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Thursday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    ORE

    14A Potential resource on an asteroid

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    581
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    ERE

    60D Afore

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    602
  3. 3
    AHA

    40A "There it is!"

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    379
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    ODOR

    56D Sign of rot

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    344
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    IDO

    58D It's a promise

    33
    336
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    ANN

    11D ___ Wilson, lead singer of Heart

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    300
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    ELS

    30A Certain public transports

    29
    333
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    TIL

    46A Up to

    29
    169
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    ORC

    6D Elf's evil counterpart

    26
    128
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    ORB

    68A Top of a wizard's staff

    22
    195
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    SOB

    62D [Poor me!]

    20
    149
  12. 12
    AIL

    39A Run a fever, say

    19
    191
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    PIE

    10D Part of a diner showcase

    17
    183
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    SSE

    13D Glasgow-to-Liverpool dir.

    15
    262
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    PRO

    49D For

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    214
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    MOI

    1D Response when playing innocent

    15
    101
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    RAD

    36D Dope

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    134
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    TRAM

    32A Certain public transport

    14
    113
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    ADORE

    63A Love to death

    13
    184
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    ALS

    61D What 17-Across raised money for, in brief

    13
    134
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    NBC

    37A Network with the all-time greatest number of Emmys

    12
    90
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    ARCO

    2D Gas brand that's also a musical direction

    11
    114
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    MAP

    1A Graphic in a weather report

    10
    138
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    PESTO

    44D Green sauce

    9
    86
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    ZOO

    65A Chaotic situation, metaphorically

    9
    76
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    ALFA

    53D Popular Italian car, informally

    8
    108
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    TEAL

    8D Relative of turquoise

    8
    105
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    ROTH

    45A Philip who wrote "American Pastoral"

    8
    64
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    FAB

    57D A-OK

    8
    53
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    WRAP

    52A Sandwich alternative

    7
    64
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    ZIT

    35D Spot on the face, informally

    7
    60
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    INT

    33D Abbr. on a bank statement

    6
    139
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    PEEK

    3D Something not to do before Christmas?

    6
    31
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    ASSAY

    67A Analyze, in a way

    5
    68
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    TORTE

    15A Dessert not for the diet-conscious

    5
    57
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    ARTOO

    54A "Star Wars" droid, informally

    5
    56
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    SNOOT

    4A High-hat

    5
    44
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    ORZO

    55D Ricelike pasta

    4
    58
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    LAH

    19D "Well, ___-di-dah!"

    4
    51
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    OKAPI

    20A Animal also called a zebra giraffe

    3
    55
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    MSDOS

    50A Old PC software

    3
    54
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    SNOOP

    48A Poke around

    3
    45
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    FELLA

    64A Bloke

    3
    31
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    STEPON

    4D Trample

    3
    19
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    PLED

    44A Made, as one's case

    2
    46
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    ISAO

    33A Golfer Aoki

    2
    37
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    OTHELLO

    7D Whence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve"

    2
    29
  48. 48
    DEG

    12D M.B.A., e.g.: Abbr.

    2
    24
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    BOXER

    66A Jabber?

    2
    19
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    CLAMOR

    38A Ado

    2
    18
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    ETO

    42D Ike's W.W. II command: Abbr.

    1
    140
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    NEER

    47A Poet's contraction

    1
    100
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    RRS

    25D Monopoly quartet: Abbr.

    1
    93
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    NOTIT

    5D Untagged

    1
    28
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    DARLA

    51D Alfalfa's love in "The Little Rascals"

    1
    27
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    SNAILS

    31D Slowpokes

    1
    15
  57. 57
    VOX

    59D Website with the slogan "Understand the news"

    1
    11
  58. 58
    TACKON

    29D Append

    1
    10
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    NOTEPADS

    9A Places for to-do lists

    1
    8
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    HORNBILL debut

    24A Large-beaked bird found in Africa

    1
    2
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    ELAM

    21A Jack of "Rio Lobo"

    0
    34
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    LINES

    16A Things to memorize

    0
    25
  63. 63
    FERRET

    23D Animal often with a "mask" around its eyes

    0
    14
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    BOR

    34D Manhattan, e.g.: Abbr.

    0
    13
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    NATALE

    26D Christmas, in Italy

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    9
  66. 66
    BUCKAROO

    18D Cowpoke

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    7
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    NORWAY

    47D Winter Olympics powerhouse

    0
    7
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    BRONZESTAR

    34A Medal for bravery, perhaps

    0
    6
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    NOTELLMOTEL

    9D Tryst locale

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    4
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    DIMPLES

    43D What smiles may make

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    3
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    ROTFL

    22A "OMG, that is soooo funny!"

    0
    3
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    SINGLETON

    28A Only card of its suit in a hand

    0
    3
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    CLAMCHOWDER

    38D Manhattan, for one

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    2
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    FIVEDOLLARWORDS

    57A Fancy-schmancy language ... or the contents of some special squares in this puzzle

    0
    2
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    SINGLESBARS debut

    28D Places where business is picking up?

    0
    2
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    BILLMAHER debut

    27D TV host once with an "Explaining Jokes to Idiots" segment

    0
    1
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    ICEBUCKETCHALLENGE debut

    17A Social media fad that went viral in 2014

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    1
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    TAKECREDIT debut

    41A Say "Yes, I did it"

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    1