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Wednesday · 83 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    SKA

    9D Rocksteady precursor

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    163
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    ATAD

    29D Slightly

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    156
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    REP

    50A Cred

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    192
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    TIA

    23D ___ Maria (liqueur)

    20
    144
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    INTO

    73A Really loving

    17
    219
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    EARN

    40D Take home

    17
    185
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    ACTI

    65D When Hamilton arrives in New York City, in "Hamilton"

    16
    129
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    RAY

    68D With 28-Down, longtime McDonald's chief

    16
    128
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    OMG

    35D Texter's "!!!"

    16
    86
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    TAG

    36D Make "it," in a kids' game

    15
    132
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    SASSY

    74A Like a smart aleck

    12
    95
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    TKOS

    66D Some ring decisions, in brief

    12
    73
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    ECIG

    63D Vape pen, informally

    12
    32
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    LENA

    2D Actress Dunham

    11
    140
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    RHEA

    41D Bird named for a Titan

    11
    133
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    ILK

    5D Variety

    11
    107
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    ELKS

    1D ___ Club

    11
    103
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    AARON

    20A Elder brother of Moses

    10
    133
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    AGER

    37D Ripening agent

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    108
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    EDGY

    75A Pushing against a boundary … like this answer?

    10
    81
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    ROOF

    25A One might hit it or raise it, metaphorically

    10
    56
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    ELMS

    1A State trees of North Dakota

    9
    115
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    HAH

    45A "Fat chance!"

    9
    86
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    SKIS

    76A "Shreds," in winter sports lingo

    9
    66
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    ACK

    42A Cry of dismay

    9
    43
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    RACE

    30D Go pit-a-pat

    8
    131
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    TACT

    33A Knowing what not to say, say

    8
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    DIRE

    49A Very pressing

    8
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    PEG

    51D String tightener on a guitar

    8
    69
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    OILER

    67A Edmonton athlete

    7
    78
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    EIEIO

    72A Nursery song refrain

    6
    76
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    BIOTA

    34A Regional life forms

    6
    34
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    OKOK

    61A "All right already, I'll do it!"

    6
    30
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    OSTER

    38A Kitchen appliance brand

    6
    29
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    SKIM

    16D Go over lightly

    5
    44
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    INNIE

    58D Outie's counterpart

    5
    43
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    DESKS

    46A Classroom assignments

    5
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    GENRE

    62A Punk or funk

    4
    68
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    EBOOK

    7D Literary download

    4
    38
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    LEOI

    14A First in a line of 14 popes

    4
    37
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    AKIRA

    55D Director Kurosawa

    4
    36
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    KROC

    28D See 68-Down

    4
    24
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    KRONA

    71A Swedish coin

    4
    24
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    ARG

    32A World Cup champs of 1978, 1986 and 2022: Abbr.

    3
    51
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    IDEM

    5A Ditto, in footnotes

    3
    39
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    EGGED

    48A Encouraged, with "on"

    3
    33
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    LIKE

    31D Enjoy

    3
    33
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    NOHIT

    22A Perfectly pitched?

    3
    32
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    SANKA

    21A Brand whose name is derived from the French phrase "sans caféine"

    3
    27
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    DRIED

    59D Hung on the clothesline

    3
    19
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    DUSK

    60A Time when streetlights turn on

    3
    16
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    KOOKS

    54D Screwballs

    3
    12
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    KERRI

    17A Olympian Strug

    3
    11
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    MECHA

    8D Anime style involving giant robots

    3
    5
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    CRONE

    12D Sorcerous elder of folklore

    2
    32
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    IDID

    44D Contrite answer to "Who put the empty ice cream carton back in the freezer?"

    2
    24
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    AROUSAL

    29A Awakening

    2
    17
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    KAOS

    19D Enemy agency in "Get Smart"

    2
    15
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    STACK

    9A Measure (up)

    2
    13
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    TEABAGS

    10D Soothing home remedy for puffy eyes

    2
    13
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    DUNN

    6D Brooks & ___ (country duo)

    2
    11
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    ARROZ

    11D Spanish rice

    2
    10
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    HUSK

    53D Ear covering

    2
    10
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    KINKS

    13D Garden hose problems

    2
    10
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    LUBES

    15A Some garage jobs

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    10
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    RIHANNA

    52A One-named Barbadian superstar

    2
    8
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    KNICKKNACK

    69A Trinket

    2
    7
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    KEKE

    57D Actress Palmer of "Nope"

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    4
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    THINKTANK

    39D Body of policy advisers

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    4
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    DASANIS

    49D Some bottled waters

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    3
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    ROLOS

    56D Caramel-filled candies

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    KNOCKKNOCK

    18A Start of a joke

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    SATAT

    64A Joined, as a table

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    BONK

    24A Sound effect in a slapstick routine

    1
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    KARATEKID

    54A Title nickname in a classic 1984 sports film

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    3
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    KRAKENS

    47D Legendary sea monsters

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    3
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    MOONROCKS

    3D Apollo mission mementos

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    3
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    KAMIKAZES

    27A Vodka cocktails with orange liqueur and lime juice

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    2
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    24KMAGIC debut

    43A Grammy-winning Bruno Mars album of 2016 … or a hint to an unusual feature of this puzzle's answer grid

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    2SET debut

    43D Like a 6-3, 6-1 tennis match

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    1
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    FAB4 debut

    26D Beatles sobriquet

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    KOY debut

    70D Comedian Jo

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    SICKOUT debut

    4D Alternative to a strike [cough cough]

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