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Thursday · 72 answers · 7 debuts

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

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    ARE

    18A Word that sounds like its second letter

    57
    533
  2. 2
    ALOE

    1A Relief from the desert?

    46
    496
  3. 3
    NSA

    54D Org.? What org.?

    38
    233
  4. 4
    DNA

    21D Family inheritance?

    37
    260
  5. 5
    OAR

    44D Rowboat mover

    36
    331
  6. 6
    EPA

    58D Fuel economy authority, for short

    36
    320
  7. 7
    ORA

    6D British pop star Rita

    35
    227
  8. 8
    SIS

    10A Member of the fam

    26
    210
  9. 9
    ABS

    1D Core components, for short

    25
    214
  10. 10
    SEED

    62A Avocado pit, e.g.

    17
    141
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    UGH

    60A [Groan]

    16
    128
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    RIOT

    52D Thigh-slapper

    15
    191
  13. 13
    MOP

    57D Swab's swab

    15
    104
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    ARCH

    25D Playful and teasing

    13
    159
  15. 15
    OUT

    55A See 48-Down

    12
    149
  16. 16
    TSPS

    65A Recipe amts.

    11
    84
  17. 17
    ONICE

    26A Bar order specification

    10
    91
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    ACA

    23A Much-litigated 2010 law, for short

    9
    46
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    TMC

    15A Cinemax competitor

    9
    40
  20. 20
    DENY

    34D Turn down

    8
    90
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    THY

    63A Quaker's possessive

    8
    71
  22. 22
    DREW

    29D Doodled, e.g.

    7
    82
  23. 23
    YAP

    49A Big mouth, informally

    7
    75
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    BCC

    14D Secretly include, maybe

    7
    31
  25. 25
    SCENE

    12D Play part

    6
    122
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    PIANO

    22A Player ___

    6
    88
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    STEED

    27A Rocinante, to Don Quixote

    6
    81
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    KEA

    39A Mauna ___

    6
    71
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    YDS

    59D N.F.L. divisions: Abbr.

    5
    125
  30. 30
    WON

    7D Came out on top

    5
    90
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    STREP

    50A Common cause of tonsillitis

    5
    54
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    SHOAL

    48A Group of fish

    5
    36
  33. 33
    STPAT

    64A Annual parade V.I.P.

    4
    57
  34. 34
    SHOUT

    48D With 55-Across, public thanks

    4
    20
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    BABE

    13A "The gallant pig" of children's literature

    3
    67
  36. 36
    DEKE

    31D Hockey fake-out

    3
    41
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    ERODES

    17D Loses ground slowly but surely

    3
    37
  38. 38
    HOOPLA

    61A Hullabaloo

    3
    26
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    BALSAM

    35D Christmas scent

    3
    14
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    STASIS

    10D Equilibrium

    2
    34
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    EERINESS

    4D Atmosphere on "The Twilight Zone"

    2
    8
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    ONACID

    53A How Lennon wrote the opening lines of "I Am the Walrus"

    2
    6
  43. 43
    INGA

    8D "Young Frankenstein" role

    1
    69
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    LITER

    47A One of three in a double magnum bottle

    1
    41
  45. 45
    CANTATA

    24D One of more than 200 Bach works

    1
    12
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    KNEEDEEP

    38D Mired (in)

    1
    12
  47. 47
    IMRICH

    11D "Jackpot!"

    1
    8
  48. 48
    SPARECHANGE

    16A *When many people solve crosswords

    1
    5
  49. 49
    CLOTHS

    45D Fabrics

    1
    4
  50. 50
    THOUGH

    42D "Having said that ..."

    1
    4
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    EYEDOC

    9D Provider of specs

    1
    3
  52. 52
    HAHHAH debut

    5D "Everybody's a comedian"

    1
    2
  53. 53
    PSP debut

    22D Sony console of the 2000s, for short

    1
    2
  54. 54
    NCR

    32A Big name in A.T.M.s

    0
    46
  55. 55
    HOWIE

    5A Judging partner of Simon, Heidi and Sofia on "America's Got Talent"

    0
    25
  56. 56
    OBAMAERA

    3D 44 years?

    0
    6
  57. 57
    PURSED

    30A Puckered

    0
    6
  58. 58
    SPOILT

    46D Gone bad, to Brits

    0
    6
  59. 59
    HORROR

    51A "It" factor?

    0
    5
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    SMIRCH

    19A Sully

    0
    5
  61. 61
    WANING

    40A Becoming new, in a way

    0
    5
  62. 62
    TIMEISMONEY

    56A Benjamin Franklin adage ... or a hint to interpreting the answers to the four starred clues

    0
    4
  63. 63
    GRP

    41D Org.

    0
    3
  64. 64
    WORTHY

    43D "We're not ___!" (classic line from "Wayne's World")

    0
    3
  65. 65
    ADDSIN

    20A Introduces to the mix

    0
    2
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    BARONY

    14A Certain noble's domain

    0
    2
  67. 67
    HARDCASH

    28A *Rough patch

    0
    2
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    CITRINES debut

    37D Gemstones resembling topaz

    0
    1
  69. 69
    LAPSITUP debut

    2D Loves every second of something

    0
    1
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    PASSEDTHEBUCK debut

    33A *Occupied oneself

    0
    1
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    TWOCENTS debut

    42A *Cheat on, say

    0
    1
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    UNITCOST debut

    36D Price per piece

    0
    1