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Saturday · 70 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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    ALA

    51D Like

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    513
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    ORAL

    45D Like some contracts and contraceptives

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    367
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    SNL

    19A Originator of parody ads for 5-hour Empathy and Tylenol BM, in brief

    40
    263
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    TSAR

    47D Onetime title for Bulgaria's Simeon II, the last person to use it

    33
    341
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    ONCE

    52A Previously

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    326
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    TOE

    22A What you might test the waters with

    29
    293
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    LIE

    24D "Not gonna ___"

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    318
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    EYE

    4D See 34-Across

    28
    283
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    OPT

    49D Go (for)

    27
    211
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    ORC

    32A Extra in "The Lord of the Rings"

    26
    128
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    LES

    10D "___ Enfants du Paradis" (classic W.W. II-era film)

    22
    270
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    EMT

    9D Triage pro

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    188
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    AIL

    35D Afflict

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    191
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    APP

    37A Something you might describe as touch-and-go?

    19
    133
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    IRON

    2D Shellfish have lots of this

    18
    284
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    SEEN

    54A Recognized

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    170
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    MBA

    28A Firm requirement, for short?

    16
    122
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    ESTA

    11A ___ noche (tonight: Sp.)

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    154
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    CEDE

    46D Opposite of annex

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    152
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    AGUA

    7D Líquido vital

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    103
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    VIE

    50D Go (for)

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    101
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    GENE

    43D Good name for a biology teacher?

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    158
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    PET

    38D ___ name

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    149
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    OCT

    45A Mo. that the Anglo-Saxons called Winterfylleth

    8
    152
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    TOR

    21D Blue Jays or Raptors, for short

    8
    115
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    PAST

    18A Kind of tense

    8
    79
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    TAEBO

    22D '90s exercise fad

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    47
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    BEA

    41A Arthur with two Emmys and a Tony

    7
    67
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    GPAS

    43A Nos. representing years' worth of letters

    7
    28
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    ELIOT

    42A "Middlemarch" novelist, 1871

    6
    131
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    SOUP

    30A Juice (up)

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    60
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    SANTA

    30D Air traveler in early winter

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    119
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    LOGO

    34A 4-Down, for CBS

    5
    69
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    SANDS

    33A Takes care of the rough spots, in a way

    5
    30
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    EXPAT

    11D An American in Paris, say

    5
    20
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    TAPS

    1D Designates

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    66
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    BINS

    48A Household organizers

    3
    36
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    PRAT

    44D Boob, on the Tube

    3
    27
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    TARTT debut

    21A Author Donna who wrote "The Secret History"

    3
    7
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    THAN

    20A Better ___

    2
    66
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    PROBE

    31A Really dig

    2
    25
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    ROSEN

    40D Nevada senator Jacky

    2
    23
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    XMAN

    16A Wolverine, for example

    2
    9
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    PINACOLADA

    53A Official drink of Puerto Rico

    2
    7
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    TIMETRAVEL

    1A Move to a later date, say

    2
    7
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    MEWL

    3D Little cry

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    38
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    VAIN

    8D Given to self-reflection?

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    37
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    TABASCO

    36D Ingredient added to a Bloody Mary

    1
    23
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    TEETOTALER

    55A One who passes the bar?

    1
    6
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    SMARTMONEY

    12D Capital invested by experts

    1
    5
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    AREYOUGAME debut

    15A "Any interest in doing this?"

    1
    2
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    FORTY

    27D Beer purchase in a large bottle, informally

    0
    11
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    SCOUTS

    26D Ones who watch sports for a living?

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    7
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    BADCOP

    23D One of a pair of interrogators

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    6
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    DRESSCODE

    29A Style guide?

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    4
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    TORTOISE

    5D Fabled beneficiary of a nap

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    4
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    BLOTTER

    23A Ink absorber

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    3
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    DROPALINE

    29D Write

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    3
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    PITYPARTY

    38A Show of self-sorrow

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    3
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    TASTEBUDS

    13D They're on the tip of your tongue

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    3
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    CARRELS

    39A Library workspaces

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    2
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    FAIRSFAIR

    25A "Them's the rules"

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    2
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    FROGPRINCE

    25D Fabled beneficiary of a kiss

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    2
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    PLACEBOS

    31D Study pills

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    2
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    RUSHERS

    6D Running backs and defensive ends

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    2
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    SURESHOT

    33D It can't miss

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    2
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    ANTTRAPS debut

    14D Some pest control products

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    1
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    AUTOTUNES debut

    35A Alters, as a pop singer's voice

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    1
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    OVERSHARES debut

    49A Says too much

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    1
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    POWERSUITS debut

    17A '80s work wear with shoulder pads

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    1