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Tuesday · 76 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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    ETA

    49A When one might show up, for short

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    ELI

    37D Whitney who invented the cotton gin

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    STY

    13D Hog haven

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    AXE

    60D Horror film prop

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    STAR

    24A A-lister

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    EKE

    21D Barely manage, with "out"

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    EMIT

    10D Send forth

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    OPERA

    25D Field for a voice major, perhaps

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    ELLE

    66A Vogue competitor

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    ALOT

    43D Oodles

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    OWE

    25A Have trouble with one's balance?

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    REP

    59D Congressional title: Abbr.

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    AIL

    40A Afflict

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    LENT

    57D Observance that might include Fish Fridays

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    APED

    17A Imitated

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    STAB

    1A Wild guess

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    IMP

    47A Little devil

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    LIP

    36D Sass

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    MAN

    48D Fellow

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    AHAB

    6D Melville captain

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    LAVA

    14A It runs hot

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    YAM

    35D Source of Thanksgiving carbs

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    CONE

    65A Driving test obstacle

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    DISS

    69A Insult, informally

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    29
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    MEL

    28A Nickname shared by two Spice Girls

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    OVERT

    32D Obvious

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    ZEN

    61D Chill, so to speak

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    ARTY

    68A Highfalutin

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    ABHOR

    52D Despise

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    AVERT

    3D Stave off

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    KILO

    63A European heavy weight?

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    50
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    TAPAS

    2D Kind of dining style with small plates

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    44
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    TOES

    58D "Piggies"

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    EXERT

    64A Use, as energy

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    MOT

    11D Bon ___ (witticism)

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    IMOUT

    16A "See you all later"

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    PENNE

    67A Tubular pasta

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    CORN

    56D Tortilla option

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    49
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    CHILI

    54D Bowlful at a Super Bowl watch party

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    SLAW

    1D Shredded side dish

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    COMA

    50A Food ___ (post-meal state)

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    CABS

    5A Vehicles with credit card readers

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    GOYA

    31A Noted Spanish muralist

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    OHOH

    15A "Call on me! Call on me!"

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    ALACARTE

    39D Alternative to prix fixe

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    YADDA

    33D When said three times, "You get the idea"

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    RAGA

    18A Bit of Indian music

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    IVANA

    38A First name of Donald Trump's first wife

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    CHEF

    62A Menu maker

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    RAHS

    45A Pep rally cheers

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    ORDEAL

    46A Difficult experience

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    MERGE

    41A Come together

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    GIJOE

    31D First doll to be marketed as an "action figure"

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    STOKE

    23A Add fuel to

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    ERTES

    27D Some Art Deco works

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    KITTY

    19A Cat, cutesily

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    PUT

    12D Place

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    MECCA

    51D Holy city in Islam

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    NAACP

    53A Civil rights org. founded in 1909

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    FALL

    22D Take a tumble

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    WEIGH

    26D Consider, as pros and cons

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    TEMPS

    9A Office subs

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    RAZOR

    59A Occam's ___

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    SHAFT

    8D Elevator passageway

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    BOGUS

    7D Full of baloney

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    PILLS

    55D Medicine tablets

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    CORNELL

    5D Ivy in upstate New York

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    LOOPER

    29A Fly ball just beyond the infield

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    TINAFEY

    44D "S.N.L." alumna who wrote "Bossypants"

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    BADROMANCE

    4D Lady Gaga hit included on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list

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    CATEBLANCHIT debut

    56A "Hey, acclaimed Australian actress – prepare the broccoli!"

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    JEDCLAMPIT debut

    42A "Hey, patriarch of 1960s television – shut up!"

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    LYLELOVEIT debut

    34A "Hey, Julia Roberts's ex – you're doing great!"

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    OVERPACKED debut

    30D Brought nine possible outfits for a one-night stay, e.g.

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    TIKIROOM debut

    9D Spot to sip a mai tai

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    WARRENBUFFIT debut

    20A "Hey, Mr. Gazillionaire from Omaha – go shine the car!"

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