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Friday · 68 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    ERIE

    40A The "E" of the old NY&E Rail Road

    48
    510
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    TNT

    37A N.B.A. on ___ (sports staple since 1989)

    38
    338
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    ORC

    33A Soldier in the Battle of Helm's Deep

    26
    128
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    ENYA

    38A Performer of the 2001 Oscar-nominated song "May It Be"

    22
    161
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    ABCS

    53D Early lesson

    16
    133
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    OTTER

    55A Pod : whale :: raft : ___

    15
    165
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    OLAF

    1A Snowman in 2013's "Frozen"

    15
    110
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    ORBS

    1D Orrery components

    14
    107
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    PEST

    60A Garden interloper

    13
    128
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    STET

    32D Proofer's direction

    12
    225
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    DESK

    61A Newsroom post

    12
    105
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    ISSUE

    41A Time unit

    12
    89
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    SHOE

    23D Clodhopper, e.g.

    11
    125
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    DOSE

    22D Hospital meal accompanier

    11
    88
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    HORN

    24D Road rage catalyst

    11
    75
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    ONTAP

    48D Ready if needed

    9
    104
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    SMORE

    46D Gooey treat

    9
    42
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    ANISE

    7D Ingredient in five-spice powder

    8
    110
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    REALM

    57A Sphere

    8
    54
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    LUIGI

    18A Green-hatted Nintendo character

    8
    34
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    TIGER

    12D Animal symbolizing anger in Buddhism

    7
    52
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    RHONE

    49D "Starry Night Over the ___" (van Gogh painting)

    7
    44
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    HIPS

    27A Hands-on sites?

    7
    32
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    CLAP

    5A Flamenco sound

    6
    84
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    POPE

    25A Vicar of Christ, more familiarly

    6
    64
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    PEND

    35D Await

    6
    52
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    ESPYS

    59A Awards ceremony since 1993

    6
    36
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    FASTS

    9A Observes the Muslim day of Ashura

    6
    24
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    GEEK

    54D Sideshow oddity

    5
    40
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    CANS

    43A Sacks

    5
    39
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    GNUS

    31D South African game

    5
    38
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    III

    28D First Super Bowl to be called "Super Bowl"

    4
    126
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    RIGS

    29A Arranges

    4
    43
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    STIRS

    13D Shows signs of life

    3
    54
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    ATTEST

    45D Swear

    3
    49
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    HOUSE

    26A Gambling opponent

    3
    34
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    ALARMS

    44D Ironic items to steal

    3
    28
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    SINES

    50D Trig ratios

    3
    28
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    LILA

    2D Diane Sawyer's actual first name

    2
    34
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    MANTA

    51A Flat fish

    2
    29
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    IQUIT

    16A Cry often heard after "That's it!"

    2
    25
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    SAYCHEESE

    19A Words before taking a shot?

    2
    10
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    LITER

    20A Engine displacement unit

    1
    41
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    AGHAST

    45A More than surprised

    1
    40
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    HATES

    47D Is repelled by

    1
    34
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    LODES

    6D Valuable deposits

    1
    24
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    ADHERES

    15D Conforms (to)

    1
    14
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    CREEPY

    5D Unsettling

    1
    9
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    HONESTABE

    56A Moniker for #16

    1
    9
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    ITSAPLANE

    30D Metropolis misidentification

    1
    6
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    SHAFTED

    42D Given a raw deal

    1
    6
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    DIGRESS

    36D Go from point A to point B?

    1
    4
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    SUITE

    11D Software package

    0
    30
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    INESSENCE

    58A At bottom

    0
    10
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    RICEARONI

    14A Product whose jingle was based on the 1923 hit "Barney Google"

    0
    9
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    PINEAPPLE

    8D SpongeBob SquarePants lives inside one

    0
    7
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    SPOILED

    34A Bad

    0
    7
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    ACUTELY

    39D How devastating insults are felt

    0
    3
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    AQUIVER

    10D Visibly nervous

    0
    3
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    SHERRY

    23A Wine of the palomino grape

    0
    3
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    BLENDEDIN debut

    17A Fit well, so as hardly to be noticed

    0
    2
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    ACEYDEUCY debut

    3D Backgammon variant in which rolling a 1-2 is beneficial

    0
    1
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    DEEPSEADIVERS debut

    21A People who are under a lot of pressure

    0
    1
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    FENCERS debut

    4D Duelists of old

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    1
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    FILLIP debut

    9D Nice extra

    0
    1
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    HORSEWHIP debut

    27D Coachman's handful

    0
    1
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    SHOULDERSTRAP debut

    46A Line of women's clothing?

    0
    1
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    WHITEFLAG debut

    52A Standard of negotiation

    0
    1