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Thursday · 74 answers · 6 debuts

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

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    EST

    63D Around figure?: Abbr.

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    428
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    ERIE

    66A Northern terminus of I-79

    48
    510
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    EDEN

    21A Locale for a talking snake

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    457
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    ANY

    6D Lead-in to how or hoo

    33
    249
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    ELS

    56A Chicago trains

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    333
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    ABLE

    32D Meeting all the job requirements

    25
    259
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    ASP

    32A Apt word hidden in "Cleopatra's prop"

    22
    265
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    DEN

    62D Retreat

    22
    260
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    OWL

    10D Fly-by-night?

    18
    135
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    ALPS

    48D "The Sound of Music" backdrop

    15
    133
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    ORATE

    50A Something politicians and professors do

    14
    196
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    LOLA

    57D "Damn Yankees" vixen

    14
    131
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    VET

    22A Pro who calls the shots?

    13
    116
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    STET

    13D Put back in

    12
    225
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    SNOT

    36D Impertinent one

    12
    29
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    SEX

    44A Census datum

    11
    118
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    ITOO

    43A Langston Hughes poem

    10
    58
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    ERATO

    24A Sister of Thalia and Urania

    9
    174
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    NAPE

    18D Part of the body covered by a mullet

    9
    115
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    SLAM

    33D Event for poets

    8
    101
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    YESES

    55D Hoped-for responses to proposals

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    72
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    ABRA

    1A Opening in a magic act

    8
    61
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    STYX

    31D River on which Greek deities swore their oaths

    7
    111
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    STOAT

    47A Ferret look-alike

    7
    51
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    GLUE

    64A Stick

    7
    48
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    ENACTS

    19D Passes

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    38
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    RULE

    7D Straight line

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    100
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    MAORI

    53D Many a Cook Islander

    6
    74
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    LASER

    42A Surgical tool with an acronymic name

    6
    71
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    ABYSS

    1D Hell, to Dante

    6
    65
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    OAKS

    35A Kentucky ___ (sister race of the Kentucky Derby)

    6
    59
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    HOUR

    59D 11 or 12, say, but not 13

    6
    56
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    MATH

    58A "Do the ___"

    6
    48
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    TORT

    25D ___ reform (political issue)

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    80
  35. 35
    WRIT

    16A ___ of mandamus

    5
    54
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    OFFS

    10A Does a hit on

    5
    51
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    SORTS

    68A Does a prewash task

    4
    42
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    DUDE

    30D "Yo, ___!"

    4
    37
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    FIVE

    12D Quitting time, for many

    4
    33
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    EGGY

    56D Like most French toast and challah

    4
    32
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    INURE

    15A Accustom

    3
    68
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    YARN

    67A Crocheter's purchase

    3
    65
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    ROUGE

    3D It might make you blush

    3
    28
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    BRIDE

    8D Ring bearer

    3
    24
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    SKITS

    28D Some amateur theater productions

    3
    19
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    TROUT

    37A Fly-fisher's catch

    2
    37
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    STASIS

    46D Balance

    2
    34
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    DEBTS

    26A Bankruptcy cause

    2
    31
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    ATONED

    4D Made amends (for)

    2
    27
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    BROIL

    2D Oven option

    2
    25
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    SLEEPY

    23A Ready to retire, say

    2
    23
  52. 52
    DINS

    69A Rackets

    2
    20
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    SIGNAL

    20A Yawn, for wanting guests to leave

    2
    14
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    NEER

    39D Not once, in poems

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    100
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    ETHNO

    51D Prefix with centric

    1
    45
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    BARBS

    5A Some nasty repartee

    1
    21
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    TALI

    27D Anklebones

    1
    17
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    SCOLDS

    29A Takes to task

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    12
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    SEVERS

    9D Cuts off

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    8
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    INUSE

    65A Occupied

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    SKEIN

    54D Tangle

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    EMCEES

    45A Hosts

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    UPTAKE

    60A Comprehension

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    11
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    DREAMY

    40D Very handsome, as a beau

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    9
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    FLIMSY

    52A Weak, as an excuse

    0
    5
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    TITHED

    49D Gave 10%

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    5
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    BILLYBOB

    5D Actor Thornton

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    2
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    FRIVOLOUS

    11D Not serious

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    2
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    BLINDBLINDSTUDY debut

    38A Randomized clinical trial

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    1
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    BROT debut

    14A Bread: Ger.

    0
    1
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    DOOFUSES debut

    41D Stupid, incompetent ones

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    1
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    GOODYSHOESSHOES debut

    61A One who's maybe too virtuous

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    1
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    PISCOSOUR debut

    34D Peruvian cocktail

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    1
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    YOUONLYLIVELIVE debut

    17A 1967 James Bond film

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    1