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Thursday · 85 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    ETA

    27A Fig. at a bus depot

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    PSST

    10A "Hey ...!"

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    ACRE

    62D 4,840 square yards

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    IDEA

    15A "There is nothing on earth so powerful as an ___ whose time has come" (proverb)

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    IDLE

    7D Just chillaxing

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    259
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    EMU

    46D World's second-tallest bird

    27
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    SPY

    26D Bug exterminator?

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    ACTS

    33D Gets going

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    SAGA

    9D Long account

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    144
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    INRE

    69A Regarding, on a memo

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    YEA

    5D A word of support

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    TALE

    34A Bit of lore

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    IOWA

    22A Setting of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"

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    130
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    MAN

    24D "Yowza!"

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    118
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    HOP

    1D Word with bar or bunny

    15
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    POET

    21A Open mic performer, often

    14
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    SORE

    37D Ticked off

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    ELECT

    36A George Washington's presidential status on February 4, 1789

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    TAS

    13D Some coll. instructors

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    MAO

    52A "Nixon in China" tenor

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    RHEA

    16A Bird related to the 46-Down

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    OLLIE

    14A Skateboarding trick

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    RIB

    55A Trunk part

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    BORE

    49A Fail to engage

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    NCIS

    65D CBS drama starting in 2003

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    58
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    SAFARI

    37A Chrome alternative

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    39
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    HUG

    63A Show of friendliness

    8
    38
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    BEET

    8D Salad ingredient often paired with goat cheese

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    83
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    MACS

    61A Apple Store offerings

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    67
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    FRY

    35A Overdo it at the beach, say

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    48
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    ECG

    46A Heart chart, for short

    7
    28
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    IMDB

    38D Website that added podcast info in 2021

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    24
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    BITE

    71A Angler's hope

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    MANY

    67D Lots of

    6
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    JOB

    64D ZipRecruiter listing

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    48
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    OAFS

    30D Graceless ones

    5
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    CABS

    45D Street fleet

    5
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    FOP

    31A Fancy Dan

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    BEBE

    23D Two-time Tony winner Neuwirth

    5
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    ABUELA

    40D Granada grandma

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    7
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    OLIO

    68A Conglomeration

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    ASI

    51D Start to live and breathe?

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    MOC

    66D Soft slip-on, for short

    4
    40
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    BANANA

    32A Daiquiri flavor

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    STATEN

    29D ___ Island

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    MISSM

    66A "The Divine ___" (showbiz nickname)

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    MIZ

    20A "Les ___"

    4
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    SIBS

    6A Romulus and Remus, e.g., for short

    3
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    PLAZA

    17A City center, often

    3
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    PAULA

    25D Comedian Poundstone

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    NAVAL

    60A Like the Revolutionary War battles led by John Paul Jones

    3
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    MONK

    61D One living an orderly life?

    3
    22
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    CANNOLI

    47D Trattoria treat in a shell

    3
    3
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    SENATOR

    12D One whose qualifications are enumerated in Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution

    2
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    HAPPY

    1A Flying high

    2
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    TITTER

    19D Uneasy giggle

    2
    10
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    PRIORI

    10D A ___

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    9
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    ACESOUT

    28A Defeats convincingly

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    8
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    CAROUSEL

    43D Musical with the song "What's the Use of Wond'rin'?"

    2
    7
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    COLONY

    73A American settlement until 1776 … or a hint to 13 squares in this puzzle

    2
    7
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    OLETA

    70A Soul singer Adams

    2
    7
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    CLINGSTO

    44D Doesn't let go of

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    4
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    PICA

    21D Printing size

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    47
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    SKED

    72A TV programmer's slate, in brief

    1
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    IVANHOE

    57D Rowena's love, in fiction

    1
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    PIZZA

    4D You knead dough to make it

    1
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    CABALA

    50A Jewish mysticism

    1
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    SIDEONE

    6D Location of "Sloop John B" on the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album

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    BOSCS

    41D Pears used for cooking

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    UNTIES

    56A Disunites

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    SABOTS

    39A Simple wooden shoes

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    CUDS

    50D Things to chew on

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    PLAINJANE

    3D Ordinary

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    SHILO

    59D 1970 Neil Diamond song about an imaginary childhood friend

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    BENJAMIN

    23A 10 Hamiltons

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    3
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    PATRIOTS

    25A American Revolution heroes

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    SHOWOFF

    11D Hot dog on a roll?

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    SMACKED

    54D Kissed or whacked

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    3
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    ALLMETAL

    2D Unadulterated by plastic, say

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    GOTAHIT

    48D Doubled, say

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    USCENSUS

    53A Periodic survey started under Secy. of State Thomas Jefferson

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    DELEGATIONS debut

    18A Groups at the First Continental Congress in 1774

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    JOHNHANCOCK debut

    64A First signer of the Declaration of Independence

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    MADISONS debut

    58A "Father of the Constitution" and his family

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    MDCCC debut

    42A Last full year of John Adams's presidency

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