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Wednesday · 74 answers · 4 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    AREA

    14A Two-dimensional extent

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    SHE

    51D That miss

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    ABBA

    19A 1970s-'80s group with a palindromic name

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    SPOT

    46A Lend, informally

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    ATOM

    54D The H, H or O in H2O

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    TEEN

    3D College freshman, typically

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    IAM

    18D Words before and after "what"

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    ELMO

    56D Patron saint of sailors

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    MINI

    28D It's bigger than a Nano

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    HTTP

    1A Start of a URL

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    ADORE

    48D Have a thing for

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    SNIP

    35D Do a little barbering

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    STUN

    29D "Set phasers to ___"

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    HALT

    16A Stop

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    ONME

    64A "You've Really Got a Hold ___" (1963 hit)

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    EPSOM

    33A English racing town

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    EEO

    61D Fair-hiring abbr.

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    RABBI

    11D Yeshiva instructor

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    PAST

    4D Later than

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    MEOW

    67A Feline line

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    BRAS

    10A They're hooked behind the back

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    TEX

    5D Stereotypical cowboy's nickname

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    TROU

    2D Drop ___

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    TETRA

    5A Neon ___ (fish)

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    FDA

    60D Govt. approver of new meds

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    AXEL

    27D Jump with an extra half-turn

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    INST

    40D The "I" of R.P.I.: Abbr.

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    OTRO

    36D Other: Sp.

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    58
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    YELP

    65A Cry of alarm

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    FONT

    58A Times or Century

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    RITUAL

    32D Morning ___ (bathing, combing the hair, etc.)

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    SKEW

    57D Distort

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    YAMS

    26A Vegetables whose skins may be cooked and eaten separately

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    DOME

    25D ___ of the Rock (Jerusalem landmark)

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    MOLT

    37D Take off one's coat?

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    EXECS

    15A Suits

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    UPROAR

    45D Rumpus

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    HAZES

    53A Harasses, as a fraternity pledge

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    FRAU

    62A Herr's wife

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    ACTUP

    50D Make a nuisance of oneself

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    VENAL

    49D Susceptible to bribery

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    PIGS

    34D Napoleon and Snowball, in "Animal Farm"

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    RCCOLA

    8D Dr Pepper alternative

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    JUNTA

    20A Interim ruling group

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    EXP

    6D Button abbr. on a scientific calculator

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    IDECLARE

    52A Southern belle's cry of surprise

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    GENUINE

    38A Bona fide

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    JIFFY

    47D Sec

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    ULAN

    24D ___ Bator

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    ZANE

    55D Western writer Grey

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    YEGG

    26D Burglar who really gets cracking?

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    GLINT

    41A Subtle show of emotion in the eyes

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    INNEED

    22D Hard up

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    ASKSIN

    9D Welcomes at the door

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    TOLE

    39D Lacquered metalware

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    EAUDE

    63A ___ cologne

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    SPACED

    44D Zoned (out)

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    TIEINTO

    39A Connect with

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    USUALS

    43A Regulars, or what they'll have

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    ALBAN

    12D Composer Berg

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    HAJJ

    1D Pilgrimage to Mecca

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    DRLAO

    66A Tony Randall title role

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    STAGG

    13D Legendary football coach Amos Alonzo ___

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    EXITRAMP

    31A It can be a major turnoff

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    BHANG

    10D Hallucinogenic beverage

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    JOESIXPACK

    17A Large order of morning drinks?

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    LOUANN

    30A Gomer Pyle's girlfriend

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    TEARSUP

    7D Is overcome by emotion, maybe

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    MUDSLINGING

    23A Activity for a hyperactive barista?

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    ROSINBAG

    21A It helps a pitcher get a grip

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    BALEFUL debut

    42D Portending evil

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    BONDGIRL debut

    42A Maud Adams, twice

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    COFFEETALK debut

    59A Classic Mike Myers "S.N.L." sketch ... or an apt title for this puzzle

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    JAVAAPPLETS debut

    47A Interactive features of starbucks.com?

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