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Friday · 70 answers · 7 debuts

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

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    LEE

    46A Captain Rosbach of reality TV's "Below Deck"

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    EASE

    54A Blue skies, so to speak

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  3. 3
    LEO

    24D First name in Russian literature

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    ETNA

    50A What "sends forth / His fiery breathings from the broken flues," per Virgil

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    UNO

    37A Word shouted before "Feliz año nuevo!"

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    ELS

    5D Volleyball doubles?

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    333
  7. 7
    EDIE

    27D Songwriter Brickell

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  8. 8
    TEST

    60A Check

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    181
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    NAE

    39D Dundee dismissal

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    171
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    PAT

    10A Overly glib

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    168
  11. 11
    LOO

    33A Head of St. Paul's Cathedral?

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    162
  12. 12
    INANE

    44D Pointless

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  13. 13
    NAAN

    52D Indian restaurant side

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    69
  14. 14
    IMS

    31D Quick chats?

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    78
  15. 15
    OLGA

    1D Merediz who reprised her Tony-nominated role in the 2021 film adaptation of "In the Heights"

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  16. 16
    HSN

    22D Retail-focused channel

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    30
  17. 17
    RAH

    56D Motivational word

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    BED

    59A Crash pad?

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    113
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    NOON

    2D High point?

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  20. 20
    LIED

    17A "Das ___ der Deutschen" (Germany's national anthem)

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    83
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    ONICE

    1A In reserve

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    TERN

    51D Bird that makes the longest migration in the animal kingdom

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    85
  23. 23
    PORE

    15A Botanical stoma, e.g.

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    ICON

    3D Basilica sight

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  25. 25
    ANNO

    18A ___ mundi

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    OHM

    21A Resistance figure

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    ENOKI

    48A Ramen topping

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    40
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    GIS

    38D Drs. with good gut instincts?

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    82
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    KNIT

    49D Cardigan, e.g.

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    79
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    ONYX

    20A It might make a cameo

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    BRER

    57A ___ Bear (folklore character)

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    69
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    ALEXA

    7D Smart assistant

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    44
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    TOES

    29D They're about a foot

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    ARYA

    53D ___ Stark, role on "Game of Thrones"

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    16
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    RYDER

    41D "Red ___" (Western comic)

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    45
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    HENNA

    61A ___ ceremony, tradition in Sephardic weddings

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    41
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    SOBS

    32D Sounds of heartbreak

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    49
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    BANC

    6A Chaise alternative

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    34
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    NOTIP

    8D Policy in a restaurant that pays a living wage, perhaps

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    11
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    PLOYS

    15D Maneuvers

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    10
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    SLUE

    30D Turn on an axis

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    LIONSSHARE

    25D Most, with "the"

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    8
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    BOLO

    6D Cousin of a machete

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    36
  44. 44
    JAKE

    36A Nickname alternative to Coby, perhaps

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    31
  45. 45
    LASSIE

    25A Dog with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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    25
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    PONDS

    45D Breeding spots for mayflies and dragonflies

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    WHOD

    47A "___ have guessed?!"

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  48. 48
    ESPRIT

    40A Liveliness

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    WEBB

    47D Telescope named for the second administrator of NASA

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    TIMOR

    35A Island east of Bali

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    SWANKY

    42A Upscale

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    TEDX

    12D Online lecture franchise

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    7
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    CABOOSES

    4D They bring up the rear

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    LOLS

    34A Some GIF reactions

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    MOXIE

    19A Daring

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    JANEEYRE

    36D Novel with the line "Reader, I married him"

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    YESBUT

    28A "Be that as it may …"

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    APPLYTO

    23A Go out for

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    AREYOUOKAY

    11D "Everything all right?"

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    BANNERYEAR

    55A Period of sustained success

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    LOCALCOLOR

    13A Neighborhood character

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    GOESBANANAS

    38A Snaps

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    INDISARRAY

    58A Helter-skelter

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    ALLOPPOSED debut

    26D Question for the naysayers

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    COMMITTOTHEBIT debut

    14D Go all in for a gag

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    1
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    CREEPYCRAWLIES debut

    9D Bugs, informally

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    1
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    GOOBSOLETE debut

    16A Fade from use

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    1
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    POINTBLANK debut

    10D Direct

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    1
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    SILENTDISCO debut

    30A Dance party where participants wear wireless headphones

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    SPYSHIP debut

    43A Lurker in international waters

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