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Thursday · 84 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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    ETA

    29D Seventh of 24

    74
    571
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    ALA

    46A Like

    58
    513
  3. 3
    ASH

    14D Shade of gray

    50
    458
  4. 4
    ERE

    45D Prior to, in verse

    43
    602
  5. 5
    AMI

    24A "Bel ___" (Guy de Maupassant novel)

    29
    302
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    EYE

    61D Check out

    28
    283
  7. 7
    ETRE

    76A To be where people sing of amour?

    24
    241
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    TIS

    26D Poetic contraction usually at the start of a line

    24
    222
  9. 9
    STU

    12D Good name for a mess hall cook

    24
    190
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    DEE

    69D Fourth of 26

    22
    182
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    RAP

    64A Best ___ Album (Grammy category)

    17
    198
  12. 12
    EGRET

    77A It's snowy in Florida

    17
    111
  13. 13
    LAO

    47D Thai neighbor

    16
    154
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    ASST

    79A P.D.A. component: Abbr.

    15
    193
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    SAL

    34D Pizzeria owner in "Do the Right Thing"

    14
    221
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    NBC

    20D MS followers?

    12
    90
  17. 17
    RAG

    70D It may collect dust

    11
    149
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    TIC

    13D Little bit of personality

    11
    134
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    NIH

    32D Org. behind the Human Genome Project

    11
    54
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    BAIL

    66D Try to stay afloat, perhaps

    11
    50
  21. 21
    ORR

    71D Hockey great Bobby

    10
    235
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    MAP

    39D Park ranger's handout

    10
    138
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    ISAY

    18A "Well, well, well!"

    10
    99
  24. 24
    ILE

    7D Suffix with percent

    9
    234
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    SKYE

    4D Kind of terrier

    9
    60
  26. 26
    EWW

    50D "Gross!"

    9
    33
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    SOLAR

    16A Go ___ (be green, in a way)

    8
    78
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    PASTA

    10A Some shells

    7
    89
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    TEX

    30D Western moniker

    6
    93
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    TRIM

    9D Barbershop request

    6
    88
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    ANORAK

    11D Bit of Inuit gear

    6
    40
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    KISS

    33A With 35-Across, Cole Porter musical

    5
    61
  33. 33
    ANTIS

    17A Opposition bloc

    5
    44
  34. 34
    EMBER

    23A Fading light

    5
    44
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    LEECH

    63D Hanger-on

    5
    33
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    III

    72D Sequel to a sequel

    4
    126
  37. 37
    EDICT

    5A Order

    4
    53
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    WAX

    41A Increase in size

    4
    52
  39. 39
    HAND

    54A With 56-Across, clothing item for the youngest in the family

    4
    50
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    LATER

    44A See 42-Across

    4
    49
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    RANK

    15A Malodorous

    3
    48
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    KATE

    35A See 33-Across

    3
    46
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    DOWN

    56A See 54-Across

    3
    45
  44. 44
    SHAME

    38A ___ Na Na

    3
    36
  45. 45
    THEA

    68D Mother of Helios

    3
    35
  46. 46
    HIES

    73A Gets a move on

    3
    34
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    THYME

    48A Repeated word in the Ten Commandments

    3
    26
  48. 48
    CLARET

    27A Shade of red

    3
    25
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    MAMET

    60D "Oleanna" playwright

    3
    25
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    LEIGH

    78A O'Hara's portrayer

    3
    16
  51. 51
    OBIS

    1A Ties to the Japanese?

    2
    57
  52. 52
    ETUDES

    40D Practice pieces

    2
    26
  53. 53
    MAYBE

    65A "I'll think about it"

    2
    23
  54. 54
    THANK

    42A With 44-Across, "You can wait to show your gratitude"

    2
    20
  55. 55
    DOESOK

    6D Manages

    2
    11
  56. 56
    SWATAT

    22D Go after, as a fly

    2
    10
  57. 57
    PATEL

    10D Oscar nominee for "Lion," 2016

    2
    8
  58. 58
    EARLE

    74A Country/rock singer Steve

    1
    53
  59. 59
    WROTE

    25A Put down in words

    1
    36
  60. 60
    MANNA

    31A Divine nourishment

    1
    31
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    UNH

    37D Durham sch.

    1
    30
  62. 62
    DECOY

    58A It may fool you

    1
    22
  63. 63
    KYD

    43D Elizabethan dramatist Thomas

    1
    15
  64. 64
    NOTIME

    59A Denial of responsibility

    1
    14
  65. 65
    AHN

    46D "Kung Fu" actor Philip

    1
    13
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    TYPESET

    53D Prepare for printing

    1
    13
  67. 67
    DIMPLE

    55D Feature of a baby face

    1
    7
  68. 68
    GENESES

    21A Starting points

    1
    6
  69. 69
    BASEMAN

    2D Word with second or third, but not fourth or fifth

    1
    5
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    GESTURE

    67A Thumbs-up, e.g.

    1
    4
  71. 71
    ILIAC

    75A Connected to a hipbone

    0
    34
  72. 72
    ORIGAMI

    1D Paperwork?

    0
    30
  73. 73
    INSITU

    36A Undisturbed

    0
    19
  74. 74
    ESKER

    5D Ridge formed by glacial streams

    0
    18
  75. 75
    SWALE

    62A Low-lying wetland

    0
    17
  76. 76
    PUREST

    51A Least polluted

    0
    7
  77. 77
    MOSELLE

    49D French white wine

    0
    5
  78. 78
    CAPEESH

    8D "Get it?"

    0
    4
  79. 79
    DROPMEALINE

    69A "Don't be a stranger!" ... or what you have to do three times in this puzzle

    0
    3
  80. 80
    SOARERS

    52D Eagles and hawks, typically

    0
    3
  81. 81
    NAGNAG

    57D "Stop! I don't need to be constantly reminded!"

    0
    2
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    RAWRECRUITS debut

    28D Newbies in the work force

    0
    2
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    INANINSTANT debut

    3D Faster than you can say Jack Robinson

    0
    1
  84. 84
    KEEPINTOUCH debut

    19A "Don't be a stranger!"

    0
    1