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Thursday · 80 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    SOS

    50A Help-wanted letters

    34
    251
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    IDEA

    66A It begins at conception

    33
    396
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    TAN

    41D Whup

    30
    238
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    ADD

    38A Build on, with "to"

    27
    224
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    STEW

    13D Fret

    23
    180
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    ALIT

    16A Settled

    21
    220
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    REF

    6D Dict., e.g.

    18
    188
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    LAB

    48A Place for a particle accelerator

    16
    144
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    HAN

    29D Chinese dynasty

    15
    113
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    EDDY

    34D Whirl

    12
    154
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    SEDAN

    52D Chair for Cleopatra

    12
    93
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    PINE

    19A Long

    11
    91
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    HIS

    25A "You will be ___" (last line of "Wishin' and Hopin'")

    10
    119
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    METS

    55D Team whose colors are blue and orange

    10
    79
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    ASIF

    59D "In your dreams!"

    9
    105
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    NIN

    42A "Delta of Venus" author

    8
    117
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    VAT

    62D Big tank

    7
    101
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    SAID

    63A -

    7
    62
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    FERN

    69A Crayola color since 1998

    7
    53
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    LEAVE

    61A Omits

    6
    68
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    LYING

    30D Deceitful

    6
    24
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    ZEST

    67A Gusto

    5
    82
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    SKATE

    68A Ray variety

    5
    74
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    ADDLE

    1D Confuse

    5
    58
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    GEENA

    43A Actress Davis

    5
    54
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    SUED

    23D Took to court

    5
    52
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    GEEK

    56D Tech whiz, say

    5
    40
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    PAPER

    10D Movie with a 9-year-old Best Supporting Actress winner

    5
    36
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    ELA

    24A The girl from Ipanema?

    5
    24
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    HIHAT

    35A Drum kit component

    5
    22
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    ALIG

    11D Character with the tagline "Booyakasha!"

    5
    18
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    ADIN

    39A Deuce follower

    4
    118
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    SHOT

    21D Targeted launch

    4
    74
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    ELAPSE

    58A Pass

    4
    64
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    OHOH

    7D "You'd better watch out!"

    4
    64
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    HANG

    35D "___ 'em!" (mob's cry)

    4
    55
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    LIGHT

    48D Work after work?

    4
    25
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    MYBAD

    37A "Oops, sorry"

    4
    19
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    DAE

    32A -

    4
    16
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    ONEEYE

    47D Feature of Mike Wazowski in "Monsters, Inc."

    4
    14
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    AVIS

    1A Thrifty alternative

    3
    96
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    ROUE

    54D Rake

    3
    75
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    PAWS

    10A Feline face cleaners

    3
    39
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    ROEG

    60A Director of "The Witches," 1990

    3
    33
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    TVAD

    41A Certain spot

    3
    30
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    SOMBER

    26D Melancholy

    3
    14
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    DICE

    14A Casino stock

    2
    71
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    VIRAL

    2D Like some marketing

    2
    23
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    CRITIC

    5D Rotten Tomatoes contributor

    2
    15
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    FAIRY

    44A One carrying dust, maybe

    2
    11
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    OSIER

    51D Basket material

    1
    44
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    GDAY

    43D Greeting in Oz

    1
    24
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    REHEM

    15A Shorten, maybe

    1
    16
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    CROCI

    5A Signs of spring

    1
    11
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    FULL

    44D Image on the "E.T." poster

    1
    10
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    ICEMACHINE

    3D Wet-bar convenience

    1
    5
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    ENL

    49A Photoshop option: Abbr.

    0
    75
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    RUR

    27A Classic play whose title is an abbreviation

    0
    69
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    WINO

    12D Major downer?

    0
    41
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    ADAR

    33D Purim's month

    0
    37
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    IDIO

    36D Graphic beginning?

    0
    35
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    IAMA

    57D Meaning of "Ich bin ein" in J.F.K.'s quote

    0
    25
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    SESE

    4D Mobutu ___ Seko (African despot)

    0
    22
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    TBILL

    40A Govt. security

    0
    19
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    LAMEST

    20A Like the worst excuse

    0
    12
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    ABLARE

    31D Deafening

    0
    10
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    AUTH

    64A Wolfe or Woolf, e.g.: Abbr.

    0
    8
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    CHOCOLATE

    28A Dairy Queen treat

    0
    7
  69. 69
    MRAZ

    53D Singer Jason

    0
    7
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    HOOSEGOW

    22A Clink

    0
    5
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    LEMAY

    65A W.W. II general nicknamed "Bombs Away"

    0
    5
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    IMMORTAL

    9D Like vampires

    0
    4
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    CERO

    8D Dos minus dos

    0
    3
  74. 74
    MRMIYAGI

    53A "Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything" speaker

    0
    3
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    DAVIDSPADE

    32D Kato Kaelin portrayer on "S.N.L."

    0
    2
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    GOE debut

    45A Hides, in a way

    0
    2
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    TEEBALLS

    40D Tots' sports equipment

    0
    2
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    DERGROUND debut

    46A -

    0
    1
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    DRES debut

    17A Ceremonial military outfit

    0
    1
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    IFORM debut

    18A -

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    1