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Thursday · 72 answers · 9 debuts

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

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    ONO

    50A Art rock's Plastic ___ Band

    49
    326
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    LEO

    30A White House chief of staff on "The West Wing"

    40
    268
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    USA

    35D "R.O.C.K. in the ___" (John Cougar Mellencamp hit)

    40
    261
  4. 4
    ANTI

    7D Not pro

    32
    364
  5. 5
    OLD

    34D Onetime

    30
    247
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    SEC

    52A Brief time, briefly

    23
    187
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    LES

    41A "___ Justes" (Albert Camus play)

    22
    270
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    DEL

    10D ___ Norte County, Cal.

    18
    128
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    DOH

    24A "Stupid me!"

    18
    116
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    LIP

    30D Sass

    17
    136
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    TALON

    49D Fish hook?

    17
    71
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    IMAC

    55A Apple offering

    16
    154
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    PDA

    42A Making out on the subway, e.g., for short

    16
    91
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    INERT

    14D Like propellants in pesticides

    14
    149
  15. 15
    OMAHA

    48D Home of Warren Buffett

    14
    137
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    THOU

    33A G

    12
    72
  17. 17
    IKE

    32A "___: The War Years" (1979 Robert Duvall miniseries)

    11
    181
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    GOT

    47A With 1-Down, wasn't held accountable, say

    11
    89
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    NEA

    61D Teachers' org.

    9
    217
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    EXPO

    37D Fair

    8
    97
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    CENT

    56D Euro division

    7
    93
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    DIOR

    21A Early Pierre Cardin employer

    7
    93
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    ELUDE

    53D Give the slip

    7
    87
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    HEAT

    4D Early race

    7
    82
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    YMCA

    59D Where "you can hang out with all the boys," in song

    6
    77
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    NOTES

    27D A to G

    5
    59
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    NOIDEA

    45D "???"

    5
    32
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    OPE

    23A "Why should I ___ thy melancholy eyes?": Keats, "Hyperion"

    4
    92
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    NEXT

    58D Start of many a TV teaser

    4
    84
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    ARTIE

    12D ___ Ziff, "The Simpsons" character voiced by Jon Lovitz

    4
    79
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    FAA

    51A Agcy. whose future is up in the air?

    4
    76
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    ANYHOO

    5D "Moving right along ..."

    4
    15
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    SAS

    22A Carrier with the EuroBonus frequent flier program

    3
    116
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    EXT

    26A Directory abbr.

    3
    67
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    BOTOX

    13D Shot in the crease?

    3
    14
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    REELS

    28D Film archive

    2
    55
  37. 37
    SCOOT

    52D "Move your butt"

    2
    31
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    STATES

    66A Part of 35-Down

    2
    29
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    AYEAYE

    17A Answer with a salute

    2
    26
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    CERES

    54D Dwarf planet orbited by NASA's Dawn in 2015

    1
    43
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    SHAPE

    29D The animal of an animal cracker, e.g.

    1
    37
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    PARENT

    15A Rear

    1
    27
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    HIED

    11D Got a move on, old-style

    1
    24
  44. 44
    REEFS

    38D Navigational hazards

    1
    24
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    LAYLA

    2D 1971 rock classic inspired by a 12th-century Persian poem

    1
    22
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    UNISON

    9D A choir may sing in it

    1
    22
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    REEKS

    20D Stinks

    1
    20
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    ALPHAS

    1A Leaders of the pack

    1
    16
  49. 49
    PREYS

    3D Victimizes, with "on"

    1
    10
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    INCODE

    64A How some diplomats communicate

    1
    9
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    INRUSH debut

    44D Entry by a crowd, say

    1
    3
  52. 52
    ENL

    31D Photo lab abbr.

    0
    75
  53. 53
    HGTV

    25D "Property Brothers" network

    0
    11
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    VACANT

    46D Not in use

    0
    11
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    ISRAELIS

    39D Haaretz readers

    0
    10
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    LAMOUR

    62A Big name in western literature

    0
    8
  57. 57
    APASS

    1D See 47-Across

    0
    7
  58. 58
    NINEIRON

    16A Bump-and-run club

    0
    7
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    ABUDHABI

    7A Mideast capital

    0
    6
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    PLEX

    40A Ending with multi-

    0
    6
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    TOILETTE

    18A Personal grooming

    0
    6
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    SANTAHAT debut

    65A Yuletide topper

    0
    5
  63. 63
    PHONESEX debut

    63A Activity on a hotline?

    0
    4
  64. 64
    BIONDI

    8D Swimmer Matt who won eight Olympic gold medals

    0
    3
  65. 65
    NOSERINGS

    27A Some punk accessories

    0
    3
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    GIMPS

    47D Hobbling gaits

    0
    2
  67. 67
    SPINSERVE debut

    43A Tricky way to put a ball in play

    0
    2
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    STEEPSIN debut

    6D Thoroughly imbues with

    0
    2
  69. 69
    INTENSERIVALS debut

    36A Red Sox and Yankees, e.g.

    0
    1
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    MALENUDE debut

    60A "David" or "The Thinker"

    0
    1
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    RINSECYCLE debut

    57A Part of washing ... or what's exhibited by the circled letters from top to bottom

    0
    1
  72. 72
    SLYTHERINS debut

    19A Draco Malfoy's housemates in the Harry Potter books

    0
    1