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Monday · 78 answers · 2 debuts

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

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    USE

    45D "___ it or lose it"

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    356
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    TIE

    67A Even score

    34
    284
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    ARIA

    26D Diva's delivery

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    446
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    OVA

    55A Eggs in fertility clinics

    30
    259
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    AMEN

    37D "You said it, brother!"

    27
    296
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    AOL

    15A Tech giant with the catchphrase "You've got mail"

    25
    214
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    ACTS

    58D Stage presentations

    21
    214
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    THE

    64D Word usually ignored in alphabetization

    18
    175
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    SOD

    24D Turf

    17
    180
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    STS

    70A Urban grid: Abbr.

    16
    191
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    OTTER

    9D Riverbank frolicker

    15
    165
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    TENET

    68A Basic belief

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    147
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    EDENS

    34D Perfect settings

    15
    113
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    LEA

    35A Grazing area

    14
    261
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    EVIL

    19D Satan's doing

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    208
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    ANG

    48A "Life of Pi" director Lee

    14
    117
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    ORBS

    40D Spheres

    14
    107
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    EDGES

    71A A cube has 12 of them

    14
    78
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    RSVP

    51A Letters of invitation?

    13
    85
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    NFL

    30A Org. for the Redskins, but not the Reds

    13
    77
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    IRAS

    25A Investments for old age, for short

    11
    129
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    AIOLI

    65A Garlicky sauce

    11
    51
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    ARSON

    39A Illegal torching

    10
    107
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    ARKS

    13D Clumsy boats

    10
    87
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    LAPSE

    42A Minor failing

    10
    60
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    OLEO

    8D Ersatz butter

    9
    264
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    BUT

    10D "Nothing ___ net"

    9
    44
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    RACE

    32A 5K or 10K

    8
    131
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    MIR

    41A Old Russian space station

    7
    140
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    ADAGE

    36A "A penny saved is a penny earned," e.g.

    7
    107
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    ENNUI

    44A Case of the blahs

    7
    83
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    NEARS

    57A Gets closer to

    7
    78
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    SITS

    62D Takes the bench

    7
    68
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    EASYA

    23A Course that's a cinch

    7
    54
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    FERN

    31D Office plant

    7
    53
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    CESAR

    33D Onetime Joker portrayer ___ Romero

    7
    45
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    LEGIT

    1A For real, in slang

    7
    45
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    LAN

    46A PC hookup

    6
    67
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    LONG

    60D ___ John Silver

    6
    60
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    SNEERS

    49A Nasty looks

    5
    56
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    RERUN

    28D Any "Seinfeld" showing, now

    5
    47
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    KNOB

    47A Door turner

    5
    46
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    ESTES

    54D ___ Park, Colo.

    4
    125
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    OBAMA

    9A 2008 candidate with the slogan "Change we can believe in"

    4
    89
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    MES

    22A "Au revoir, ___ amis"

    4
    48
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    SLEEK

    69A Stylishly streamlined

    4
    38
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    VEIL

    56D Bit of headgear raised at the wedding altar

    4
    35
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    ELAL

    2D Carrier to Israel

    3
    197
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    MOLE

    12D Distinctive Cindy Crawford feature

    3
    80
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    OCHS

    55D Former New York Times publisher Adolph

    3
    67
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    LAMP

    1D Reading light

    3
    47
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    ALITO

    14A Supreme Court justice Samuel

    3
    39
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    TUDOR

    16A English royal house before Stuart

    3
    37
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    SUTRA

    43A "Kama ___" (ancient love guide)

    3
    33
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    TOPBANANA

    5D Kingpin

    3
    11
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    GLO

    6A Day-___ paint

    2
    63
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    GINA

    3D Actress Gershon of "Bound"

    2
    34
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    PLANB

    20A Backup strategy

    2
    25
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    ESPIED

    50D Glimpsed

    2
    18
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    FLASK

    27D Hooch container

    2
    17
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    FRESNO

    27A Largest inland city in California

    2
    17
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    HIGHC

    66A Note an alto is unlikely to hit

    2
    12
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    APER

    48D Mimicry pro

    1
    85
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    GASSY

    6D Bloated

    1
    23
  65. 65
    SHOVE

    21A Push roughly

    1
    20
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    DPLUS

    59A Pretty poor grade

    1
    15
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    ITUNES

    4D ___ Store (source of many 99¢ downloads)

    1
    15
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    VNECK

    52D Style of T-shirt that does not have a round collar

    1
    14
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    ADAMSAPPLE

    11D Lump that moves when you swallow

    1
    9
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    MANUP debut

    17A "Come on, stop being such a wimp!"

    1
    5
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    ULEE

    61D Title beekeeper in a 1997 film

    0
    68
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    BIPED

    38A Two-legged creature

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    11
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    FEEDS

    53A Serves meals to

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    10
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    EASTORANGE

    29D "Colorful" city bordering Newark, N.J.

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    8
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    SWEETTALK debut

    18A Wheedle

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    6
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    BLINDDATE

    38D Dinner and a movie, say, with someone you don't know

    0
    5
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    LOWHANGINGFRUIT

    7D Simple things to pick ... or what 5-, 11-, 29- and 38-Down have?

    0
    3
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    CENTERCUT

    63A Like some premium roasts

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    2