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Wednesday · 72 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EPEE

    51D One-on-one Olympic event

    41
    343
  2. 2
    ACT

    45A Variety show segment

    31
    302
  3. 3
    RNA

    37D Messenger molecule

    29
    322
  4. 4
    ATLAS

    58A Work of cartography

    25
    195
  5. 5
    ORS

    41A Surgery sites, for short

    25
    161
  6. 6
    ETTA

    14A James of jazz

    23
    254
  7. 7
    EGOS

    42A Things that sometimes clash in orchestras?

    23
    210
  8. 8
    ADELE

    30D Best-selling musical artist whose album titles represent ages

    22
    158
  9. 9
    STYE

    3D Ocular woe

    20
    162
  10. 10
    TIA

    22A Padre's hermana

    20
    144
  11. 11
    APP

    27D Candy Crush or Angry Birds

    19
    133
  12. 12
    EMIR

    15A Leader in a kaffiyeh

    18
    218
  13. 13
    REF

    38A Officiate, informally

    18
    188
  14. 14
    UTAH

    2D Home of the Anasazi State Park Museum

    17
    238
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    YEA

    53D "Up" vote

    17
    192
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    TIER

    44A Top ___

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    179
  17. 17
    TESLA

    44D Car company founded in 2003

    14
    144
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    RDA

    34A Around 16 mg of niacin, e.g.

    13
    138
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    DISS

    7D Put-down

    13
    29
  20. 20
    GLEE

    57A TV show that launched more than 200 songs onto the Billboard Hot 100

    12
    112
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    TECH

    12D Silicon Valley specialty, familiarly

    12
    101
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    DENS

    28A Hibernation stations

    11
    125
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    ETHER

    25D Thin air

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    111
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    IBIS

    56A Wetlands denizen

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    100
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    NEST

    59A Tree house?

    10
    242
  26. 26
    NILE

    50D 4,100+ mile river that drains 11 countries

    10
    163
  27. 27
    CHIC

    11D Trendy

    10
    83
  28. 28
    SEAS

    23A Expansive septet

    9
    104
  29. 29
    TEEM

    52D Overflow (with)

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    104
  30. 30
    SEEM

    60A Appear

    9
    100
  31. 31
    YEESH

    53A "Oof, that was bad"

    8
    19
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    OMEGA

    6D Rolex rival

    7
    129
  33. 33
    ASTRO

    24D ___ Blaster (classic arcade game)

    7
    118
  34. 34
    IRK

    13D Get to

    7
    112
  35. 35
    ASHES

    10D Grateful?

    7
    109
  36. 36
    UNCLE

    40A "I give!"

    7
    74
  37. 37
    USHER

    16A Two- or four-seater, maybe?

    6
    67
  38. 38
    CACTI

    9A Some drought-resistant plants

    6
    65
  39. 39
    MEDIA

    33A Mass ___

    6
    46
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    JEST

    1D Not be serious

    6
    45
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    PAC

    29A Concern of the Citizens United decision, for short

    5
    82
  42. 42
    TODD

    5A Mary Lincoln's maiden name

    5
    61
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    EXALT

    55A Write an ode about, perhaps

    5
    44
  44. 44
    ANAIS

    45D Writer Nin

    4
    66
  45. 45
    AERATE

    24A Make bubbly

    4
    63
  46. 46
    CAFES

    31D Sights along Paris's Champs-Élysées

    4
    31
  47. 47
    TEENIE

    5D ___-weenie

    4
    18
  48. 48
    HEAL

    47D Recover

    3
    55
  49. 49
    STEPH

    32A Sharp-shooting Curry

    3
    15
  50. 50
    LIGER

    36D Hybrid feline

    3
    9
  51. 51
    RPGS

    49D Dungeons & Dragons and others, for short

    3
    7
  52. 52
    TEXT

    46D Bit of typing by someone who's all thumbs?

    2
    87
  53. 53
    TACK

    4D Add (on)

    2
    26
  54. 54
    SAYCHEESE

    17A "Smile!"

    2
    10
  55. 55
    DECKS

    28D Places for aces

    2
    8
  56. 56
    THICK

    19A Like tomes, typically

    2
    8
  57. 57
    REEFS

    26D Some barriers to entry in the shipping business?

    1
    24
  58. 58
    JUST

    1A Fair

    1
    16
  59. 59
    ERBE

    48D Flavorers in Italian cookery

    1
    6
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    PRICK

    29D Pierce slightly

    1
    6
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    STAKES

    43A Amounts at risk

    0
    12
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    PENIN

    21D Corral

    0
    10
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    WINKS

    39A ;) ;) ;)

    0
    4
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    CUTEASABUTTON

    9D Totally adorable

    0
    3
  65. 65
    SCHIST

    43D Coarse-grained rock that splits easily

    0
    3
  66. 66
    MINOREDIN

    33D Studied secondarily

    0
    2
  67. 67
    THEGREENHORNET

    46A Charlotte N.B.A. player in charge of recycling?

    0
    2
  68. 68
    THEPELICANBRIEF

    35A Game notes for a New Orleans N.B.A. player?

    0
    2
  69. 69
    DRAINPIPE debut

    54A Gutter attachment

    0
    1
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    DRESSEDAS debut

    8D Impersonating, in a way

    0
    1
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    HITTHEWEIGHTS debut

    18D Make an effort to get swole

    0
    1
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    THEKINGSSPEECH debut

    20A Address by a Sacramento N.B.A. player?

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    1