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Monday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

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    EEL

    33D European ___ (Anguilla anguilla)

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    487
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    TSA

    34D Org. that might have you remove your shoes

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    189
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    ECO

    44D "Green" prefix

    42
    370
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    ORAL

    16A Mouth-related

    42
    367
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    USA

    27D Leading medal winner at the 2024 Olympics

    40
    261
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    ADE

    9D Lemon drink suffix

    35
    277
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    AMI

    29D "___ the only one seeing this?"

    29
    302
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    HER

    5D That lady

    27
    237
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    OVER

    38D On top of

    25
    247
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    ABS

    22D "Crunched" muscles, informally

    25
    214
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    OPAL

    36D Iridescent gem

    23
    253
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    NEAR

    46D In the neighborhood

    20
    183
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    EBB

    58D Flow back

    20
    182
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    SAY

    59D Remark

    20
    132
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    REAL

    57A Legit

    19
    160
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    WET

    23A Drenched

    17
    119
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    NEMO

    25D Captain in Jules Verne novels

    16
    156
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    OARS

    21A Rowboat movers

    16
    154
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    AGED

    20A Like many fine wines

    16
    148
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    RAD

    30D Totally wicked

    14
    134
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    ADORE

    14A Love to pieces

    13
    184
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    HAM

    51A Green eggs go-with

    13
    144
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    DIP

    39D Cautionary sign indicating a low point in the road

    13
    111
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    ALERT

    62A Breaking news notification

    12
    168
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    ARISE

    29A Direction to a newly knighted knight

    12
    127
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    APART

    7D In separate places

    12
    110
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    ARIEL

    11D "The Little Mermaid" mermaid

    11
    122
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    OOZE

    56A Move like sap from a tree

    11
    116
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    PINE

    19A Log cabin wood, often

    11
    91
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    SNOG

    63A Kiss, in Cambridge

    11
    34
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    PET

    32A Family member who usually goes by one name

    10
    149
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    SLEDS

    13D Toys used on snow days

    10
    86
  33. 33
    AHEAD

    22A In the future

    10
    81
  34. 34
    AMIGO

    54A Spanish friend

    10
    67
  35. 35
    IDK

    40A "No clue," in text shorthand

    9
    12
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    DANA

    6A Carvey who portrays Biden on "S.N.L."

    8
    74
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    YESES

    65A Affirmatives

    8
    72
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    ADAGE

    2D "A rolling stone gathers no moss," e.g.

    7
    107
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    BEET

    64A Root vegetable often paired with goat cheese

    7
    83
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    IPOD

    15A Apple product discontinued in 2022

    7
    79
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    INEPT

    45A Bumbling

    7
    76
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    TABS

    10A A multitasker might keep several open on a browser

    7
    58
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    YUM

    31A "Sooo tasty!"

    7
    38
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    OGLE

    56D Undress with one's eyes

    6
    200
  45. 45
    PIANO

    49D p, on sheet music

    6
    88
  46. 46
    MEETS

    53D Makes, as a deadline

    6
    74
  47. 47
    IMEAN

    48D "Let me clarify ..."

    6
    60
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    KANE

    60A "Citizen" played by Orson Welles

    6
    55
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    BIEN

    61A "Très ___!" (French for "Very well!")

    6
    28
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    YIP

    31D Pup's bark

    5
    44
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    CRED

    4D Street ___ (respect)

    5
    36
  52. 52
    BANAL

    12D Tired and predictable

    5
    27
  53. 53
    DIVA

    55A Performer prone to theatrics

    4
    82
  54. 54
    AIMEE

    50D Pop singer Mann

    4
    71
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    POOL

    18D Game with solid and striped balls

    4
    67
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    PAP

    41A Mushy food for babies

    4
    58
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    VIOLA

    42A String quartet instrument

    4
    41
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    PEAK

    43A Hit maximum popularity

    4
    40
  59. 59
    CBER

    24D Truck radio user

    3
    61
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    AZURE

    52D Sky blue

    3
    59
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    FEST

    28A Ending with slug or snooze

    3
    44
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    PAPAW

    1D Oblong yellowish fruit

    3
    25
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    TOPHAT

    10D Prop for a magician's costume

    2
    21
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    DILATE

    6D Widen, as pupils

    2
    15
  65. 65
    RUBLE

    26A Russian currency

    1
    26
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    PEGLEG

    43D Prop for a pirate's costume

    1
    12
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    PARKS

    47D Manages to find a spot, say

    1
    10
  68. 68
    PARCH

    1A Make extremely thirsty

    1
    8
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    INVENT

    45D Dream up

    1
    7
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    ELMERSGLUE

    58A What a kid might use to hold 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across together

    1
    4
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    NAKEDLIE

    37D Obvious untruth

    1
    4
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    PLOTHOLES

    32D Narrative details that don't withstand scrutiny

    1
    3
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    COTTONBALLS

    24A Doctor's office jarful

    1
    2
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    PAPERPLATE

    17A Disposable BBQ dish

    1
    2
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    PIPECLEANER

    47A Makeshift twist-tie

    1
    2
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    MACARONINOODLES debut

    35A Elbows in a grocery store

    1
    1
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    NOTSOFUN debut

    8D Unenjoyable, to put it mildly

    1
    1
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    ROPETRICK debut

    3D Cowboy's feat with a lasso

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    1