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Tuesday · 79 answers · 6 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    ORAL

    2D Not in writing, as an exam

    42
    367
  2. 2
    EPEE

    71A Fencing blade

    41
    343
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    ETS

    66D Arrivals in the 2016 thriller "Arrival," in brief

    37
    319
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    IDO

    39A Altar promise

    33
    336
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    REN

    68D ___ Faire (historical event)

    27
    198
  6. 6
    NESS

    28D Loch ___ monster

    23
    202
  7. 7
    ACME

    51D Apex

    19
    210
  8. 8
    IKEA

    63D Swedish furniture supplier

    19
    130
  9. 9
    DARE

    40D "Don't you ___!"

    19
    116
  10. 10
    ARAL

    15A Asia's shrinking ___ Sea

    17
    184
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    RIPE

    62D Fully matured

    17
    106
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    TADA

    3D Magician's "Look what I did!"

    16
    138
  13. 13
    IDAHO

    17A Where Boise is

    15
    121
  14. 14
    PHI

    5D Greek letter that looks like an "O" superimposed with an "I"

    15
    112
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    EMCEE

    65A Oscars host, e.g.

    15
    106
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    YAM

    45A Starchy tuber

    15
    81
  17. 17
    PDF

    25A Alternative to a Word doc

    14
    41
  18. 18
    SCI

    57A ___-fi

    13
    179
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    TREAT

    52D Pay for at a restaurant, say

    13
    94
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    TSO

    36D Chinese general on a menu

    13
    88
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    NEATO

    55D "Groovy"

    12
    127
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    RASH

    58A Sudden or impulsive, as a decision

    12
    122
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    ASHY

    29D Like a campfire by morning, typically

    12
    97
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    SMEAR

    59A Lipstick blunder

    12
    84
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    RHEA

    30D Flightless bird from South America

    11
    133
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    SHEA

    34A M.L.B. stadium demolished in 2009

    11
    126
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    LLAMA

    21A Source of some South American wool

    11
    96
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    NEST

    32D Empty ___ (home after the kids go off to college)

    10
    242
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    HIT

    10D Chart-topper

    10
    101
  30. 30
    IONS

    6D Charged particles

    9
    94
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    ETUDE

    70A Piano exercise

    9
    87
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    MEAN

    33A One of three statistical averages

    8
    89
  33. 33
    THY

    37D "___ will be done"

    8
    71
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    NARC

    47A Drug buster

    7
    121
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    SARAH

    22A Alaska politico Palin

    7
    76
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    NOSES

    14D They may be counted when taking attendance

    7
    45
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    LICE

    43D Pet pests

    7
    37
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    FADS

    19D Bell-bottom jeans and pet rocks, in the 1970s

    7
    33
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    RUDE

    60D Like checking a dating app while you're on a date

    6
    67
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    SKEE

    24A ___-Ball

    6
    61
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    ABORT

    69A Abandon prematurely, as a mission

    6
    47
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    ADHERE

    49D Obey, with "to"

    6
    47
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    GALL

    1D Effrontery

    6
    37
  44. 44
    MACE

    48A Heavy, spiked club

    5
    83
  45. 45
    TOGAS

    7D Roman robes

    5
    50
  46. 46
    GOTO

    1A Tried-and-true choice, informally

    5
    48
  47. 47
    DEAF

    74A Like typical communicators in sign language

    5
    46
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    ODESSA

    11D Texas setting for 2004's "Friday Night Lights"

    4
    94
  49. 49
    LOOS

    38D English facilities

    4
    40
  50. 50
    RAMBO

    53D Title role for Sylvester Stallone

    4
    38
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    BEEF

    64D Complaint, informally

    4
    37
  52. 52
    WOMEN

    73A About 50.7% of all Americans

    4
    21
  53. 53
    PITCH

    5A It's perfect for some musicians

    4
    15
  54. 54
    KETTLES

    35A Ones always blowing off steam?

    4
    10
  55. 55
    TOTES

    72A "OMG, same!"

    3
    47
  56. 56
    HOOHA

    16A Ruckus

    3
    28
  57. 57
    ONCD

    41D How much 1990s music was issued

    3
    26
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    DATUM

    56D Unit of information

    3
    13
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    MCRIB

    61A Intermittently offered fast-food pork sandwich

    3
    11
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    TECHS

    20A Computer geeks

    2
    23
  61. 61
    ARTISAN

    29A Glassblower, e.g.

    2
    19
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    HOMERUNS

    23D Undeniable successes

    2
    5
  63. 63
    SIMONSAYS

    27A It's child's play

    2
    5
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    OHHEY

    13D "Fancy seeing you here!"

    2
    4
  65. 65
    PACKANIMAL

    12D Mule or burro

    2
    3
  66. 66
    HEADLESSHORSEMAN debut

    42A It's a no-brainer

    2
    2
  67. 67
    CHERI

    8D French sweetheart

    1
    29
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    HOPON

    10A Motorcyclist's invitation

    1
    11
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    SNARLED

    50A Bared one's teeth, say

    1
    5
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    INTOYOU

    46A 2016 Ariana Grande love song

    1
    3
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    FAKENEWS

    26D Media misinformation

    1
    2
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    HARAM

    9D Prohibited in Islam

    1
    2
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    TEAMMASCOT

    31D Figure in a school pep rally

    1
    2
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    TRADEWIND

    52A It's a breeze

    1
    2
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    ENRICHED debut

    44D Having added nutrients

    1
    1
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    IMNEW debut

    54D "This is my first day on the job"

    1
    1
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    LADYFINGER debut

    18A It's a piece of cake

    1
    1
  78. 78
    NATUREHIKE debut

    67A It's a walk in the park

    1
    1
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    OLYMPIAD debut

    4D International competition in math, science and other disciplines

    1
    1