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Thursday · 74 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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    ALE

    41A Possible answer to "What's brewing?"

    59
    570
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    ALA

    45D "Selma" setting: Abbr.

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    513
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    ASH

    1D Blond shade

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    458
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    USE

    37D Avail oneself of

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    356
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    STY

    61D Swineherd's workplace

    47
    343
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    IRA

    28D Lyricist Gershwin

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    448
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    USA

    21D 2015 Women's World Cup champs

    40
    261
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    ETAL

    20A And others: Abbr.

    32
    327
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    UNO

    21A Game with Wild Draw 4 cards

    30
    241
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    ANO

    58D "I'll take that as ___"

    25
    216
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    DOT

    25D Period

    25
    178
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    REST

    7D Note's counterpart

    22
    256
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    OTS

    14D Extra N.B.A. periods

    21
    128
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    AIDE

    47A Page, e.g.

    20
    192
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    ESPN

    34D National Spelling Bee airer

    19
    154
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    CSI

    33A "___: Cyber"

    19
    127
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    ABEL

    55D Genesis son

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    194
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    MAT

    57D One may be laid at your doorstep

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    145
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    EONS

    30A Vast stretches of time

    14
    162
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    LAT

    59D GPS fig.

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    109
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    ALDA

    36D Pierce portrayer

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    160
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    BAN

    9D Permanently exclude

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    125
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    PERU

    52A Birthplace of Paddington Bear

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    161
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    ARIEL

    50D Prince Eric's love

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    122
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    DEBT

    27D College student's accumulation

    11
    98
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    USO

    31A G.I.-entertaining grp.

    10
    115
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    HAL

    46A Dad on "Malcolm in the Middle"

    9
    140
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    TILE

    5D Outdoor fountain piece

    9
    114
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    CRU

    8D Grand ___ (wine designation)

    9
    49
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    THAT

    38A "Fancy ___!"

    8
    98
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    TORI

    56D Singer Amos

    7
    104
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    ERST

    34A Lead-in to while

    6
    155
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    APTS

    53D Flats: Abbr.

    6
    40
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    BOHO

    54D ___-chic (fashion style)

    6
    17
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    IMED

    4D Contacted via Google Talk, say

    5
    17
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    ALUMNI

    47D Donors, often

    4
    27
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    NWA

    51A "Straight Outta Compton" rappers

    4
    17
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    ELLS

    6D Duckbill's tail?

    3
    76
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    ANTENNA

    62A Bug detector?

    3
    34
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    ESPANA

    42A Land bordering Francia

    3
    33
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    COSA

    23D ___ Nostra

    3
    24
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    AMATI

    11D Fine fiddle

    2
    81
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    THU

    38D Election Day in the U.K.

    2
    43
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    ELDEST

    19A First in line, in a way

    2
    41
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    ALDENTE

    40D Somewhat firm

    2
    35
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    TSELIOT

    64A "Four Quartets" poet

    2
    33
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    STUDIO

    26A Set location

    2
    16
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    ABATED

    53A Let up

    2
    14
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    CBRADIO

    8A Box with handles?

    2
    7
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    UNICEF

    24D International humanitarian grp.

    1
    12
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    MINIMAL

    57A Least

    1
    8
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    UNPACKS debut

    18A Settles in, say

    1
    2
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    ASTERN

    32A To the rear

    0
    34
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    RAIMENT

    16A Attire

    0
    11
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    ARBITER

    1A Ruling party?

    0
    10
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    FENNEL

    48A Aromatic seasoning

    0
    10
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    HGWELLS

    17A "The Invisible Man" author

    0
    8
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    RIPENS

    10D Gets juicier, say

    0
    7
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    DECATUR

    12D Stephen ___, War of 1812 naval hero

    0
    5
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    INKLESS

    13D Empty, as a fountain pen

    0
    5
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    NEWDEAL

    44D Noted recovery program

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    5
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    REGENTS

    2D New York State's ___ Examinations

    0
    5
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    ANNEXED

    43D Appropriated

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    4
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    HATPINS

    39D Milliners' accessories

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    4
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    ONBAIL debut

    29D Out of jail, conditionally

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    4
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    POBOXES

    60A Some return addresses

    0
    4
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    DCUNITED

    22A Washington M.L.S. team

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    3
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    SEAMILE

    15A Mariner's measure

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    3
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    BAWLOUT debut

    3D Give a tongue-lashing

    0
    2
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    DECREES debut

    22D Lays down the law

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    2
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    SOLIDLY debut

    65A By a wide margin

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    2
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    THEREAT

    63A Legalese adverb

    0
    2
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    BABARACUS debut

    35A "The A-Team" character played by Mr. T

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    1
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    UTDALLAS debut

    49A Educational institution near Plano, informally

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    1