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Tuesday · 74 answers · 6 debuts

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

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    USA

    57D Country with the most Olympic medals

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    261
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    NIL

    56D Zero

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    249
  3. 3
    AMP

    1D Electric guitar attachment

    25
    193
  4. 4
    ERASE

    16A Delete

    24
    295
  5. 5
    PEA

    2D Vegetable often added to fried rice

    23
    230
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    OED

    25A Ref. work with definitions for "colour" and "aluminium"

    22
    141
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    ELF

    38A Pointy-eared inhabitant of Middle-earth

    21
    197
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    PEN

    3D Author

    19
    187
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    SEER

    13D Prognosticator

    18
    170
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    LAIR

    60A Villainous hideout

    15
    143
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    MEMO

    8D Office note

    15
    95
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    CGI

    48A Modern filmmaking tech, for short

    15
    55
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    IGLOO

    47D Shelter in a chilly landscape

    14
    86
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    BAN

    58D Prohibit

    13
    125
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    RSVP

    53D Invitation initialism

    13
    85
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    APPS

    1A Angry Birds and Snapchat, for two

    13
    78
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    TONE

    15A Goal of some bodybuilding exercises

    12
    148
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    DRIP

    33A Sound heard in a stalactite cave

    12
    99
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    INOT

    7D How tied games may be settled, informally

    12
    27
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    SMS

    49A Texting format, in brief

    12
    20
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    ASSES

    12D Stubborn animals

    11
    103
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    TOFU

    30D Vegan protein source

    11
    81
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    VISA

    61A Documentation for a foreign traveler

    11
    60
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    LASS

    50D Lad's counterpart

    9
    103
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    STATE

    29A Each star on the American flag represents one

    9
    90
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    SKIS

    4D Hits the slopes

    9
    66
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    ESAI

    52D Actor Morales

    8
    128
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    AMUSE

    19A Tickle

    8
    76
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    SHORE

    59A Beach

    8
    49
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    SETI

    40A Grp. sending radio signals into space

    8
    43
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    PLAN

    64A Word with floor or flight

    7
    102
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    ORALS

    43A Alternatives to essays

    7
    74
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    IPASS

    22D "No bid"

    7
    54
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    STOOD

    62A Rose

    6
    57
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    HELL

    32D "___ if I know!"

    6
    53
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    SWIM

    5A Session at the pool

    6
    41
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    AGLET

    54A Plastic bit on the end of a shoelace

    6
    32
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    ADOBO

    39A Mexican marinade

    6
    12
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    IVS

    22A Hosp. hookups

    5
    55
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    IBEAM

    35D Skyscraper construction piece

    5
    51
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    CARS

    41D Pixar film that revived the song "Life Is a Highway"

    5
    49
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    MEEK

    14A Gentle

    5
    48
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    OHNEAT

    45A "Wow, cool!"

    5
    7
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    SILOS

    29D Grain storehouses

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    43
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    FLAN

    21D Custardy dessert

    4
    40
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    POPART

    27A Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Cans," e.g.

    4
    24
  47. 47
    SCATS

    37A Sings nonsense syllables

    4
    22
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    VOICE

    23D Raise, as a concern

    4
    20
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    ROVES

    34D Wanders

    4
    18
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    WOOED

    6D Sought the favor of

    4
    17
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    TATAS

    9A Cheery goodbyes

    3
    39
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    MINOR

    46A Secondary area of study

    3
    34
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    SPRAT

    24D Jack who ate no fat

    3
    34
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    SILK

    63A Smooth as ___

    3
    29
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    PORTS

    36D Long Beach, Charleston and Baltimore

    3
    22
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    STREETS

    5D Mean ___ (rough urban area)

    3
    20
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    ACTIONHERO

    28D Zorro, Superman or Indiana Jones

    3
    4
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    TAUPE

    11D Brownish shade

    2
    36
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    CECIL

    48D "The Ten Commandments" director ___ B. DeMille

    2
    28
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    TEAPOT

    9D It may be left holding the bag

    2
    28
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    ACHIER

    39D More sore

    2
    10
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    ROTTED

    44D Decomposed

    2
    10
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    MIGHT

    46D Alt-rock band They ___ Be Giants

    2
    5
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    ARMAGEDDON

    10D Site of an apocalyptic final battle in the Bible

    2
    4
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    LOLS

    51D Online chuckles

    2
    4
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    LOGES

    26A Expensive theater boxes

    1
    14
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    CHORUS

    18D Where most songs use their titular lyrics

    1
    7
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    DOGPARK

    42D Place for boxers to exercise

    1
    2
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    AIRCUSHION debut

    31A Layer that a hovercraft floats on

    1
    1
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    CLOUDCOVER debut

    41A Measure of how much sky is visible

    1
    1
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    LIGHTSLEEPER debut

    50A Easily awakened individual ... whose bed may feature a 20-, 31- and 41-Across?

    1
    1
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    OSCARSNUB debut

    55A Disappointing awards season outcome for a critically successful movie

    1
    1
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    PANICROOM debut

    17A Place to keep safe during an emergency

    1
    1
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    SHEETOFPAPER debut

    20A Input for a fax machine

    1
    1