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Friday · 68 answers · 7 debuts

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

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    ACE

    53A So-called "bullet"

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    OVAL

    14A Like the logos for Subaru and Toyota

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    TED

    47A Lead role in "Airplane!"

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    245
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    PESO

    17A Spanish for "weight"

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    CNN

    49A "United Shades of America" airer

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    126
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    NEW

    16A Common blog keyword for sorting posts

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    ELO

    4D Arpad ___, eponymous creator of an international ratings system

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    TOO

    51D "___ cool!"

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    IDS

    11A Fingers

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    TOM

    7D Thumb of small size

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    144
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    LEA

    48A Albert ___ (Minnesota county seat)

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    SRS

    21A "r u ___?!" (texter's "Really?")

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    EONS

    6D Long stretches

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    162
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    SASH

    29A It's a cinch

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    TECH

    52A Shortening in many school names

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    MED

    56A Club ___

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    TOTE

    1A Many a promotional giveaway

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    AMPS

    40A Boxes in an arena, maybe

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    108
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    DUO

    19A Abbott and Costello, e.g.

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    105
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    DIAL

    28A People are told not to touch it

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    APPT

    37A Receptionist's notation: Abbr.

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    31
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    CLAIM

    44D Prospector's filing

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    28
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    CRAM

    55A Study, study, study

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    72
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    ARETHA

    50A First name in soul

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    40
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    BEADS

    45D Native American currency, once

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    USPS

    58A Org. with a Change My Address portal on its website

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    IRT

    20A Old N.Y.C. depot inits.

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    THAN

    47D Word often appearing after a comparative

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    TCU

    52D Big 12 sch.

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    44
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    SABRE

    27A British cavalry accessory

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    34
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    PLANB

    41A Backup

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    25
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    INROAD

    54A Bit of progress

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    FERNS

    10D Some office greenery

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    TOPICS

    1D Things to talk about

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    14
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    INDIRA

    11D First name in Indian political history

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    SPURS

    5D Prompts

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    10
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    PRANCE

    38D What parade horses do

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    9
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    SWOOSH

    13D Sound of a rush

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    9
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    DEUCES

    12D Frequent losers at casinos

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    8
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    TORPID

    32D Lethargic

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    8
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    SETOFF

    5A Trip ... or start a trip

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    PENNED

    39D Calligraphed

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    ARRESTED

    25D Got off the streets, say

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    5
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    BRAHMS

    42D B in music class?

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    5
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    BREECHES

    43A Equestrian attire

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    ENABLERS

    34D Unhelpful friends for advice

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    PURPLESTATE debut

    30A Classic battleground

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    STEPPE

    21D Overseas plain

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    CLEATS

    24A Some soccer gear

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    ABSCAM

    37D Sheikh-down of the F.B.I.?

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    POODLE

    15A Toy in a purse, perhaps

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    OVERLAP

    2D Center of a Venn diagram

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    KNEECAP

    36D Joint protector

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    MESONS

    57A Some subatomic particles

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    TASTEBUD

    3D One might sense bitterness

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    SANDLOT

    46A Diamond in the rough?

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    BISHOPS

    26D They always proceed in a biased way

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    4
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    ODOREATERS

    8D Certain shoe inserts

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    BIEBER

    45A Singer who gave his name to a "fever" in the 2010s

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    3
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    LENAHORNE

    31D Glinda's portrayer in "The Wiz"

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    3
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    UNMOOR

    18A Release from a dock

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    3
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    DEPECHEMODE

    33A Decades-old synth-pop group named for a fashion magazine

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    2
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    BEDSORES debut

    26A Resting spots?

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    1
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    DECIMETERS debut

    28D There are just over three in a foot

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    1
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    FLOODLAMP debut

    9D Outdoor security system component

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    1
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    RONRICO debut

    22A Captain Morgan competitor

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    1
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    ROSEDALE debut

    23D Queens neighborhood with a floral name

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    SENIORPRANK debut

    35A It's pulled by students before graduation

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