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Wednesday · 74 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    ERA

    9D Detergent in a red bottle

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    791
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    ELI

    35A Billionaire philanthropist Broad

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    599
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    ALE

    56A Part of I.P.A.

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    570
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    EEL

    25D ___ sauce (Japanese condiment)

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    487
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    TSA

    6D Carry-on checkers, for short

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    189
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    STY

    7D Place to muck about?

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    343
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    EON

    33A Seemingly forever

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    343
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    AHA

    36A "Now I get it!"

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    379
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    SEA

    34A The N.H.L.'s Kraken, on scoreboards

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    370
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    TIL

    44A "___ death do us part"

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    169
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    UTE

    22D Salt Lake Valley people

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    263
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    EGG

    46A One might be good, bad or rotten

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    206
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    SARA

    32D ___ Lee

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    181
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    EMMA

    1D Jane Austen heroine

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    173
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    ROME

    27D Variety of cooking apple

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    111
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    TEL

    48A Business card abbr.

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    183
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    LESS

    13D Not as much

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    167
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    MAN

    63D Homo sapiens

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    118
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    SSE

    39A Fresno-to-San Diego dir.

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    262
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    ICU

    59A Hosp. ward

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    128
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    PEDI

    3D Spa treatment, informally

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    47
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    DISS

    49A Insult, informally

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    29
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    AYES

    42D Yes votes

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    99
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    THEN

    31D Now's partner

    12
    79
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    EMOJI

    37A Smiling Face With Sunglasses, e.g.

    12
    31
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    ABIDE

    19A Tolerate

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    81
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    ASIF

    57D "Like that's ever going to happen"

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    105
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    TAUT

    21A Like some nerves and strings

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    80
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    ACRES

    54D Back 40 makeup

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    HYENA

    45A Villainous animal in "The Lion King"

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    45
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    SLAM

    53A Poetry contest

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    101
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    SAAB

    2D Car stolen by Jerry's mechanic on an episode of "Seinfeld"

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    94
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    FESS

    24A Come clean, with "up"

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    51
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    GAMER

    41A 1-Across competitor

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    29
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    ITA

    61D Call ___ night

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    104
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    PEEL

    26D Source of zest

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    97
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    VCR

    8D Old TV hookup

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    44
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    ILIAD

    50D Epic work that begins "Sing, goddess, of the anger of Achilles"

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    99
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    EDO

    47A Japan's ___ Period (1603-1868)

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    94
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    LENIN

    43A October Revolution leader

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    70
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    DAMP

    49D Mildly wet

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    52
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    GOOSE

    20A Pride : lion :: gaggle : ___

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    38
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    STENTS

    67A Equipment for an angioplasty

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    17
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    FATE

    58D It may be tempted

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    67
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    BREAD

    51A Keto diet no-no

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    29
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    JIGS

    38D Irish dances

    3
    14
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    DEAFEN

    66A Assault with sound

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    11
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    ERTE

    14D Art Deco icon

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    165
  49. 49
    MUSS

    55D Tousle, as hair

    2
    30
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    ENAMORS

    62A Wins the heart of

    2
    17
  51. 51
    CHAO

    12D Elaine who served in two presidential cabinets

    2
    13
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    ROTATES

    65A Repositions, as tires

    2
    12
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    PRIORTO

    26A Preceding

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    9
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    PASTIME

    64A Diversion

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    8
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    INONESENSE

    28D Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell

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    6
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    MADEHAY

    17A Took advantage of a situation, so to speak

    2
    6
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    ESPORTS

    1A Field for a Fortnite pro

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    4
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    CRASHER

    16A Attendee who's not on the guest list

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    3
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    SIDEA

    40D Half of a cassette

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    39
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    MAEWEST

    15A Actress who said "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it"

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    26
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    DONOT

    52D ___-call list

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    ISPOSE

    11D "Guess so," folksily

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    6
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    RETESTS

    29A Takes back to the lab, maybe

    1
    6
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    BLUME

    51D Judy who wrote "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret"

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    5
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    RANPAST

    18A Presented to, as for approval

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    4
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    VEHICLE

    8A "Wheels"

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    4
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    ALOADOF

    57A Beaucoup

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    3
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    SAMELLIOTT

    30D Actor who narrates "The Big Lebowski"

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    3
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    TOASTEROVEN

    23D Appliance with a door and a crumb tray

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    3
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    OWEDTO

    4D Had because of

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    2
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    FREELOADERS debut

    24D Moochers

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    1
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    HANGSTIGHT debut

    10D Waits patiently

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    1
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    MINISUV debut

    60A Subaru Crosstrek or Honda HR-V

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    1
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    REHEARSING debut

    5D Doing a musical read-through

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    1