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Thursday · 78 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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    EAR

    37A Word with drum or trumpet

    57
    485
  2. 2
    ANTE

    52D Chamber opening?

    45
    461
  3. 3
    ANA

    61D "S.N.L." alum Gasteyer

    33
    367
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    LIE

    40D Dissemble

    28
    318
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    ALL

    23A ___ hat, no cattle (folksy put-down)

    28
    299
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    EYE

    32A Homophone of 26-Down

    28
    283
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    OIL

    43A Upton Sinclair novel

    27
    282
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    HER

    38A 2013 film that presaged ChatGPT

    27
    237
  9. 9
    LOT

    41D Listing at Christie's

    25
    189
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    MET

    25D Inst. known for an annual 15-Down

    25
    187
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    ELLA

    20A "___ Enchanted," 2004 film

    23
    262
  12. 12
    ION

    22A What's never free of charge

    23
    258
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    ASEA

    7D Not on solid ground, say

    22
    326
  14. 14
    YEA

    13D Formal vote

    17
    192
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    INA

    53A Preceder of way or word

    17
    178
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    DEA

    54A *Two sure things

    16
    124
  17. 17
    CIS

    57D Gender prefix

    16
    48
  18. 18
    YEP

    27D Informal 26-Down

    15
    87
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    RANT

    51A Words from a loud speaker, maybe

    14
    133
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    FLEA

    24D One going for a little bite?

    14
    80
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    AYE

    26D Formal vote

    13
    162
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    EIN

    59D One from Hamburg

    12
    159
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    AWL

    12D Strip poker?

    12
    118
  24. 24
    GALA

    15D Big do

    11
    115
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    PIT

    5D Preparation for a luau

    11
    102
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    CREE

    30A Chippewa neighbors

    9
    105
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    BONO

    44A Mononymous Irish singer

    9
    66
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    GOV

    39D End of a Senate address

    8
    38
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    SEAN

    34D Younger Lennon son

    7
    84
  30. 30
    MOT

    8D Witty remark

    7
    70
  31. 31
    FLA

    36A *One with a minority opinion about the shape of the world

    7
    69
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    HYDE

    55D ___ Park, F.D.R.'s home

    7
    69
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    GLUE

    39A Stick with it

    7
    48
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    ENAMOR

    45A Captivate

    7
    43
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    ASUS

    56D Laptop brand

    7
    7
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    OGLE

    29D Give a dirty look

    6
    200
  37. 37
    OLDS

    4D Elders, derisively

    6
    103
  38. 38
    CONS

    19A *Mensa, for one

    6
    45
  39. 39
    RORY

    31D One of the "Gilmore Girls"

    6
    34
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    VEEP

    35A HBO comedy with 17 Emmys

    5
    38
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    AXES

    56A X, Y and sometimes Z

    4
    72
  42. 42
    HAND

    55A Stage props?

    4
    50
  43. 43
    VEGA

    35D Second star ever photographed, after the sun

    4
    32
  44. 44
    HUNT

    38D Prowl

    4
    28
  45. 45
    ICEDTEA

    17A Half of an Arnold Palmer

    3
    24
  46. 46
    SNEERAT

    6D Give a dirty look

    3
    20
  47. 47
    REINDEER

    11D Certain seasonal workers?

    3
    14
  48. 48
    FRAU

    24A Swiss Ms.

    2
    54
  49. 49
    BEAGLE

    44D Charles Darwin's ship

    2
    17
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    VENAL

    50D Bribable

    2
    16
  51. 51
    CROOK

    10D Shepherd's stick

    2
    15
  52. 52
    SCALENE

    64A Not equilateral or isosceles

    2
    14
  53. 53
    SNOOPS

    1A Nosy Parkers

    2
    10
  54. 54
    AMSCRAY

    7A "Make like a drum and beat it!"

    2
    9
  55. 55
    LADYBUG

    41A Insect named for the Virgin Mary

    2
    7
  56. 56
    VELVET

    49A Material for some ropes and curtains

    2
    7
  57. 57
    BENDERS

    42D Bacchanals

    2
    3
  58. 58
    ONEUSE debut

    47D Disposable

    2
    2
  59. 59
    SOAREWE

    16A "Ditto for us"

    2
    2
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    SASSED

    65A Clapped back at

    1
    29
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    RASPED

    48D Croaked

    1
    15
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    SKICAP

    1D Something to wear on a run

    1
    13
  63. 63
    PAYOLA

    28A Music biz scandal

    1
    11
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    RNC

    58D G.O.P. group

    1
    11
  65. 65
    ETVOILA

    18A "Ta-da!"

    1
    10
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    OPENLY

    3D Without pretense

    1
    10
  67. 67
    ERNURSE

    63A One rushing to a Code Blue, in brief

    1
    4
  68. 68
    TEASEUP

    60A Give height, as a hairdo ... or a hint for entering the answers to the starred clues

    1
    4
  69. 69
    MIXERS

    46D Bakery devices

    1
    3
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    SAVILE

    9D London's ___ Row

    1
    3
  71. 71
    INVALID

    62A Filled out wrong, say

    1
    2
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    NICOLA

    2D Anarchist Sacco

    1
    2
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    CRINGEY debut

    57A "Yikes"-worthy

    1
    1
  74. 74
    FULLDIVA debut

    36D Over-the-top dramatic

    1
    1
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    GETSHOT debut

    33A Sees red

    1
    1
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    KIPLING debut

    14A Source of the line "The female of the species is more deadly than the male"

    1
    1
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    LUCHADORA debut

    21D Female in Mexican-style wrestling

    1
    1
  78. 78
    MLKDAY debut

    25A Fed. observance since 1986

    1
    1