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Wednesday · 76 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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    ARE

    58D "How ___ you?"

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    533
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    ECO

    53A Environmentally friendly: Prefix

    42
    370
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    SIR

    8D Walter Scott or Isaac Newton

    35
    271
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    ANTI

    41D Opposed

    32
    364
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    SASS

    63A Cheek

    29
    202
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    STIR

    60A Awaken slowly

    27
    292
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    ANNE

    41A Either of two wives of Henry VIII

    26
    283
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    ETAS

    36A Airline predictions, for short

    26
    214
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    ORES

    61A Mine finds

    24
    244
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    EYES

    53D What hearts represent in the face of a love emoji

    24
    195
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    EGOS

    16A They can be bruised or inflated

    23
    210
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    OHIO

    15A Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents

    23
    200
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    ASHE

    56A Tennis legend Arthur

    22
    275
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    NOT

    40A "Fear ___"

    22
    176
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    OTOE

    32D Midwestern native

    21
    198
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    SOSO

    12D Meh

    21
    154
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    OTS

    21A Nail-biting sports periods, for short

    21
    128
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    IHOP

    46D Restaurant chain with locations in more than a dozen countries, thus justifying the first letter in its name

    21
    110
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    TEST

    30D Word repeated while trying out a microphone

    19
    181
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    EEK

    5D "Yikes!"

    19
    163
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    CNN

    42D MS NOW competitor

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    126
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    SUE

    35A Go a-courtin'?

    17
    183
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    TATA

    26D "Toodle-oo!"

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    175
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    ESTA

    52D "Cómo ___ usted?"

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    154
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    FLEA

    54A Word before market or collar

    14
    80
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    AHAS

    7D Moments of understanding

    14
    70
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    PEST

    64A "Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book)

    13
    128
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    FRO

    59D Natural hairstyle, for short

    13
    114
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    TENSE

    50D Nervous

    12
    114
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    ASHY

    13D Like a burnt-out firepit

    12
    97
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    ATTN

    55D Subject line abbr.

    11
    134
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    DENS

    31D Cozy rooms

    11
    125
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    AGILE

    3D Light on one's feet

    11
    115
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    VISA

    10A World traveler's need

    11
    60
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    SOY

    25D Kind of burger that lacks meat

    10
    107
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    LASS

    51D Gal in Glasgow

    9
    103
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    CASH

    6A Alternative to check or card

    9
    101
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    TACIT

    26A Implied

    9
    75
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    KNIT

    38D Do some crafting

    8
    79
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    ALOUD

    49D So others can hear

    8
    57
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    RTES

    34A Waze ways: Abbr.

    7
    128
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    SEESTO

    24A Takes care of

    5
    30
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    BLAME

    1A "Don't ___ me!"

    5
    27
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    OHNEAT

    48A "Wow, cool!"

    5
    7
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    OGDEN

    65A Nash who wrote "Who wants my jellyfish? / I'm not sellyfish!"

    4
    38
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    GREEN

    28D Environmentally friendly

    4
    32
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    TAMS

    39A Scottish caps

    4
    31
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    DOGTOY

    22A Bone that squeaks, maybe

    4
    6
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    OCHS

    23D Phil who sang the protest song "The War Is Over"

    3
    67
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    GOSH

    19A "Golly!"

    3
    47
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    RUMP

    29D Rear end

    3
    29
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    SILK

    20A Epitome of smoothness

    3
    29
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    BOGIE

    14A Old Hollywood nickname that sounds like a golf term

    3
    16
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    LETLIE

    51A Leave undisturbed

    3
    4
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    HITIT

    47A Cry from a bandleader

    2
    33
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    LOUIS

    2D Julia ___-Dreyfus of "Veep"

    2
    23
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    OILERS

    44D Edmonton's hockey team

    2
    19
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    BBQS

    1D Outdoor events with grills, for short

    2
    13
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    IKEAS

    37A Stores selling Snödrottning pillowcases

    2
    8
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    HOTDATES

    9D Occasions for getting gussied up

    2
    7
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    SOTU

    18D Annual D.C. address, for short

    2
    7
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    LOCUST

    45D Swarming insect

    2
    5
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    TREEFROG

    39D Amphibian with specialized toe pads

    2
    3
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    YOUNGATHEART

    27A Quip, part 2

    2
    3
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    CRYPT

    42A Vault in a mummy movie

    1
    13
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    ROUST

    62A Awaken rudely

    1
    13
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    COTTON

    6D Second wedding anniversary material

    1
    10
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    DOWDY

    31A Apple pan ___ (baked pastry)

    1
    4
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    VEGGIE

    10D Kind of burger that lacks meat

    1
    4
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    IGOTTASAY

    11D "Listen, hear me out on this …"

    1
    2
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    MICKEYDS

    4D Happy Meal chain, informally

    1
    2
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    INDIEPOP debut

    37D Genre that combines mainstream and underground music

    1
    1
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    PAYUPFRONT debut

    57A Quip, part 4

    1
    1
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    QUICKSTART debut

    17A Quip, part 1

    1
    1
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    SECONDINLINE debut

    43A Quip, part 3

    1
    1
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    WATCHTHIS debut

    33D "Look what I can do!"

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    1