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Saturday · 70 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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    SAD

    29A Unfortunate

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    236
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    RAT

    22A No-goodnik

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    280
  3. 3
    ONUS

    24A Heavy duty

    21
    197
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    EARL

    37A Overseas court figure

    19
    195
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    AISLE

    46A Party divider

    16
    140
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    ITT

    47A "Engineered for life" corp.

    15
    152
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    SOL

    52D What la Tierra orbits

    12
    174
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    ESTE

    10D Sevilla-to-Granada direction

    11
    203
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    GEAR

    48D Stuff in a backpack

    11
    119
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    ANITA

    41A Santa ___

    9
    140
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    TAUT

    1A Like a drumhead

    9
    80
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    DENY

    57A Gainsay

    8
    90
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    NCIS

    5D Lead-in to "Los Angeles" or "New Orleans"

    8
    58
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    FARE

    33D See 23-Across

    8
    56
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    RISK

    53A Trusting someone you don't know, e.g.

    7
    59
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    NATE

    27D "Great" sleuth of kid-lit

    6
    107
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    LASH

    17A Tie securely

    6
    80
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    USUAL

    23A With 33-Down, same old offerings

    6
    77
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    TARE

    31D Weight allowance

    6
    43
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    VAST

    30A Encyclopedic

    5
    45
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    PATS

    32D Consoling gestures

    4
    51
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    ANEMIA

    49A Lack of punch

    4
    46
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    TAMALE

    34A Husky food?

    4
    45
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    HEW

    51D Give the ax?

    4
    43
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    GLAM

    48A "Wow"-producing look

    4
    28
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    TIERED

    43D Like theater seating

    4
    28
  27. 27
    ERLE

    21A Film director ___ C. Kenton

    3
    198
  28. 28
    CONK

    25D Crown

    3
    23
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    LOUIE

    28A Dictatorial dispatcher on "Taxi"

    3
    22
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    ENOL

    55A ___ ether

    2
    87
  31. 31
    REELS

    9D Reacts to a bombshell

    2
    55
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    COTE

    45A Animal shelter

    2
    36
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    TEHRAN

    4D Capital in 1979-80 headlines

    2
    26
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    BOARDS

    42D Theater stage

    2
    15
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    JASMINE

    38D Pale yellow

    2
    11
  36. 36
    ARNE

    15A Former education secretary Duncan

    1
    93
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    ARALSEA

    2D Body undergoing desertification

    1
    35
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    CLINE

    45D "Leavin' on Your Mind" singer, 1963

    1
    29
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    JEB

    38A Bush native to the South

    1
    26
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    ANOTHER

    35D Barfly's request

    1
    21
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    BODS

    44A Gym bunnies work on them

    1
    14
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    ORL

    6D Magic, on a sports ticker

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    12
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    TABITHA

    34D "Bewitched" witch

    1
    9
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    ELLISON

    39D 20th-century novelist who shared first and middle names with poet Emerson

    1
    8
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    SILENTTREATMENT

    7D Quiet after the storm, maybe

    1
    8
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    CRIMESCENE

    16A What may hold a body of evidence?

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    7
  47. 47
    MENNONITE

    26A One speaking the language Plautdietsch

    1
    4
  48. 48
    ARMWRESTLE debut

    56A Try to win hands down?

    1
    2
  49. 49
    BLEAKLY debut

    40D With very little hope

    1
    2
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    OISE

    24D Department in Picardy

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    66
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    ASWE

    49D ___ speak

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    23
  52. 52
    ILOVELA

    20D Song played at Staples Center after every Lakers victory

    0
    15
  53. 53
    CMDR

    25A Spock, e.g.: Abbr.

    0
    14
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    BEETRED

    14D Really embarrassed, maybe

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    9
  55. 55
    ECH

    11D Level in an org.

    0
    8
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    MIDTERM

    36D Spring break preceder, often

    0
    7
  57. 57
    NOSIREEBOB

    5A "Forget about it!"

    0
    7
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    CLORIS

    19A She played Phyllis on TV's "Phyllis"

    0
    5
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    TINGOD

    31A Dictatorial type

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    5
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    ILLBETHERE debut

    18A 1970 #1 hit with the lyric "Just call my name"

    0
    4
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    IMBRUE

    8D Stain

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    4
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    HEREANDNOW

    54A Present reality

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    3
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    LILLIAN

    28D Jimmy Carter's mother

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    3
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    UNSOUND

    3D Ill-conceived

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    3
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    BEERMUG

    12D A head might go over the top of it

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    2
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    THEHEIRESS

    50A Olivia de Havilland's Best Actress film, 1949

    0
    2
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    BAREITALL debut

    42A Get down to nothing?

    0
    1
  68. 68
    ONRADIO debut

    13D Coming in waves?

    0
    1
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    PETERFALK debut

    32A "Murder, Inc." Oscar nominee

    0
    1
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    TALCUMS debut

    1D Choices in the baby department

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    1