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Monday · 74 answers · 4 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

    61D Memorable period

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    791
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    SET

    34A Goal for collectors

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    402
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    RIO

    59A Birthplace of the bossa nova, informally

    40
    315
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    OGRE

    32A Monster of folk tales

    36
    284
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    ESP

    19A Letters for a mind reader

    35
    344
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    ADE

    8D Suffix with lemon or orange

    35
    277
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    IRIS

    66A Colorful body part ... or a colorful flower

    26
    225
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    AOL

    4D Internet pioneer

    25
    214
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    ELK

    7D Relative of a reindeer

    25
    207
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    URSA

    1A Constellation word before Major or Minor

    22
    190
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    NOT

    31A Ernest Hemingway's "To Have and Have ___"

    22
    176
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    DRE

    46D Beats by ___ (headphone brand)

    22
    175
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    PRE

    15A Lead-in to natal or nuptial

    21
    175
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    GEE

    22D "Gosh!"

    20
    200
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    ABC

    39A Oscars airer

    20
    153
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    NATO

    13A Western defense grp.

    19
    167
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    PAT

    18A Gentle touch

    18
    168
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    STOP

    36D "Enough already!"

    17
    180
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    TET

    64A Vietnamese holiday with a palindromic name

    17
    179
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    HBO

    58A Network for "The Wire" and "Euphoria"

    17
    128
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    RIG

    63D 18-wheeler

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    114
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    ASOF

    24D Starting on

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    107
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    OPED

    27D Guest opinion column

    14
    107
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    TIME

    42A "Pencils down!"

    14
    92
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    LADLE

    68A Chicken noodle scoop

    13
    69
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    AGENT

    21A Athlete's representative

    12
    150
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    GEM

    33D Opal or ruby

    12
    119
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    GENE

    69A Heredity unit

    10
    158
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    BUS

    43A Double-decker, e.g.

    10
    100
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    ORIOLE

    65A Baltimore baseball pro

    10
    93
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    STEAM

    5A Something to blow off or let off

    10
    91
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    POSSE

    54D Group assisting a sheriff

    10
    73
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    SID

    62D Caesar of old comedy

    9
    77
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    ARS

    67A "___ gratia artis" (classic MGM motto)

    8
    112
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    AWW

    10A "So-o-o cute!"

    8
    33
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    OINK

    20A Grunt from a pigpen

    7
    78
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    MALE

    57D Like a bull or buck

    5
    65
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    XMAS

    56A Plastic Ono Band's "Happy ___ (War Is Over)"

    5
    41
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    EXTOL

    52D Praise enthusiastically

    5
    37
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    TBONES

    48A Some steaks

    5
    26
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    ALBERTA

    39D Canadian province north of Montana

    5
    19
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    SOON

    5D "Coming ___ to a theater near you"

    4
    90
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    ROTINI

    29D Corkscrew-shaped pasta

    4
    19
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    BRACE

    49D Support for a knee or a neck

    3
    29
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    RAISIN

    2D ___ Bran

    3
    23
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    SEEHERE

    44D "Now, you listen to me ..."

    3
    15
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    TURRET

    26D Small castle tower

    3
    15
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    CHIME

    14D Grandfather clock sound

    3
    14
  49. 49
    SYMBOL

    47D Word with sex or status

    3
    8
  50. 50
    EFREM

    55A Zimbalist Jr. of "77 Sunset Strip"

    2
    29
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    GUNS

    38D Biceps, boastfully

    2
    16
  52. 52
    NOSIER

    28A More in-your-business

    2
    15
  53. 53
    DORITO

    17D Piquant triangular chip

    2
    14
  54. 54
    UNFED

    1D Like expired parking meters

    2
    11
  55. 55
    COULDA

    14A "I ___ been a contender ..."

    2
    7
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    LEADSON

    45A Strings along

    2
    7
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    WETTEST

    12D Receiving the most rain

    2
    3
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    STONEAGE

    25A *Period for Fred, Wilma and Pebbles (2016, 2023)

    1
    24
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    OBOIST

    37D Double-reed woodwind player

    1
    22
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    DISARM

    23A Take weapons away from

    1
    13
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    MAYANS

    9D Ancient Central American pyramid builders

    1
    8
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    STEPSON

    3D Bobby, Peter or Greg, to Carol Brady

    1
    7
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    APPEALS

    10D They go to a higher court

    1
    6
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    TUCKS

    6D Partner of nips

    1
    6
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    WRANGLE

    11D Round up, as cattle

    1
    5
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    RISEUP

    53A Rebel as a group

    1
    3
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    BEEFIER

    40D More brawny

    1
    2
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    CARROTS

    41D Bugs Bunny's supply

    1
    2
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    FIELDHOCKEY

    16A *Outdoor sport with sticks (1979, 1984)

    1
    2
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    UPSELLS

    30A Encourages to buy a more expensive model, say

    1
    2
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    BERRYPIE debut

    51A *Popular fruit dessert (2001)

    1
    1
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    BESTACTRESS debut

    60A Academy Award category ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues

    1
    1
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    FOSTERDOG debut

    35A *Temporary guest from a canine shelter (1988, 1991)

    1
    1
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    SUBSIN debut

    50D Enters a game at the half, say

    1
    1