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Friday · 72 answers · 6 debuts

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

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    ACE

    8D Top club in Vegas

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    AREA

    16A Diamond measurement

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    631
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    ANTE

    54A Upfront payment before a deal is made

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    461
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    ANT

    19A Hill worker

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    401
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    PSST

    56A Alternative to an elbow

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    250
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    LEE

    4D Common middle name

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    360
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    ANTI

    32D Pro fighter?

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    364
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    UNIT

    22D Kelvin or newton

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    230
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    AHI

    47A Bluefin alternative

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    111
  10. 10
    AGRA

    1D District of India that's home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites

    24
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    IRAN

    2D Modern site of ancient Persepolis

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    276
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    ASP

    37A "Baby at my breast," in a Shakespearean tragedy

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    ALIT

    20A Settled (on)

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    AIDE

    23D Hill worker

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    SCAR

    6A Plastic surgeon's concern

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    188
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    ATON

    47D Scores and scores

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    URLS

    26D What some QR codes contain

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    69
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    ERODE

    29A Take the edge off, say

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    175
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    AISLE

    1A A train might get pulled along it

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    140
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    ABU

    53D ___-Bakr, close adviser of Muhammad

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    86
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    TRAP

    45D Lobster pot, e.g.

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    156
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    HAM

    31A It might get smoked

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    144
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    MEGA

    25D Prefix with phone

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    73
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    SECT

    3D Result of a split decision?

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    PLOT

    38D Gunpowder ___ (1605 English conspiracy)

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    78
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    CAST

    7D Thrown

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    BIOS

    46A Who's Who filler, informally

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    42
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    FAST

    57A Contronym that means moving quickly or not moving at all

    8
    69
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    VIA

    52D Through

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    145
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    BEES

    46D Some queens but not kings

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    62
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    GLUE

    34A Decoupage need

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    48
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    RAUL

    50A Actor Esparza with four Tony nominations

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    47
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    EYELET

    41D Certain loophole

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    25
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    ANKA

    23A Singer with the 1960 #2 hit "Puppy Love"

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    TENETS

    45A Things to believe in

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    36
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    MOST

    33D 65%, e.g.

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    54
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    HDTV

    10A Home theater purchase

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    35
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    VANS

    13D Shoe brand with an iconic checkerboard design

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    34
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    HEWN

    48D Axed

    4
    32
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    TENORS

    24A Choir section

    4
    28
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    IDLY

    49D Without direction

    3
    54
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    TEARS

    12D Glum drops

    3
    38
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    ZENO

    36A Greek philosopher known for reductio ad absurdum arguments

    3
    35
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    BOOST

    42D Increase

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    28
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    ZEUS

    36D Subject of a statue that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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    25
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    COUPE

    28D Many a Porsche 911

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    23
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    POLKA

    15D Lively dance

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    23
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    FOGS

    44A Becomes difficult to see through, with "up"

    3
    21
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    DEETS

    39A Particulars, informally

    3
    16
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    RYAN

    18A Title paratrooper in a 1998 war film

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    86
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    COAST

    30A Stop putting in effort

    2
    40
  52. 52
    DRYERSHEET debut

    11D Laundry room detritus

    2
    3
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    LEANS

    43D Slightly favors, with "to"

    1
    29
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    ENHANCE

    5D Option in a photo editing app

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    27
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    RESTEASY

    9D "You've got nothing to worry about"

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    11
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    PUMPS

    38A Low-cut, laceless shoes

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    10
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    LOYOLA

    43A Common Jesuit school name

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    9
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    POUTY

    35A Like a sore loser, perhaps

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    4
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    SERIALCOMMA debut

    6D Much-debated grammar topic

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    2
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    DOGSTAR

    39D Brightest point in Canis Major, familiarly

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    10
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    HARBOR

    10D Secretly feel

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    7
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    RUNNY

    58A Like some Brie

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    7
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    MUSICALCHAIRS

    25A Game you can't stand to win?

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    3
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    GREENPEACE

    14A Environmental organization that has ships

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    2
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    OVERSTATED

    51A Like hyperbolic comments

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    2
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    RACEHORSES

    17A Animals that all share the same "birthday" (January 1)

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    2
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    THATSAFIRST

    24D "I've never seen anything like it"

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    2
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    TUBERS

    21A Taro and jicama

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    2
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    FIESTABOWL debut

    55A Postseason college football game formerly sponsored by Tostitos

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    1
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    PULLSOFF debut

    35D Achieves

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    1
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    SOUPTONUTS debut

    27D It's all-inclusive

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    1
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    TELLMEABOUTIT debut

    40A "Ain't that the truth!"

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    1