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Wednesday · 78 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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    ERA

    36A A low one is best, for short

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    SET

    45A Prepare for a spike, in volleyball

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    402
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    ONE

    54A Tangent of 45 degrees

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    613
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    ALI

    20A Will Smith biopic

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    PSST

    1A Furtive attention-getter

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    ERE

    31D Bard's preposition

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    TNT

    4D Blasting stuff

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    338
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    TSAR

    64A Title derived from the name "Caesar"

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    AIR

    39D Bring up, as a grievance

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    304
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    NEE

    40D Word in many a woman's bio

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    OAT

    35A Muesli morsel

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    ENDS

    69A Some linemen

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    ALTO

    67A Mezzo's choirmate

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    KNEE

    12D Proposer's prop?

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    YEN

    13D Its banknotes have denominations from 1,000 to 10,000

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    ASHE

    63A New York's ___ Stadium

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    MRS

    62D ___ Paul's (seafood brand)

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    GEE

    44A "Didn't know that!"

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    SEER

    8D Futures dealer?

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    170
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    KEN

    25A Trivia whiz Jennings

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    DAS

    32D Prosecutors, for short

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    RES

    33A Pixel density meas.

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    OMAN

    14A Arabian Peninsula land

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    201
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    OBI

    43A "The Mikado" accessory

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    SOD

    61A Grass from a farm

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    HBO

    38D "Game of Thrones" network

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    128
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    TAB

    64D Bill

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    SORT

    24D Microsoft Excel command

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    RAH

    29D When repeated, super-enthusiastic

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    OPINE

    16A State one's case

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    LATE

    59D After the whistle

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    AGEE

    15A James who won a posthumous Pulitzer

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    TOES

    66A "Little piggies"

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    ODEON

    26A Cineplex ___ Corporation

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    PARE

    18A Cut back

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    TILT

    17A Knight's contest

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    WOW

    37D "Holy cow!"

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    WERE

    7D "#1" may follow it

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    LEX

    30D N.Y.C. ave. parallel to Park and Madison

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    64
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    SNOOT

    68A Stuck-up sort

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    RINDS

    65A Ingredients in old-fashioneds

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    AGATES

    6D Banded gemstones

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    INSIST

    48D Refuse to yield

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    BESS

    70A First lady before Mamie

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    TOTES

    28D Schleps

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    BESET

    41D Attack from all sides

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    ISON

    60D "The heat ___!"

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    PAWS

    5A Handles roughly

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    SILK

    11D Product of a domesticated insect

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    POTATO

    1D Latke component

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    SALINE

    3D IV solution

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    UBOATS

    52D W.W. II threats

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    WINES

    21D Cellar stock

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    OTIC

    42D Ear-related

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    CHESS

    56D Magnus Carlsen's game

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    ISNO

    58D "There ___ 'I' in 'team'"

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    SITUP

    50A Abs worker

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    SMILED

    2D Heeded the photographer, say

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    ICECUBE

    55A Rock, so to speak

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    DORADO

    47D El ___ (fabled city)

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    SIGHED

    49D Said "alas," say

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    ALLEN

    19A ___ wrench

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    PAPAL

    5D ___ States

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    TUSSLE

    51D Shoving match

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    MASAI

    62A Seminomadic Kenyan

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    SKATES

    22D Roller derby need

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    FAIN

    57D "April Love" composer Sammy

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    MOANED

    9D Bellyached

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    TENSILE

    23A Capable of being stretched

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    UPLAND

    10D Higher ground

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    PEDROS

    53D Three-time Cy Young winner Martinez and others

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    SIGNET

    34D Seal engraved on a ring

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    MUSKY

    9A Like some scents for men

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    STRADDLED

    27A Was on both sides of

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    WATERSNAKE debut

    21A Cottonmouth, e.g.

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    FIRSTLIGHT debut

    57A Dawn

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    WHATSINTHEBOXES debut

    37A Question asked by a customs officer or a kid on Christmas ... with a hint to this puzzle's circled squares

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    WORDINESS debut

    46A Verbiage

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