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Wednesday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    ELI

    44A Automotive pioneer Ransom ___ Olds

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    599
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    ETS

    25A "The X-Files" extras, for short

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    319
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    TIE

    22A Word with twist and neck

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    284
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    ESC

    51A Corner keyboard key

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    209
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    ETE

    70A Good time for un pique-nique

    24
    320
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    ATL

    36D CNN's home: Abbr.

    23
    171
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    ASP

    55A Hieroglyphic figure

    22
    265
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    AIDE

    66A Number two

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    192
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    EERIE

    51D Spooky

    19
    260
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    ECON

    57A Nobel Prize subj.

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    151
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    RCA

    48A Nipper's co.

    17
    227
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    NAP

    35A Snooze

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    192
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    STAB

    23A Impale

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    181
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    ECRU

    60D Khaki-like color

    15
    196
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    RENO

    64A City near the California/Nevada border

    13
    230
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    PAPA

    26D Family nickname

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    134
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    PAIR

    37D Glove purchase

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    AVER

    2D State

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    195
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    ESSAY

    46A Try

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    REIN

    63D Control, with "in"

    12
    147
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    ONAIR

    38A Broadcasting live

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    ASHY

    21A Like a hearth

    12
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    TKOS

    34D Some ring decisions

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    73
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    LENA

    16A ___ the Hyena of old comics

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    140
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    FED

    9A "The X-Files" extra

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    PAW

    26A Foot with claws

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    ADAPT

    4D Not be a dinosaur

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    71
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    RODS

    39D Subjects of meltdowns

    9
    59
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    INCH

    67A Creep (along)

    8
    75
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    FAIR

    15A Within bounds

    8
    73
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    AEIOU

    17A Key parts of a so-called supervocalic word

    8
    60
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    OVID

    12A "Metamorphoses" poet

    7
    99
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    YOGA

    52A Meditative practice

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    65
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    ALGA

    18A Seaweed, e.g.

    6
    92
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    SNORE

    68A Elicit a slug with a pillow, maybe

    6
    92
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    GIANT

    53D "Fee, fi, fo, fum" speaker in a fairy tale

    6
    41
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    ADZE

    62D Shaping tool

    5
    53
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    LDS

    50A Mormon grp.

    5
    49
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    SNOOT

    8D High-and-mighty sort

    5
    44
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    SATS

    5A Rites of passage for college-bound students

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    39
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    DDE

    29A W.W. II inits.

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    86
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    FAA

    15D Branch of the Dept. of Transportation

    4
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    TNUT

    71A Fastener with a flange

    4
    64
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    NOH

    58D Japanese drama

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    61
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    KENDO

    42A Martial art with bamboo swords

    4
    15
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    STA

    41A Railroad terminus: Abbr.

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    LIAM

    61D One of Hollywood's Hemsworths

    3
    61
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    JAVA

    1A Christmas Island's closest neighbor

    3
    52
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    ALLOW

    43A Green-light

    3
    39
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    POLKA

    40A Dance often accompanied by an accordion

    3
    23
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    TMEN

    72A Tax evasion investigators, quaintly

    2
    104
  52. 52
    ANTON

    54D Author Chekhov

    2
    57
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    CREED

    45A Guiding set of principles

    2
    36
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    PLANT

    56D Purposely placed evidence

    2
    33
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    SUMAC

    14D Poison ___

    2
    31
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    TRIOS

    7D Quartets after some infighting?

    2
    30
  57. 57
    LATCH

    65A Gate feature

    2
    23
  58. 58
    ONER

    32D Extraordinary thing, in slang

    1
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    AUER

    6D Violinist Leopold

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    35
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    JOLT

    1D What a double shot of caffeine provides

    1
    26
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    VINO

    3D Chianti or Asti Spumante

    1
    22
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    STAYED

    5D Didn't leave

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    18
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    TURNS

    13A Throws of the dice, maybe

    1
    17
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    COOPS

    31A Fowl places

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    YOWLS

    47D Some caterwauling

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    10
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    NAZI

    69A Extra in "The Producers"

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    25
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    ENSE

    30D Start of Massachusetts' state motto

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    ADATE

    33A "... ___ which will live in infamy"

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    20
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    CACHET

    49D Prestige

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    ADOLESCENT

    27D Teen, e.g.

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    HIDEAWAY

    20D Secret spot

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    4
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    BOOKCASE

    24D Where you might adjust the volume?

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    3
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    DRAYS

    11D Heavy carts

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    3
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    WINECELLAR

    59A Temperature- and humidity-controlled place

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    2
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    EIGHTSIDED debut

    10D Octagonal

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    1
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    FALSEPANEL debut

    9D Something you might secretly push in a 24-Down

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    1
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    TROPHYROOM debut

    19A Where gold and silver cups may be displayed

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    1
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    WALLSCONCE debut

    28D Something you might secretly push in a 19-Across

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