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Thursday · 78 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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    ERA

    16A Constitutional change long endorsed by NOW

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    AREA

    66A Sphere ... or 4πr^2, for the surface of a sphere

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    ANTE

    33D Lead-in to chamber

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    461
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    SSN

    38D Fig. written in boxes on a W-9

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    242
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    LEE

    67A Shortest among the top 25 most common U.S. surnames

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    360
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    ODOR

    56A Scent

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    344
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    ESP

    23A Unnatural sight, in brief

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    344
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    ONCE

    25D In days past

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    326
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    ARTS

    41D Liberal ___

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    222
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    ALL

    64A Word after tell or catch

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    ADA

    31D ___ Lovelace, mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron

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    270
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    DAS

    10D Chargers in courts, for short

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    115
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    INTO

    21A Crazy about

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    219
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    STAB

    60D Shot in the dark

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    181
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    DEA

    54A Org. concerned with nationwide traffic

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    124
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    NOSE

    63D Narrow amount to win by

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    188
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    LEAN

    44A Tilt

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    103
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    PEDI

    4D Spa service, for short

    15
    47
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    HSN

    62D Sister channel of QVC

    15
    30
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    LOLA

    40D Woman's name spelled out in a 1970 hit

    14
    131
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    EAVE

    14A Part of a house that might shade part of a patio

    13
    164
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    TOGA

    30D Caesar wrap?

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    115
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    OWES

    58D Is behind

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    88
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    LOOT

    57A Spoils

    11
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    BFF

    11A Close one, for short

    11
    37
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    TEAR

    43A Darn it!

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    149
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    ARSON

    28A What might bring down the house?

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    107
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    AHEAD

    55D In the lead

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    81
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    TOTO

    30A Male film character played by a female terrier named Terry

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    113
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    UTERI

    53D Baby carriers

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    SHOP

    1A Workplace that often has sawdust

    8
    81
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    RHINO

    48D Beast with a horn

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    59
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    PEE

    34D Letter before cue

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    53
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    TOPS

    24A Outperforms

    8
    44
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    ANDSO

    42A "In conclusion …"

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    38
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    ALOU

    31A Brother Felipe, Matty or Jesus of baseball

    7
    153
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    DINO

    5D Exhibit in a natural history museum, informally

    7
    61
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    CUD

    61A Cow's chew

    7
    42
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    ITEMS

    35A Thingamajigs

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    LOCAL

    49D In the neighborhood

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    63
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    LOX

    19A Bagel-and-schmear go-with

    6
    59
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    HART

    8D Eponym of the N.H.L.'s M.V.P. award

    6
    44
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    SIZE

    22A Number on a clothing tag

    5
    73
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    BELIE

    11D Prove untrue

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    41
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    IMPALA

    15A African creature whose name is one letter away from what its horns might do

    5
    31
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    FLUE

    45A Chimney part

    5
    28
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    SPINS

    7D Dizzy feeling, with "the"

    5
    27
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    TRYST

    47A Secret rendezvous

    4
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    NESSIE

    68A Scottish cryptid, informally

    4
    28
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    NODTO

    18D Acknowledge nonverbally

    4
    18
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    CAPO

    32A Accessory for a guitar neck

    3
    64
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    ELTORO

    9D Charger in una corrida

    3
    35
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    STEERS

    65A Directs

    3
    31
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    ISIAH

    59A Hoops great ___ Thomas

    2
    30
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    NOODLE

    51D Word after wet, pool or chicken

    2
    25
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    PUSH

    52A Call for delivery?

    2
    25
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    ARRID

    20A Longtime deodorant brand

    2
    21
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    BYRD

    69A Any member in the group with the 1965 hit "Turn! Turn! Turn!"

    2
    19
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    FROZE

    12D Suddenly went still

    2
    13
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    UPLATE

    46D Burning the midnight oil, say

    2
    12
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    HAIRSALON

    2D Establishment where things are cut and dried?

    2
    3
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    DOUBLENEGATIVES

    39A Statements that can be seen as positive ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across

    2
    2
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    NOTIT

    27D Shout in a game of tag

    1
    28
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    SETAE

    1D Small, clingy bristles on a gecko's foot

    1
    24
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    IMHIP

    6D Cool cat's "Roger that"

    1
    19
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    POKES

    52D Slow sorts, in slang

    1
    12
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    FAXED

    13D Like some documents in the pre-internet age

    1
    9
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    MEATEATER

    37D Carnivore

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    6
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    NODULE

    50D Small bump

    1
    6
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    DISHED

    5A Offered up gossip

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    5
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    EVESDIARY debut

    36D Mark Twain tale narrated in the first person by a noted first woman

    1
    1
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    HAWKENONOTATE debut

    62A Des Moines's domain

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    1
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    LNONOOAP debut

    49A Old-fashioned homemade cleaner

    1
    1
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    OVERPROUD debut

    3D Self-satisfied and then some

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    1
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    RNONOEED debut

    26A Certain grain source

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    1
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    SNOOTILY debut

    22D With an air of haughtiness

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    1
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    SUBSFOR debut

    29D Replaces

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    TIEDNONOHIRTS debut

    17A Some colorful apparel

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