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Wednesday · 78 answers · 7 debuts

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

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    OGRE

    59D Fairy tale baddie

    36
    284
  2. 2
    LET

    48D Tennis umpire's call

    34
    288
  3. 3
    ETON

    61A School within both Princeton and Carleton?

    32
    282
  4. 4
    STAR

    19A One getting top billing

    31
    316
  5. 5
    ACHE

    65A Feel sore

    28
    282
  6. 6
    RAE

    9D Issa of "Insecure"

    28
    278
  7. 7
    ATARI

    66A Console for the game Pitfall!

    28
    224
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    EELS

    29A Fish feared by dragons in "How to Train Your Dragon"

    28
    199
  9. 9
    ENDS

    67A Partner of odds

    27
    303
  10. 10
    ONTO

    44A Word after latch or glom

    26
    244
  11. 11
    ARLO

    16A Guthrie who sang "Alice's Restaurant"

    24
    245
  12. 12
    IDOL

    57A World's most-watched television franchise, informally

    23
    293
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    ISNT

    36D "___ she lovely?" (Stevie Wonder question)

    23
    162
  14. 14
    YETI

    34A Creature of Sherpa folklore

    22
    127
  15. 15
    SOSO

    20A Just OK

    21
    154
  16. 16
    MENU

    25D It might be fixed at a chef's table

    19
    184
  17. 17
    DYE

    22D Product from Rit

    18
    162
  18. 18
    BAR

    62D Setting for many a joke with a priest, a pastor and a rabbi

    18
    157
  19. 19
    TUNA

    15A Protein in a niçoise salad

    18
    112
  20. 20
    RAP

    63D Sharp knock

    17
    198
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    EARN

    56A Gain

    17
    185
  22. 22
    AGAR

    6A Petri dish medium

    15
    172
  23. 23
    THAI

    35D Phuket native

    15
    130
  24. 24
    WHO

    33D "___ knows?"

    15
    89
  25. 25
    ALOO

    27D ___ gobi (potato curry)

    13
    14
  26. 26
    CIAO

    2D Florence farewell

    12
    117
  27. 27
    LEIS

    60D Some island rings

    12
    82
  28. 28
    READ

    68A Rhyming word after speed

    11
    115
  29. 29
    ARMS

    3D Munitions

    10
    95
  30. 30
    SLANG

    12D "That slaps," for something good, e.g.

    10
    51
  31. 31
    MOOT

    64A No longer applicable

    9
    68
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    PUN

    31D "The shoddy sandwich knife couldn't cut the mustard," e.g.

    9
    64
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    LOP

    37A Chop (off)

    8
    99
  34. 34
    TILL

    26D Cashier's tray

    8
    58
  35. 35
    LULL

    21A Break in the action

    8
    49
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    PALES

    69A Loses color

    7
    28
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    HORSE

    13D One might be mounted

    6
    65
  38. 38
    AIRED

    14A Exposed, as one's dirty laundry

    6
    55
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    DUAL

    58D Twofold

    6
    55
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    HELL

    47A A half-filled auditorium, per Robert Frost

    6
    53
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    PAWN

    31A Chess piece that can be promoted

    6
    42
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    GENA

    49D Rowlands of "A Woman Under the Influence"

    6
    39
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    IRKED

    54D Ticked off

    6
    38
  44. 44
    ILOST

    30A Cry of defeat

    6
    31
  45. 45
    FDA

    5D Cosmetics-regulating org.

    5
    97
  46. 46
    BLIP

    18D Tiny deviation from a general trend

    5
    60
  47. 47
    HOLA

    39D Greeting that becomes another greeting if you add an A at the front and reverse it

    5
    41
  48. 48
    ATEUP

    6D Couldn't get enough of

    5
    40
  49. 49
    SATS

    1D Exams that are often optional

    5
    39
  50. 50
    UHS

    41A Stalling sounds

    5
    29
  51. 51
    HIHAT

    55A Pair of cymbals with a foot pedal

    5
    22
  52. 52
    LOTR

    42A Tolkien trilogy, to fans

    5
    13
  53. 53
    THEME

    50D Subject

    4
    40
  54. 54
    ANGLO

    8D ___-Saxon

    4
    36
  55. 55
    NASH

    10A Niecy ___ of "Clean House"

    3
    75
  56. 56
    HITON

    51D Discover by chance

    3
    37
  57. 57
    DEUCE

    52D Two in a hand

    3
    30
  58. 58
    DAMNS

    22A Censures

    3
    23
  59. 59
    PLUG

    40D Promote

    3
    22
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    SACHA

    53D ___ Baron Cohen, "The Trial of the Chicago 7" actor

    3
    19
  61. 61
    ONEIOTA

    46D The least amount a person might give

    3
    18
  62. 62
    AZT

    32D Early H.I.V. med

    2
    21
  63. 63
    GUILT

    7D Reason for a tucked tail, perhaps

    2
    8
  64. 64
    SCARF

    1A Project for a beginning knitter

    1
    41
  65. 65
    LOMAN

    45A "Death of a Salesman" salesman

    1
    26
  66. 66
    KATZ

    24D New York City deli name

    1
    10
  67. 67
    TAPTAP

    26A [Is this thing on?]

    1
    7
  68. 68
    REPOSTS

    4D Spreads on social media

    1
    5
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    GUNSIT

    49A Puts the pedal to the metal

    1
    4
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    NASALLY

    10D How a Dylan impersonator might sing

    1
    3
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    REDANTS

    43D Stinging insects

    1
    3
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    ARTMUSEUMS debut

    11D Tate Modern and others

    1
    1
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    BUCKAROUGE debut

    62A Price of makeup at the dollar store, informally?

    1
    1
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    POPTHEHOOD debut

    28D Prepare to do an oil change, say

    1
    1
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    SKIPTOMYLUGE debut

    23A Lighthearted invitation for joining one's sled team?

    1
    1
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    TAMPABEIGE debut

    17A Neutral shade in some Florida décor?

    1
    1
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    THEDEADSIEGE debut

    50A Headline during a zombie attack?

    1
    1
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    ZHUZHUP debut

    38A Fancify … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 50- and 62-Across

    1
    1