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Wednesday · 74 answers · 2 debuts

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

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    ATE

    34A Scarfed down

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    ACE

    7D Big name in hardware stores

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    EAR

    30A One hearing things?

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    485
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    ARE

    31A "___ you serious?"

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    ETS

    49D H.S. exam org.

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    ANY

    39A Unspecified amount

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    ACT

    34D Do something

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    EYE

    43A Regard

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    AOL

    41A Verizon sale of 2021

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    LOT

    40A Certain real estate purchase

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    ETCH

    53A Engrave with an acid

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    ASHE

    55A Queens stadium eponym

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    EVA

    59D Little ___, who sang "The Loco-Motion"

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    EDS

    57D Sheeran and Sullivan

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    LOS

    44A ___ Gatos, Calif.

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    WEE

    28A Teeny

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    SCI

    5D Grade school subj.

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    SMEAR

    21D Glasses annoyance

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    TEASE

    48D Kid

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    REY

    17D Reina's chess "mate"

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    STL

    27A The Cards, on scoreboards

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    WIN

    32A When doubled, like a good situation

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    OATES

    4D Hall's partner in pop

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    UNCLE

    36D Scrooge McDuck vis-à-vis Donald

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    TWIN

    24D An identical one isn't 100% identical

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    FRY

    33D Overheat, as a circuit

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    48
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    GMC

    42A Hummer maker

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    WOW

    32D Amaze

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    HAMM

    6D Jon who played Don in "Mad Men"

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    41
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    FLEE

    19A Get out fast

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    NOES

    37D Rejections

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    FAM

    33A Relatives, slangily

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    PREEN

    52A Spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, say

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    EXCEL

    43D Get all A's, say

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    HMOS

    54D Some med. plans

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    ENRAGE

    56A Inflame

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    AMPERE

    41D Current unit

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    ORDEAL

    3D Flying a commercial airline, often

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    ELDERS

    62A So-called "wisdom-keepers"

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    FEAST

    23A Famine's counterpart

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    SAYSME

    12D "Because that's what I want!"

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    JAW

    38A Tooth holder

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    SERGE

    14D Twilled suit fabric

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    KASEM

    51D Casey in the National Radio Hall of Fame

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    SKOSH

    50A Smidgen

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    TIRES

    9D Exhausts

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    SHERPA

    46D Tibetan ethnic group

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    SAMOSA

    63A Savory South Asian pastry

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    INITIATE

    10D Kick off

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    CARACAS

    13A Northernmost capital in continental South America

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    12
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    OLDTIMER

    16A Vintage car, in German ... or veteran, in English

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    11
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    WALLET

    2D Place for some bills

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    LOSTTO

    44D Was defeated by

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    SCOFFS

    1D Says "Hah!," say

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    SWOOSH

    1A Iconic sportswear logo that was commissioned for $35 in 1971

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    GINGER

    42D Ingredient in some holiday cookies

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    THEBAR

    8D Something to pass, legally

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    LOVETAP

    61A Light punch

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    ENCAMP

    29D Set up a temporary base

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    ATTICS

    7A Stories that can get pretty hot

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    CALLERID

    35D It might say "Scam Likely"

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    MRES

    20A G.I. food packs

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    RAISED

    60A Boosted

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    EERILY

    18A In a spooky way

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    NAMELY

    26D That is to say

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    SEMESTER

    58A Vacation, in Swedish ... or half of an academic year, in English

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    JOURNAL

    38D Blog, perhaps

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    OSHEAS

    45D Vegas casino with bars named Dublin Up, Lucky and Blarney

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    CHINUA

    15A ___ Achebe, "Things Fall Apart" author

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    CONCURRENCE

    35A Competition, in French ... or agreement, in English

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    GYMNASIUM

    25A High school, in Danish ... or building for indoor sports, in English

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    MULTIPLEX

    47A Plywood, in Dutch ... or theater with several screens, in English

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    BETTS debut

    22A Six-time M.L.B. All-Star Mookie

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    CULTURE debut

    11D Something grown in a lab

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