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Thursday · 74 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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    ODE

    60D Bobbie Gentry's "___ to Billie Joe"

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    523
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    EST

    19A Contractor's fig.

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    428
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    TSA

    57A Grp. with wands

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    188
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    ART

    43D "The only way to run away without leaving home," per Twyla Tharp

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    384
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    DNA

    59D It's stranded in a cell

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    260
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    EAT

    47A "Let's ___!"

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    399
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    ACT

    24D ___ Up, political group formed in response to the AIDS crisis

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    302
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    STAN

    32D Ending of seven country names

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    228
  9. 9
    ALOT

    11D Frequently

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    262
  10. 10
    OHIO

    33D River that starts in Pittsburgh

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    200
  11. 11
    SETS

    31D Hardens

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    170
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    ANON

    54D Unknown source, for short

    20
    275
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    ALAMO

    27D Big name in rental cars

    20
    181
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    REDO

    53D Take two

    20
    173
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    ADAM

    7D Name that derives from the Hebrew word for "earth"

    19
    265
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    EDIE

    30D Actress Falco

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    190
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    PDA

    4D Reason to avert one's eyes, for short

    16
    91
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    BIT

    38A Trace

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    91
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    RENO

    8D First female U.S. attorney general

    13
    230
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    AINT

    39A "___ 2 Proud 2 Beg" (TLC hit)

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    136
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    RAG

    37A "The Entertainer," e.g.

    11
    149
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    EACH

    18D Per

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    130
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    GEESE

    65A Tessellated creatures in Escher prints

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    130
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    RUN

    23D Be a political candidate

    11
    107
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    USERS

    49D App's audience

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    96
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    AWARE

    54A Tuned in

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    95
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    CLUE

    12D Tip-off

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    93
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    PHIL

    52D Hartman who voiced Troy McClure on "The Simpsons"

    9
    66
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    OSIRIS

    15D God depicted wearing ostrich feathers

    9
    50
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    NUDE

    35A Like some nail polish shades

    8
    92
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    TAC

    9D X in XXX, maybe

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    90
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    SLOW

    63A Snail-like

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    64
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    AFTER

    21A Following

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    70
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    JET

    41D Word before black or Blue

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    69
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    AWRY

    56D Out of whack

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    45
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    ANDY

    64A Comedian Richter

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    93
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    CARAT

    26D A little over three grains

    6
    70
  38. 38
    KISS

    6D X in XXX, maybe

    5
    61
  39. 39
    ABES

    43A Exchange for a tenner

    5
    55
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    THESE

    2D "___ days ..."

    5
    53
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    MAYA

    45D Rudolph on "S.N.L."

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    46
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    SOON

    32A Procrastinator's promise

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    90
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    KERR

    13D Model Miranda

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    56
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    MASSE

    50D En ___

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    54
  45. 45
    SPARSE

    42D Meager

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    40
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    STDS

    51D Quality control guidelines: Abbr.

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    59
  47. 47
    SACK

    10A Hit the ___

    3
    35
  48. 48
    IHADNOIDEA

    14A "Color me surprised!"

    3
    9
  49. 49
    THU

    36A Day following hump day: Abbr.

    2
    43
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    HIRED

    1D Brought on

    2
    25
  51. 51
    HTTPS

    1A Start of an encrypted web address

    2
    8
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    SPRAY

    51A Roll-on alternative

    1
    38
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    KART

    6A "Go" follower

    1
    25
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    WEND

    55D Make, as one's way

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    25
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    ACR

    24A Counterpart of down: Abbr.

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    23
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    DEARER

    22A More treasured

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    11
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    PISMO

    20A ___ Beach, Calif.

    1
    9
  58. 58
    DIDO

    61A Legendary queen once depicted on Tunisian currency

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    36
  59. 59
    SALUT

    34A Port-___ (French cheese)

    0
    22
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    JAMES

    41A Professor Moriarty's first name

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    20
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    ALLE

    16A Everybody: Ger.

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    8
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    SNIPES

    5D Marsh birds

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    8
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    LUGES

    28D One- or two-person vehicles in the Olympics

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    7
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    SAFFRON

    10D Most expensive spice in the world by weight

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    3
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    ANTRUM

    48A Biological cavity

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    2
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    NONREADERS

    62A Consumers of audio and visual media only

    0
    2
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    TANTAMOUNT

    3D Equivalent

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    2
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    TIEABOW debut

    40D Finish some gift-wrapping, say

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    2
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    MUSICALCHORES debut

    25A Polishing the chandelier in "The Phantom of the Opera" and laundering uniforms in "Hamilton"?

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    1
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    NOTIMETOSPORE debut

    44A Result of a poorly planned invasion of the Body Snatchers?

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    1
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    ONEBAG debut

    46D Carry-on limit, often

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    1
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    RENAISSANCEFOUR debut

    17A Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael?

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    1
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    RUBBERTREE debut

    29D Source of latex

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    1
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    THEBADNEWSBORES debut

    58A "I'm tired of all this negative media coverage"?

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    1