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Thursday · 72 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    ELI

    64A Whitney who patented the cotton gin

    60
    599
  2. 2
    IDEA

    60A The wheel was a good one

    33
    396
  3. 3
    ENO

    26D Co-producer of Bowie's "Berlin Trilogy"

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    285
  4. 4
    LES

    13D Article in Paris Match

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    270
  5. 5
    LIL

    58D Start of many a rap name

    20
    166
  6. 6
    TIA

    61A ___ Maria (coffee liqueur)

    20
    144
  7. 7
    TEST

    36D Experiment with

    19
    181
  8. 8
    NAE

    53A Inverness negative

    19
    171
  9. 9
    ORO

    32A Riches of El Dorado

    16
    231
  10. 10
    TRE

    37D Half of sei

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    180
  11. 11
    SHOO

    25D "Amscray!"

    15
    112
  12. 12
    APR

    8D Financing initialism

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    170
  13. 13
    HENS

    30A Female lobsters

    12
    93
  14. 14
    ONME

    16A Generous words at a bar

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    102
  15. 15
    BIB

    57D Accessory for running or dribbling

    9
    74
  16. 16
    MAG

    7A GQ or S.I.

    9
    63
  17. 17
    UNA

    38A A as in Argentina

    8
    115
  18. 18
    RUT

    23A Same old, same old

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    101
  19. 19
    NACRE

    22A Source of iridescence in many mollusks

    7
    59
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    INSOLE

    6D Step on it!

    5
    44
  21. 21
    GMS

    21D Ball club V.I.P.s, in brief

    5
    32
  22. 22
    RAMP

    42A Slope up or down

    3
    80
  23. 23
    USN

    38D Fleet inits.

    3
    57
  24. 24
    BRET

    41A McKenzie of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords

    3
    42
  25. 25
    SENSORS

    46A Self-driving car's array

    3
    10
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    ENLAI

    52D China's Zhou ___

    2
    61
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    ETALIA

    50D Latin list ender

    2
    28
  28. 28
    NSW

    28D Sydney's state: Abbr.

    2
    24
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    INGA

    4D Teri Garr's "Young Frankenstein" role

    1
    69
  30. 30
    BASK

    63A Behave like a certain surface-feeding shark

    1
    29
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    NOUS

    31A Toi et moi

    1
    24
  32. 32
    DAUNT

    54A Unnerve

    1
    20
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    ANTARES

    40D Giant star in Scorpius

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    17
  34. 34
    EMPEROR

    12D ___ penguin

    1
    14
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    PYE

    48D Joe-___ weed

    1
    13
  36. 36
    NURTURE

    2D Cultivate, physically or spiritually

    1
    11
  37. 37
    COGNAC

    5D About half of a sidecar

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    10
  38. 38
    WATUSI

    19D 1960s dance

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    9
  39. 39
    PRESSON

    45D Persist

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    6
  40. 40
    TURNON

    14A Betray … or ignite

    1
    6
  41. 41
    GOONTOUR

    9D Hit the road with roadies, perhaps

    1
    3
  42. 42
    WAITFORIT

    33A …

    1
    3
  43. 43
    NFT debut

    31D Modern digital asset, in brief

    1
    2
  44. 44
    APO

    15A Destination of mail sent to ZIP codes 09002, 09003, 09004, etc., in brief

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    99
  45. 45
    MAGOO

    7D Myopic "Mr." of old cartoons

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    32
  46. 46
    DINT

    56D Force

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    26
  47. 47
    ABOUND

    34D Teem

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    12
  48. 48
    ALISTS

    59A Elite groups

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    11
  49. 49
    REVAMP

    49D Make over

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    11
  50. 50
    TRANCES

    27A Altered states

    0
    10
  51. 51
    CIEL

    10A Sky: Fr.

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    9
  52. 52
    TRISTAN

    3D Isolde's love

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    9
  53. 53
    IRRITATE

    35D Vex

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    8
  54. 54
    HOUSTON

    29A First word spoken on the moon, 1969

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    7
  55. 55
    MEANTTO

    44D Had every intention of doing it

    0
    7
  56. 56
    SQUEAK

    47D Sound a little rusty, maybe

    0
    7
  57. 57
    ANNASUI

    43D Chinese American fashion designer with a Dolly Girl line

    0
    6
  58. 58
    CONCHS

    10D Mollusks with iridescence not created by 22-Across

    0
    4
  59. 59
    NEODADA

    39D One of many genres for Yoko Ono

    0
    3
  60. 60
    ATBIRTH

    1D When some vaccines are first given

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    2
  61. 61
    BRIGGS

    17A Myers-____ Type Indicator (personality assessment)

    0
    2
  62. 62
    GROWNUPS

    18A Characters rarely depicted in "Peanuts" cartoons

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    2
  63. 63
    ITSANOGO

    20A "Afraid that ain't happening"

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    2
  64. 64
    NEVADANS

    55A Residents of the Sagebrush State

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    2
  65. 65
    PREENER

    48A Bird or kitty, at times

    0
    2
  66. 66
    ALMOSTTHERE debut

    24A …

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    1
  67. 67
    ANTICI debut

    1A First half of this puzzle's theme ...

    0
    1
  68. 68
    BAREDALL debut

    57A Really put oneself out there

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    1
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    INURETO debut

    11D Desensitize against through experience

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    1
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    MINUTO debut

    62A Ora segment

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    1
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    NOTQUITEYET debut

    51A …

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    1
  72. 72
    PATION debut

    65A … and the end of the theme (finally!)

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    1