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Tuesday · 72 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    EAR

    60A Part of an African elephant shaped like Africa

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    ORE

    12A Lode load

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    EASE

    62A Life of Riley

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    334
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    ESC

    55D Key used to exit

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    209
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    EYE

    56D "Good ___!" (compliment to a hitter)

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    283
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    OIL

    38A Ingredient in vinaigrette

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    282
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    LOT

    16A Parking area

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    189
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    STU

    4D Apt name for a worrier

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    190
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    UCLA

    51D It had more freshman applicants in 2023 than any other U.S. university (145,910)

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    174
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    MIA

    31A The Dolphins, on scoreboards

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    209
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    OUR

    32A "Is ___ children learning?" (Bushism)

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    160
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    ITCH

    5D Strong desire

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    135
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    PELE

    15A Athlete declared a national treasure by Brazil after the 1958 World Cup

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    115
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    GEE

    57A "Huh!"

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    200
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    ROD

    22A Curtain hanger's need

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    THE

    37A "___ real question is ..."

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    175
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    EDS

    30A Newsroom V.I.P.s

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    YEA

    49A Affirmative vote

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    192
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    OLES

    36D Cries at some football games

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    CPR

    1A Necessary skill for an E.M.T.

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    84
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    SPF

    8D Spec on some moisturizers

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    RAD

    39A "So cool!"

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    EKES

    52D Squeaks (by)

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    SWAN

    8A ___ song (final act)

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    MRT

    63A Actor who was cast in "Rocky III" after winning an “America’s Toughest Bouncer” competition

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    DAN

    20D Actor Aykroyd

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    122
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    THEE

    33D Rap's Megan ___ Stallion

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    91
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    CLUE

    26D Fingerprint or footprint, perhaps

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    93
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    SYNC

    61A Match up, as two devices

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    ASAMI

    13D "Same here"

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    45
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    NINJA

    43D One who historically didn't wear all black, despite popular depiction

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    38
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    NEEDY

    11D Constantly seeking validation, say

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    ABETS

    53A Colludes with, as a criminal

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    75
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    ANTIC

    14D Stunt

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    BIN

    28D Overhead compartment on an airplane

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    90
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    YIN

    35D Yang's counterpart

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    71
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    ATTILA

    13A Invader of Gaul in 451

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    58
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    SIZE

    4A T-shirt specification

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    LIB

    46D Ad-___ (go off-script)

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    50
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    HASTA

    21A "___ la vista, baby!"

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    37
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    ESME

    24D Salinger title heroine

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    ALLEYS

    59A Bowling venues

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    13
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    DESSERT

    41D You might leave room for it

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    ELISSA

    7D Michigan congresswoman Slotkin

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    7
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    GOUDA

    19A Mild Dutch cheese

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    ALCOTT

    10D "Little Women" author

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    SWATS

    45D Thwacks

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  48. 48
    TUNEDIN

    47A Paying attention

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    10
  49. 49
    ANDALE

    44D "Go, go, go!," to Goya

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  50. 50
    GAMEON

    18D "Let's do this thing!"

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    RAREGEM

    39D One-in-a-million find

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  52. 52
    TYRES

    47D Wheels on a lorry

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    ACLTEAR

    40D Common knee injury for athletes

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    RATON

    29D Betray by blabbing

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    43
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    ESAS

    58A Those, in Spanish

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    31
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    ENDUE

    50A Provide, as with an ability

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    AFRAME

    23A Steep-roofed house

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    COLGATE

    1D University that shares its name with an oral hygiene brand

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    8
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    RETURNS

    3D Taxing tasks?

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    8
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    TWENTYONE

    33A Card game whose winning hands can be found hidden in 17-, 27-, 42- and 54-Across

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    SWIRLS

    48A Vanilla/chocolate ice cream combos, e.g.

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    SIMCITY

    25A Pioneering computer game originally called Micropolis

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    5
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    WEEDER

    34D Gardener's device

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    WEARIER

    9D More exhausted

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    QUEASY

    42D Seasick, say

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    QUEENANNESLACE

    42A Wildflower with a royal name

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    3
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    TUNACAN

    37D Tin in a cat owner's pantry

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    PROOFED debut

    2D Did some checking for errors

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    1
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    RACERJACKET debut

    54A Sleek leather outerwear

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    1
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    SUCKINGFACE debut

    17A Sloppily making out, in slang

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    TENNISBRACELET debut

    27A Piece of jewelry consisting of a single line of diamonds

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    1
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    ZIKA debut

    6D Mosquito-borne virus in 2016 news

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