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Wednesday · 74 answers · 6 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

    38A "Oh, what's the ___?"

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    356
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    AREA

    15A Surface calculation

    46
    631
  3. 3
    EPEE

    13A Weapon whose name has two accents

    41
    343
  4. 4
    SEA

    56D Domain of SpongeBob SquarePants

    40
    370
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    LEO

    3D Certain fire sign

    40
    268
  6. 6
    IDEA

    60A Something to bat around

    33
    396
  7. 7
    TSAR

    40D Target of a 1917 uprising

    33
    341
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    IDO

    55D Wedding words

    33
    336
  9. 9
    SAP

    57D Sticky stuff

    24
    194
  10. 10
    IPO

    2D Airbnb had one in 2020, for short

    20
    133
  11. 11
    EDIE

    49D Falco of "Nurse Jackie"

    19
    190
  12. 12
    EMIR

    35A Qatari dignitary

    18
    218
  13. 13
    OLES

    52A Stadium sounds

    17
    130
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    BRIE

    5D Cheese with a white rind

    17
    95
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    IRENE

    43D Name that becomes another name when its first letter is dropped

    16
    208
  16. 16
    SOAP

    63A Bar that gets smaller and smaller

    14
    114
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    ADORE

    27D Be nuts about

    13
    184
  18. 18
    DEER

    61A The yearling in the 1939 Pulitzer winner "The Yearling," e.g.

    13
    154
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    ADIEU

    22D Seine send-off

    13
    148
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    CBS

    32A "NCIS" airer

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    123
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    STENT

    34D Cardiologist's insert

    13
    65
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    GLEE

    7D Sheer delight

    12
    112
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    DESK

    62A Receptionist's spot

    12
    105
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    SALSA

    12D Chip dip

    11
    98
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    ARGO

    39A Constellation named for a mythical ship

    9
    148
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    NIECE

    59A Dorothy, to Em

    9
    104
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    LIME

    58A Club soda garnish

    9
    90
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    HAH

    42D Taunting laugh

    9
    86
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    ADDON

    53A New wing, say

    9
    50
  30. 30
    IOTAS

    30A Little bits

    8
    80
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    ADES

    50D Some summer libations

    7
    126
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    BRIT

    37A Who might call French fries "chips"

    7
    58
  33. 33
    OUTIE

    24D Convex navel

    7
    37
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    TRITE

    40A Overworked

    6
    73
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    DONE

    31A Kaput

    6
    66
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    NOLIE

    45D "I kid you not!"

    6
    47
  37. 37
    PILL

    1A Lead-in to box or bug

    6
    42
  38. 38
    KISS

    54A Frog transformer

    5
    61
  39. 39
    THESE

    14D "If ___ walls could talk ..."

    5
    53
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    ENDOW

    29D Provide resources for

    4
    64
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    NILS

    20D Zeros, in soccer

    4
    30
  42. 42
    PBJS

    9A Gooey sandwiches, informally

    4
    8
  43. 43
    CRIME

    32D Word before ring or after true

    3
    33
  44. 44
    ZOOM

    16A Popular videoconferencing app

    3
    33
  45. 45
    GORGE

    28D Pig out

    3
    21
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    OAKY

    6D Like wine aged in casks

    3
    17
  47. 47
    TERSER

    41D More succinct

    3
    15
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    PEZ

    1D Candy whose name derives from the German "Pfefferminz"

    2
    48
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    TRALA

    14A Lighthearted refrain

    2
    48
  50. 50
    JOT

    21D Little bit

    2
    46
  51. 51
    PURL

    18A Knitter's stitch

    2
    23
  52. 52
    BOGS

    5A Encumbers, with "down"

    2
    19
  53. 53
    HIKER

    17A Machu Picchu visitor, say

    2
    17
  54. 54
    RAWEST

    47A Least experienced

    2
    8
  55. 55
    FORDS

    36A Broncos and Explorers

    2
    7
  56. 56
    ADONIS

    22A Persephone's lover

    1
    45
  57. 57
    INSEAM

    44A Second number on a pants tag

    1
    27
  58. 58
    BITES

    33D Snacks

    1
    22
  59. 59
    IFOLD

    44D Poker declaration

    1
    19
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    DOCK

    51D Berth place

    1
    16
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    SUEME

    46D "Sorry, not sorry"

    1
    16
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    DOOMS

    23D Unhappy fates

    1
    10
  63. 63
    BRUCE

    10D The Boss, familiarly

    1
    9
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    JERKY

    11D Snack whose name comes from the Quechua for "dried meat"

    1
    7
  65. 65
    SARDINES

    8D Fish thought to be named after a region in Italy

    1
    5
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    IOWEYA

    25A "Next one's on me"

    1
    3
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    BREWSKIS

    37D Rathskeller offerings, informally

    1
    2
  68. 68
    PAPAWS

    9D Relatives of custard apples

    1
    2
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    DOUBLEAGENTS debut

    26A Soren Kierkegaard and Chris Isaak, e.g.?

    1
    1
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    FARMLAND debut

    36D Most of Nebraska

    1
    1
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    FOURHLEADERS debut

    48A Henry the Eighth and Hubert H. Humphrey, e.g.?

    1
    1
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    LEMONBAR debut

    4D Tart treat

    1
    1
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    ONEEYEDJACKS debut

    19A Nicholson and Nicklaus, e.g.?

    1
    1
  74. 74
    THREEWISEMEN debut

    41A Percy Bysshe Shelley and Billy Ray Cyrus, e.g.?

    1
    1