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Wednesday · 72 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    ALA

    39A In the manner of

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    513
  2. 2
    LSD

    5A Drug that's "dropped"

    41
    245
  3. 3
    ADE

    29D Summer refresher

    35
    277
  4. 4
    EAST

    21D 90 degrees, say

    33
    285
  5. 5
    ACT

    39D Facade

    31
    302
  6. 6
    ADD

    17A Sprinkle in

    27
    224
  7. 7
    IAN

    28A Scottish "John"

    23
    260
  8. 8
    SEC

    4D Moment, informally

    23
    187
  9. 9
    OED

    49D British ref.

    22
    141
  10. 10
    TRIO

    46D Group of three

    21
    204
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    ASIS

    1A Warts and all

    21
    183
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    NED

    30D Composer Rorem

    18
    233
  13. 13
    DYE

    55A How to become a whole new hue

    18
    162
  14. 14
    ERG

    52A Fraction of a joule

    17
    175
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    TSP

    8A Baking abbr.

    15
    154
  16. 16
    RYES

    26A Some whiskeys

    15
    116
  17. 17
    SALT

    38A Wound stinger

    15
    115
  18. 18
    SOLD

    2D "You've convinced me!"

    13
    70
  19. 19
    SNOT

    56A Little twerp

    12
    29
  20. 20
    EATS

    36A Food, informally

    11
    166
  21. 21
    LENA

    5D Singer/activist Horne

    11
    140
  22. 22
    EVENT

    44D Occasion

    11
    102
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    MDS

    35A Rx writers

    10
    81
  24. 24
    DEEP

    20A Thought-provoking

    9
    91
  25. 25
    DRAW

    24A Take in, as a breath

    9
    77
  26. 26
    HARE

    23D Member of the genus Lepus

    8
    129
  27. 27
    NEAP

    18A Like a quarter moon tide

    8
    114
  28. 28
    EARNS

    53A Brings in

    8
    81
  29. 29
    MAINE

    13D Where many Penobscot and Passamaquoddy live

    8
    81
  30. 30
    RPM

    26D Rotation meas.

    8
    79
  31. 31
    VETO

    12A Formally reject

    8
    56
  32. 32
    MICE

    13A Many stuffed cat toys

    7
    58
  33. 33
    KNEW

    15D Didn't just think

    6
    68
  34. 34
    SARGE

    42D Base boss, informally

    6
    47
  35. 35
    ALBA

    1D Duchess of ___ (Goya subject)

    5
    76
  36. 36
    EMBER

    50A Fire remnant

    5
    44
  37. 37
    VEEP

    12D Prez's proxy

    5
    38
  38. 38
    LOPE

    11A Long, easy stride

    4
    47
  39. 39
    GMT

    48D Clock-setting standard: Abbr.

    4
    38
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    EELED

    37A Caught some congers

    3
    42
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    MINED

    51A Dug up

    3
    20
  42. 42
    SIMU

    19D Actor Liu

    3
    3
  43. 43
    USURY

    41D Loan shark's "business"

    2
    24
  44. 44
    CAMUS

    16A Literature Nobelist born in French Algeria

    2
    23
  45. 45
    DOD

    7D Pentagon org.

    2
    13
  46. 46
    SLADE

    33A "Cum On Feel the Noize" band, 1973

    2
    11
  47. 47
    TODDY

    54A Hot ___ (winter quaff)

    2
    10
  48. 48
    SCUSI

    9D "Pardon me," in Pisa

    2
    9
  49. 49
    SHIEST

    19A Most reserved

    2
    8
  50. 50
    PESTS

    10D Nuisances

    1
    54
  51. 51
    DYAD

    24D Group of two

    1
    23
  52. 52
    TINAS

    46A "Tony n' ___ Wedding" (Off Broadway hit)

    1
    20
  53. 53
    PASTTENSE

    31A What memories are recounted in

    1
    10
  54. 54
    SENTTO

    25D Mailed

    1
    10
  55. 55
    REARUP

    27A React like a startled horse

    1
    9
  56. 56
    SARS

    45D ___-CoV-2 (virus that causes Covid-19)

    1
    9
  57. 57
    SLAMMER

    25A Hoosegow

    1
    9
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    REALIST

    27D One eschewing rose-tinted glasses

    1
    7
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    VIAND

    40D Food item, quaintly

    1
    6
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    SINNED

    38D Went against the Word

    1
    5
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    TEACADDY

    32D Box filled with bags

    1
    4
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    GRANDTOUR

    48A Three-week bike race, such as the one featured in this puzzle

    1
    2
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    IPADDRESS

    3D Device identifier, in computing

    1
    2
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    STEPCLASS

    6D Aerobic exercise option

    1
    2
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    BLACKENED debut

    14A Like much Cajun chicken

    1
    1
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    CHAMPSELYSEES debut

    16D Typical ending point for this puzzle's race

    1
    1
  67. 67
    CHIANTIS debut

    22A Tuscan red wines

    1
    1
  68. 68
    LEACHMAN debut

    34D Cloris ___, Emmy-winning actress on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"

    1
    1
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    LIBRO debut

    43D Book in a biblioteca

    1
    1
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    SATSHIVA debut

    47A Mourned a death, in Judaism

    1
    1
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    TIMETRIAL debut

    8D Segment of this puzzle's race

    1
    1
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    VICIOUSCYCLES debut

    40A Hard patterns to break ... or a punny description of the climbs up the circled letters

    1
    1