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Saturday · 62 answers · 12 debuts

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

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    ETA

    8D Adding a "z" to its front forms its preceder

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  2. 2
    ODE

    32A It was often accompanied by a lyre in ancient Greece

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    AHEM

    1D "Hello ... I'm right here"

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  4. 4
    COT

    27A Hotel offering for an extra charge

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    128
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    NEMO

    37A Fictional mariner also known as Prince Dakkar

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    156
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    NERO

    7D First-century megalomaniac

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    243
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    RAD

    49D Def

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  8. 8
    OPED

    6D Slanted paper lines?

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    107
  9. 9
    ISSUE

    50A Problem to address

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    89
  10. 10
    LEST

    52A To avoid the risk that

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    104
  11. 11
    ABRA

    46D "East of Eden" girlfriend

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    61
  12. 12
    CODE

    45D What's often debugged

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    66
  13. 13
    ANIL

    33A Component of the pigment Maya blue

    6
    79
  14. 14
    WATT

    9A Inventor with three steam engine patents

    6
    53
  15. 15
    REND

    19A Tear

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  16. 16
    DUET

    14D Soprano + tenor, maybe

    4
    59
  17. 17
    ETCETERA

    15A "You get the idea"

    4
    29
  18. 18
    NOTAR

    2D Like herbal cigarettes

    4
    8
  19. 19
    DALE

    41D Counterpart of a rise

    3
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  20. 20
    SONIA

    43D Court colleague of Ruth and Elena

    3
    51
  21. 21
    FOES

    42A G.I. Joe and Cobra Commander, e.g.

    3
    34
  22. 22
    PRAT

    26A Bonehead, to Brits

    3
    27
  23. 23
    DONEE

    14A Philanthropy beneficiary

    2
    37
  24. 24
    ANTIHERO

    10D Gordon Gekko or Rooster Cogburn

    2
    12
  25. 25
    NETIZEN

    30A YouTuber or eBayer

    2
    9
  26. 26
    ISEENOW

    4D Words accompanying a head slap

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    13
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    ONEHORSE

    28D Jerkwater

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    13
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    SEVILLE

    20D "Rabbit of ___" (Bugs Bunny short)

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    8
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    ADRIATIC

    51A Croatia is on it

    1
    6
  30. 30
    DEADHEAD

    53A Ineffective pill

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    6
  31. 31
    LOOKOUT

    34D Member of a heist crew

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    5
  32. 32
    QUOTAS

    16A They're filled at factories

    1
    4
  33. 33
    WWIIVET debut

    25A One who might recall action on Iwo

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    3
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    SWATCHES debut

    20A Fabric shop collection

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    2
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    XKCD debut

    47D Award-winning webcomic about "romance, sarcasm, math and language"

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    2
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    REBATE

    39D Commercial enticement

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    29
  37. 37
    AREOLE

    48A Round bump on a cactus

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    28
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    ANTIGONE

    1A Subject of plays by Sophocles, Euripides and Cocteau

    0
    11
  39. 39
    MAKESDO

    17A Squeaks by

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    8
  40. 40
    TIESCORE

    22D 50-50, say

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    8
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    AERI

    24A Gas: Prefix

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    7
  42. 42
    BITPART

    23D It's just a line or two

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    6
  43. 43
    SPLITUP

    35A Divorced

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    6
  44. 44
    TEASERAD

    11D Entertainment enticement

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    6
  45. 45
    TESTSITE

    12D Bikini, notably

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    6
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    POOHBAH

    36D Muckety-muck

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    5
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    ROOTBEER

    21A Hires for a float?

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    5
  48. 48
    THEODORE

    40A President between two Williams

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    4
  49. 49
    HOUSEPET

    13A Sitter's charge, maybe

    0
    3
  50. 50
    NUFFSAID

    31D "I'll shut up now"

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    3
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    QUARTETS

    16D 68 works of Haydn

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    3
  52. 52
    CALLSFOR

    38A Necessitates

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    2
  53. 53
    CASHBOX debut

    45A Tender spot?

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    2
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    DUELIST

    18A One of a pair of drawers facing each other?

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    2
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    ROBABANK debut

    49A Emulate Bonnie and Clyde

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    2
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    CANTFAIL debut

    27D Guaranteed-to-fly

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    1
  57. 57
    DWEEZIL debut

    18D Guitarist Zappa

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    1
  58. 58
    FOLKART debut

    44A Grandma Moses' output

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    1
  59. 59
    GETSDOWN debut

    5D Tears up the dance floor

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    1
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    TIMELESS debut

    29D Suitable for all ages?

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    1
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    TUCKER debut

    3D Wear (out)

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    1
  62. 62
    WOOLCAP debut

    9D Head scratcher?

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    1