYSKISSES debut

    48A Foiled bites?

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    1
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    XYANDXX debut

    38A Matching towel set ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme

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    XYPANICHERITAGE debut

    17A It's celebrated for 30 days each year beginning September 15

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