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Tuesday · 74 answers · 6 debuts

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

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    EST

    41D Ballpark fig.

    55
    428
  2. 2
    PSST

    51D Alternative to a tap on the shoulder

    44
    250
  3. 3
    OAR

    38A Blade that's pulled

    36
    331
  4. 4
    ANY

    60D Unspecified amount

    33
    249
  5. 5
    TEA

    21A Gossip, slangily

    30
    374
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    APE

    9D Mimic

    28
    415
  7. 7
    ODES

    53D Works of praise

    26
    226
  8. 8
    LOT

    20A Site to build on

    25
    189
  9. 9
    ATIT

    36A Bickering

    23
    197
  10. 10
    TIP

    45A Bit of intel

    22
    126
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    OPI

    5A Nail polish brand

    22
    44
  12. 12
    ACTS

    1D Play parts

    21
    214
  13. 13
    EDNA

    57D ___ Lewis, the "Grande Dame of Southern Cooking"

    19
    245
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    TEES

    37D They help you drive farther

    19
    145
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    NIT

    59D Minor complaint

    19
    143
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    IOU

    52A Promise to pay

    18
    160
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    OWL

    5D Nocturnal hooter

    18
    135
  18. 18
    TRE

    8D Due + 1

    15
    180
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    SIC

    65A [As written]

    15
    116
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    ROTI

    28D Naan alternative

    15
    58
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    SAL

    33D Kid-lit girl with a blueberry pail

    14
    221
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    IAGO

    55D "Othello" villain

    14
    173
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    CIAO

    39A Casual farewell often used outside its language of origin

    12
    117
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    SENOR

    50A Madrid mister

    12
    90
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    SEN

    25D Rep.'s counterpart

    11
    184
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    ROSA

    66A Civil rights activist Parks

    11
    137
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    OTC

    61D Not Rx

    11
    92
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    STERN

    30A Serious in manner

    10
    113
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    ITOO

    7D Langston Hughes poem

    10
    58
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    CHIA

    2D Kind of seed or pet

    10
    46
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    ESTATE

    16D Council ___ (British equivalent of a housing project)

    9
    125
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    SOSA

    12D Slugger Sammy

    9
    95
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    TESTY

    64A Irritable

    9
    77
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    HEEL

    3D Sometimes-raised part of a shoe

    8
    78
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    PEW

    51A Church seat

    8
    74
  36. 36
    BRAS

    56D Some supports

    7
    59
  37. 37
    PESOS

    46A Coins of Cuba

    6
    63
  38. 38
    LOX

    31A Bagel topping

    6
    59
  39. 39
    ACHY

    1A Sore

    6
    55
  40. 40
    TACOS

    8A Some cantina fare

    6
    48
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    OLDEN

    11D ___ days

    6
    43
  42. 42
    ASKIN

    24A Welcome at the door, say

    6
    29
  43. 43
    GAIA

    34D Greek goddess of the earth

    5
    22
  44. 44
    PAOLO

    6D Painter Veronese

    5
    22
  45. 45
    TROOPS

    23D Boots on the ground

    5
    11
  46. 46
    PEDAL

    18D Part of a piano or loom

    4
    36
  47. 47
    HOPS

    35D Brewing need

    4
    29
  48. 48
    SAGAN

    63A Astronomer Carl

    4
    29
  49. 49
    GLAM

    27D Genre for Ziggy Stardust, informally

    4
    28
  50. 50
    POSTS

    49A Foreign Service assignments

    4
    26
  51. 51
    SUNNI

    50D Islam's largest branch

    4
    26
  52. 52
    KROC

    26D Ray of McDonald's

    4
    24
  53. 53
    ADDTO

    22A Build on

    3
    44
  54. 54
    SERAPE

    30D Mexican wrap

    3
    37
  55. 55
    ARREAR

    48D Overdue debt

    3
    22
  56. 56
    EPOCHS

    44D Significant periods

    3
    15
  57. 57
    SALINE

    19A Like tears

    2
    31
  58. 58
    SCRIBE

    54A Journalist, informally

    2
    19
  59. 59
    CHEER

    13A "Hip hip hooray!," e.g.

    2
    17
  60. 60
    YESIAM

    4D Emphatic confirmation

    2
    9
  61. 61
    PEETE

    49D Golfer Calvin or QB Rodney

    1
    26
  62. 62
    CANST

    43D "___ thou not minister to a mind diseased …?": Macbeth

    1
    14
  63. 63
    GRAMMAR

    27A Linguist's concern

    1
    6
  64. 64
    PAPAYAS

    47A Ingredients in some tropical smoothies

    1
    6
  65. 65
    RUNDMC

    14D "Raising Hell" rap trio

    1
    4
  66. 66
    WATERPOLO

    15A Sink-or-swim competition?

    1
    3
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    NOSING

    42D Snooping (around)

    1
    2
  68. 68
    STRINGENT

    62A Rigorous

    1
    2
  69. 69
    AXISPOWERS debut

    29D Coalition that opposed the Allies in W.W. II

    1
    1
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    CLOSEENOUGH debut

    32A Not perfect, but acceptable

    1
    1
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    CONTINUITY debut

    10D Script supervisor's concern

    1
    1
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    MISEENPLACE debut

    40A Station set up in a kitchen

    1
    1
  73. 73
    SEENANDNOTHEARD debut

    58A Like children, ideally, in an old adage … or a hint to a four-letter word hidden in 17-, 32- and 40-Across

    1
    1
  74. 74
    TIESUPLOOSEENDS debut

    17A Handles a few unresolved issues

    1
    1