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

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   NET

   8A Realize

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   STEM

   42A Check

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   TIN

   49D Big natural resource in Malaysia

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   LENT

   26A Not given, say

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   TRY

   52A Tax

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   SEAR

   29A Instruction in many a steak recipe

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   RAY

   46A Beam

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   TESSA

   10D Wife in John le Carré's "The Constant Gardener"

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    LAD

    4D "There's a good ___"

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    NIECE

    41D Certain heiress

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    FORE

    13A Like some plane exits

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    SHREK

    6D Donkey's mate

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    ICER

    5D Decorator with good taste?

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    LEDA

    50A Mythological subject for Leonardo, Correggio and Rubens

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    NOOK

    23A Corner

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    AEGIS

    1D Shield decorated with the head of a Gorgon

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    GASES

    16A Rightmost column of the periodic table, e.g.

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    ERECTS

    9D Pitches

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    ENCASE

    28A Surround

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    ROBB

    38A ___ Stark, half brother of Jon Snow on "Game of Thrones"

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    REVEAL

    30D Climax of a TV makeover

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    TALENT

    27D Actors, to agents

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    EKING

    47A Squeezing

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    TUCSON

    33D City called "The Old Pueblo"

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    EATSIT debut

    37D Falls flat on one's face

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    KINDASORTA debut

    22A "Ish"

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    SMELT

    40D Great Lakes fish

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    CAEN

    45D French city once held by William the Conqueror

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    NASCAR

    19D Sprint Cup awarder

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    NOSIREE

    8D "Absolutely out of the question!"

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    SEAAIR

    7D Salty gulp

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    PALLET

    32A Shipping platform

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    AHBLISS

    1A "This is the life!"

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    TENNERS

    53A Sawbucks

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    BARKER

    36D Carnival person

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    LOSEATURN

    48A "Wheel of Fortune" penalty

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    REISSUES

    25A Old things that are new again

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    ZOESALDANA debut

    21D Player of a green alien in "Guardians of the Galaxy" and a blue alien in "Avatar"

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    REMO

    34A San ___

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    ILS

    17A French pronoun

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    BEARER

    39D Word with standard or water

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    SITZ

    20A ___ bath

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    GAMA

    31A Vasco da ___

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    MYNAS

    43D Repetitive sorts

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    NICEIDEA debut

    51A "Oh, that's brilliant!"

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    BELLEVUE

    36A Real-life New York hospital sometimes seen on "Law & Order: SVU"

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    EARACHES

    11A Canal problems?

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    OBTRUDE

    35D Become noticeable in an unpleasant way

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    PERFIDY

    32D Betrayal

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    SIGNEE

    12D John Hancock, notably

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    BRISTOL

    3D British port from which John Cabot sailed to the New World in 1497

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    GOSSAMER

    16D Very light, delicate material

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    GUIDERAIL

    14A It keeps things on track

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    LADING

    15D Freight

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    SARDINECAN

    40A Subway car during rush hour, seemingly

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    FAMOUSAMOS

    13D Snack brand since 1975

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    HAULIN

    2D Take to the police station

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    KNELLING

    24D Passing sounds?

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    REAGANOMICS

    18A Supply-side policies tied to a political era

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    MRFANTASTIC debut

    44A Marvel superhero

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