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Thursday · 72 answers · 9 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    TSA

    54D Screening org.

    52
    188
  2. 2
    IRA

    12D Something a fund manager may manage, for short

    46
    448
  3. 3
    ASIA

    53A Where most of Russia is

    38
    350
  4. 4
    EAT

    30D Not fast

    33
    399
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    AIR

    55D It's mostly nitrogen

    32
    303
  6. 6
    ESS

    41A What makes a top stop?

    22
    413
  7. 7
    ARC

    61A Parabola, for one

    20
    265
  8. 8
    MAC

    38D Bud

    19
    133
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    IOWA

    35D Los Angeles's U.S.S. ___ Museum

    16
    130
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    CANOE

    46D Dugout, for one

    16
    113
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    ITT

    32A 1960s TV's Cousin ___

    15
    152
  12. 12
    SIC

    11A [as per the original]

    15
    116
  13. 13
    RSVP

    47A Party request

    13
    85
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    SHEL

    7D Writer/ illustrator Silverstein

    11
    75
  15. 15
    NOEL

    22A "We Three Kings of Orient Are," e.g.

    10
    153
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    SEETO

    42A Manage

    9
    86
  17. 17
    COP

    13D Lift

    8
    90
  18. 18
    GIS

    5D Yanks

    8
    82
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    NSC

    56D Presidential advisory grp.

    8
    59
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    ROAN

    34A Stable color

    7
    111
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    TIGER

    33D "Easy there, ___"

    7
    52
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    WAWA

    40A H2O, to a tot

    6
    38
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    FDA

    58D Rx overseer

    5
    97
  24. 24
    IDEST

    32D Clarification lead-in

    5
    88
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    ANNAN

    1D Boutros-Ghali's successor as U.N. chief

    5
    23
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    ERASES

    44D Wipes out

    4
    52
  27. 27
    METES

    26D Rations (out)

    4
    34
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    RUINS

    25D Trashes

    4
    28
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    DOWN

    21D With 40-Down, how rain falls ... or a literal description of the answers to the four themed clues

    3
    45
  30. 30
    WARD

    40D See 21-Down

    3
    39
  31. 31
    VITAL

    48D Key

    3
    24
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    MAESTRO

    15A Toscanini, for one

    3
    23
  33. 33
    PASSE

    49D Out

    2
    72
  34. 34
    RANAT

    9D Attacked

    2
    52
  35. 35
    STR

    11D Orchestra section: Abbr.

    1
    71
  36. 36
    HOSS

    29D Carriage puller, in rural dialect

    1
    33
  37. 37
    GES

    62A Some washers

    1
    24
  38. 38
    SISENOR

    59A Approval for un hombre

    1
    16
  39. 39
    STYRENE

    16D Disposable cup material

    1
    11
  40. 40
    INATRAP

    18A Cornered

    1
    10
  41. 41
    RETITLE

    37D Give an alias

    1
    9
  42. 42
    ADPAGES

    1A Much of Brides magazine

    1
    5
  43. 43
    DIARIST

    36A Adolf Hitler, e.g., according to a 1983 hoax

    1
    5
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    FADERS

    43D Certain soundboard knobs

    1
    4
  45. 45
    NEARISH

    14A In the general vicinity

    1
    3
  46. 46
    ESTO

    6D This, in Tijuana

    0
    64
  47. 47
    ARB

    8A Wall St. operator

    0
    38
  48. 48
    EGRESS

    39A Exit

    0
    22
  49. 49
    ARABLE

    4D Good for planting

    0
    20
  50. 50
    EFOR

    52D ___ effort

    0
    17
  51. 51
    TANLINE

    54A Something not seen on a nudist, maybe

    0
    14
  52. 52
    NOTASTE

    17A Kitschy quality

    0
    10
  53. 53
    AMINUS

    8D Nearly perfect

    0
    8
  54. 54
    RECUE

    31A Feed a line to again

    0
    6
  55. 55
    TWADDLE

    50A Rot

    0
    6
  56. 56
    DEORO

    2D Golden, in Guadalajara

    0
    5
  57. 57
    FACADES

    43A Pretenses

    0
    5
  58. 58
    LOMB

    51D Bausch & ___ (eye-care brand)

    0
    5
  59. 59
    MODELAS

    60A 1920s-'30s Ford output

    0
    5
  60. 60
    OLDNAVY

    20A Retailer owned by Gap

    0
    5
  61. 61
    TRAINCAR

    45A Diner or sleeper

    0
    5
  62. 62
    ARIB

    19A Bust ___ (laugh hard)

    0
    4
  63. 63
    NEPHEWS

    27A Ones who cry uncle?

    0
    4
  64. 64
    BRASALE debut

    63A Event at Victoria's Secret or Nordstrom

    0
    2
  65. 65
    ISNTIT debut

    35A Query for clarification

    0
    2
  66. 66
    OFFSETS debut

    57A Compensates for

    0
    2
  67. 67
    ACTRESSSELA debut

    24D 21-/40-Down in Hollywood

    0
    1
  68. 68
    BEAVERSDAD debut

    10D 21-/40-Down on 1950s-'60s TV

    0
    1
  69. 69
    MODERNE debut

    38A Depression Era architectural movement

    0
    1
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    OUTERARM debut

    23A Part of a spiral galaxy farthest from the center

    0
    1
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    PATIENTAREA debut

    3D 21-/40-Down to a doctor

    0
    1
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    PRISONWING debut

    28D 21-/40-Down to a penologist

    0
    1