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Thursday · 76 answers · 3 debuts

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

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    EAR

    34D It's used to pick things up

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    RAT

    13D *Lowdown scoundrel

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    MET

    65A Intersected

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    INCA

    16A Sun god worshiper

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    TSK

    60D "You should know better!"

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    EMAIL

    15A Something in a drafts folder

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    ABE

    29D 2000s Japanese P.M.

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    ADAM

    25A Race leader?

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    LIAR

    10A *No-good con man

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    TAG

    27A Identify

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    OPINE

    45A Weigh in, say

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    EIN

    24A One, overseas

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    EXIT

    59A Sign with an arrow

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    ORDER

    49D "Cheeseburger, large fries and a root beer," e.g.

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    NAM

    31A What several characters in "Coming Home" came home from, informally

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    SOP

    36D Conciliatory gift

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    KIN

    46A They're all in the family

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    PSAT

    19A It has a 25-min. no-calculator section

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    ACA

    12D Signature Obama measure, for short

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    46
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    EXPO

    55D Fair

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    NAY

    50A One who's second to vote, usually

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    AMISS

    48D Not quite right

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    TEPID

    51D Not so hot

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    44
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    JOB

    1D *Unpleasant task that "someone has to do"

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    48
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    WAY

    22D Very, informally

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    47
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    TIMID

    38D Pusillanimous

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    LOOK

    66A *Stink eye

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    29
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    ELTON

    4D John with five Grammys

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    SYNE

    23A End of a song at a New Year's Eve party

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    OPE

    2D Expose, in verse

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    BELT

    17A Wallop

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    BRIAR

    35A ___ patch

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    MARTINI

    7D *Gin, vermouth and olive juice concoction

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    NINO

    56D El ___ (weather phenomenon)

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    POW

    57D "Wham!"

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    HOAR

    54D Winter frost

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    MONEY

    32D *Ill-gotten gains

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    SORER

    62A Comparatively peeved

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    IDEATE

    37A Brainstorm

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    JOKE

    1A *Bit of blue humor

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    WORD

    64A *Something that might be bleeped

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    HEHE

    5D Giggle

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    18
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    HARRY

    18A *Clint Eastwood title role

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    LAUNDRY debut

    28A *Secrets that would be embarrassing to reveal

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    REL

    21D Cousin, e.g.: Abbr.

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    RRS

    30D B&O and others: Abbr.

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    OPEL

    14A European sister brand of Buick

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    CHERI

    41A Suisse sweetheart

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    AMATEUR

    6D Dilettante

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    POOP

    57A Lowdown

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    TRICK

    27D *Underhanded stratagem

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    TOJO

    53D Axis leader

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    15
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    PICTURE

    43D *X-rated film

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    INSTANTWIN debut

    11D Like some scratch-off lottery tickets

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    OPP

    42A Versus: Abbr.

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    OJAI

    61A California tourist destination

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    MARINA

    26D Berth place

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    SOUSE

    58A W. C. Fields persona

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    LIPID

    10D Fatty acid, e.g.

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    MIRANDA

    8D Kind of warning

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    SAIDHI

    23D Extended a greeting

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    STRO

    36A Minute Maid Park player, for short

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    RIRE

    33A To laugh, in Lyon

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    SHOWIN

    39A Welcome at the door

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    SLYS

    9D Stallone and Stone

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    MANILOW

    47A He sang (but did not write) "I Write the Songs"

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    ONEROOM

    42D Like many early schoolhouses

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    SZELL

    52D Former Cleveland Orchestra conductor George

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    HOWDO

    40D Quaint greeting to a lady or gent

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    LPNS

    63A Some hosp. staffers

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    HAMMS

    5A Old beer with the ad line "From the land of sky blue waters"

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    KELLYGREEN

    3D Color much worn on St. Patrick's Day

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    PLAYSET

    44D Jungle gym, for one

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    TIMECARDS

    51A They get punched

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    LORETTASWIT

    20A She had a "major" role on "M*A*S*H"

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    THEDIRTYDOZEN debut

    53A Hit movie released on June 15, 1967 ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme

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