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Wednesday · 76 answers · 7 debuts

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

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    ADO

    64A Ballyhoo

    44
    477
  2. 2
    STEM

    35D One might be cut at an angle

    26
    228
  3. 3
    RAN

    19A Threw one's hat in the ring

    25
    291
  4. 4
    ETRE

    58D Raison d'___

    24
    241
  5. 5
    AGRA

    28D Indian tourist destination

    24
    197
  6. 6
    STU

    63D "The Fifth Beatle" Sutcliffe

    24
    190
  7. 7
    OWE

    61D Be in debt

    23
    208
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    STEW

    56A Have bottled-up anger

    23
    180
  9. 9
    OUR

    25D Not just my

    21
    160
  10. 10
    PER

    67A ___ diem

    19
    270
  11. 11
    MAC

    27D Fella

    19
    133
  12. 12
    IAM

    43D Words of affirmation

    19
    127
  13. 13
    MESS

    1D Rat's nest

    17
    145
  14. 14
    LEAST

    11D Merest

    17
    83
  15. 15
    ALP

    10A Matterhorn, for one

    16
    187
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    EVIL

    30D Morally contemptible

    14
    208
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    UGLI

    2D Lumpy fruit

    13
    86
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    TOTAL

    21A General Mills brand

    13
    85
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    URGE

    36D Craving

    12
    208
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    SILO

    20A Sight next to a barn, often

    12
    127
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    EXES

    68A Old flames

    11
    130
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    DYES

    55D Products with peak sales before Easter, say

    11
    100
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    PASS

    37D "Nah, I'm good"

    11
    97
  24. 24
    TBAR

    31A Skier's transport

    10
    144
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    ROTS

    24A Goes to hell

    10
    70
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    COST

    23A Damage, so to speak

    9
    79
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    RUM

    60A "Nelson's blood"

    9
    69
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    OKAY

    61A "Sure"

    8
    92
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    INHD

    15A Like most TV broadcasts, now

    8
    27
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    TART

    57D Lip-puckering

    7
    99
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    DEF

    33D For sure, for short

    7
    88
  32. 32
    WISE

    65A Like Solomon, famously

    7
    63
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    WEAN

    59D Move to solid food, say

    7
    42
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    CRUX

    53A Essence

    7
    40
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    GRU

    45D Softhearted supervillain of "Despicable Me"

    7
    20
  36. 36
    KEA

    16A Mauna ___

    6
    71
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    SCRAP

    49D Doggie bag morsel

    6
    70
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    OSTER

    22D Big name in blenders

    6
    29
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    ATRA

    41A First razor to feature a pivoting head

    5
    122
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    AKRON

    10D Home of minor-league baseball's RubberDucks

    5
    56
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    SEDER

    54A Meal in which a cup of wine is poured for the prophet Elijah

    4
    92
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    DOG

    5D Follow relentlessly

    4
    81
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    REOS

    18A Flying Cloud and Royale, for two

    4
    66
  44. 44
    HANG

    46A Word before tight or time

    4
    55
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    GRAPE

    40D "You did a ___ job raisin me!" (punny Mother's Day card line)

    4
    31
  46. 46
    EGGNOG

    13A Drink with ground nutmeg

    4
    20
  47. 47
    TGEL

    3D Neutrogena shampoo with a slash in its name

    4
    8
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    ONEACT

    7D Like Ionesco's play "The Bald Soprano"

    3
    30
  49. 49
    POOF

    29D Sound in a disappearing act

    3
    27
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    CRUDE

    50D Coarse

    3
    26
  51. 51
    DDS

    9D Certain calculus expert, for short

    2
    63
  52. 52
    PANTS

    12D Is nearly out of breath

    2
    33
  53. 53
    HUMOR

    51D "___ me "

    2
    21
  54. 54
    MUTED

    1A Like some colors or Zoom users

    2
    20
  55. 55
    SLEDGE

    17A Heavy hitter?

    2
    19
  56. 56
    GREGG

    39A N.B.A. coach Popovich

    2
    16
  57. 57
    USTEN

    69A Old long-haul hwy. from Detroit to Seattle

    2
    11
  58. 58
    HIRT

    6D Grammy-winning trumpeter Al

    1
    28
  59. 59
    GREASE

    47D Common stove residue to be cleaned up

    1
    16
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    AFLCIO

    42A Workers' rights grp.

    1
    11
  61. 61
    CEMENTS

    26A Strengthens, as a relationship

    1
    10
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    XTERRA

    66A Former Nissan S.U.V.

    1
    10
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    APESUIT

    28A Gag costume

    1
    9
  64. 64
    PTUI

    52A Spittoon sound

    1
    9
  65. 65
    AFRAMES

    48A Structures commonly seen at ski resorts

    1
    8
  66. 66
    SCHEMER

    49A Conspirator

    1
    6
  67. 67
    ACESUP

    34A Form of solitaire won when only the four highest cards remain

    1
    4
  68. 68
    ROID

    38A ___ rage (risk of certain drugs)

    1
    4
  69. 69
    ISLATE

    62A Files taxes in June, perhaps

    1
    3
  70. 70
    CEREALAISLES debut

    23D Places to find the items at the ends of 4-, 8- and 14-Down

    1
    1
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    ENDORSEDCHEX debut

    4D Came out in favor of a certain breakfast product?

    1
    1
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    FROGLEGS debut

    44A Delicacy in France and China

    1
    1
  73. 73
    GETTINGONESKIX debut

    14D Doing some shopping for breakfast?

    1
    1
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    GOVERNED debut

    32A Exercised authority over

    1
    1
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    HOWD debut

    6A "___ it go?"

    1
    1
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    WHOLEBAGOFTRIX debut

    8D Sugary bulk breakfast purchase?

    1
    1