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Thursday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    EPA

    6A Federal org. issuing standards

    36
    320
  2. 2
    OGRE

    25A Monster

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    284
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    EAST

    56D Bridge hand

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    285
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    ERASE

    27D Clear

    24
    295
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    ARK

    5D Flood beater

    24
    160
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    PEA

    59D Imp's ammo

    23
    230
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    AGES

    47A A long time

    19
    202
  8. 8
    ALOHA

    1A HI hi

    19
    194
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    EARN

    36A Make

    17
    185
  10. 10
    OATS

    25D Bay filler

    17
    133
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    SKY

    64A Jupiter's domain, in myth

    17
    129
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    VET

    61A Do a background check on

    13
    116
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    AGUA

    11D Sed quencher

    13
    103
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    LOU

    24D TV/radio host Dobbs

    12
    139
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    AVID

    49D All fired up

    12
    114
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    IRAS

    38D Some tax shelters, for short

    11
    129
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    AMOK

    1D Running ___

    9
    128
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    KEYS

    20A Jingle-janglers

    9
    77
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    ADAPT

    65A Heed the adage "When in Rome ..."

    9
    71
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    LENS

    12D Periscope part

    7
    129
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    YOYO

    39A One being put to sleep?

    7
    81
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    IRONS

    60A Dungeon gear

    6
    85
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    SKIP

    55D Pass over

    6
    66
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    ABORT

    30D Scrub

    6
    47
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    SST

    40A Bygone travel option, informally

    5
    199
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    ALOES

    32D Burn soothers

    5
    64
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    IVS

    58D Some R.N. setups

    5
    55
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    PURR

    48A Say sexily

    5
    52
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    GEEK

    52D Many a Comicon attendee

    5
    40
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    ETHEL

    6D A Kennedy

    4
    83
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    MASSE

    29D En ___

    4
    54
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    JEN

    21A "Dawson's Creek" girl

    4
    22
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    OHGEE

    16A "So sad"

    4
    18
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    IRR

    43D Non-std.

    3
    80
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    GAR

    52A Fish whose name comes from the Old English for "spear"

    3
    62
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    AXL

    8D ___ Rose

    3
    38
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    ARGYLE

    49A It's full of diamonds

    3
    27
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    POLKA

    59A Weird Al Yankovic specialty

    3
    23
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    RARA

    50D ___ avis

    2
    83
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    SASE

    53A Autograph collecting aid, for short

    2
    77
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    PSALM

    9A One begins "The king shall joy in thy strength"

    2
    54
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    SISSY

    37A Macho he's not

    2
    41
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    GROW

    51D Balloon

    2
    37
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    ORATES

    46A Appeals to the masses?

    2
    34
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    OZARK

    17A City in Arkansas or county in Missouri

    2
    34
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    ELVIS

    62A 1956 million-selling album

    2
    30
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    SHOWER

    10D Postgame ritual

    2
    13
  48. 48
    MEDI

    13D Lead-in to care

    2
    12
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    PION

    7D Subatomic particle

    2
    12
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    ALVA

    54D Edison's middle name

    1
    52
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    MAJOR

    14A Big-time

    1
    41
  52. 52
    LAZE

    2D Veg out

    1
    39
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    TIX

    15A Passes for a flick, say

    1
    18
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    JOYCE

    31D Author of "The Dead"

    1
    16
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    FIERCE

    42A Badgerlike

    1
    12
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    YURTS

    28D Mongolian dwellings

    1
    10
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    ITWASI

    22A Dramatic confession

    1
    6
  58. 58
    ATTY

    34A J.D. holder

    0
    69
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    ELUL

    23A Hebrew month

    0
    24
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    BOL

    35A S.A. land

    0
    21
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    LTRS

    41A U.S.P.S. deliveries

    0
    18
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    PASTY

    48D Sickly white

    0
    13
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    HTEST

    26D Cloud producer, informally

    0
    11
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    DAWGS

    63A Cleveland Browns fans

    0
    7
  65. 65
    SAYING

    45D Adage

    0
    6
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    HORSEMEN

    4D Apocalyptic figures

    0
    5
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    OJAY

    3D Any of the singers of the 1973 hit "Love Train"

    0
    5
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    TESSERAE debut

    44A Mosaic squares

    0
    5
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    MAHARAJA

    29A Literally, "great king"

    0
    4
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    LEGLESS

    41D Like worms

    0
    3
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    PORTRAY

    9D Play

    0
    3
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    EIGHTYFOUR

    19D A dystopian novel

    0
    2
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    HEYMOM

    26A Greeting often made just before asking for something

    0
    2
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    JUMPSTREET

    21D 1980s-'90s police drama

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    2
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    TRUEUP debut

    33A Align

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    2
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    HOLEROUND debut

    18A Standard golf outing

    0
    1
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    VARIETIES debut

    57A Heinz offering

    0
    1
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    YEARSOLD debut

    39D Like Jack Benny, as he always said

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    1