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Wednesday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EAR

    50A Place for a stud

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    485
  2. 2
    EST

    24A Ballpark fig.

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    428
  3. 3
    ELLE

    33D Palindromic magazine title

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    221
  4. 4
    AOL

    1D Owner of MapQuest and Moviefone

    25
    214
  5. 5
    SLY

    43D Like some grins

    24
    264
  6. 6
    TIA

    58A Carrere of "Wayne's World"

    20
    144
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    PLEA

    27D Courtroom entry

    18
    154
  8. 8
    TALE

    32A See 47-Across

    17
    178
  9. 9
    IMP

    25A Sitter's handful

    17
    166
  10. 10
    ACDC

    1A Flexible, electrically speaking

    15
    129
  11. 11
    RAGU

    34A Prego competitor

    15
    99
  12. 12
    CHE

    2D Physician-turned-revolutionary

    14
    162
  13. 13
    SANE

    56A All there

    14
    153
  14. 14
    KEY

    52A Cipher creator's need

    13
    123
  15. 15
    AVOW

    70A State firmly

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    112
  16. 16
    IKE

    69A Mamie's man

    11
    181
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    GOO

    66D Icky stuff

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    121
  18. 18
    SALE

    44A "BOGO" event

    10
    163
  19. 19
    GPS

    5A "Calculating" device

    10
    96
  20. 20
    ITD

    25D "___ be an honor!"

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    54
  21. 21
    OOP

    15A Alley-___

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    96
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    SAVE

    63D Command under "File"

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    95
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    TALL

    47A With 32-Across, whopper

    9
    89
  24. 24
    LEAK

    37D Release à la Edward Snowden

    9
    75
  25. 25
    EWW

    67D "That's icky!"

    9
    33
  26. 26
    EXPO

    48A Place for a pavilion

    8
    97
  27. 27
    TOOL

    23A Level, for one

    7
    94
  28. 28
    GRU debut

    35D "Despicable Me" supervillain

    7
    20
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    ONEAL

    54D 10-year-old Oscar winner for "Paper Moon"

    5
    140
  30. 30
    ASSAY

    59D Test, as ore

    5
    68
  31. 31
    SPLIT

    7D Win one, lose one

    5
    57
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    RIDGE

    11D Potato chip feature

    5
    35
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    ADIN

    10D Score after deuce

    4
    118
  34. 34
    SIB

    22A Bro, e.g.

    4
    69
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    POOH

    6D Bear of children's lit

    4
    67
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    OHOH

    14A "Call on me! Call on me!"

    4
    64
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    FLIT

    18D Move like a moth

    4
    35
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    SWIT

    30A Houlihan player on "M*A*S*H"

    4
    32
  39. 39
    CHAOS

    4D Total confusion

    4
    31
  40. 40
    DOTH

    3D "The lady ___ protest too much": Shak.

    4
    24
  41. 41
    TAZ

    28A Looney Tunes "devil," informally

    4
    23
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    NIP

    72A Beat by a hair

    3
    107
  43. 43
    TOLL

    36A Damage inflicted

    3
    53
  44. 44
    LOKI

    62D Shape-shifting Norse god

    3
    50
  45. 45
    TOUT

    31D Offerer of hot tips

    3
    42
  46. 46
    ELFIN

    57D Like a pixie

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    40
  47. 47
    MRE

    41A G.I. fare

    3
    34
  48. 48
    YEOW

    73A "That hurts!"

    3
    29
  49. 49
    KOA

    53A R.V. stopover

    3
    28
  50. 50
    DUELS

    39A Drawing contests?

    3
    27
  51. 51
    KAPPA

    53D Honor society letter

    3
    18
  52. 52
    SKEET

    13D Sport utilizing a throwing machine

    2
    55
  53. 53
    LYLE

    38D Lovett of country

    2
    34
  54. 54
    SMARTS

    8A Braininess

    2
    22
  55. 55
    PAELLA

    68A Saffron-flavored dish

    2
    20
  56. 56
    SOSUEME

    21D Sarcastic "Sorry!"

    2
    20
  57. 57
    BUMS

    45A Gets free, as a smoke

    2
    13
  58. 58
    MAUS

    26D First graphic novel to win a Pulitzer (1992)

    2
    12
  59. 59
    PERILS

    64A Risks

    2
    8
  60. 60
    ALMOST

    71A "Missed it by tha-a-at much!"

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    17
  61. 61
    TALUS

    12D Anklebone

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    13
  62. 62
    INIDLE

    19A Sitting at a red light, say

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    11
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    PAWSAT

    49D Handles clumsily

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    8
  64. 64
    SATPREP

    46D Extracurricular study for many a high school jr.

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    6
  65. 65
    ZAMBONI

    29D Between-periods equipment

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    6
  66. 66
    HUEYS

    42A Some military choppers

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    5
  67. 67
    HILO

    61D Port on the Big Island

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    57
  68. 68
    ADREM

    55D Pertinent, in law

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    15
  69. 69
    RIAA

    51D Antipiracy org.

    0
    15
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    SKITOW

    8D Winter lift

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    7
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    KODIAK debut

    16A Alaskan grizzly

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    3
  72. 72
    MONOLITH

    9D Easter Island statue, e.g.

    0
    3
  73. 73
    SEXSELLS

    40D Advertising truism

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    3
  74. 74
    GOODBAR

    5D Mr. ___ (Hershey's product)

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    2
  75. 75
    ANDHEWILLPASS debut

    60A Part 3 of the maxim

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    1
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    FORASAGE debut

    65A End of the maxim

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    1
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    HOLDHISTONGUE debut

    20A Part 2 of the maxim

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    1
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    LETAFOOL debut

    17A Part 1 of a maxim by Publilius Syrus, hinted at by the series of circled letters

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    1