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Thursday · 76 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELI

    34D ___ Cohen, spy portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen in 2019

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    599
  2. 2
    IDEA

    59D Brain spark

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  3. 3
    EAST

    37D How a jet stream typically flows

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    285
  4. 4
    OLD

    55A Played out

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    247
  5. 5
    ARM

    24A It may extend a hand

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    264
  6. 6
    MET

    23A Matched

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    187
  7. 7
    ION

    22D One component of solar wind

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    258
  8. 8
    AAA

    41A Org. that sells large batteries, ironically

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    230
  9. 9
    SEEP

    68A Slip through the cracks?

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    128
  10. 10
    ACH

    43D German cry

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    126
  11. 11
    LESS

    1A What slackers do vis-à-vis non-slackers

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    167
  12. 12
    LAP

    54A Unsafe car seat?

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    152
  13. 13
    ESPY

    61D Award for great plays

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    130
  14. 14
    ECRU

    2D Color from the French for "unbleached"

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    196
  15. 15
    SAO

    49D Portuguese holy title

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    171
  16. 16
    LACE

    15A Something a loafer lacks

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    105
  17. 17
    EASY

    71A Partner of nice

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    153
  18. 18
    ACLU

    14A Org. involved in the landmark Loving v. Virginia case of 1967

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    137
  19. 19
    OCTET

    7D Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, e.g.

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  20. 20
    PET

    65D Walker's charge

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  21. 21
    DOC

    38A Medic

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  22. 22
    PESTO

    8D Sauce traditionally made in a mortar

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    86
  23. 23
    SAND

    35D Smooth, in a way

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    86
  24. 24
    TORSO

    18D Place for a six-pack

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    74
  25. 25
    JLO

    5D Singer at the Biden/Harris inauguration, familiarly

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    45
  26. 26
    NSFW

    31D Like R-rated pics, in brief

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    36
  27. 27
    SLATS

    13D Wooden skis, essentially

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    34
  28. 28
    SLIM

    3D Narrow

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    69
  29. 29
    BEES

    60D Some drones

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    62
  30. 30
    LOG

    10D Sign-in sheet, e.g.

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  31. 31
    FLEE

    67A Take off

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    72
  32. 32
    NEONS

    32A Some glass signs

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  33. 33
    PIES

    57D "Whoopie" treats

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    58
  34. 34
    TONAL

    16A Pitched, as speech

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    49
  35. 35
    CADS

    28D Bad guys

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    47
  36. 36
    KFC

    63D Fast-food chain whose secret recipe includes "11 herbs and spices"

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  37. 37
    AGITA

    19A Uneasy feeling

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    26
  38. 38
    TGEL

    40D Neutrogena dandruff shampoo

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    8
  39. 39
    SYST

    70A Part of CBS: Abbr.

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  40. 40
    TRIBE

    58A Powwow host

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  41. 41
    PAUL

    6D Singer Bono's given name

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  42. 42
    LETIN

    21A Clear for entry

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    28
  43. 43
    USOFA

    66A Red, white and blue land, for short

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  44. 44
    MOUE

    25D Petulant pout

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  45. 45
    HOHUM

    51D Lackluster

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    23
  46. 46
    TECHS

    48A Repair specialists, familiarly

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    23
  47. 47
    SLAWS

    9A Dishes often made with mayo

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  48. 48
    JPOP

    5A Music genre from Tokyo

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    5
  49. 49
    LAPD

    1D "Columbo" org.

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    39
  50. 50
    EZINE

    36A Publication that's not on paper

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    33
  51. 51
    EFLAT

    39A It's a bit higher than a D

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    26
  52. 52
    STANLEE

    9D Author of 2015's "Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir"

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    20
  53. 53
    MERCY

    69A "Goodness!"

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  54. 54
    DEEPSET

    50A Like eyes beneath a prominent brow

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  55. 55
    STRAT

    42A Guitar played by Hendrix and Harrison, familiarly

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  56. 56
    THEYSAY

    44D "Word has it …"

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  57. 57
    BOZ

    27D Singer Scaggs with the 1970s hits "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle"

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  58. 58
    BEATS

    46D Top number in a time signature

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  59. 59
    SULLY

    53D Stain, as a reputation

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    DUMBO

    20A Big-eared star of a 1941 film

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  61. 61
    ANIMANIACS

    11D Show from which "Pinky and the Brain" was spun off

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  62. 62
    HOOKS

    62A Memorable parts of songs

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    APPRISE

    47D Inform

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  64. 64
    HOTHEADS

    51A *Bio pic

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  65. 65
    SUNBATH

    4D One way to get baked

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    4
  66. 66
    ALEHOUSES

    33A *Realtor's objective

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  67. 67
    DUFFS

    52D Rear ends

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  68. 68
    CASTSON

    28A Applies the first row of loops to a knitting needle

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    2
  69. 69
    FLIPSIDES

    64A Opposites … or instructions for answering this puzzle's starred clues

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    2
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    PRINTOUTS

    17A *Defeat in a 100-meter dash, say

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    2
  71. 71
    TOOLBARS

    26A *Pub seat

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    2
  72. 72
    WATERSNAKE

    12D Reptilian swimmer

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    2
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    YOUUP

    56A Text before a late-night call, perhaps

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    ALOTTOLOSE debut

    29D Much on the line

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  75. 75
    SECRETDOOR debut

    30D Private entrance, perhaps

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  76. 76
    WINGBACKS debut

    45A *Start of a golfer's action

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