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Thursday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-03), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    ASS

    72A Word after kick or dumb

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    409
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    ART

    60A Guile

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    384
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    TIN

    21A Cookie holder

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    207
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    RHO

    32D Greek letter that looks like "p"

    23
    191
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    STEW

    40D Gumbo, for one

    23
    180
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    ASEA

    14A Far from shore

    22
    326
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    DRE

    64D Grammy-winning Dr. ___

    22
    175
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    TRIO

    44A Charlie's Angels, e.g.

    21
    204
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    AERO

    59D Nestlé chocolate bar

    20
    269
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    LAS

    8D ___ Palmas, capital of the Canaries

    17
    173
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    OWN

    31D Not rent, say

    17
    148
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    ISLA

    9D Cuba o Puerto Rico

    17
    119
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    SHOO

    26D Drive off

    15
    112
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    ORBS

    31A Bubbles, e.g.

    14
    107
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    OOH

    38D "Look at that!"

    13
    160
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    GNU

    51A Savanna prey

    13
    127
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    OTC

    20D Like easy-to-get meds, in brief

    11
    92
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    ERUPT

    25D Go off

    11
    54
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    SLUR

    13A Talk like a tippler

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    100
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    SPEW

    71A Go like a geyser

    10
    79
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    YEW

    65D Poison source in Agatha Christie's "A Pocket Full of Rye"

    10
    62
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    AFEW

    22A Not many

    10
    57
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    ACURA

    28A Honda luxury brand

    9
    80
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    POSH

    46A Swanky

    9
    64
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    NINJA

    52D Symbol of stealth

    9
    38
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    ATOLL

    61A Key ring?

    8
    104
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    GREW

    47A Doubled or tripled, say

    8
    50
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    PATIO

    7D Outdoor party area

    8
    50
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    HOOT

    42D Terrifying sound for a field mouse

    8
    49
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    HULU

    24D Peacock competitor

    8
    21
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    TABOO

    70A Hasbro word game that comes with a 60-second hourglass

    7
    74
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    HERD

    16A Do a collie's work

    7
    70
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    ARABS

    54D Emiratis, e.g.

    7
    69
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    ALEX

    57D Trebek who once hosted this puzzle's theme

    6
    125
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    ONS

    27A Transistor states

    6
    90
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    CHA

    50D When repeated, a dance

    6
    85
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    ORTHO

    36A Muscle-and-bone doc

    6
    55
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    ASWAN

    15A City on the Nile … or a punny end to the joke "When a tight-knit group of cygnets votes, they vote ___"

    6
    46
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    ALEPH

    1D Hebrew leader?

    6
    44
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    RIPA

    58A Kelly of morning TV

    6
    34
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    JUMP

    4A Word before rope or scare

    6
    21
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    SHAW

    13D "Man and Superman" playwright

    5
    62
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    ELIAS

    56D Mount St. ___, second-highest mountain in Canada

    5
    59
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    AMOCO

    49A Gas brand with a torch in its logo

    5
    55
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    LITHE

    8A Loose-limbed

    5
    42
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    BARE

    68A In one's birthday suit

    4
    67
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    INST

    18D Tech sch.

    4
    67
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    NONET

    43A The Supreme Court justices, collectively

    4
    54
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    ODO

    63D Lead-in to meter

    4
    33
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    ATP

    1A Molecule that stores energy in the body, in brief

    4
    18
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    THAR

    29A Over yonder

    3
    36
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    TURBO

    2D Booster for a dragster

    3
    27
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    APBIO

    19A Pre-med track precursor, in brief

    3
    14
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    ENEWS

    12D TV show that has existed since before online media, despite what its name suggests

    3
    14
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    SWIMS

    35D Does some strokes

    3
    13
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    JAW

    4D Prominent feature of a hippopotamus or crocodile

    2
    65
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    COAX

    69A Try to win over

    2
    43
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    FJORD

    67A Sea inlet surrounded by steep cliffs

    2
    22
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    USH

    5D Escort in the theater, informally

    2
    22
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    LUGS

    34A Hauls

    2
    21
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    RATTRAP

    45D Terrifying device for a field mouse

    2
    14
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    GRIFT

    51D Dirty money

    2
    10
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    IDIE

    66A "Thus with a kiss ___" (Romeo's final words)

    2
    10
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    WHAP

    48D Larrup

    2
    9
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    PRDISASTER debut

    3D Result of a scandal going viral, in brief

    2
    2
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    HAVEN

    11D Sanctuary

    1
    23
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    TODOS

    55D Some list items

    1
    23
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    WHOSWHO

    41A ["How about 'Sports and Comedy' for $800"] He was on first base, per Abbott and Costello

    1
    10
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    BANGUPJOB

    33D Incredible work

    1
    5
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    HHS

    37D Dept. that oversees the F.D.A.

    1
    5
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    WHATISLOVE

    17A ["I'll take 'Tennis' for $200, Ken"] It means nothing

    1
    3
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    WHATSUP

    39A ["Give me 'The Academy' for $600"] This was only the second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, after "Beauty and the Beast"

    1
    3
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    ARSPOETICA

    30D Horatian work of ca. 18 B.C.

    1
    2
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    INJEOPARDY debut

    62A At risk … or where one might hear the clue-and-answer pairs at 17-, 23-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across?

    1
    1
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    MEATBAG debut

    6D Human, to a robot

    1
    1
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    TWOFORTWO debut

    10D A winning scenario in a best-of-three game

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    1
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    WHATSTHETEA debut

    53A ["I'll try 'Painted Ladies' for $1,000"] This piece by Impressionist Mary Cassatt shows two women enjoying a drink

    1
    1
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    WHOSTHEBOSS debut

    23A ["Let's go with 'Nickname's the Same' for $400"] Bruce Springsteen, Lance Armstrong and Melissa McCarthy in a 2016 comedy

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