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Saturday · 66 answers · 17 debuts

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

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    ALE

    55A It may be bitter

    59
    570
  2. 2
    ANTE

    11D Deal preceder

    45
    461
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    EPEE

    45A Thrust item

    41
    343
  4. 4
    NOR

    16A Word of logic

    33
    332
  5. 5
    OLD

    51D Played out

    30
    247
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    NEE

    29A Obituary word

    29
    407
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    IRON

    3D Unyielding

    18
    284
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    MAE

    18D Risqué West

    18
    181
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    RES

    52D Abbr. after a telephone no.

    17
    279
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    ABA

    11A Sports org. of 1967-76

    14
    195
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    CHI

    7D Half of a classic religious symbol

    13
    148
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    NCO

    53D One with two or three stripes: Abbr.

    13
    146
  13. 13
    EACH

    47D Per

    11
    130
  14. 14
    EMUS

    46D Certain bird herd

    11
    103
  15. 15
    ARMS

    13D ___ deal

    10
    95
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    RITE

    2D It may be performed by people in robes

    8
    117
  17. 17
    RIC

    8D ___-A-Che (rapper)

    7
    56
  18. 18
    SHOD

    59A Sporting boots, say

    6
    73
  19. 19
    YDS

    58A Gridiron distance: Abbr.

    5
    125
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    HAY

    50D Allergy source

    5
    79
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    RUED

    48D Wished otherwise

    5
    55
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    NRA

    49D Supporter of the Heller decision, 2008: Abbr.

    4
    262
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    SCALP

    6D It has thousands of roots

    4
    52
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    BEERS

    21A Round parts

    4
    34
  25. 25
    TELE

    4D Part of 1-Down

    3
    103
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    CSA

    57A Grp. in gray

    3
    98
  27. 27
    ANS

    9D Response: Abbr.

    3
    91
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    SCRAM

    6A "Git!"

    3
    64
  29. 29
    EUR

    54A E.E.C. part: Abbr.

    2
    83
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    BOER

    12D Participant in an 1899 conflict

    2
    47
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    CHINA

    15A World powerhouse in table tennis

    2
    40
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    SETAT

    35D Assailed

    2
    40
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    MAYBE

    10D Wishy-washy reply

    2
    23
  34. 34
    VWS

    30A Bugs

    2
    22
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    VENAL

    33D Easily corrupted

    2
    16
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    SLYER

    38D More crafty

    1
    31
  37. 37
    TOERR

    5D "___ is human ..."

    1
    19
  38. 38
    GENERAL

    20A Blanket

    1
    13
  39. 39
    RESTSON

    48A Uses for a base

    1
    10
  40. 40
    TVPG

    1D Tube rating

    0
    17
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    TRITT

    1A Urban contemporary

    0
    10
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    VIREO

    14A Olive-colored bird

    0
    9
  43. 43
    ISSEL

    44A Basketball Hall-of-Famer Dan

    0
    7
  44. 44
    SUCCESS

    56A "I did it!"

    0
    7
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    ATEENAGERINLOVE

    41A 1959 doo-wop classic

    0
    6
  46. 46
    LIONESSES

    37D They have their pride

    0
    4
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    ADIGE

    36D Verona's river

    0
    3
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    PTOLEMAICSYSTEM

    17A Bygone theory of astronomy

    0
    3
  49. 49
    GALATIA

    26D Land visited by Paul in the New Testament

    0
    2
  50. 50
    ONEREED debut

    27D Clarinet need

    0
    2
  51. 51
    VANESSAWILLIAMS debut

    33A "Ugly Betty" actress

    0
    2
  52. 52
    ADIO debut

    43A "Grazie ___!" (Italian for "Thank God!")

    0
    1
  53. 53
    ELECTEDOFFICIAL debut

    39A Governor, e.g.

    0
    1
  54. 54
    GOS debut

    26A Get-___ (starts)

    0
    1
  55. 55
    HORSEMANURE debut

    50A Balderdash

    0
    1
  56. 56
    LEIFERS debut

    24D Funny Carol and family

    0
    1
  57. 57
    LIECHTENSTEINER debut

    42A Alpine native

    0
    1
  58. 58
    NARRATIVEPOETRY debut

    40A "Idylls of the King," stylistically

    0
    1
  59. 59
    REPULSER debut

    22A Hideous one

    0
    1
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    SECRECIES debut

    28D Concealments

    0
    1
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    SELFPITIERS debut

    25D "Woe is me!" types

    0
    1
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    SERVICELIST debut

    19D Ones to whom an organization's messages are sent

    0
    1
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    SMARVELOUS debut

    32D Elided phrase in a Gershwin song

    0
    1
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    STANHOPES debut

    34D One-seat carriages

    0
    1
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    UNWOVEN debut

    23D Frayed, perhaps

    0
    1
  66. 66
    WAITONESEC debut

    31D "I'll be right with you"

    0
    1