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Friday · 68 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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    OVA

    38A They go down the tubes

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    259
  2. 2
    OPEN

    9D See 7-Down

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    217
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    ITS

    7D With 9-Down, response to a knock at the door

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    257
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    SEED

    53D Growing need

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    141
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    SNO

    57D Lead-in to cone

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    188
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    SERTA

    24A iComfort company

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    82
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    MELEE

    51D Battle royal

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    94
  8. 8
    TWOS

    28A Craps throw called "Little Joe"

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    80
  9. 9
    RODS

    54D Partners of cones

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    59
  10. 10
    PETA

    41A Rights org. whose logo includes a rabbit

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    34
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    MIR

    23A Docking site during the 1980s-'90s

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    140
  12. 12
    SEERS

    27D Oracles

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    57
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    VIP

    30D Kind of pass

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    51
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    ZAG

    50A Evasive maneuver

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    50
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    SIGNS

    43A Topic in driver's ed

    3
    39
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    ENROLL

    18A Register

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    26
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    SEIZE

    49D Confiscate

    3
    25
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    TURRET

    11D Small tower

    3
    15
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    ANGLES

    42D Photographers' considerations

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    12
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    RADIAN

    46D Measure equal to about 57°

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    8
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    ANE

    32A Guess that costs $250

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    130
  22. 22
    PANTS

    10D Word after hot or fancy

    2
    33
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    GENUS

    26D One of many in most families

    2
    21
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    REMEDY

    54A Fix

    2
    17
  25. 25
    GILDS

    26A Makes deceptively attractive

    2
    11
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    ONELEG

    2D Balance for a tree pose

    2
    10
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    PGATOUR

    40D Group whose lies are much discussed on TV

    2
    5
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    PRES

    6D Univ. bigwig

    1
    56
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    LBO

    31D Wall St. deal

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    34
  30. 30
    LENDS

    22A Gives credit

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    31
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    TETES

    5D Where les bérets go

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    30
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    CIRC

    44A Newspaper fig.

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    19
  33. 33
    MACAO

    51A Former Portuguese territory

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    18
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    ROSSINI

    33A Bel canto composer

    1
    16
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    BLADES

    19A Fan group

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    14
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    COYOTE

    47D Prairie predator

    1
    14
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    ICEMEN

    45D Occupation for the Three Stooges in "An Ache in Every Stake"

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    13
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    FREEZE

    58A "Stop right there!"

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    10
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    OVERTURE

    34D William Tell was given one

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    8
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    FESSED

    60A Owned (up)

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    6
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    OUTLIE

    55A Not reside in the center of

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    5
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    FLOORWAX debut

    12D Coat placed on the ground

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    2
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    EGAL

    25A The same as in France

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    33
  44. 44
    ERINS

    48A TV's Burnett and Andrews

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    14
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    OSOLEMIO

    56A Neapolitan song whose first line translates to "What a beautiful thing is a sunny day!"

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    14
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    ROSEANNE

    61A Recurring "Weekend Update" character for Gilda

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    12
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    ONCAMERA

    37D How many Guinness World Record attempts are performed

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    7
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    RABBLE

    1D Unruly crowd

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    7
  49. 49
    ASTANA

    3D Kazakh capital renamed Nur-Sultan in 2019

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    5
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    BETATEST

    17A Screen that keeps out bugs?

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    5
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    EVENKEEL

    29A Steady temperament

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    5
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    OILSTONE

    13D Tool-sharpening aid

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    5
  53. 53
    ORDERING

    21D Counter action

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    5
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    PUMPIRON

    39A Do curls, e.g.

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    5
  55. 55
    OPTFOR

    9A Pick

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    4
  56. 56
    RELEASED

    14D Out

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    4
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    ROASTPIG

    1A Centerpiece of a luau

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    4
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    STAGESET

    52A Theater background

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    4
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    UNDEREAT

    59A Opposite of "pig out"

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    4
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    ANSWERTO

    15A Be supervised by

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    3
  61. 61
    GOTMILK

    8D Ad campaign featuring "mustaches"

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    2
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    MINIMIZE

    23D Reduce as much as possible

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    2
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    PAULIE

    16A Rocky's best friend in the "Rocky" films

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    2
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    MONTROSE debut

    20A 1970s rock band that launched the career of Sammy Hagar

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    1
  65. 65
    REBOXED debut

    36A Made more secure for shipping, say

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    1
  66. 66
    ROPESOFF debut

    33D Designates as inaccessible

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    1
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    SATIATES debut

    35D Quenches

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    1
  68. 68
    SWADDLES debut

    4D Wraps

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    1