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Monday · 76 answers · 6 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

    55A ___ Lilly (pharmaceutical giant)

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    599
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    ALA

    10D Pie ___ mode

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    513
  3. 3
    EAR

    30A Prominent part of Dumbo

    57
    485
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    IRE

    22A Anger

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    498
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    ORE

    62D About which someone might say "Get the lead out!"

    48
    581
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    LEE

    36D Director Spike or singer Brenda

    40
    360
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    RAT

    7D Cousin of a mouse

    29
    280
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    EYE

    50A Hurricane's center

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    283
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    ACHE

    6D It's gotta hurt

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    282
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    ENE

    53A Opposite of WSW

    24
    403
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    EGG

    30D Silly Putty container

    21
    206
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    ANON

    56D In a little while, in poetry

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    275
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    AIDE

    57D Assistant

    20
    192
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    NIT

    61D Small point to pick

    19
    143
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    IRON

    64A Fe, chemically

    18
    284
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    STAB

    1A Jab with a knife

    17
    181
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    EDYS

    59D Ice cream brand

    17
    106
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    ESPY

    33D Annual TV award for athletes

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    130
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    DAM

    34D Hoover ___

    14
    132
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    LAV

    54A Restroom, for short

    12
    63
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    MESA

    40A Large, flat-topped hill

    11
    151
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    POI

    21A Luau dish

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    120
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    TDS

    25A Football scores, for short

    10
    179
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    NILE

    47D "Blue" or "White" river

    10
    163
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    NAM

    29D War zone for Rambo, informally

    10
    113
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    EMTS

    31A Ambulance workers, in brief

    10
    96
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    GEO

    23A Nat ___ (cable channel)

    10
    87
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    EASES

    13D Makes more bearable

    10
    74
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    ITD

    38D "___ be my pleasure!"

    10
    54
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    SAME

    1D Identical

    9
    107
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    GNAW

    58D Chew (on), beaver-style

    9
    85
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    YTD

    28D Abbr. on a pay stub

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    60
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    RPM

    45A 33 1/3 or 45: Abbr.

    8
    79
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    FAIR

    26D So-so

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    73
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    AIDA

    3D Musical set in ancient Egypt

    7
    161
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    CENT

    67A Tenth of a dime

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    NOSH

    19D Quick snack

    7
    63
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    IONIA

    63A Ancient land that lent its name to an order of architecture

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    94
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    TRIM

    2D Remove, as fat

    6
    88
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    GIRL

    35A "The ___ From Ipanema" (1964 hit)

    6
    52
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    CASTE

    9A Social class in India

    6
    51
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    MUST

    24A "You ___ be kidding!"

    6
    24
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    ALPHA

    16A ___ : first :: omega : last

    5
    82
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    YAHOO

    51D "Hurray!"

    4
    51
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    GREEN

    41A Environmentally conscious

    4
    32
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    DOTTY

    66A A little off mentally

    4
    12
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    NEWS

    68A What just happened?

    3
    74
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    ARIE

    14A Grammy winner India.___

    3
    72
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    ACIDIC

    48D Like vinegar

    3
    18
  50. 50
    EMAILME

    20A "I'll wait to hear from you online"

    3
    6
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    ATOZ

    43A The whole nine yards

    2
    80
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    ELCID

    50D 11th-century Spanish hero

    2
    51
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    ADMIN

    37A Business operations, informally

    2
    17
  54. 54
    BARS

    5A Word after monkey or handle

    1
    54
  55. 55
    ADAY

    65A "An apple ___ keeps ..."

    1
    30
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    AVERAGE

    56A So-so

    1
    26
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    ICAL

    15A Suffix with period or class

    1
    13
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    LAZED

    32A Lollygagged

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    11
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    ZINES

    44D Fan mags

    1
    9
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    CAPITOL

    9D Building pictured on the back of a $50 bill

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    8
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    MERMAN

    49D Broadway belter Ethel

    1
    6
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    SICK

    52A Down with the flu, say

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    30
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    THIRD

    12D Place for a bronze medalist

    0
    21
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    BENIGN

    4D Not harmful

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    10
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    ILEDE

    18D ___ la Cité (bit of land in the Seine)

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    10
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    NONEVENT

    39D Happening that's no big whoop

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    6
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    SLIPUP

    8D Goof

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    6
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    IRRELEVANT

    27D Not pertinent

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    3
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    NOSEGAY

    42D Small bouquet

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    3
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    MIDNIGHTINPARIS

    17A 2011 film co-starring Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams

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    2
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    BIGMOMMA debut

    5D Title house owner in a 2000 Martin Lawrence comedy

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    1
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    CHANGEDONESMIND debut

    60A Decided otherwise ... or a hint to the four sets of circled letters

    0
    1
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    FINDMYIPHONE debut

    26A App introduced in 2010 to locate a missing Apple product

    0
    1
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    LEONARDNIMOY debut

    46A Mr. Spock player

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    1
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    MISMARK debut

    24D Place an "X" in the wrong spot on, say

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    1
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    SPRITEZERO debut

    11D Sugar-free lemon-lime soda

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    1