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Friday · 70 answers · 10 debuts

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

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    EASE

    43A Well-being

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    ACT

    33D Charade

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    302
  3. 3
    TOE

    42A With 49-Across, figure skating practice

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    ALAS

    13D Interjection that comes from the Latin for "weary"

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    YEA

    38D ___ high (about that tall)

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    192
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    EASEL

    34A Stand for something

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    144
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    EGGS

    51A Neighborhood vandalism ammo

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    116
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    ABA

    32A Case worker's org.?

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    195
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    EATS

    58D Chow

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    166
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    STAG

    30D Buck

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    168
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    SPAN

    55D Range

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    132
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    TOIL

    35A Grind

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    90
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    RAMEN

    47A Dish often served with soy sauce or miso

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    43
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    THAW

    1D Springtime period

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    80
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    VINE

    39A Kudzu, e.g.

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    55
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    LENS

    28D See-through object

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    VAT

    24D Industrial container

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    ECOL

    11D Bionomics: Abbr.

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    SCORE

    7D Movie component

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    47
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    MANE

    21A Bald person's envy, maybe

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  21. 21
    SINS

    30A Errs

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    62
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    PLEBE

    20D Rite of passage participant, often

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    35
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    IONA

    31D Liberal arts college 20 minutes north of Manhattan

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    FLEE

    29D Fugitate

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    NAIVE

    23A Born yesterday

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    SPICE

    52D 10-Down, e.g.

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    39
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    MACH

    53D Physicist Ernst who studied shock waves

    5
    33
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    LENIN

    22A "Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism" writer

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    ANEMIA

    60A Lack of vitality

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    46
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    AGAPE

    57A Hardly close-mouthed

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    ACACIA

    9D Whistling thorn, e.g.

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    34
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    MESSES

    64A Pigpens

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    MEANIE

    48D Bowser in the Super Mario series, e.g.

    3
    25
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    ANNUM

    40A Per ___

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    15
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    THAN

    56D Common conjunction

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    ADM

    60D Nelson, e.g.: Abbr.

    2
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    JOKE

    12D Part of a routine

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    35
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    WOMAN

    19A Many a first-time voter in 1920

    2
    25
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    PETTY

    50D Inconsequential

    2
    17
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    LOOPS

    49A See 42-Across

    2
    16
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    BRUNEI

    5D It borders the South China Sea

    2
    10
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    GANDALF

    25A Balrog slayer, in fiction

    2
    4
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    BANANASLUG debut

    4D U.C. Santa Cruz athlete

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    3
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    HIMOM

    2D Stadium shout-out

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    34
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    TOKENS

    46D "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" hitmakers, with "the"

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    DIRECT

    62A Frank

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    CYS

    6D Young and others

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    MILEAGE

    41D Sales rep's reimbursement, maybe

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    8
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    OKAYOKAY debut

    18A "I get your point!"

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    4
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    GAGGIFT debut

    44A Novelty shop purchase

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    2
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    ALIE

    54D "___ told often enough ..."

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    MAYS

    14D Billy famous for infomercials

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    HORSY

    37D Merry-go-round fixture, to a tot

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    COCACOLA

    16A Popular mixer

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    CAYENNE

    10D Ingredient in Buffalo wings

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    ALPHABET

    59A It breaks the "I before E" rule

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    8
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    AMINUS

    17A Low 90s, say

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    8
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    FORBES

    45D Big list maker

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    5
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    MASTERKEY

    53A Super item?

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    5
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    SPACEJAM debut

    7A 1996 movie starring Michael Jordan

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    5
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    ELIMANNING debut

    3D M.V.P. of Super Bowls XLII and XLVI

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    4
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    HILARY

    15A Swank in Hollywood

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    4
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    POKING

    8D Contacting via Facebook, in a way

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    3
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    CIAAGENT

    61A Many a role in the Jason Bourne films

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    2
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    DAVEEGGERS

    26D "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" author

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    2
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    TECHY debut

    36A Expert with computers

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    2
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    THEBBC debut

    1A It operates under a royal charter

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    2
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    ASIANGAMES debut

    27D Quadrennial sporting event

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    1
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    HENNESSY debut

    63A Brandy brand

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    1
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    PRICELESS debut

    20A Hilarious

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    1