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Tuesday · 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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    ORE

    41A Sought-after rock

    48
    581
  2. 2
    TEN

    68D Number of years between censuses

    39
    369
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    NSA

    14D Intelligence org.

    38
    233
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    ETAL

    22A And others, for short

    32
    327
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    TEA

    33A ___ Party

    30
    374
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    RNA

    66D Biol. class topic

    29
    322
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    APE

    19A Jungle swinger

    28
    415
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    ICEE

    49A Possible cause of brain freeze

    25
    91
  9. 9
    DRE

    42A Rap's Dr. ___

    22
    175
  10. 10
    AAA

    69D Like some baseball teams

    20
    230
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    ABC

    13D "This Week" airer

    20
    153
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    SEGA

    1D Genesis maker

    20
    118
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    IRENE

    29D Memorable 2011 hurricane

    16
    208
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    THO

    43A However, briefly

    16
    109
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    MER

    50A It's seen off la côte de la France

    15
    157
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    TENET

    39D Fundamental belief

    15
    147
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    DEM

    20A F.D.R. or L.B.J.: Abbr.

    15
    93
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    ALS

    21A Vice president Gore and others

    13
    134
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    SASSY

    30D Mouthing off

    12
    95
  20. 20
    MRI

    12D Hosp. test

    11
    126
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    SEX

    51A Subject of many a political scandal

    11
    118
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    OXO

    48D Kitchen brand

    11
    67
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    ELOPE

    2D Alter altar plans, maybe

    10
    131
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    ERICA

    37D Writer Jong

    10
    118
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    RIB

    4D Tease

    10
    113
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    ROI

    63A Louis XIV, e.g.

    9
    121
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    NHL

    70D Senators' org.

    9
    101
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    ROTC

    56A College org. with a Color Guard

    9
    97
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    TEED

    6D Cheesed (off)

    9
    85
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    PUMA

    9D Mountain cat

    9
    57
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    LIRA

    35A Old Italian coin

    7
    136
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    ETD

    67D Tarmac fig.

    7
    113
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    ASHES

    34D Hearth residue

    7
    109
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    ZIT

    25A Stridex target, informally

    7
    60
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    TRIAL

    57D What a plea bargain obviates

    7
    43
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    DAL

    59A The Cowboys, on scoreboards

    7
    18
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    SHA

    8D ___ Na Na

    6
    107
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    ONS

    44A Turn-___

    6
    90
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    TAJ

    54A ___ Mahal

    6
    81
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    COSMO

    58D Vogue competitor, for short

    6
    45
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    GAG

    61A React with extreme disgust

    5
    63
  42. 42
    TEETH

    26D Choppers

    5
    53
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    ELAINE

    15A "Seinfeld" woman

    4
    101
  44. 44
    PUB

    65D Darts venue

    4
    38
  45. 45
    AVI

    23D Bird: Prefix

    4
    37
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    JAR

    55D Pickle holder

    3
    97
  47. 47
    SEZ

    18D "___ who?!"

    3
    48
  48. 48
    LYNN

    60D Loretta who sang "Coal Miner's Daughter"

    3
    40
  49. 49
    SECRET

    1A With 74-Across, voting system that affords anonymity ... or the theme of this puzzle?

    3
    32
  50. 50
    GIBB

    62D Pop's Brothers ___

    3
    18
  51. 51
    CDROM

    32D PC insert

    2
    53
  52. 52
    CADET

    3D Space ___

    2
    50
  53. 53
    SABRE

    53D Buffalo player

    2
    34
  54. 54
    LAPIS

    27A Blue stone

    2
    24
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    BORIS

    36D London mayor Johnson

    2
    20
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    HEGEL

    38D German philosopher who wrote "The true is the whole"

    2
    12
  57. 57
    VIC

    31A Singer Damone

    1
    30
  58. 58
    LINDT

    24D Fancy chocolatier

    1
    9
  59. 59
    ENL

    5D Blowup: Abbr.

    0
    75
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    COMER

    40D One on the way up

    0
    20
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    PINON

    28D Assign, as blame

    0
    18
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    BAHAMA

    72A Grand ___ Island

    0
    17
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    IMAT

    64D "___ my wit's end"

    0
    11
  64. 64
    BALLOT

    74A See 1-Across

    0
    9
  65. 65
    HEADSUP

    46D "Fore!"

    0
    9
  66. 66
    TRAGEDY

    47D "Julius Caesar," for one

    0
    6
  67. 67
    MSPACMAN

    7A Game in which the orange ghost is named Sue, not Clyde

    0
    5
  68. 68
    RIGHTONTHEMONEY

    45A Exactly ... like a conservative's plan to lower taxes?

    0
    5
  69. 69
    SALAS

    52A Rooms in una casa

    0
    5
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    ABELL

    10D "Does that ring ___?"

    0
    4
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    CARSALE

    11D Event in which you may drive a hard bargain?

    0
    4
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    MRSMITH

    7D James Stewart title character who goes to Washington

    0
    4
  73. 73
    GODBLESSAMERICA

    17A Song sung by a patriotic politician

    0
    3
  74. 74
    BEHINDTHESCENES debut

    36A How a director of campaign advertising works

    0
    2
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    UNTURNED debut

    71A Like no stone, for the meticulous

    0
    2
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    BADPENNY debut

    73A Nuisance that keeps returning, in metaphor

    0
    1
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    PRESBYTERIANISM debut

    65A Religious belief of eight U.S. presidents

    0
    1
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    RHUBARBS debut

    16A Heated disputes

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    1