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Thursday · 74 answers · 6 debuts

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

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    EST

    38A Maximum ending?

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    428
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    ALOE

    9A Wound application

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    496
  3. 3
    AHA

    53D Sudden understanding

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    379
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    LEO

    23A One of 13 popes

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    268
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    DNA

    27D Cold case solver, maybe

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    260
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    OGRE

    21A Man-eater

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    284
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    ANTS

    41A Myrmecophobe's fear

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    247
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    AND

    31D Plus

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    238
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    EARS

    28A Ones catching some waves

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    163
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    ODES

    21D They may have kings as subjects

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    226
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    SIN

    51A Ungodliness

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    177
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    EERIE

    25D Unsettling, say

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    260
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    ERG

    8D Physics unit

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    175
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    IVE

    48A "___ been had!"

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    158
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    CEDE

    5A Turn over

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    152
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    SFO

    54D Calif. air hub

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    66
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    BAH

    32A "Harrumph!"

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    142
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    MESA

    35A Southwest hikers' destination

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    151
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    EXES

    58A Union busters?

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    130
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    STAG

    54A Out of date?

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    168
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    ASIDE

    39A Comment starting "By the way ..."

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    126
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    ANGLE

    39D Take

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    76
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    ERNIE

    36A Cartoonist Bushmiller who created "Nancy"

    9
    163
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    NEAP

    13A Spring's counterpart

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    114
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    DALI

    37A "The Burning Giraffe," e.g.

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    108
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    USAGE

    45D Consumption

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    66
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    TAEBO

    47D Exercise with a portmanteau name

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    47
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    LPS

    4D Audiophile's collection

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    101
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    MAORI

    19D Official New Zealand language besides English

    6
    74
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    ITLL

    1A "___ pass"

    6
    67
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    OPTIC

    11D Vision-related

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    60
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    SAGS

    50A Dips

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    54
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    ACORNS

    9D Squirrel's cache

    5
    29
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    FETE

    57A Celebrate

    4
    72
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    LAURA

    10D Classic 1944 Otto Preminger film noir

    3
    75
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    PAGE

    55A One getting the message?

    3
    71
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    DAYS

    17A Standard work shifts

    3
    36
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    RESALE

    49A Consignment shop deal

    3
    36
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    EVENS

    29A Ties

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    33
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    ACERB

    14A Harsh

    2
    49
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    SHEBA

    56A Old Testament kingdom

    2
    47
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    ECARD

    6D Gift with a GIF, maybe

    2
    39
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    AROW

    59A Without interruption, after "in"

    2
    38
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    ADAGES

    41D Bits of wisdom

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    32
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    PRISM

    30D Light splitter

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    32
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    CAPT

    16A One with special quarters: Abbr.

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    28
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    PARTI

    30A Series starter

    2
    14
  48. 48
    DOR

    37D Palme ___ (top prize at Cannes)

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    50
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    ETHNO

    12D Prefix with biology

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    45
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    ESTEEMS

    36D Treasures

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    21
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    WORLD

    40A Sphere

    1
    14
  52. 52
    GARDEN

    26A ___ City, Long Island

    1
    10
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    TEALEAVES

    2D Reading material for the future?

    1
    8
  54. 54
    MCGRAW

    42D Hill's partner in publishing

    1
    7
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    REMAX

    44D Big name in real estate

    1
    6
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    OREM

    60A U.S. city that's an anagram of a world capital

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    86
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    ULT

    20A Last: Abbr.

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    GRIPE

    43D Beef

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    22
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    DEREG

    7D Libertarian's aim, for short

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    8
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    ASKER

    46D Poser

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    7
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    MARRED

    42A Sullied

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    7
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    BEDMATE

    15D Spouse or lover

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    4
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    CALGON

    5D Brand of bath beads

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    4
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    DARRIN

    22A "Bewitched" husband

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    4
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    WAHS

    40D Muted trumpet sounds

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    4
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    ALLEVIATE

    33D Ease

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    2
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    BARRISTER

    32D Wig wearer

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    2
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    HIDDENGEM debut

    34D Well-kept secret ... or a hint to the answer to each starred clue

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    2
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    INDULGEME debut

    1D *"If I may ..."

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    2
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    LAYTOREST

    3D Bury

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    2
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    DODGEMONACO debut

    24A *Model of the Blues Brothers' Bluesmobile

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    1
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    GRUDGEMATCH debut

    43A *Opportunity for revenge

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    1
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    IMAGEMAKER debut

    52A *Publicist, e.g.

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  74. 74
    LARGEMOUTH debut

    18A *Kind of bass

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