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Thursday · 78 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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    USE

    35A One cause of deterioration

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    PSST

    58D Whisper that might accompany a tap

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    SSN

    30D It's often identified by its last four digits, in brief

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    EAST

    38D Like Alabama vis-à-vis Mississippi

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    285
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    ETON

    63A School with a larger-than-life bronze statue of Henry VI

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    282
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    ESSO

    27D The first letter in this gas brand's logo resembles a backward 3

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    ELS

    67A Ernie who has won the British Open twice

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    ECHO

    17D Sound in a cave

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    312
  9. 9
    HER

    7D "Let ___ Go" (2012 Passenger hit)

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    EARS

    31A Holders of hammers and anvils

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    163
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    OPERA

    13A One of 22 works by Mozart, but just one work by Beethoven

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    ORC

    55A Member of a Tolkien army

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    128
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    PAR

    21D Course standard

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    SPOT

    34D TV ad

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    153
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    IAN

    43A Actor Somerhalder of "Lost"

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    260
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    OWE

    8D Be shy

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    208
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    STEW

    23D Gumbo, e.g.

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    180
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    ITCH

    49D Eczema symptom

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    135
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    SCAR

    24D Disney villain based on Shakespeare's King Claudius

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    188
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    AIL

    61D Need a day off, say

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    191
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    EMAIL

    10D Bit of info on a résumé

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    180
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    ESTEE

    29A First name in beauty products

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    185
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    RAP

    40A Genre for DMX or DMC

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    198
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    SAC

    30A Egg carton?

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    167
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    TBS

    47D Airer of the game show "Wipeout"

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    116
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    SCAN

    39D Create a PDF of, maybe

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    149
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    PHO

    6A Dish often topped with lime and cilantro

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    34
  28. 28
    UTES

    46A One side in a "Holy War" rivalry in college football

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    149
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    OMAR

    15A Actor Epps of "House"

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    252
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    NEATO

    51D "Cool beans!"

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    127
  31. 31
    SAW

    5D Shop item with teeth

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    114
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    LIEU

    37D Stead

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    113
  33. 33
    LTE

    60D Broadband letters

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    23
  34. 34
    COO

    20A Exec who manages a company's day-to-day affairs

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    METE

    57D Parcel (out)

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    90
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    LGA

    62D Big Apple airport code

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    70
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    TINY

    64A Fun-size

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    REUP

    26D Extend a tour of duty

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    48
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    PODS

    41A Coffee maker inserts

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    RAGS

    33D Cloths for custodians

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    60
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    WOOD

    66A Beech or birch

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    42
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    LOIS

    19A "Family Guy" character with a nasal voice

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    CREW

    14A Team behind the cameras

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    DANCE

    11D Ball

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    IRKED

    12D Teed off

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    GNATS

    65A Irritating "cloud"

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    AGLET

    68A Shoelace protector

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    RAZE

    59A Demolish

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  49. 49
    CORD

    28A Bungee jumping requirement

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  50. 50
    NOUNS

    53D Followers of articles

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    PREOP

    6D Before surgery, in brief

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    25
  52. 52
    UPTO

    2D Until

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  53. 53
    JEDI

    9A Sci-fi warrior

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    YANK

    18A Jerk

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    CHOIR

    14D Group in a loft

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    30
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    COWL

    1D Part of a Batman costume

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    23
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    CULTS

    1A Fanatical groups

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    9
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    LAMP

    56A Object in Pixar's logo

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    SOCK

    25D Punch in the face, say

    3
    31
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    KAZOO

    52D Instrument once known as a "toy trumpet"

    3
    24
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    THREW

    50D Pitched

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    TRESTLE

    4D Bridge framework

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    23
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    PRICE

    21A Word with market or list

    2
    20
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    REALTOR

    26A One who has a lot to show?

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    12
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    ARTISANAL

    32D Made in a nonmechanized way, as food products

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    2
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    HEAPS

    54A Oodles

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    CITGO

    44A Gas company with a triangular logo

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    8
  68. 68
    PIANIST

    48A Player on the bench?

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    JOYRIDE

    9D Some kicks on Route 66, maybe

    1
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    PORGY

    48D Bess's beau on Broadway

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    SUSPEND

    42D Hang

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    INKLING

    45D Slightest idea

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    LAUGHLINES

    60A Facial wrinkles ... or what's present in 16-, 22-, 36- and 50-Across?

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    3
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    LEVITATED debut

    3D Had an uplifting experience?

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    TNKSBUTNOTNKS debut

    50A Sarcastic response to an unwanted offer

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    1
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    TTSHIPSSAILED debut

    22A "Too late to do anything about it now"

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    1
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    WLESRKS debut

    36A Marine creatures that can grow to the size of double-decker buses

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    WTVEWEHERE debut

    16A Question after "Well, well, well ..."

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