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Tuesday · 74 answers · 4 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    END

    59A Target of some football passes

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    447
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    ERR

    46A Slip up

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    522
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    ONO

    42D Yoko often seen in sunglasses

    49
    326
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    ELSE

    52D Conditional word

    43
    440
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    LEE

    60A Spike of interest in movies?

    40
    360
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    ASIA

    9D Source of a big percentage of U.S. auto imports

    38
    350
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    LET

    21A Give the go-ahead

    33
    287
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    MET

    32D Convened

    25
    187
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    ASK

    1A Set a price of

    24
    204
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    ATIT

    49D Going ___ (bickering)

    24
    197
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    OWE

    33A Be behind, in a way

    23
    208
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    OER

    42A "The Star-Spangled Banner" contraction

    22
    248
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    ARES

    45D Bellicose Greek god

    21
    271
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    ILL

    20D Ailing

    21
    260
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    EBB

    4A Recede

    20
    182
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    LIL

    25A Start of many young rappers' names

    20
    166
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    TAT

    39A Tit for ___

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    174
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    ETTU

    48D Rebuke to Brutus

    16
    191
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    ABCS

    1D Some kindergarten lessons

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    133
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    FIR

    31D Many a Christmas tree

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    101
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    CUE

    55D Line that an actor waits to hear

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    140
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    LAST

    47D Persist

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    100
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    METE

    51D Ration, with "out"

    10
    90
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    ERNST

    29D Physicist Mach of Mach number fame

    9
    101
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    BTU

    6D A/C measure, for short

    9
    78
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    TARS

    35D Blackens

    7
    72
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    ERSE

    11D Gaelic tongue

    6
    160
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    SELA

    2D Ward of "CSI: NY"

    6
    101
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    BUN

    36A One of two in Princess Leia's hairstyle

    6
    44
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    RORY

    30A 2011 U.S. Open champ McIlroy

    6
    34
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    FOG

    31A Hazard for takeoffs and landings

    5
    50
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    PECK

    10D Hunt-and-___ typing

    5
    33
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    DRAPE

    7A Arrange in folds

    4
    35
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    BORN

    50D Brought into the world

    4
    28
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    PERSE

    26A Intrinsically

    3
    59
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    BESS

    40A First lady Truman

    3
    58
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    CLOG

    22D Target of a plumber's snake

    3
    44
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    VALET

    43A Key worker at a restaurant?

    3
    35
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    FOCI

    15D Points of convergence

    3
    33
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    SABRES

    18A Buffalo's N.H.L. team

    3
    11
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    ATTIRE

    53A Duds

    2
    56
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    METEOR

    32A Astronomical streaker

    2
    32
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    EGRETS

    4D Long-legged waders

    2
    29
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    TUTEE

    58A One-on-one pupil

    1
    33
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    STILES

    56A Means of climbing over rural fences

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    16
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    CROWD

    23D Throng

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    14
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    BITEME

    50A Rude rejection

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    11
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    FRASER

    15A Brendan of "Crash"

    1
    9
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    BUCS

    5D Florida gridders, in headlines

    1
    8
  50. 50
    DOGPILE debut

    38D Group on top of a loose football

    1
    2
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    HOWIE

    24D Mandel of "America's Got Talent"

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    25
  52. 52
    BARTAB

    40D Bill for a 28-Down

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    20
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    DEFOE

    41A Daniel who wrote "Robinson Crusoe"

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    19
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    SOUSE

    28D Boozehound

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    19
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    CHEFS

    23A Workers in puffy white hats

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    11
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    OPTICS

    17A Way things look to the public, informally

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    10
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    VEILED

    43D Like some brides or threats

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    10
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    DRPEPPER

    7D Forrest Gump's favorite soft drink

    0
    8
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    RATCHET

    8D Gradually increase, with "up"

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    6
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    CALIPH

    22A Revered Muslim

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    5
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    GLANDS

    44A Sources of saliva and sweat

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    5
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    LEAPFROG

    47A Game that requires bending

    0
    5
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    RAREFY

    13D Make thinner, as air

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    4
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    WILDER

    37A Thornton ___, "Our Town" playwright

    0
    4
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    CLEARCUT

    16A Plain as day

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    3
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    FEELFREE

    34D "Be my guest!"

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    3
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    RICECAKE

    19A Puffed snack food

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    3
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    SUREBETS

    57A They can't lose

    0
    3
  69. 69
    ECOLABEL

    54A Sticker on green products

    0
    2
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    KEEBLERELF debut

    3D Mascot on cookie boxes

    0
    2
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    REBELREBEL

    27D David Bowie hit with the lyric "You've torn your dress, your face is a mess"

    0
    2
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    STRAIGHTEDGES

    14D Rulers, e.g. ... or what the letters in 3-, 7-, 27- and 34-Down all have

    0
    2
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    BEERGUTS debut

    12A They may hang out at pubs

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    1
  74. 74
    FIGHTER debut

    34A Warrior

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    1