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Tuesday · 76 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    29A Notable time period

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    791
  2. 2
    ATE

    27A Gobbled up

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    598
  3. 3
    TRI

    47A Swim-bike-run race, for short

    41
    237
  4. 4
    AHA

    32D "By Jove, that's it!"

    40
    379
  5. 5
    EPA

    9D Org. that oversees air quality initiatives

    36
    320
  6. 6
    OPS

    57D Special ___

    31
    179
  7. 7
    TEA

    30A Gossip, in slang

    30
    374
  8. 8
    EMIT

    16A Give off

    30
    262
  9. 9
    OLD

    41A Historical

    30
    247
  10. 10
    UNO

    49A Game with Skip and Reverse cards

    30
    241
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    GAS

    59D One of the four fundamental states of matter

    30
    218
  12. 12
    ADA

    1D Computing pioneer Lovelace

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    270
  13. 13
    PTA

    5D Org. in charge of school fund-raisers

    25
    240
  14. 14
    AFAR

    56A Not close by

    25
    233
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    UAE

    28A Abu Dhabi's country, for short

    20
    90
  16. 16
    ELSA

    63A "Frozen" character who sings "Let It Go"

    19
    220
  17. 17
    ADDS

    1A Goes on to say

    19
    179
  18. 18
    DOH

    45D "How stupid of me!"

    18
    116
  19. 19
    NETS

    66A Pair in a water polo pool

    17
    172
  20. 20
    DIET

    14A Termites, for an aardwolf

    17
    96
  21. 21
    OARS

    22A Propellers of a shell

    16
    154
  22. 22
    AAH

    48A Sound from someone sitting down at the end of a long day

    16
    152
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    SSE

    21A San Francisco-to-Santa Cruz dir.

    15
    262
  24. 24
    MSN

    34D Web portal launched with Windows 95

    15
    73
  25. 25
    TAS

    60D Some Ph.D. students

    13
    99
  26. 26
    JAB

    23D Poke

    12
    89
  27. 27
    ASSES

    65A Burros

    11
    103
  28. 28
    GAGA

    38A Singer/actress Lady ___

    10
    75
  29. 29
    STL

    13D The Cards, on scoreboards

    9
    111
  30. 30
    PURE

    20A Unadulterated

    9
    55
  31. 31
    GAY

    26D Part of L.G.B.T.Q.+

    8
    48
  32. 32
    ISO

    46A Equal: Prefix

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    117
  33. 33
    START

    4D Launch

    7
    77
  34. 34
    NOLA

    19D Mardi Gras city, informally

    7
    61
  35. 35
    FIRE

    54A "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a ___" (old maxim)

    7
    55
  36. 36
    MARY

    34A "Oh, ___!" (hit Broadway farce about Mrs. Lincoln)

    7
    40
  37. 37
    ZEE

    33A 33-Down, across the Atlantic

    6
    93
  38. 38
    IRONS

    52D Smooths (out)

    6
    85
  39. 39
    PADRE

    5A San Diego baseballer

    6
    53
  40. 40
    HENNA

    62A Temporary tattoo dye

    6
    41
  41. 41
    OFTEN

    53D On a regular basis

    5
    65
  42. 42
    PETAL

    10D Bit in a round of "He loves me, he loves me not"

    5
    38
  43. 43
    SWAY

    64A Influence

    5
    37
  44. 44
    PEPS

    10A Livens (up)

    5
    34
  45. 45
    GIF

    38D Many an animated meme loop

    5
    23
  46. 46
    ZED

    33D 33-Across, across the Atlantic

    4
    68
  47. 47
    DLIST

    7D Like some minor celebrities

    4
    12
  48. 48
    TULIP

    15A Cup-shaped flower

    3
    41
  49. 49
    POLL

    61A Survey

    3
    35
  50. 50
    THEA

    47D "Edie & ___: A Very Long Engagement" (2009 documentary)

    3
    35
  51. 51
    THA

    58D "J to ___ L-O! The Remixes" (2002 Jennifer Lopez album)

    3
    29
  52. 52
    ATTUNE

    48D Bring into harmony

    3
    17
  53. 53
    EMERITA

    11D Professor ___ (title for some retirees)

    3
    17
  54. 54
    ENTRUST

    44D Give for safekeeping

    3
    6
  55. 55
    RESUME

    18D Cover letter accompaniment

    2
    13
  56. 56
    AUSSIE

    6D One who might ask "Fair dinkum?"

    2
    12
  57. 57
    GORILLA

    40D Silverback, for one

    2
    11
  58. 58
    ASOFNOW

    39D To date

    2
    6
  59. 59
    DURABLE

    43D Built to last

    2
    6
  60. 60
    CRT

    55A Pre-digital TV screen tech

    1
    41
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    PANDORA

    24D Music app named for a figure in Greek myth

    1
    10
  62. 62
    PILSNER

    12D Light lager

    1
    9
  63. 63
    LANDED

    42A Got a good reaction, as a joke

    1
    8
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    AREOLAS

    25D Pigmented rings

    1
    6
  65. 65
    WAHWAH

    37D Sound of a sad trombone

    1
    4
  66. 66
    WRYLY

    51D With a wink, say

    1
    4
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    ASFARASICANTELL

    17A "Judging from the information available to me …"

    1
    3
  68. 68
    BEDAMN

    31A Accurse

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    2
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    DISPUTE

    2D Argue

    1
    2
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    GLITCHES

    36D Malfunctions in the Matrix, in "The Matrix"

    1
    2
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    RICEBEER

    8D Asahi Super Dry or Kirin Lager

    1
    2
  72. 72
    DEFUSED debut

    3D Neutralized, as an explosive situation

    1
    1
  73. 73
    FORWHATITSWORTH debut

    50A "Here's my two cents, which might not amount to much …"

    1
    1
  74. 74
    HEDGEROWS debut

    35A Verdant privacy features … or a punny description of the four longest answers in this puzzle

    1
    1
  75. 75
    JUSTSPITBALLING debut

    23A "These are merely my spur-of-the-moment suggestions …"

    1
    1
  76. 76
    ONLYATHOUGHTBUT debut

    57A "Feel free to dismiss this idea — however …"

    1
    1