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Wednesday · 76 answers · 3 debuts

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

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    ERA

    15A Swing ___ (1933-47)

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    791
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    ELI

    51A Cotton gin inventor Whitney

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    599
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    EEL

    63A Conger, for one

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    487
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    ORE

    18D It's mined, all mined!

    48
    581
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    STY

    66A Pigpen

    47
    343
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    ICE

    4D "Rocks" in a tumbler

    40
    391
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    ETAL

    34D List ender: Abbr.

    32
    327
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    TEA

    23A Cosy "spot"

    30
    374
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    NTH

    6A Imaginary ordinal

    30
    251
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    EYE

    40A Examine

    28
    283
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    SLY

    20A Strategically evasive

    24
    264
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    STEW

    41A Be in a mood and brood

    23
    180
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    EGG

    59D Something a duck lays

    21
    206
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    ALAMO

    47D Mission to remember in San Antonio

    20
    181
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    SOLO

    55D Musician's chance to shine, perhaps

    18
    135
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    INRE

    57D Memo subject header

    17
    251
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    RAY

    31D Tampa Bay pro

    16
    128
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    INSTA

    11D Pic-sharing app, informally

    13
    28
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    STET

    53D Editor's "Forget I wrote that"

    12
    225
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    REIN

    32A Attachment for a bit

    12
    147
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    SEND

    35D Transmit

    12
    133
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    ISSUE

    19A It could be a problem

    12
    89
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    AWES

    56D Flabbergasts or gobsmacks

    12
    80
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    CEE

    44A Average mark

    10
    138
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    HIS

    10D What a flat "b" palm facing a nearby fellow stands for, in A.S.L.

    10
    119
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    AMIGO

    62A Mexican pal

    10
    67
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    ZOO

    50D Scene of pandemonium

    9
    76
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    YESES

    49D Sís and das

    8
    72
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    DUO

    61D Bugs and Daffy in "The Iceman Ducketh," e.g.

    7
    105
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    AVOID

    1A Duck

    6
    72
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    TWAS

    36D Opening on Christmas Eve?

    6
    65
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    PEACE

    14A Word of leave-taking

    6
    56
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    APTS

    1D High-rise units: Abbr.

    6
    40
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    HOLY

    54D Sanctified

    6
    40
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    TIMID

    48D Skittish

    6
    38
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    ERRATA

    37A Print "oopses"

    5
    64
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    VEAL

    2D ___ parmigiana

    5
    54
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    NEVER

    6D "Henceforth I ___ will be Romeo"

    5
    47
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    CRED

    27D Street ___ (rep)

    5
    36
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    MYERS

    24A Mike of "Shrek"

    5
    28
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    HERR

    28D What to call a man in Mannheim

    4
    84
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    ZAP

    50A Lightning strike

    4
    82
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    HARM

    8D No ___, no foul

    4
    53
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    GOOSE

    67A "Duck, duck ..." follower

    4
    38
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    DODGE

    65A Duck

    4
    32
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    CHAOS

    27A Total disarray

    4
    31
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    LINEN

    16A Tablecloths and napkins

    3
    62
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    EULER

    64A Swiss author of "Elements of Algebra"

    3
    49
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    KNEAD

    13D Prepare to proof, in baking

    3
    43
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    MAMET

    58A "The Duck Variations" playwright

    3
    25
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    OAKY

    3D Like many a barrel-aged wine

    3
    17
  52. 52
    AIRY

    29D Like cheese puffs and rice cakes

    2
    59
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    AREAMAP

    21A Handout for a walking tour

    2
    16
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    DONALD

    25A ___ Duck

    2
    14
  55. 55
    SLIPONS

    9D Laceless shoes

    2
    5
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    TOETOTOE

    38D In direct confrontation

    1
    21
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    NONSTOP

    26D Perpetual

    1
    14
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    URANO

    30A Heavenly: Prefix

    1
    14
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    RATSNEST

    33A Big snarl

    1
    10
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    TREASURE

    7D Keep close to one's heart

    1
    6
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    ADATE

    22D "It's ___!" ("We're on!")

    0
    20
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    ONESHOT

    52A A chance of a lifetime, say

    0
    11
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    SHIRK

    9A Duck

    0
    11
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    TANA

    43A Largest lake in Ethiopia

    0
    8
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    ATEON

    39D Used as a dining surface

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    7
  66. 66
    DRYROT

    42A Wet wood woe

    0
    7
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    DECAYS

    5D Molds, e.g.

    0
    6
  68. 68
    HOLDS

    45A Has in hand

    0
    6
  69. 69
    MONARCH

    24D Butterfly also called a common tiger or wanderer

    0
    6
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    BEMAD

    46D "Fine, stay angry then!"

    0
    5
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    BATHTOY

    46A Duck, e.g.

    0
    4
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    SAI

    55A Raphael's weapon in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

    0
    4
  73. 73
    REUEL

    12D The second "R" in J. R. R. Tolkien

    0
    3
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    HATPEG debut

    45D Coatroom fixture

    0
    1
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    STOOPDOWN debut

    60A Duck

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    1
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    TAKECOVER debut

    17A Duck

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    1