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Friday · 68 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    IRE

    16A Choler

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    SPY

    23A Author Roald Dahl, during World War II

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    177
  3. 3
    SLED

    48A Device such as a qamutiik, an Inuk means of Arctic transportation

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    204
  4. 4
    PIE

    50A "Missile" in many a slapstick fight

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    183
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    NAH

    56A "Hard pass"

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    146
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    TAD

    5D Just a ___

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    169
  7. 7
    DAB

    27D Trifling bit

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    124
  8. 8
    YEP

    43A "Uh-huh!"

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    87
  9. 9
    CEDE

    49A Relinquish

    13
    152
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    RAW

    33D Like some emotions and recruits

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    139
  11. 11
    OTC

    10D Unscripted, for short?

    11
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  12. 12
    LAW

    53D "It's the ___!"

    10
    102
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    CAME

    49D Cost in total, with "to"

    10
    61
  14. 14
    SLIP

    47D Little mistake

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    84
  15. 15
    ROTH

    25A Veronica ___, author of the "Divergent" novels

    8
    64
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    EDGAR

    44D Exiled character in "King Lear"

    7
    80
  17. 17
    TONS

    9D Hyperbolic amount of work

    7
    62
  18. 18
    RISK

    4D Consideration in setting insurance rates

    7
    59
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    OPENS

    21A Unfolds, with "out"

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    56
  20. 20
    TEEUP

    2D Get set to drive

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    30
  21. 21
    ICI

    52D Pas ___ (somewhere else: Fr.)

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    97
  22. 22
    ARTSY

    3D Bohemian

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    52
  23. 23
    SVEN

    48D Longtime soccer manager ___-Göran Eriksson

    5
    44
  24. 24
    SALTS

    1D NH4NO3 and others

    5
    41
  25. 25
    NOHO

    11D Neighborhood once home to N.Y.C.'s so-called "Gasoline Alley"

    5
    35
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    TUSK

    19A A narwhal's "horn," technically speaking

    5
    18
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    KATO

    41A The Green Hornet's sidekick

    4
    33
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    ADT

    54A Home security inits. since 1874

    4
    10
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    PEERS

    45D Age-mates

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    47
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    EVERS

    46A Medgar ___, one inspiration for the 1964 protest anthem "Mississippi Goddam"

    3
    38
  31. 31
    XMEN

    37A Fictional subjects of 13 movies between 2000 and 2020

    3
    36
  32. 32
    GEST

    29A Heroic tale of romance

    3
    29
  33. 33
    PPS

    12A After-afterthought, for short

    3
    27
  34. 34
    PIX

    18A Snaps

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    20
  35. 35
    WHOD

    42A "___ have guessed?!"

    3
    6
  36. 36
    FARRO

    28A Grain that once fed the Roman army

    3
    4
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    ARDOR

    38A Fiery spirit

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    66
  38. 38
    OHENRY

    40D Annual award for short stories

    2
    25
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    FIND

    24A Command+F, on a Mac

    2
    17
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    CULDESAC

    35A You can't cut through it

    2
    7
  41. 41
    CAKEPAN

    35D One might frequently be buttered up

    2
    4
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    AERIALPHOTO

    15A Drone's image

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    3
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    PETDOOR

    26D Lab access point?

    2
    3
  44. 44
    PIPEORGAN

    12D The world's biggest one contains seven keyboards

    2
    3
  45. 45
    PINKYSWEARS

    57A Digital deals for young people?

    2
    2
  46. 46
    FESTER

    24D Grow progressively more rancid

    1
    13
  47. 47
    POTTER

    32A Worker involved in firings?

    1
    12
  48. 48
    YERBA

    43D ___ Buena (island in San Francisco Bay)

    1
    6
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    BALKAN

    34A Montenegrin, e.g.

    1
    5
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    VIDS

    20A Many Snapchats, informally

    1
    5
  51. 51
    FILMED

    28D Made a scene, say

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    4
  52. 52
    SEXSHOP

    14D Pleasurable place to do business?

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    4
  53. 53
    UPLINK

    7D Satellite transmission path

    1
    4
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    PEAKED

    26A Reached the top of one's game

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    3
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    TAXDODGES

    31D Shelters some look to when duty calls?

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    3
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    BLOVIATES

    6D Emits a stream of hot air

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    2
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    GOLDTEETH

    29D Some yellowish canines

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    2
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    ICECREAMBAR

    55A Summer confection

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    2
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    LETSDOLUNCH

    17A "We should grab a meal sometime"

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    2
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    LIVINGLARGE

    51A Eschewing modesty, say

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    2
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    PRANKED

    22D Made the fool

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    2
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    PRINTRUN

    13D Publisher's order

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    2
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    WOODED

    39A Sylvan

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    2
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    COWLICK debut

    36D Feature of Alfalfa's hair in "The Little Rascals"

    1
    1
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    DATINGUP debut

    30A Seeing someone wealthier, say

    1
    1
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    PURAVIDA debut

    32D The good life, in Spanish vernacular

    1
    1
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    STARTBUTTON debut

    1A First impression of a new video game?

    1
    1
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    THUDDED debut

    8D Hit the ground loudly

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    1