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Wednesday · 81 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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    ELI

    67A Country music's ___ Young Band

    60
    599
  2. 2
    OLE

    21D Cheer for a fútbol team

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    525
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    TSA

    70A Airport org.

    53
    189
  4. 4
    ASH

    22D Fireplace residue

    50
    458
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    TEE

    68A Buttonless shirt

    49
    395
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    ORE

    50A Something of miner concern?

    48
    581
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    PSST

    41A Subtle summons

    44
    250
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    NEO

    15A Modernizing prefix

    43
    332
  9. 9
    ORAL

    5D Mouthy?

    42
    367
  10. 10
    NSA

    71A Intelligence org.

    38
    233
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    DNA

    63D Recombinant ___

    37
    260
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    OGRE

    27A Hulking brute

    36
    284
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    ANN

    13D "Raggedy" doll

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    300
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    ATM

    34A Device for taking notes?

    30
    260
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    ESC

    65A Exit key

    30
    209
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    STIR

    52A Commotion

    27
    292
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    INN

    3D New York's Stonewall, e.g.

    27
    258
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    ASK

    1D "___, and it shall be given you": Matthew 7:7

    24
    204
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    IAN

    39D Actor McKellen

    23
    260
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    DOH

    35A Verbal facepalm

    18
    116
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    EGRET

    53D Scary sight for a red-bellied marsh mouse

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    111
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    SEEN

    43D Detected

    16
    170
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    HID

    64A Went underground

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    79
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    KOI

    12D Fish in a garden pond

    15
    60
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    SCAN

    60A Put through the self-checkout

    14
    149
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    ONION

    16A Ingredient in a Whopper

    14
    131
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    BAM

    18A "And just like THAT!"

    14
    99
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    BID

    11D Two hearts, for one

    14
    59
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    ISLAM

    39A Yusuf ___, adopted name of singer Cat Stevens

    12
    94
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    MOE

    2D Recipient of Bart Simpson's crank calls

    11
    149
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    MOOR

    31A Wild backdrop for "Wuthering Heights"

    10
    81
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    OOO

    36A Message meaning "I can't be reached right now"

    10
    81
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    LISP

    45D Speech therapist's concern

    10
    68
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    AMIGO

    1A "Adios, ___!"

    10
    67
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    SONAR

    14A Source of a pulse

    9
    91
  36. 36
    CORE

    49A Center

    9
    84
  37. 37
    IDK

    6A Texter's "you tell me"

    9
    12
  38. 38
    MPH

    40D Speedometer fig.

    8
    64
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    HMO

    62D Insurance option, for short

    7
    111
  40. 40
    ONS

    69A Carry-___

    6
    90
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    INDIA

    56D World's most populous country as of 2023

    6
    85
  42. 42
    ENOCH

    32A Biblical patriarch who begat Methuselah

    6
    41
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    KENYA

    17A Home of many champion marathoners

    6
    33
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    GAG

    54A Comedy bit

    5
    63
  45. 45
    BOAT

    9D Dinghy or dory

    5
    57
  46. 46
    RAINS

    51D Cloudbursts

    5
    34
  47. 47
    ADDIN

    19A Small contribution

    5
    26
  48. 48
    GIFT

    57A Talent

    5
    23
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    DEEPEND

    46A One part of a swimming pool

    5
    14
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    GAYBAR

    4D New York's Stonewall, e.g.

    5
    9
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    RPI

    61A Research campus in upstate N.Y.

    4
    76
  52. 52
    REOS

    59D Speed Wagon and Flying Cloud of old autodom

    4
    66
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    CAAN

    58D James of "The Godfather"

    4
    56
  54. 54
    GABE

    37A "Welcome Back, Kotter" role of 1970s TV

    4
    25
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    WHOM

    33A Lead-in to ever

    4
    23
  56. 56
    PASTAS

    41D Rotini and bucatini

    4
    19
  57. 57
    PATTI

    55A Broadway star LuPone

    3
    48
  58. 58
    ELFIN

    53A A little cute?

    3
    40
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    CRIER

    58A Big softy, perhaps

    3
    25
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    PLATTE

    44A Missouri tributary

    3
    25
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    ANDHOW

    10D "You said it!"

    3
    15
  62. 62
    ELISSA

    42A Woman's name that becomes another woman's name when an "M" is added to the front

    3
    7
  63. 63
    ESPRIT

    38D Clever wit

    2
    38
  64. 64
    EMOTED

    30D Overplayed on stage

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    30
  65. 65
    ITZA

    23A Chichén ___ (Mayan archaeological site)

    2
    9
  66. 66
    HAUNTED

    62A With 66-Across, spooky property that might include a 20-Across and a 7-, 25- and 28-Down

    2
    8
  67. 67
    TOTALECLIPSE

    24D 1919 event that confirmed the general theory of relativity

    2
    3
  68. 68
    WEGETIT

    48D "You don't have to explain your joke to us"

    2
    3
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    IMAGED

    23D Caught on camera, say

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    8
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    BABKA

    9A Sweet braided bread

    1
    7
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    MANSION

    66A See 62-Across

    1
    5
  72. 72
    DEADPOOL

    7D Marvel superhero portrayed by Ryan Reynolds

    1
    3
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    ROOSTERTAILS

    29D Spinning, feathered lures

    1
    2
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    BLOODBATH debut

    20A Blowout victory, metaphorically

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    1
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    DOGRUNS debut

    47D Off-leash areas

    1
    1
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    GHOSTKITCHEN debut

    28D Restaurant offering delivery and pickup only

    1
    1
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    INBOUNDS debut

    6D Puts into play, as a basketball

    1
    1
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    KOMBUCHA debut

    8D Fermented, sweetened tea drink

    1
    1
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    LUPUS debut

    26A Latin "wolf"

    1
    1
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    WHISKED debut

    48A Beat rapidly, as eggs

    1
    1
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    ZOMBIEOFFICE debut

    25D Commercial property left mostly vacant by hybrid work arrangements

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    1