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Thursday · 74 answers · 12 debuts

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

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    ALI

    33A He said "If you even dream of beating me, you'd better wake up and apologize"

    49
    518
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    ARTS

    3D Music and theater, e.g.

    31
    222
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    LIE

    34D Bit of fake news

    28
    318
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    AVE

    13A Manhattan's Park, e.g.: Abbr.

    28
    246
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    MIA

    20D Unaccounted for, for short

    21
    209
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    ACES

    19A First-class, in slang

    20
    211
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    SAY

    4D "Here's a thought ..."

    20
    132
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    APED

    9D Made an impression?

    19
    103
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    REF

    23A Sports monitor, for short

    18
    188
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    ESL

    44D Immigrant's class: Abbr.

    18
    153
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    YEA

    67A Positive feedback

    17
    192
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    DEA

    65A Government org. featured on "Narcos"

    16
    124
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    LAOS

    61A Neighbor of Myanmar

    16
    121
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    SHH

    21D "Put a cork in it!"

    15
    100
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    DECO

    22A Retro skyscraper style

    15
    97
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    EKED

    62A Narrowly made, with "out"

    13
    86
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    AVID

    6D Passionate

    12
    114
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    NHL

    25A Org. that penalizes icing

    9
    101
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    ORALB

    49D Dental care brand

    9
    55
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    MAV

    5A Dallas pro, informally

    8
    51
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    FRET

    32A Brood

    6
    77
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    EGGO

    57D Frozen food brand with French Toaster Sticks

    5
    92
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    FEM

    27A Like the yin side: Abbr.

    5
    27
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    ODESSA

    52D Texas oil city

    4
    94
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    GIG

    17A Band's booking

    4
    54
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    PSAS

    1A "Don't text and drive" spots, e.g., for short

    4
    32
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    MIZ

    37A "Les ___"

    4
    11
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    LONE

    59A Single

    3
    105
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    AROUSE

    53A Spark

    3
    58
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    OPALS

    14A Shimmery stones

    3
    48
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    MIDAS

    20A Gilt-y party?

    3
    38
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    STOMP

    15D Tread not so lightly

    3
    38
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    PEZ

    39A Candy sold in stacked bricks

    2
    48
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    GETIT

    18A "Make sense?"

    2
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    BOMB

    58D Fail ignominiously

    2
    34
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    CHART

    12D Put on the map

    2
    24
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    NIC

    24A Actor Cage, to friends

    2
    20
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    DECODE

    51D Puzzle out

    2
    14
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    HEFTY

    16A Substantial

    2
    11
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    CIARA

    12A R&B artist with the 2004 hit "1, 2 Step"

    2
    8
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    BAWLED

    40D Broke down, in a way

    2
    6
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    YUL

    48D Brynner of "The Magnificent Seven"

    1
    42
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    JAMS

    8A Extemporizes, in a way

    1
    34
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    JOG

    8D Brief, abrupt change in direction

    1
    28
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    TOLIFE

    31D "L'chaim!"

    1
    10
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    NUKED

    43D Reheated, in a way

    1
    8
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    REWORK

    29D Overhaul

    1
    6
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    TOOREAL debut

    28A Uncomfortably close to home

    1
    4
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    HUGME debut

    63A Message on a candy heart

    1
    3
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    ASYOUDO debut

    46A Naturally, in Britspeak

    1
    2
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    WORKLIFEBALANCE debut

    55A Challenge in a demanding job ... or a feature of this puzzle?

    1
    2
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    CORNEA

    42D You can see right through it

    0
    21
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    SCALES

    47D What some black squares in this grid represent

    0
    20
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    SLOBS

    66A Grubby group

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    20
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    FOUL

    56D Cry ___

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    18
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    GOGOL

    60A "Dead Souls" author Nikolai

    0
    13
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    NETWORK

    24D Exchange business cards, maybe

    0
    12
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    BVDS

    64A Some briefs

    0
    10
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    USNAVY

    50D Org. for Carter and Bush Sr. before they became presidents

    0
    10
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    WORF

    35A "Star Trek: T.N.G." Klingon

    0
    10
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    PHOTOOP

    30A Flashy event?

    0
    5
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    BROOKE

    41D Edward ___, first popularly elected African-American U.S. senator (Massachusetts, 1967-79)

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    4
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    WEIGHS

    45D Puts on the 47-Down

    0
    4
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    CURSED

    54A Gave a damn?

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    2
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    LOWLIFE debut

    26D Good-for-nothing

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    2
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    MATEFORLIFE

    10D Have an unchanging, monogamous relationship

    0
    2
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    PIECEOFWORK

    1D Unpleasant sort

    0
    2
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    BBCNEWS debut

    40A Airer of many public affairs programmes

    0
    1
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    LIFELIFELIFELIFE debut

    38A The other half of a 55-Across

    0
    1
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    MAGICLAMPS debut

    5D Things from which genii are summoned

    0
    1
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    SAFEFORWORK debut

    2D Office-friendly, to YouTubers

    0
    1
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    SLICEOFLIFE debut

    11D Peek into the everyday

    0
    1
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    VEGANPIZZA debut

    7D Pie made with dairy-free cheese, maybe

    0
    1
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    WORKWORKWORKWORK debut

    36A One half of a 55-Across

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    1