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Thursday · 74 answers · 7 debuts

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

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    EEL

    32A Burrower in sand or mud

    53
    487
  2. 2
    TSA

    21A Water-confiscating org.

    53
    189
  3. 3
    ANTE

    19A It goes in the middle of a table

    45
    461
  4. 4
    AHA

    10D "Got it!"

    40
    379
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    AGO

    51A Years ___

    39
    291
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    ETS

    61A Figures on "The X-Files," in brief

    37
    319
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    EPA

    57D Clean water org.

    36
    320
  8. 8
    ESP

    55D It's a "gift"

    35
    344
  9. 9
    ANTS

    59A Creatures on an Escher Möbius strip

    33
    247
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    EVA

    6D Actress Noblezada who got a Grammy for "Hadestown"

    20
    247
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    ALEC

    25D Smart ___

    19
    279
  12. 12
    EDIE

    28A Woman's name that sounds like a pair of letters of the alphabet

    19
    190
  13. 13
    APP

    58D Messenger, for one

    19
    133
  14. 14
    DYE

    64A Henna, for one

    18
    162
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    SEEP

    62A Flow slowly

    18
    128
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    EPI

    23A Commercial prefix with Pen

    16
    141
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    OMANI

    45A Neighbor of a Saudi

    15
    122
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    DAM

    40A The tallest one in the U.S. is California's Oroville

    14
    132
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    EAVE

    41A Icicle locale

    13
    164
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    EASY

    5D Like pie, but not cookies?

    13
    153
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    RISE

    54A Knoll

    13
    150
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    TOP

    1A Part of the deck from which a dealer deals

    13
    132
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    TEASE

    30A Bait

    11
    127
  24. 24
    IRL

    14A Not online, to a texter

    9
    14
  25. 25
    ARCS

    10A Shots of shooting stars, say

    8
    109
  26. 26
    BEAD

    29D Bit of condensation

    8
    55
  27. 27
    HEAT

    16A Kind of wave

    7
    82
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    SALIVA

    53A It's mouth-watering

    7
    23
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    ANTIC

    22D Shenanigan

    6
    94
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    SKIP

    53D Bypass

    6
    66
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    INTER

    24A Lead-in to state or stellar

    5
    75
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    TREX

    47A Sue at Chicago's Field Museum, e.g.

    5
    65
  33. 33
    DAMP

    33D A little sweaty, say

    4
    52
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    ROCK

    31A What some toy horses do

    4
    38
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    ONETON

    8D Approximate weight of the Liberty Bell

    4
    26
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    SASHAY

    20A "___ away" ("RuPaul's Drag Race" catchphrase)

    4
    20
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    MAB

    7D Mischievous fairy queen

    3
    30
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    KATSU

    9D Japanese fried cutlet

    3
    5
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    LEICA

    35D Camera brand with a red circle logo

    2
    36
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    SHEAR

    4D Fleece

    2
    33
  41. 41
    HAVANA

    15A Where Hemingway worked on "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

    2
    29
  42. 42
    ARBYS

    49D "Sir, this is an ___" (meme punch line)

    2
    20
  43. 43
    CASEY

    50D "The Ballad of ___ Jones"

    2
    15
  44. 44
    SILOED

    37A Isolated

    2
    6
  45. 45
    JAMS

    36D Some copier woes

    1
    34
  46. 46
    IMAGINE

    38D Picture

    1
    17
  47. 47
    RENEWAL

    11D What may be cheaper if it's automatic

    1
    12
  48. 48
    TEAKETTLE

    27D It whistles in the kitchen

    1
    12
  49. 49
    DUMP

    46A Offload quickly

    1
    10
  50. 50
    YUPPIE

    60A Kind of culture satirized in "American Psycho"

    1
    8
  51. 51
    PLASTIC

    3D An estimated 80% of marine debris

    1
    5
  52. 52
    BREAKSEVEN debut

    56A *Has a wash at the casino (+7 = 21!)

    1
    3
  53. 53
    CTRLP debut

    50A Command for hard copies

    1
    2
  54. 54
    ARY

    52A Suffix with second, but not third

    0
    25
  55. 55
    ORLANDO

    2D Location of the "The Most Magical Place on Earth"

    0
    15
  56. 56
    DIALER

    33A Device making robocalls

    0
    9
  57. 57
    EXPANSE

    44D It's a stretch

    0
    9
  58. 58
    LACOSTE

    39D Polo brand

    0
    8
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    BLACKJACK

    34A *Casino game associated with the sum of this puzzle's shaded squares

    0
    6
  60. 60
    BLIN

    29A Certain buckwheat pancake

    0
    6
  61. 61
    SNAPPY

    63A Like good catchphrases and comebacks

    0
    6
  62. 62
    SOFARAS

    37D To the extent that

    0
    5
  63. 63
    MILKDUD

    26D Chewy chocolaty morsel

    0
    4
  64. 64
    STEINER

    13D Max ___, Academy Award-winning composer of "Now, Voyager"

    0
    4
  65. 65
    ARRIVED

    42D Last word in GPS directions, often

    0
    3
  66. 66
    DRYRUN

    46D Rehearsal

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    3
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    FACECARDS

    48A *They're worth 10 points at the casino (+1 = 14)

    0
    3
  68. 68
    VELVETY

    43D Buttery-soft

    0
    3
  69. 69
    CATPOSE

    12D Yoga asana often paired with Cow

    0
    2
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    AMOUNTWON debut

    25A *Profit at the casino (+2 = 13)

    0
    1
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    CHEEKBONE debut

    18D What's highlighted in some makeup tutorials

    0
    1
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    PLACESABET debut

    17A *Wagers at the casino (11)

    0
    1
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    SEEMOK debut

    4A Appear to be fine

    0
    1
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    TIPSIER debut

    1D A bit more buzzed

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    1