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Friday · 70 answers · 9 debuts

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

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    ODE

    36A Labor of love?

    58
    523
  2. 2
    OREO

    24D It may get a good licking

    45
    408
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    ART

    56A Exhibits at an exhibition

    40
    384
  4. 4
    LEE

    31A Common middle name

    40
    360
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    ISEE

    2D "Gotcha"

    36
    360
  6. 6
    SOS

    43A Help wanted sign

    34
    251
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    EMIT

    23D Discharge

    30
    262
  8. 8
    ROO

    35D Kanga's kid

    20
    189
  9. 9
    EMAIL

    15D Field added to the I.R.S.'s Form 1040 in 2019

    19
    180
  10. 10
    EGAD

    32D "Holy moly!"

    18
    203
  11. 11
    SPEC

    34D On ___ (without a firm commitment)

    18
    120
  12. 12
    NADA

    19A Zippo

    15
    145
  13. 13
    EVIL

    15A What mustache-twirling might suggest

    14
    208
  14. 14
    NCAA

    3D Org. that holds many conferences

    13
    164
  15. 15
    TUT

    27D When repeated, a reproof

    12
    120
  16. 16
    ADEPT

    40D Crackerjack

    12
    88
  17. 17
    SNAG

    50D Slight problem

    11
    112
  18. 18
    NEST

    54A Store one inside another

    10
    242
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    TOAD

    8D Its scientific name is Bufo bufo

    10
    122
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    SEAS

    18A They're often high, but never dry

    10
    105
  21. 21
    MIC

    52D Karaoke need

    9
    62
  22. 22
    ARRAY

    7D Assemblage

    9
    51
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    BEDS

    1D Twins, e.g.

    7
    73
  24. 24
    MANI

    48D Spa job, informally

    7
    25
  25. 25
    ANTES

    44A Pays (up)

    6
    92
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    ALIST

    13D Group of stars

    5
    77
  27. 27
    PAY

    21A Equal ___

    5
    71
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    NACL

    45A About .4% of the weight of the human body

    5
    47
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    SCENT

    43D Pine, for one

    4
    66
  30. 30
    BRAN

    47D Bread enricher

    4
    63
  31. 31
    ESA

    11A Celle-là, across the Pyrenees

    3
    93
  32. 32
    SONIC

    30A ___ boom

    3
    58
  33. 33
    OPALS

    37A Stones that diffract light

    3
    48
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    BMWS

    47A Z4 and i3

    3
    22
  35. 35
    ESCAPEROOM

    14A Something that requires thinking inside the box?

    3
    12
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    AKON

    46D One-named singer with the 2006 hit "Smack That"

    3
    11
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    SAUNA

    42D Part of a bathhouse

    2
    60
  38. 38
    MAXI

    17A Dress style

    2
    52
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    PANTS

    20A Something Winnie-the-Pooh lacks

    2
    33
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    LOLITA

    41D 1955 novel with the line "It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight"

    2
    30
  41. 41
    BOSSA

    38A ___ nova

    2
    24
  42. 42
    HMS

    10D Royal Navy letters

    1
    46
  43. 43
    TWI

    53D Lead-in to light

    1
    24
  44. 44
    OHSTOP

    24A "I'm blushing!"

    1
    10
  45. 45
    LOOTED

    41A Like many Egyptian pyramids

    1
    9
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    POTHOLES

    21D Driving hazards

    1
    9
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    SCREENTEST

    26D Audition

    1
    8
  48. 48
    SIXTHSENSE

    12D Intuition

    1
    6
  49. 49
    SUNDECK

    42A Upper part of a cruise ship

    1
    3
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    UTEP

    51A Lone Star State sch.

    0
    44
  51. 51
    EPH

    5D N.T. book after Galatians

    0
    21
  52. 52
    GATS

    4D Prohibition-era guns

    0
    21
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    RECUT

    29A Edited, as a film

    0
    13
  54. 54
    FOALS

    28D Some farm births

    0
    12
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    WETNAP

    6D Amenity in many a picnic box

    0
    8
  56. 56
    EARTHSHATTERING

    33A Momentous

    0
    4
  57. 57
    FEMALES

    28A Sows and cows

    0
    4
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    HEADHUNTER

    25D Recruiter

    0
    4
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    IDONTWANNA debut

    55A "You can't make me!"

    0
    3
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    WINN

    49D "Because of ___-Dixie" (2000 award-winning children's book)

    0
    3
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    EVANGELIST

    11D Proselytizer

    0
    2
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    HEALERS

    39A Those who practice energy medicine

    0
    2
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    PLACEBOS debut

    20D Controls, of a sort

    0
    2
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    BINGEWATCH debut

    1A See the seasons pass quickly?

    0
    1
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    CONTAINING debut

    57A Bottling up

    0
    1
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    COPARENTS debut

    9D Separated couple with kids, say

    0
    1
  67. 67
    DEATHTRAPS debut

    16A Dangerous places

    0
    1
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    MAKEITRAIN debut

    52A Give out cash freely

    0
    1
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    RELIGHT debut

    22A Fire a second time

    0
    1
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    SHARKNADO debut

    30D 2013 disaster film with a cult following

    0
    1