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

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   INANE

   2D Like folderol

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   ADORN

   5D Opposite of uglify

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   IDOLS

   43D What a heathen might collect

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   ECOLI

   39A It has some bad strains

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   TETRA

   18A 3-Down minus one

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   ESTES

   52A Longtime maker of model rockets

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   ESSES

   45D Business end?

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   IRANI

   48A Hormuz habitant

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    ONEIL

    20A Roger of NBC News

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    TATAS

    42D Byes at Wimbledon

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    PETES

    4D ___ Tavern, Manhattan pub that's over 150 years old

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    EASIER

    8D Like addition vis-à-vis division

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    NANCE

    50A Jack of "Twin Peaks"

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    ATOB

    37A Baby step?

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    LESTER

    32A Jon ___, 2006-14 Red Sox pitcher

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    ARABIAN

    33A Like dromedaries and carob trees

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    VICES

    1D Subjects of many New Year's resolutions

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    CHAFE

    41D Vex

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    TAMERS

    31A Breaking specialists

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    ENTERTAIN

    19A Wine and dine, say

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    ARNAZ

    24A Ball go-with?

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    PENTA

    3D 18-Across plus one

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    NANETTE

    34D Lepore of women's fashion

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    VERSO

    44D It's left in a manuscript

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    ALABASTER

    30D Smooth and white

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    BASTED

    35A Like some geese and turkeys

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    INEEDANAP

    15A Words from the weary

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    RADIATE

    29A Spread from the center

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    SNEAKIN

    7D Beat the security system, say

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    SPENSER

    9D Private eye in dozens of novels

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    BONESUP

    35D Studies hard

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    KAZAN

    36A "The Last Tycoon" was the last film he directed

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    ALTERNATE

    12D Stand-in

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    RIRE

    23A Laugh, in Lyon

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    CANTONESE

    17A Tongue with six phonetic tones

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    CARNY

    22A Midway attention-getter

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    ESPRESSOS

    53A Stimulating shots

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    TRUEFALSE

    51A Like some questions

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    ANALYZER

    14D One doing a dissection

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    CARTON

    25A Lightweight boxing option

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    SANTAROSA

    6D Home of the West Coast's Empire College

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    UCLAN

    16A Student with the motto "Fiat Lux," informally

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    AMAZONANT

    26D It raids and enslaves other colony members

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    EYESHADES

    47A Power nap wear

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    MARINATED

    13D Like satay and sauerbraten

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    SCENARIST

    11D Movie plotter

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    SEASNAKES

    21A Reef swimmers with no gills

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    TESTATORS

    49A Those who have given legacies

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    VIPPASSES

    1A Dream acquisitions for huge fans

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    NONACTIVE

    40A Like silent partners

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    TOYERS

    38D Flirty types

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    ASAMA debut

    10A Central Honshu volcano

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    AUTOCADES debut

    10D They're often escorted by police

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    CARACARAS debut

    25D Vulture lookalikes of the falcon family

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    MANAT debut

    46A ___-arms

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    REBALANCE debut

    27D Fix some ledger errors in

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    TAKEMINE debut

    31D Offer of self-sacrifice

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    TRINITIES debut

    28D Some holy alliances?

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