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Monday · 74 answers · 6 debuts

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

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    ATE

    22A Broke a fast

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    ETA

    9D Letter after zeta

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    YES

    29A "Precisely!"

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    USE

    62A Take advantage of

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    ETNA

    58D Sicilian stratovolcano

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    TSAR

    26D Bygone Russian ruler

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    EWE

    31A Female sheep

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    ELM

    36D Stately shade tree

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    AHI

    16A Tuna type in sushi restaurants

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    NATO

    15A Peacekeeping grp. since 1949

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    ESPN

    55D Channel showing game highlights

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    APP

    25A Spotify or TikTok

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    APED

    7A Crudely mimicked

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    DYE

    65A Paintball filler

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    BAR

    51A Belly up to the ___

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    SPAS

    33D Health resorts

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    IRATE

    3D Boiling mad

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    PEP

    47A Lively energy

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    NAPA

    49A California valley known for its vineyards

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    RETRO

    53D Having a throwback style

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    MCS

    11A Show hosts, for short

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    OMAR

    59D "The Wire" character portrayed by Michael K. Williams

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    TACO

    26A ___ Bell (fast-food chain)

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    ANGLE

    7D What a protractor measures

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    DORA

    10D "___ the Explorer"

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    MIRE

    4D Bog down

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    SLIP

    6D Inadvertent error

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    DUO

    61D Couple of musicians

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    PASTA

    1D Farfalle, fettuccine or fusilli

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    MIL

    44A End of a soldier's email address

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    SPUD

    54D Tater

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    SIRS

    13D Titles for knights

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    SORTA

    30D "Ish"

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    NOSY

    66A Prone to prying

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    GRIP

    57D Hold firmly

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    ASTRAL

    41A Related to stars

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    HERB

    23A Parsley, sage, rosemary or thyme

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    ARIAS

    21A Operatic solos

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    SEGUE

    54A Narrative transition

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    TRA

    19D Lead-in to "la-la"

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    SYD

    43A Airport code for Australia's largest city

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    REPOT

    2D Transplant, as a flower

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    PAPAYA

    40D Tropical fruit with highly nutritious seeds

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    PUT

    48D "To ___ it mildly ..."

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    EEGS

    32D Brain tests, in brief

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    AERIAL

    14A Like outdoor photos taken from above

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    PARM

    5D Dish with chicken, veal or eggplant, familiarly

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    PRIMPS

    1A Fusses in front of the mirror, say

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    NOHOPE

    18D What goners have

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    EASYPEASY

    34D "So simple!"

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    AGNEW

    52D Vice president who resigned in 1973

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    PULP

    63A Quentin Tarantino's "___ Fiction"

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    INANER

    64A More ludicrous

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    LABELS

    45D Things stuck on file folders

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    BEFALL

    24D Happen to

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    FOODIE

    37A Gastrophile

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    PARALLELPARKING

    39A Most difficult challenge for many a student driver

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    ARTDEGREE

    35D Credential for a painter or sculptor

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    PLAY

    46A YouTube button

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    BRENT

    51D Actor Spiner of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"

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    OKEY

    38D "___-doke!"

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    CALLIN

    28D Dial a radio show, say

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    SEASCAPE

    33A Coastal vista

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    TOTEMPOLE

    20A Symbolic carving

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    ACLAM

    27D Happy as ___

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    POPPY

    50D Red flower of wartime remembrance

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    PAPERY

    8D Like onion or garlic skin

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    SPARRINGPARTNER

    17A Opponent who helps train a boxer

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    BOYGEORGE debut

    56A Lead singer for Culture Club

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    CHEAPWINE debut

    12D Cabernet or merlot sold in a box, say

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    MALTESES debut

    42A White dogs, or bluish-gray cats

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    MANIPEDIS debut

    11D Combo offerings at nail salons

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    PARTSDEPARTMENT debut

    60A Place in an auto dealership to pick up wiper blades or spark plugs

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    PARTWO debut

    67A Common miniature golf goal ... or a hint to what's found in 17-, 39- and 60-Across

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