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Saturday · 70 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    ASS

    55A Contemptible sort

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    409
  2. 2
    SEE

    32A Holy ___

    44
    430
  3. 3
    EDEN

    29A Locale near the headwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates, some believe

    42
    457
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    AMEN

    6A "Right on!"

    27
    296
  5. 5
    ITS

    4D "___ magic!"

    23
    257
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    APSE

    1D Locale of the Chair of Saint Peter in Saint Peter's Basilica

    21
    243
  7. 7
    THE

    52D When italicized, word before something exemplary

    18
    175
  8. 8
    AMOR

    21D "Mi ___" (Spanish words of endearment)

    16
    172
  9. 9
    ULNA

    48D It has coronoid and styloid processes

    15
    178
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    INERT

    31A Unmotivated, and then some

    14
    149
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    CAB

    10A Driver's place

    14
    129
  12. 12
    POET

    46D Amanda Gorman, e.g.

    14
    98
  13. 13
    URGE

    17A Prod

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    208
  14. 14
    RAW

    26A Chafed, say

    12
    139
  15. 15
    SLOP

    2D Unappetizing bowlful

    10
    79
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    WEDS

    27D Brings together

    10
    58
  17. 17
    EPS

    18A Some short releases, for short

    10
    54
  18. 18
    ACRES

    6D The Taj Mahal complex has 42 of them

    9
    71
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    BETS

    56A Doesn't check, say

    9
    65
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    BEDS

    49D Spots for shams

    7
    73
  21. 21
    WRAP

    36A "That's a ___"

    7
    64
  22. 22
    MESAS

    57A Big buttes

    7
    62
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    RIFE

    34D Riddled

    7
    62
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    TABS

    3D Things often seen in windows

    7
    58
  25. 25
    BEEN

    12D Existed

    7
    51
  26. 26
    BIAS

    47D Diagonal kind of cut

    6
    80
  27. 27
    JUMP

    15D Sharp increase

    6
    21
  28. 28
    SOT

    39A Inebriate

    5
    152
  29. 29
    BCE

    30A Dating inits.

    5
    28
  30. 30
    AXEL

    50A Winter Olympics feat

    4
    110
  31. 31
    ASTIN

    1A Actor Sean of "Stranger Things"

    4
    61
  32. 32
    BUB

    47A Mac

    4
    24
  33. 33
    MTN

    35A Cheyenne, e.g.: Abbr.

    3
    42
  34. 34
    RAJA

    45D Hindi for "king"

    3
    41
  35. 35
    BREAD

    33A Sustenance

    3
    29
  36. 36
    SOMBER

    14D Like many minor-key compositions

    3
    14
  37. 37
    JANE

    15A ___ Addams, first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize

    2
    43
  38. 38
    BAKE

    44A Really soak up the sun

    2
    34
  39. 39
    WIFE

    25A One who's taken a vow

    2
    32
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    IMEANCOMEON

    19A "Oh, gimme a break!"

    2
    6
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    HALS

    40A "Young Man With a Skull" painter

    1
    36
  42. 42
    BITES

    44D Really stinks

    1
    22
  43. 43
    LOFTS

    41A Throws heavenward

    1
    19
  44. 44
    BISECT

    42A Split

    1
    16
  45. 45
    WEEPS

    25D Is lachrymose

    1
    10
  46. 46
    DEVOUR

    28A Gobble up

    1
    5
  47. 47
    DIMS

    28D Brings down

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    25
  48. 48
    SALK

    43D Eponymous founder of a San Diego research institute

    0
    25
  49. 49
    JERK

    53A Contemptible sort

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    23
  50. 50
    MAIA

    7D Eldest of the Pleiades

    0
    12
  51. 51
    AFBS

    21A Spots for fighter jets, in brief

    0
    9
  52. 52
    NESCAFE

    9D Beverage brand portmanteau

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    6
  53. 53
    SALTMINE

    32D Place of drudgery

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    5
  54. 54
    BOMBE

    23A Ice cream dessert

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    4
  55. 55
    FOISTS

    38A Forces (upon)

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    4
  56. 56
    EVENTIDE

    8D When a vesper bell rings

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    3
  57. 57
    RACEBIB

    37D Marathon runner's wear

    0
    3
  58. 58
    ROMANEMPIRE

    45A Cassius Dio said it went "from a kingdom of gold to one of rust and iron"

    0
    3
  59. 59
    TAPPER

    22A Journalist who wrote the 1990s-2000s comic strip "Capitol Hell"

    0
    3
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    FLARED

    38D Like bootleg pants

    0
    2
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    INEEDAHAND

    54A "Come help me with this"

    0
    2
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    SOBSTORIES

    16A Tales of woe

    0
    2
  63. 63
    ANGORACATS debut

    11D Pets that commonly have different-colored eyes, such as one blue and one amber

    0
    1
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    BENTOBOXES debut

    23D Portable lunch options from Japan

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    1
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    BIOTEXTILE debut

    51A Product of tissue engineering, such as artificial skin

    0
    1
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    CAREERBEST debut

    10D High on the job?

    0
    1
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    NOTIFBUTWHEN debut

    5D Statement of inevitability

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    1
  68. 68
    OPENBOOKEXAM debut

    20D Hardly a test of one's memory

    0
    1
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    OVENTIMERS debut

    24D Dingy kitchen items?

    0
    1
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    PLATOSCAVE debut

    13A Ancient allegory paralleled in the plot of "The Matrix"

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    1