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Saturday · 70 answers · 12 debuts

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

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    ERE

    54D Infinitive verb suffix in Italian

    43
    602
  2. 2
    TNT

    40A What was originally used as a yellow dye before its best-known property was discovered

    38
    338
  3. 3
    DNA

    22D It has four bases

    37
    260
  4. 4
    ANN

    5D ___ Petry, first female African-American writer with a million-selling novel ("The Street")

    33
    300
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    EDIT

    24D Toolbar heading

    32
    302
  6. 6
    ISLE

    34A Key

    31
    316
  7. 7
    ALTO

    32D Cher, for example

    25
    290
  8. 8
    YEN

    58A Money for a bullet train ticket, maybe

    24
    212
  9. 9
    PEA

    39D Kind of coat

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    230
  10. 10
    ACER

    2D HP competitor

    23
    137
  11. 11
    GEE

    55D "Huh!"

    20
    200
  12. 12
    IPO

    29D 2019 event for Uber, briefly

    20
    133
  13. 13
    TEST

    37A [Is this thing on?]

    19
    181
  14. 14
    IMS

    8D Content of some chats, in brief

    16
    78
  15. 15
    NINE

    47D CB channel for emergency use

    15
    155
  16. 16
    NOIR

    15D Film ___

    14
    110
  17. 17
    OCEAN

    13A Setting for much of "Life of Pi"

    12
    147
  18. 18
    FAN

    10A Spread, with "out"

    11
    108
  19. 19
    TOMB

    1D The Taj Mahal, e.g.

    11
    66
  20. 20
    SPAR

    30A Argue (with)

    10
    188
  21. 21
    HALO

    36A Feature in many depictions of Buddha

    10
    151
  22. 22
    CHIC

    6A Smart

    10
    83
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    BRAT

    18A Bit of German street food, informally

    9
    77
  24. 24
    ONTOE

    43D Like ballet dancers, at times

    9
    29
  25. 25
    BEAD

    19A Form moisture, in a way

    8
    55
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    STYX

    52D Daughter of Tethys in Greek mythology

    7
    111
  27. 27
    NOG

    26A Seasonal milkshake flavor, informally

    7
    87
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    ARENT

    11D Word that sounds like "orange" in a classic knock-knock joke

    6
    79
  29. 29
    NASTY

    12D Eliciting a "Blech!"

    6
    47
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    LOSE

    25D Ditch

    5
    102
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    ROSY

    33D Optimistic

    5
    79
  32. 32
    OHMS

    50A An omega might represent them

    5
    60
  33. 33
    DELT

    59A Muscle that can be exercised by dumbbells, for short

    5
    34
  34. 34
    EVICT

    46D Throw out

    5
    33
  35. 35
    ELAINE

    24A Sitcom regular at Monk's Cafe

    4
    101
  36. 36
    ESSEX

    60A Super Six, of old autodom

    4
    101
  37. 37
    TAMPA

    1A Seat of Hillsborough County, with a population of 400,000+

    4
    67
  38. 38
    EVIE

    49A Singer/songwriter Sands

    4
    30
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    ROPES

    35A What newcomers learn, with "the"

    4
    28
  40. 40
    TGEL

    14D Shampoo brand

    4
    8
  41. 41
    MUTE

    51D Zoom call option

    3
    50
  42. 42
    UNHIP

    48A Square

    3
    26
  43. 43
    HORSERACE

    56A It starts right out of the gate

    3
    7
  44. 44
    EMPTY

    57A Common recyclable

    2
    39
  45. 45
    CREAM

    6D Destroy

    2
    35
  46. 46
    THORN

    44D Metaphorical source of irritation

    1
    27
  47. 47
    DIDNT

    20A "Oh, no you ___!"

    1
    22
  48. 48
    NONSENSE

    23D Word of dismissal

    1
    13
  49. 49
    GOOUT

    55A Hit the town

    1
    7
  50. 50
    NEWTOY

    41A Kid's fixation

    1
    6
  51. 51
    SOFTPEDAL

    28D Downplay the significance of

    1
    4
  52. 52
    MEGAMALLS debut

    3D They have many outlets

    1
    2
  53. 53
    MEGYN debut

    16A Actress Price who co-starred on CBS's "Rules of Engagement"

    1
    2
  54. 54
    TRUMANERA debut

    14A When NATO was formed

    1
    2
  55. 55
    UFOREPORTS debut

    38A Hard-to-believe filings at the N.S.A.

    1
    2
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    DIMS

    45D Turns down

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    25
  57. 57
    FENDI

    10D Big name in luxury handbags

    0
    9
  58. 58
    PUSHY

    42D Too forward

    0
    8
  59. 59
    DOLLARSIGN

    27A It's just above a 4

    0
    3
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    TIPPED

    40D Let know, with "off"

    0
    3
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    SHOWROOMS

    30D Places for demos

    0
    2
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    STOMPEDIN

    53A Entered angrily, say

    0
    2
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    BEERRUNS debut

    19D Some trips to resupply festivities

    0
    1
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    CATDOG debut

    9D Conjoined title character of 1990s-2000s Nickelodeon cartoons

    0
    1
  65. 65
    GEMSTONES debut

    17A Ring highlights?

    0
    1
  66. 66
    HUMDINGER debut

    7D Lollapalooza

    0
    1
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    MODELMINORITY debut

    21A Demographic myth often used with respect to Asian-Americans

    0
    1
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    PARTYHOPS debut

    31D Makes the rounds on a weekend night, say

    0
    1
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    PAYTOILET debut

    4D Place to go that requires cash at the door?

    0
    1
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    POTDISPENSARY debut

    42A Joint that sells joints

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    1