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Tuesday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

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    TSA

    45D Air marshal's org.

    53
    189
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    ERIE

    50D Great Lake that sounds like a synonym for "spooky"

    48
    510
  3. 3
    ERE

    67A Before, to a bard

    43
    602
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    EGO

    22A Sense of self

    42
    393
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    ORAL

    61D Kind of exam

    42
    367
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    OAR

    33A Rower's need

    36
    331
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    ASAP

    55A "Fast!," in a memo

    36
    300
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    ACHE

    25D Post-run feeling

    28
    282
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    EMU

    14A Feathered Australian

    27
    295
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    NIL

    65D Zippo

    27
    249
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    SLY

    73A Furtive and crafty

    24
    264
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    MIA

    21D "Mamma ___!"

    21
    209
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    RARE

    53A Opposite of well done

    19
    257
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    EMAIL

    15A It may have an attachment for you

    19
    180
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    ADDS

    55D Tacks on

    19
    179
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    TAT

    17A Body image of a sort, for short

    19
    174
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    SEEP

    56D Leak slowly

    18
    128
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    WAS

    6D Used to be

    17
    128
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    LAIR

    26D Animal house?

    15
    143
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    NOTE

    46A Middle C, for one

    15
    132
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    RAIL

    30D Train track part

    13
    120
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    DIP

    9D Quick swim

    13
    111
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    ELECT

    44A Vote into office

    13
    99
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    OMAR

    2D Actor Sharif

    12
    252
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    AROMA

    20A Cookie shop attraction

    11
    191
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    AMY

    5D Sedaris of "Strangers With Candy"

    11
    136
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    FEW

    28D ___ and far between

    11
    61
  28. 28
    ERUPT

    40A Spew forth

    11
    54
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    RIDS

    38A Relieves, as of a burden

    11
    47
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    PORE

    41D Small opening in the skin

    10
    75
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    IDIOM

    69A Figure of speech

    10
    68
  32. 32
    ITD

    58A "___ be my pleasure!"

    10
    54
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    BORE

    29D Make yawn

    9
    77
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    ZOO

    1A Animal house?

    9
    76
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    ALFA

    57D Italian sports car, for short

    8
    108
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    DADA

    59D Bit of baby talk

    8
    98
  37. 37
    WIN

    48A Hit the jackpot

    8
    96
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    SHIA

    34A "Disturbia" actor ___ LaBeouf

    8
    49
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    SEXY

    62D Like the Beatles' Sadie

    7
    81
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    SONY

    37D PlayStation maker

    7
    63
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    COM

    66D Dot follower

    7
    58
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    DECOR

    9A Interior design

    7
    51
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    HEFT

    27A Weight

    6
    35
  44. 44
    ELTON

    54A Rock star John

    5
    102
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    LAX

    70A Left Coast airport, for short

    5
    78
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    NITE

    7D Evening, informally

    4
    71
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    ORZO

    12D Pasta also called risoni

    4
    58
  48. 48
    IVORY

    16A Word before Coast or tower

    4
    54
  49. 49
    ZETA

    1D Greek letter that sounds like it should be last, but isn't

    4
    52
  50. 50
    LYON

    23A French city near Grenoble

    4
    43
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    CALMS

    72A Pacifies

    4
    17
  52. 52
    GLIB

    36D Silver-tongued

    3
    52
  53. 53
    COEN

    19D Filmmaker Ethan or Joel

    3
    44
  54. 54
    VEX

    64D Annoy and baffle

    3
    41
  55. 55
    FINAL

    24A Last tournament match

    3
    32
  56. 56
    SPANX

    71A Shapewear brand

    3
    8
  57. 57
    RYAN

    13D Actor Gosling or Reynolds

    2
    86
  58. 58
    NOLO

    43A ___ contendere (court plea)

    2
    69
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    SAUNA

    31D Dry heat bath

    2
    60
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    BOG

    52D Swampy area

    2
    37
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    TTYL

    42D "Until next time," in a text

    2
    31
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    METRIC

    51D Decimal measuring system

    2
    20
  63. 63
    DEMANDS

    4D Ultimatums, e.g.

    2
    6
  64. 64
    ESTEEMS

    47D Prizes highly

    1
    21
  65. 65
    DAWNS

    4A "… by the ___ early light"

    1
    20
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    EGGOS

    60A Frozen waffles since the 1950s

    1
    16
  67. 67
    OUTOFORDER

    3D Not working

    1
    7
  68. 68
    SCORPION

    39D Zodiac creature

    1
    7
  69. 69
    DEFOE

    68A Daniel who wrote "Robinson Crusoe"

    0
    19
  70. 70
    COZY

    11D Snug as a bug in a rug

    0
    12
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    WINGS

    35A "Band on the Run" band

    0
    7
  72. 72
    EVILTWIN

    10D Creepy movie doppelgänger

    0
    6
  73. 73
    SLIGHT

    8D Give the cold shoulder, say

    0
    4
  74. 74
    SNOWANGELS

    32D They're made by doing jumping jacks lying down

    0
    3
  75. 75
    DELIVERANCE

    63A 1972 thriller set in the backwoods of Georgia … or a plot point in 18-, 29- and 49-Across?

    0
    2
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    BROADCASTNEWS debut

    29A 1987 film set in a Washington, D.C., TV station

    0
    1
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    MYSTICPIZZA debut

    18A 1988 rom-com set in a New England restaurant

    0
    1
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    ROSEMARYSBABY debut

    49A 1968 horror film set in a New York City apartment

    0
    1