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Wednesday · 76 answers · 4 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    USE

    8D Get value from

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    AREA

    63A Carpet measurement

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    631
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    ADS

    44A "Targeted" things on the internet

    46
    325
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    ANN

    2D Author Patchett

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    300
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    UNO

    32D Spanish number

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    241
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    ACHE

    21A Have tired muscles

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    282
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    INN

    28A Alternative to an Airbnb

    27
    258
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    STEM

    5D Acronym whose "E" stands for "engineering"

    26
    228
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    TIS

    26D "Indeed!," quaintly

    24
    222
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    EYES

    41A Raisins, sometimes, for a snowman

    24
    195
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    REST

    66A Musical symbol for silence

    22
    256
  12. 12
    RYE

    62D Bread for a patty melt

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    212
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    AER

    27A ___ Lingus

    19
    148
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    AWE

    20D What visitors to Niagara Falls are often in

    18
    238
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    DOS

    45D Twice 32-Down

    18
    175
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    IOU

    61D Letters for debtors

    18
    160
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    DESI

    14D Arnaz who loved Lucy

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    139
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    OKRA

    15A Gumbo green

    17
    156
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    UGH

    60D "Eww!"

    16
    128
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    CEO

    1D Corporate V.I.P.

    15
    177
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    THAI

    58D Language spoken along the Mekong

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    130
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    OSCAR

    48D "Titanic" award

    13
    145
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    SFO

    33D Airport served by BART, for short

    13
    66
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    SASSY

    12D Impudent

    12
    95
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    ISSUE

    68A Matter of debate

    12
    89
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    ABIDE

    21D Tolerate

    11
    81
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    FEW

    17D "Select" or "chosen" quantity

    11
    61
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    HIS

    67A A man of ___ word

    10
    119
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    DENT

    53D Bad impression?

    10
    112
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    ITSY

    55A Very small, informally

    10
    78
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    DAIS

    14A Talking point?

    9
    106
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    CASH

    59A "___ only" (store sign)

    9
    101
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    ENACT

    13A Make into legislation

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    96
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    CRU

    6A Grand ___ (French wine designation)

    9
    49
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    BOW

    31D What might help wrap up a gift … or a performance

    8
    60
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    DEFT

    34A Adroit

    8
    52
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    SLATS

    56A Window blind elements

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    34
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    ABYSS

    20A Bottomless chasm

    6
    65
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    TEARY

    37D A little emotional, say

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    39
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    IMPEI

    51D National Gallery of Art architect

    6
    37
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    BOAST

    25A Toot one's horn

    6
    33
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    SST

    54D Fast, bygone jet, for short

    5
    199
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    NAILS

    52D Spots for polish

    5
    45
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    CAFES

    1A Places for light bites

    4
    31
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    LOBS

    9A Tosses up, as an easy question

    4
    26
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    MISSM

    30D Bette Midler's "Divine" nickname

    4
    11
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    ANNOY

    65A Pique

    3
    42
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    ASPER

    46A In accordance with

    3
    41
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    FLARE

    49D Emergency signal

    3
    40
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    GELT

    64A Traditional Hanukkah gift

    3
    34
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    THA

    40D Hip-hop article

    3
    29
  52. 52
    SIRENS

    47D In myth they allure, but on the street they alert

    3
    27
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    YMA

    43A Peruvian singer Sumac

    2
    71
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    RICOH

    7D Big name in printers and copiers

    2
    29
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    ECHOES

    4D REPEATS, repeats, repeats …

    2
    26
  56. 56
    CONEY

    22D ___ Island (which is actually a peninsula)

    2
    17
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    CANTS

    6D Tilts

    2
    13
  58. 58
    BRUSH

    11D Paleontologist's tool

    2
    12
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    MAUS

    18A Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer-winning graphic novel

    2
    12
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    UPINTHEAIR

    60A Thinking A … B … maybe even C?

    2
    4
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    OKAYS

    10D Approves

    1
    32
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    TASES

    50D Zaps, in a way

    1
    13
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    COMESTO

    19A Awakens

    1
    11
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    FUMES

    36D Running on ___

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    9
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    SWOOSH

    42A Iconic logo in athletic apparel

    1
    9
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    YAYAS

    24D Rolling Stones album "Get Yer ___ Out!"

    1
    9
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    MAESTRI

    57A Super conductors?

    1
    8
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    ONTHEFENCE

    16A Thinking A or B … hmm …

    1
    7
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    FATCHANCE

    3D "Like that's ever gonna happen!"

    1
    6
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    LOMBARDI

    9D Hall-of-Fame coach who purportedly said "Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit"

    1
    5
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    IMBUSY

    29A "It's going to have to wait"

    1
    2
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    WISHYWASHY

    23A Thinking A … no, B … no, A

    1
    2
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    DECISIONFATIGUE debut

    38A Modern term for the psychological exhaustion showcased in this puzzle's theme

    1
    1
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    EGYPTIANS debut

    35D Ancient readers of the Book of the Dead

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    1
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    ISAWTHAT debut

    39D "Hey, caught ya!"

    1
    1
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    OFTWOMINDS debut

    48A Thinking A … but also thinking B? Gah!

    1
    1