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Friday · 70 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    IRE

    43A Choler

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    498
  2. 2
    SEA

    14D With 55-Down, oceanographer's aid

    40
    370
  3. 3
    ODOR

    49D Something carbon monoxide lacks

    39
    344
  4. 4
    SHE

    42A Cardi B's "___ Bad"

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    345
  5. 5
    ANTI

    53D The "A" of A.D.L.

    32
    364
  6. 6
    OBOE

    45A Wind with a three-octave range

    32
    315
  7. 7
    ODD

    37A Follower of twenty- or thirty-

    24
    209
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    ADELE

    10D Artist behind the best-selling album of the 21st century (30+ million units)

    22
    158
  9. 9
    ERIN

    13D Pseudonymous children's author Hunter

    19
    279
  10. 10
    NOTE

    8D Put down, in a way

    15
    132
  11. 11
    THAI

    2D Neighbor of a Malay

    15
    130
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    ASKS

    25D Bidding considerations

    14
    141
  13. 13
    MEL

    57D Brooks of "Spaceballs"

    12
    151
  14. 14
    HERO

    12D "My ___!"

    11
    159
  15. 15
    NERD

    35D Lead-in to core or fest

    10
    159
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    USO

    23D Camp show grp.

    10
    115
  17. 17
    MAP

    55D See 14-Down

    9
    137
  18. 18
    ABIT

    3D ___ much

    9
    100
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    ROTC

    47A Where majors have majors, in brief?

    9
    97
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    RODEO

    47D Title of hits by Garth Brooks and Lil Nas X

    9
    93
  21. 21
    LODE

    48D Rich source

    9
    84
  22. 22
    SETI

    39A Org. behind the Carl Sagan Center

    8
    43
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    ROAN

    34A Bay ___ (certain horse)

    7
    111
  24. 24
    ROAST

    7D Put down, in a way

    7
    76
  25. 25
    HIC

    28A Brand with the flavors Grabbin' Grape and Blazin' Blueberry

    7
    73
  26. 26
    SARAN

    51A That's a wrap!

    7
    65
  27. 27
    SHUT

    22A Close

    6
    52
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    ADHERE

    16A Stick

    6
    47
  29. 29
    TINGE

    38A Hint

    5
    42
  30. 30
    BELIE

    46D Refute

    5
    41
  31. 31
    DAMS

    50D Blocks

    5
    36
  32. 32
    THC

    29A Active ingredient in marijuana, for short

    5
    19
  33. 33
    SOIREE

    33D Do in the evening

    4
    36
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    HONDA

    30D Insight offerer

    4
    28
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    ROUE

    52D Philanderer

    3
    75
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    PEORIA

    18A Midwest city that shares its name with a suburb of Phoenix

    3
    45
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    SOWS

    1D Plants

    3
    37
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    HIES

    24A Speeds

    3
    34
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    HEDGE

    28D Target of some trimming

    3
    28
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    TRUTH

    27D It's "rarely pure and never simple," Oscar Wilde once wrote

    3
    20
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    SITIN

    19A One way to take a stand, ironically?

    2
    31
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    CONES

    26D Traffic directors?

    2
    26
  43. 43
    PAO

    41D Kung ___

    2
    18
  44. 44
    ASGARD

    44A Setting in Marvel Comics

    2
    13
  45. 45
    THIRDS

    21D Even more, perhaps

    2
    8
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    MEETCUTE

    59A When Harry first shared a ride with Sally, e.g.

    2
    6
  47. 47
    NEER

    54D "I ___ saw true beauty till this night": Romeo

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    100
  48. 48
    ADONIS

    58A Handsome guy

    1
    45
  49. 49
    CAGER

    31D Baller, in old lingo

    1
    17
  50. 50
    ACTSAS

    25A Serves the purpose of

    1
    11
  51. 51
    KNURL

    36A Bit of metal texturing

    1
    7
  52. 52
    ADMITONE

    56A Ticket line?

    1
    5
  53. 53
    OHBOOHOO

    15A Mocking response to whining

    1
    5
  54. 54
    UHH debut

    6D [Thinking ...]

    1
    4
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    LOVEMEDO

    48A Track #1 on the Beatles compilation album "1"

    1
    3
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    WAITWHAT

    17A "Did you really just say that?"

    1
    3
  57. 57
    MODELA

    55A Pioneering Ford auto

    0
    13
  58. 58
    HASHES

    9A Some diner orders

    0
    6
  59. 59
    TESTSITE

    38D Bikini, e.g.

    0
    6
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    BIGSPENDER

    40A Hardly a cheapskate

    0
    4
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    BIOMASS

    40D Natural material used for fuel

    0
    4
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    SORELOSERS

    32A They might claim that things are fixed

    0
    4
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    PERSES

    60A Father of Hecate

    0
    2
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    SETTLEON

    20A End up choosing

    0
    2
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    SHOESTRINGCATCH

    11D Close-to-the-ground sports feat

    0
    2
  66. 66
    STARTURN debut

    1A Breakout performance

    0
    2
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    TOWNHALL

    5D Campaign Q&A

    0
    2
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    HAPTICS debut

    9D Study of touch, as with smartphone screens

    0
    1
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    ROTISSERIEOVENS debut

    4D Revolutionary inventions in the cooking world?

    0
    1
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    SOLEHEIR debut

    61A Person who is willfully alone?

    0
    1