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Thursday · 70 answers · 7 debuts

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

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    EGO

    29D Opposite of humility

    42
    393
  2. 2
    EAT

    31A Host's exhortation

    33
    399
  3. 3
    ROE

    21A Mentaiko, at a sushi bar

    33
    283
  4. 4
    OAT

    36A Grain in Nutri-Grain

    28
    290
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    ENT

    43A M.D. specialty

    24
    222
  6. 6
    EYRE

    42A Orphan of British literature

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    150
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    NAT

    51D Commercial lead-in to Geo

    13
    190
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    TAS

    32D Some univ. hirees

    13
    99
  9. 9
    HENS

    7D Roosters ... or not roosters?

    12
    93
  10. 10
    UPON

    2D Acquainted with

    11
    129
  11. 11
    SHOE

    22A Last place?

    11
    125
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    NEST

    47D Fit (in)

    10
    242
  13. 13
    TAOS

    55A New Mexico's ___ Ski Valley

    10
    103
  14. 14
    TINE

    11D Antler part

    10
    99
  15. 15
    SALEM

    28D It "refreshes naturally," in old ads

    9
    107
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    OHM

    13D German electrical pioneer

    9
    103
  17. 17
    NYET

    48D Khrushchev's dissent

    9
    97
  18. 18
    PHIL

    6A Uncle on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"

    9
    66
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    PETA

    44D Prefix with byte that means 10^15

    9
    34
  20. 20
    NEAT

    41D "Ooooh!"

    8
    224
  21. 21
    SMUT

    49D Some banned literature

    6
    82
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    PADRE

    44A Man on a mission, maybe

    6
    53
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    GEEK

    33A Be the ultimate nerd, with "out"

    5
    40
  24. 24
    KAL

    52D Carrier to Seoul, for short

    5
    38
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    POKER

    20A Hearth instrument

    5
    31
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    MAILS

    30A Posts

    5
    10
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    ESME

    50D Salinger dedicatee

    4
    87
  28. 28
    NALA

    35A "The Lion King" queen

    4
    51
  29. 29
    PAIL

    6D Lunch container, for some

    4
    49
  30. 30
    SPACE

    34A The heavens

    3
    61
  31. 31
    SMOKEY

    10D Safety icon

    3
    6
  32. 32
    IRT

    8D Big Apple subway line

    2
    70
  33. 33
    PIUS

    3D Papal name last used in 1958

    2
    28
  34. 34
    INASENSE

    46A From one perspective

    2
    24
  35. 35
    SPUNK

    37A Vivacity

    2
    17
  36. 36
    MINES

    38A Searches for the useful parts of, as data

    2
    16
  37. 37
    LIETO

    24D Delude

    1
    52
  38. 38
    BLOT

    56A Record flaw

    1
    48
  39. 39
    APIAN

    14A Packing a sting?

    1
    43
  40. 40
    ERICH

    29A Segal who wrote "Love Story"

    1
    33
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    MEANY

    27D John Irving's "A Prayer for Owen ___"

    1
    19
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    ODEUM

    54A Theater

    1
    18
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    SPOONS

    16D Cuddles, in a way

    1
    8
  44. 44
    NOTTE

    57A "Buona ___" (parting phrase in Italy)

    1
    7
  45. 45
    MONSOON

    38D Rainmaker?

    1
    6
  46. 46
    ATHENIANS

    53A One side in the Peloponnesian War

    1
    3
  47. 47
    NAANS debut

    26D Indian flatbreads

    1
    3
  48. 48
    RANTRACK debut

    4D Was a high school sprinter, say

    1
    3
  49. 49
    STLO

    10A Scene of W.W. II fighting

    0
    114
  50. 50
    IMNO

    46D Mae West's "___ Angel"

    0
    24
  51. 51
    SUPRA

    1A Old Toyota sports car

    0
    14
  52. 52
    ALEK

    18D Model ___ Wek

    0
    13
  53. 53
    AWHO

    45D What Horton heard

    0
    12
  54. 54
    AMPULE

    25D It may hold the solution

    0
    11
  55. 55
    LTYR

    12D Astronomical distance: Abbr.

    0
    9
  56. 56
    NINTENDO

    35D Company that owns the Seattle Mariners

    0
    9
  57. 57
    SAMI

    1D Arctic residents

    0
    9
  58. 58
    BREAM

    23D European carp

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    8
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    SPARERIB

    34D Part of a rack

    0
    8
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    STYRON

    37D "Lie Down in Darkness" author, 1951

    0
    8
  61. 61
    ANTIOCH

    5D Third-largest city of the Roman Empire

    0
    6
  62. 62
    LOOPHOLE

    9D Something exploited by a tax adviser

    0
    6
  63. 63
    AEROSMITH

    15A "Sweet Emotion" band

    0
    5
  64. 64
    REDYES

    40D Changes the locks again?

    0
    4
  65. 65
    STICKY

    22D Awkward

    0
    3
  66. 66
    INSTILLS debut

    19A Imbues

    0
    2
  67. 67
    BLACKANTONYMS debut

    23A White and lighted

    0
    1
  68. 68
    MORTALSYNONYM debut

    39A Deadly or human

    0
    1
  69. 69
    MOUNTAINTOPONYM debut

    17A The Olympics or Andes Mints

    0
    1
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    NEWYORKMETONYMS debut

    51A Wall Street and Madison Avenue

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    1