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Wednesday · 77 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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    ERA

    22D It might be a stretch for historians

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    ERR

    49A Write "their" for "there," say

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    USE

    47D Manipulate

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    STY

    50A Slopping spot

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    ERE

    40D Old-fashioned word that's a homophone of 49-Across

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    EGO

    37D One of the "six enemies of the mind," in Hinduism

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    RIO

    28A Carnaval city, informally

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    TEN

    64D X

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    SASS

    14D Freshness

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    IRIS

    58D Bluish-purple bloom

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    NBA

    35D Org. for Wizards and Magic

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    PSI

    45A Trident-shaped letter

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    SAP

    23A Gullible one

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    ARK

    55A Noted wildlife refuge

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    CCS

    36D Includes, in a way

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    RAP

    1D What a fall guy has to take, with "the"

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    IRENE

    62A Cara of "Fame" fame

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    TRUE

    13D On the money

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    DAM

    31A Reservoir producer

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    POLE

    38A Favorable starting point of an auto race

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    AAS

    30A Smallish batteries

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    ALERT

    32D On guard

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    HOSE

    61D Firefighting aid

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    GAH

    25A Irritated outburst

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    AGAIN

    11D Once more

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    ASSES

    68A Nincompoops

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    LOCO

    16A Plumb mad

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    EATEN

    70A Reduced to crumbs, say

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    HUT

    46A QB's call

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    AMES

    2D Home of the Big 12's Cyclones

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    AMORE

    15A "That's ___" (Dean Martin classic)

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    SEWS

    59D Wraps (up)

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    ALDO

    6D Gucci of fashion

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    NOTI

    3D Terse denial

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    MESSY

    33D Like some buns and bedrooms

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    CHASE

    67A Go after

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    AGORA

    17A Ancient Greek marketplace

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    USDA

    43A The Farm Service Agcy. is part of it

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    ABYSS

    26D Deep chasm

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    OUNCE

    52D Meager measure of compassion?

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    DREGS

    4D Remains

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    MOCHI

    53D Traditional rice cake snack on Japanese New Year

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    CHAT

    60D Tête-à-tête

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    EFRON

    54D Actor Zac of "High School Musical"

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    PASTAS

    10D Elbows and bow ties

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    ROOFS

    7D Locales for some urban gardens

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    EHOW

    66A Popular D.I.Y. website

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    CIRCE

    65A Enchantress of Greek mythology

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    GASUP

    25D Fill an automobile tank … or boost the confidence of, in slang

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    RANDB

    1A Genre for James Brown or Al Green, informally

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    TOSSED

    48D Cast

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    KESHA

    56D Singer with the 2009 #1 hit "Tik Tok"

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    ACUTE

    8D Like the accents in "déclassé"

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    PACTS

    10A International agreements

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    SCRAPE

    41D Distressing encounter

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    DINS

    69A Rackets

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    ONI

    29D Demon of Japanese folklore

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    SERRANO

    24A Pepper that's two steps above poblano on the Scoville scale

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    MOTHRA

    9D Godzilla foe

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    PUR

    38D Big name in water filters

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    SAMUS

    20A ___ Aran, heroine of Nintendo's Metroid

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    ARAM

    6A Biblical name for Syria

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    44
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    FICA

    57D Acronym on a W-2

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    NOISOME

    51A Offensively odorous

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    HIREES

    46D New workmates

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    ESPIAL

    19D Observation

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    SCREENSHOT

    63A Digital capture

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    PETEREDOUT

    18A Dwindled away

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    TERRENCE

    42D ___ Howard, Oscar-nominated actor for 2005's "Hustle & Flow"

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    SORCERERS

    44A Some wand wielders

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    ABUNDANCE debut

    34A Bounty

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    BERNARDO debut

    5D Leader of the Sharks in "West Side Story"

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    COMMODORES debut

    12D Best-selling home computers of the 1980s

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    FIGURESOFSPEECH debut

    57A 💬🗣️🗯️

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    HUMDINGERS debut

    27D Pips

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    SIGNSOFTHETIMES debut

    21A 🕘⏳⏰

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    SYMBOLICGESTURES debut

    39A 🤙👏👋

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