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Thursday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    EEL

    20A Slippery figure in a simile

    53
    487
  2. 2
    EMO

    59D Punk subculture

    43
    256
  3. 3
    ARI

    36A Singer Grande, to fans

    36
    378
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    STAN

    53D Zealous supporter, in modern lingo

    31
    228
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    STEM

    49A Focus of some magnet schools

    26
    228
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    IRIS

    19A Flower named for a deity

    26
    225
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    IDOL

    3D "Survivor" game-changer

    23
    293
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    ENYA

    51D Singer with the birth name Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin

    22
    161
  9. 9
    EDGE

    1D Advantage

    21
    293
  10. 10
    IHOP

    61A Franchise with a signature A-frame roof

    21
    110
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    ESL

    8D Night sch. offering

    18
    153
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    ACED

    6A Handled easily

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    152
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    ANNA

    56A Emmy-winning Sawai of "Shogun"

    17
    239
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    PIE

    24D ___ chart

    17
    183
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    NOSE

    15A Snoot

    15
    188
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    SPF

    53A Exposure spec.

    15
    110
  17. 17
    CHI

    58D Life force principle, in feng shui

    13
    148
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    IMAGE

    62A What you have in mind?

    13
    110
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    LADLE

    37D Long-handled server

    13
    69
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    ANGLE

    6D View

    10
    76
  21. 21
    EDITS

    1A Does a prose pro's job

    9
    101
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    NABS

    50D Catches red-handed

    9
    54
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    DIRE

    2D All but hopeless

    8
    91
  24. 24
    TOW

    4D Drag along

    8
    88
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    MAST

    13D Crow's-nest location

    8
    83
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    SAYS

    63A Declares

    8
    55
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    ETD

    39A Flight fig.

    7
    113
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    LURE

    32A Bait shop purchase

    7
    67
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    NITRO

    30D Volatile demolition aid, for short

    7
    55
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    TIPS

    64A Punny reply to "What are you waiting for?"

    7
    55
  31. 31
    GYM

    43D Press club?

    7
    49
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    TRIAL

    29D Court event

    7
    43
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    COOP

    7D Henhouse

    6
    51
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    UNIX

    12D Operating system developed by Bell Labs

    6
    43
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    SCADS

    25A Tons

    6
    38
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    NEOPET

    50A Virtual companion of the 2000s

    6
    10
  37. 37
    CROP

    52D Photoshop tool

    5
    69
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    PAVE

    24A Make passable, in a way

    5
    56
  39. 39
    WASH

    42A Zero-sum game

    5
    44
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    BYES

    60A Top-seed perks

    5
    27
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    AURAL

    27D Ear-related

    4
    58
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    ATWAR

    34D In the midst of a conflict

    4
    48
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    COOS

    52A Nursery sounds

    4
    29
  44. 44
    MAZDA

    40A Car brand named for a deity

    4
    21
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    SOAPS

    49D Things commonly found in bars

    4
    21
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    DIDOK

    14A Got a C, say

    4
    11
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    SLYDOG

    46A Devilish sort

    4
    6
  48. 48
    PAGE

    54D Knight's aide

    3
    71
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    HELP

    21A "I'm in trouble!"

    3
    52
  50. 50
    CLAMP

    26D C-shaped tool, maybe

    3
    21
  51. 51
    SHINS

    25D They may get splints

    3
    15
  52. 52
    LYDIA

    35A Ancient kingdom of Asia Minor

    3
    13
  53. 53
    YADIG

    31D "Got me?"

    3
    6
  54. 54
    FLED

    55D Left in a hurry

    2
    35
  55. 55
    NEVADA

    18D State with the highest percentage of federal land

    2
    18
  56. 56
    SWUM

    10A Like some Olympic races

    2
    16
  57. 57
    LESMIZ

    47D Longest-running musical in London's West End, informally

    2
    11
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    MYLAR

    48A Balloon material

    2
    9
  59. 59
    UPNEXT

    22A Soon to appear

    2
    8
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    EATSIT

    45D Wipes out

    2
    7
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    PRIZEMONEY

    28D Winnings

    2
    3
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    WERESODEAD

    11D "Mom and dad aren't gonna be pleased with us!"

    2
    3
  63. 63
    PENA

    16A Blind blues singer Paul

    1
    40
  64. 64
    ZONED

    65A Partitioned, as land for development

    1
    25
  65. 65
    CAPITA

    26A Heads of ancient Rome

    1
    15
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    PAILS

    23D Sights on beaches and in barns

    1
    12
  67. 67
    OHSTOP

    38D "You're too much"

    1
    10
  68. 68
    SKIHAT

    5D Close-fitting headwear

    1
    7
  69. 69
    DEDUCE

    9D Figure out

    1
    6
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    LATINOS

    37A *Country where the Plain of Jars is located

    1
    5
  71. 71
    SCRAPMETAL

    57A Material in a junkyard pile … or a hint to answering this puzzle's four asterisked clues

    1
    4
  72. 72
    GARI

    43A Pickled ginger served with sushi

    1
    3
  73. 73
    SPINDRY

    10D Laundry cycle

    1
    3
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    PLEADEAL

    44A *Bell sound

    1
    2
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    DARI debut

    33A One of two official languages of Afghanistan

    1
    1
  76. 76
    DAYPASS debut

    41D Standard park purchase

    1
    1
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    GROWINGOLD debut

    17A *Emerge, as teeth

    1
    1
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    THEIRONY debut

    29A *Plural personal pronoun

    1
    1