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Wednesday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    ALOE

    2D It's vera soothing!

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    AXE

    18A Cancel

    34
    269
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    IDEA

    41A "Light" of a light bulb moment

    33
    396
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    AMI

    62D Québécois confidant

    29
    302
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    OIL

    30A With 40-Across, offshore work site

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    282
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    STAT

    55D "Without delay!"

    27
    239
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    AFAR

    42D Yonder

    25
    233
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    TIS

    28D "___ but a scratch"

    24
    222
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    EGG

    34D Good ___ (kind soul)

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    206
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    ATSEA

    66A Needing direction

    18
    194
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    SAC

    63D ___ fly (R.B.I.-earning play)

    17
    167
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    IMP

    5D Mischievous tyke

    17
    166
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    DATA

    39D Raw material for some analysts

    16
    157
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    INC

    35A Apple ___

    16
    126
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    RIG

    40A See 30-Across

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    114
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    SEAT

    59D Resting place?

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    152
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    OHO

    64A "What a revelation!"

    15
    148
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    REAR

    24D Bring up

    14
    184
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    HANOI

    14A Home of Bach Ma Temple

    14
    120
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    ALARM

    13A Horn or whistle, at times

    14
    104
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    TIME

    31A It's money, in a saying

    14
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    NON

    8D Lead-in to stick or starter

    13
    143
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    BAN

    67A Prohibit

    13
    125
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    IMAGE

    65A Public relations focus

    13
    110
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    SOME

    49D Not many

    13
    100
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    SHAM

    55A Fake

    13
    87
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    EKED

    17D Scraped (out)

    13
    86
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    LOU

    15A Nickname for Missouri's second-largest city, with "the"

    12
    139
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    INIT

    7D Still able to win

    12
    117
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    EENY

    19A Start of a simple selection process

    12
    83
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    ICARE

    48D "You matter to me"

    12
    45
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    CITE

    68A Bring up

    11
    93
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    AUNT

    22D Letters that are fittingly part of "f_mily _ _ i _"

    11
    92
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    EZRA

    37D ___ Klein, author of "Why We're Polarized"

    10
    139
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    OASIS

    21A Cool place in a hot place

    10
    104
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    HAIKU

    14D Sort of poem not usually pluralized by adding an -s

    10
    37
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    MENSA

    29A International intelligence organization?

    9
    93
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    RABBI

    1A Teacher of the Talmud

    9
    58
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    MII

    29D Customizable Nintendo avatar

    9
    34
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    ZIP

    43A Get-up-and-go

    8
    59
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    DEREK

    23A Janet's "not-a-robot" boyfriend on "The Good Place"

    8
    42
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    HUGE

    56D Epic

    8
    40
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    FIE

    38D "Curses upon thee!"

    7
    60
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    BBQ

    10A Cousin of a picnic, informally

    7
    29
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    ICONIC

    47D Having legendary status

    7
    20
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    WATT

    6D Power unit

    6
    53
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    FEND

    26D Ward (off)

    6
    26
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    ALPHA

    51D Leader of Argos?

    5
    82
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    FILE

    25D Finish one's taxes

    5
    41
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    CHEST

    69A Trunk

    5
    39
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    RABE

    1D Broccoli ___

    5
    35
  52. 52
    BLASE

    10D Apathetic

    5
    23
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    COACH

    53A TV's Ted Lasso, e.g.

    5
    15
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    MINT

    33D Breath freshener

    4
    63
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    YVES

    58D Part of Y.S.L.

    4
    50
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    BOYS

    57A Eton students, traditionally

    4
    32
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    MARACA

    50A Musical instrument also called a chac-chac

    4
    22
  58. 58
    KITT

    20A Eartha who sang "I Want to Be Evil"

    3
    22
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    MACBETH

    45D Subject of a centuries-old theatrical superstition

    3
    9
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    JPG

    60A .png alternative

    3
    4
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    AMONG

    44A Surrounded by

    2
    53
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    WING

    6A Alternative to a thigh

    2
    44
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    CLARO

    54A "___ que sí!" (Spanish "Of course!")

    2
    28
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    QUEST

    12D Dungeons & Dragons mission

    2
    23
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    RAGON

    52D Harshly criticize, informally

    2
    12
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    BARNDANCE

    3D Rural shindig

    2
    4
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    MCJOB

    50D Mundane employment, derisively

    1
    11
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    COUPS

    27D Tours de force

    1
    10
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    IRONHORSE

    32D 1800s steam-powered locomotive

    1
    9
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    FLUENT

    25A Speaking naturally

    1
    8
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    GIGOLO

    9D Escort of a sort

    1
    6
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    BOXIN

    11D Trap from all sides

    1
    5
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    BREYERS

    4D Edy's competitor

    1
    3
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    BOREPEATING debut

    16A Was worth another mention

    1
    1
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    FAREDUCTION debut

    26A Travel discount

    1
    1
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    FIRESISTANT debut

    46A Not inflammatory?

    1
    1
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    NATURESERVE debut

    61A Sanctuary like Yellowstone

    1
    1
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    REFUSED debut

    36A Said no ... or, interpreted differently, a hint to entering the answers to 16-, 26-, 46- and 61-Across

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