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Wednesday · 80 answers

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    37A Noteworthy span

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    ELI

    5D Cotton gin inventor Whitney

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    599
  3. 3
    EON

    14A Forever and a day

    43
    343
  4. 4
    ECO

    1A Prefix for the green-minded

    42
    370
  5. 5
    ASIA

    41D ___ Minor

    38
    350
  6. 6
    EELS

    1D Their blood is toxic to humans

    28
    199
  7. 7
    ITS

    68A "___ your move"

    23
    257
  8. 8
    SLED

    69A Kane's Rosebud, for one

    23
    204
  9. 9
    MIA

    65A Soccer great Hamm

    21
    209
  10. 10
    NED

    64D Nancy Drew's beau

    18
    233
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    ABEL

    56D Mouse with his own island in a Newbery Honor book

    18
    194
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    OAHU

    35D "From Here to Eternity" setting

    18
    185
  13. 13
    ORSO

    21D "Ish"

    17
    145
  14. 14
    EDYS

    33D "Grand" ice cream brand

    17
    106
  15. 15
    CHER

    36D "Moonstruck" star

    17
    104
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    IMAC

    7D Apple for a teacher, maybe

    16
    154
  17. 17
    AAH

    39A Sound at the doctor's office

    16
    152
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    SALT

    11D One teaspoon, pink or black, for emphasis

    15
    115
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    ONION

    3D One small red minced, for crunch and tang

    14
    131
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    AESOP

    40D Fabulous fabulist

    14
    127
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    LACE

    34D Ruth Bader Ginsburg collar fabric

    14
    105
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    EASY

    60D Accommodating

    13
    153
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    DOPE

    31D Very cool, in slang

    12
    62
  24. 24
    MEME

    66A Phenomenon that may be dank or trending

    12
    60
  25. 25
    HERO

    26D Lunch that saves the day?

    11
    159
  26. 26
    LOCO

    34A In ___ parentis (legal term)

    11
    91
  27. 27
    ALAN

    19A Chester Arthur's middle name

    10
    232
  28. 28
    AJAR

    12D Slightly open

    10
    192
  29. 29
    ILE

    63D ___ de la Cité

    9
    234
  30. 30
    PSAT

    10A Junior hurdle, for short

    9
    106
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    ABIT

    61A Somewhat

    9
    100
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    LIME

    57D One small juiced, for citrus notes, and to preserve color

    9
    90
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    GNAW

    32D Chew (on)

    9
    85
  34. 34
    ANDSO

    23D "Thus …"

    8
    38
  35. 35
    NAY

    71A Bill-blocking vote

    7
    119
  36. 36
    EUROS

    47A Money spent in Munich

    7
    50
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    SPEEDO

    70A Brand for a butterfly expert, perhaps

    7
    37
  38. 38
    OGLE

    58D Rudely stare at

    6
    200
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    EVITA

    54D Role for Patti LuPone and Madonna

    6
    84
  40. 40
    TOGO

    50A Carry-out

    6
    66
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    TOMATO

    49D One vine-ripe chopped, for texture and color

    6
    21
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    PAY

    42A Pick up the tab

    5
    71
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    SIDLE

    9D Slink

    5
    40
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    AVOCADO

    40A About two cups cubed, after peeling and pitting

    5
    31
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    MYNA

    46D Talkative bird

    5
    26
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    ENRICH

    24A Add value to

    5
    18
  47. 47
    GERMS

    51D They can make you sick

    5
    13
  48. 48
    ASI

    45A "___ was saying …"

    4
    130
  49. 49
    NUB

    6D Gist

    4
    41
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    DODGE

    30A Sidestep

    4
    32
  51. 51
    MEWS

    46A Cat calls

    4
    32
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    SPOOL

    20A Wind

    4
    32
  53. 53
    ALUMNI

    15A Revelers at reunions

    4
    27
  54. 54
    ATONCE

    52A "Stat!"

    3
    50
  55. 55
    ODIST

    38D Panegyric poet

    3
    45
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    COUPE

    2D Sporty model

    3
    23
  57. 57
    HAJI

    16A Pilgrim at Mecca

    3
    22
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    MAUVE

    59A Shade a lot like lilac

    3
    22
  59. 59
    KENT

    27A Smallville surname

    2
    63
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    MACAW

    29D Talkative bird

    2
    45
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    MULLET

    67A Marine fish that's also the name of a hairstyle

    2
    6
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    JAMS

    55D Rocks out

    1
    34
  63. 63
    LUI

    17A Him, in French

    1
    29
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    SCHEME

    28A Word with color or rhyme

    1
    27
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    OSMOND

    38A Singer Donny or Marie

    1
    18
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    CUMIN

    53D 1/2 teaspoon, for a little extra flavor … really, try it!

    1
    10
  67. 67
    RIBALD

    18A Bawdy

    1
    10
  68. 68
    GARLIC

    4D Three cloves minced, for depth and aroma

    1
    6
  69. 69
    NOTATED

    44D Written for an instrumentalist

    1
    6
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    TWISTY

    48A Serpentine

    1
    6
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    TINO

    13D Baseball's Martinez

    0
    31
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    PHANTOM

    10D Ghostly apparition

    0
    12
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    CHENEY

    43A Former Wyoming representative Liz

    0
    9
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    CILANTRO

    22A 1/2 cup coarsely chopped, for bright (or soapy) flavor

    0
    8
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    TONEUP

    48D Build some muscle

    0
    7
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    REGINA

    62A Saskatchewan's second-largest city, after Saskatoon

    0
    6
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    UNLIKE

    8D Reverse a thumbs-up for, on Facebook

    0
    6
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    GENIUS

    4A Great cleverness

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    5
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    JALAPENO

    55A One seeded and minced, for heat

    0
    5
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    CHEVY

    25D "American Pie" ride

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    3