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Thursday · 74 answers · 3 debuts

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

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    EEL

    5D Metaphor for slipperiness

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    487
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    ERIE

    46D ___ Triangle (coastal section of Pennsylvania)

    48
    510
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    ECO

    54A Prefix with label

    42
    370
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    ORAL

    10D Spoken

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    367
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    AHA

    38A "Eureka!"

    40
    379
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    ETS

    56D Saucer contents, informally

    37
    319
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    OVA

    36A Products of oogenesis

    30
    259
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    TOE

    12D Pedicure target

    29
    293
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    INN

    26A Locale in the Christmas story

    27
    258
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    TIN

    41A Pewter, mostly

    26
    207
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    ARLO

    16A Guthrie who wrote "Alice's Restaurant"

    24
    245
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    ARK

    48A Video game franchise featuring 100+ species of dinosaurs

    24
    160
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    ILL

    55A Unwell

    21
    260
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    SNAP

    52D Breeze

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    204
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    SEW

    57D Wrap (up)

    20
    169
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    UAE

    58D Nation ruled by six royal families, in brief

    20
    90
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    USES

    14A Exploits

    19
    193
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    USSR

    7D Country that boycotted the 1984 Olympics

    17
    171
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    AMOR

    47D Spanish sweetheart

    16
    172
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    IVE

    4D "___ gotta run"

    15
    158
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    ESTA

    54D "___ bien"

    15
    154
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    WAR

    64A "You can no more win a ___ than you can win an earthquake": Jeannette Rankin

    15
    149
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    SANE

    19D Sensible

    14
    153
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    POET

    9A One who measures meter by the feet?

    14
    98
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    RITA

    33D Meter maid in a Beatles hit

    13
    138
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    GEM

    8D Something a lapidary cuts

    12
    119
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    AGAIN

    2D Over

    11
    109
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    ELKS

    11D Animals that bugle

    11
    103
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    GPS

    59D Driver's guide, for short

    10
    96
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    SLEDS

    51D Toys that may be carried or pulled

    10
    86
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    SPEW

    63A Blow out

    10
    79
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    RABBI

    33A Yeshiva head

    9
    58
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    RIBS

    24D Classic barbecue fare

    9
    52
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    KETO

    61A Kind of high-fat diet

    9
    15
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    KNIT

    25D Intertwined

    8
    79
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    EVEL

    18D Knievel in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame

    8
    66
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    MUG

    6A Coffee container

    8
    43
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    OVID

    31D "Metamorphoses" writer

    7
    99
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    AGAVE

    13A Plant used to make a Mexican beverage called "pulque"

    7
    48
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    KIR

    20A Wine aperitif

    7
    38
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    ELLIE

    50D Kemper of "The Office"

    6
    72
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    APHID

    62A Prey for a ladybug

    6
    59
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    NAGS

    32D Bothers, bothers, bothers

    6
    44
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    ILOST

    37A Admission of defeat

    6
    31
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    ADZE

    53D Woodworking tool

    5
    53
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    NAILS

    22A Does to perfection

    5
    45
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    SPRIG

    39A Garnish amount

    5
    44
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    VCR

    21A Pioneering Philips product of the 1970s, in brief

    5
    44
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    CATE

    35A Blanchett of 2025's "Black Bag"

    5
    31
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    ALIG

    34D Sacha Baron Cohen character

    5
    18
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    ESTES

    65A ___ Park (gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park)

    4
    125
  52. 52
    TRIG

    42A Pre-calc course

    4
    59
  53. 53
    SAHIB

    28D Hindi honorific

    3
    53
  54. 54
    TSKTSK

    42D "For shame!"

    3
    25
  55. 55
    AMASSES

    49A Hoards

    3
    18
  56. 56
    PATINA

    9D Green film on copper, e.g.

    3
    18
  57. 57
    TAZO

    60A Tea brand once owned by Starbucks

    3
    14
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    PUTS

    40D Counterparts to calls, in stock lingo

    2
    18
  59. 59
    LAYLOW

    45D Strike down

    2
    10
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    SNORKEL

    23A Equipment that attaches to a mask

    2
    6
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    MUSCLECARS

    6D Chargers and Challengers

    2
    5
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    CARELESSMISTAKE

    17A BAD ___ER MOVE

    2
    3
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    SKUA

    39D Arctic seabird nicknamed "aerial pirate"

    1
    14
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    JAMIE

    1A Representative Raskin of Maryland

    1
    11
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    SAYIT

    52A "C'mon, speak up!"

    1
    10
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    JACKS

    1D Powerful cards in euchre

    1
    9
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    SINISE

    15D Gary of "Apollo 13"

    1
    8
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    STAGEACTOR

    29D One providing timely delivery?

    1
    5
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    KURDS

    43A Minority group in Iraq and Turkey

    1
    3
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    ENDLESSSTRUGGLE

    56A ___EAVOR

    1
    2
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    SORRYSIGHT

    30D One's appearance after a difficult journey, say

    1
    2
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    AGELESSBEAUTY debut

    44A P___ANT QUEEN

    1
    1
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    MARROWBONE debut

    3D Ingredient in osso buco

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    1
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    WINLESSSEASON debut

    27A ___TER

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    1