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Monday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

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    ARE

    12A "Where the Wild Things ___"

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    533
  2. 2
    ANI

    8D Darth Vader's childhood nickname

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    237
  3. 3
    TSAR

    29D Pre-1917 Russian autocrat

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    341
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    TREE

    29A Branch plant?

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    309
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    ERASE

    33D Clear, as a chalkboard

    24
    295
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    OKS

    23A Gives the nod

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    127
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    AHEM

    52D Attention-getting sound

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    171
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    ASIS

    34A Used goods disclaimer

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    183
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    BET

    58D Wager

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    120
  10. 10
    ACES

    44A Perfect tennis serves

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    211
  11. 11
    GEE

    43D "Golly!"

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    200
  12. 12
    AKA

    40A Alias letters

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    211
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    HAD

    67A "You ___ to be there!"

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    114
  14. 14
    HAT

    37A Sombrero or fedora

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    183
  15. 15
    IMP

    9A Tiny terror

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    166
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    AMID

    56D In amongst

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    136
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    ORO

    59D Gold, in Granada

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    231
  18. 18
    SUN

    1A Center of the solar system, with "the"

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    101
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    MER

    25D Debussy's "La ___"

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    157
  20. 20
    POET

    11D What everyone becomes at the touch of love, per Plato's "Symposium"

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    98
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    AWAY

    5D Not home

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    86
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    ASAHI

    28D Sapporo rival

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    45
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    CHI

    64A Letter between phi and psi

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    148
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    TAS

    39A U.K. thank-yous

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    99
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    URGE

    2D Strong desire

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    208
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    RENE

    47A Philosopher Descartes

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    221
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    EATS

    36D Uber ___

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    166
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    TELL

    62A Giveaway, in poker

    11
    100
  29. 29
    MRT

    16D "Rocky III" actor with a mohawk

    11
    98
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    OAF

    38A Lout

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    144
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    DOHA

    55D Capital of Qatar

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    38
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    GNAT

    14D Little annoyance you might swat at

    8
    132
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    BALE

    27A Bundle of hay

    8
    84
  34. 34
    SERENE

    63A Like a meditation retreat

    8
    79
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    IGA

    17A Supermarket franchise inits.

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    37
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    DIN

    7D Cacophony

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    109
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    CENT

    54D Penny

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    93
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    CST

    51D Winter hrs. in Wichita

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    65
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    SAID

    1D Uttered

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    62
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    UKES

    21D Luau strings, informally

    7
    61
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    COM

    50A See 61-Across

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    58
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    SINEW

    45A Muscle-bone connector

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    60
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    MOVE

    10D Change places

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    52
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    AMSTEL

    24A Dutch beer brand

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    29
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    LEES

    46A Some jeans that aren't Wranglers or Levi's

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    97
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    ROOM

    15A Hotel booking

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    80
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    OAKEN

    32D Like some wine casks

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    49
  48. 48
    ROWS

    49D Uses oars

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    48
  49. 49
    ROM

    61A With 50-Across, many a feel-good flick

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    81
  50. 50
    NALA

    53D Simba's mate in "The Lion King"

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    51
  51. 51
    CASES

    50D Assignments for lawyers and judges

    4
    35
  52. 52
    MAY

    65A Month with Mother's Day

    3
    62
  53. 53
    CANADA

    54A Home country of Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling

    3
    37
  54. 54
    WANDA

    4A "A Fish Called ___"

    3
    27
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    ARON

    44D Elvis Presley's middle name

    2
    73
  56. 56
    AWNING

    13A Cafe overhang

    2
    16
  57. 57
    WAFTS

    4D Floats in the breeze

    2
    15
  58. 58
    ARNETT

    22A Will of "Arrested Development"

    2
    12
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    ARTFILM

    24D Work likely to be shown at an independent cinema

    2
    5
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    BAHTS

    27D Thai currency units

    2
    4
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    PEACEMARCH

    31D Antiwar protest

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    3
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    XER

    60D Gen ___ (Zoomer's parent)

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    53
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    NNW

    6D 180° from SSE

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    28
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    TORTS

    66A Law school class

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    24
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    EAPOE

    30A "The Raven" writer, in footnotes

    1
    11
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    GREETS

    19D Waves to, e.g.

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    11
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    OSWEGO

    38D New York city, county or river

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    10
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    DEPUTY

    20A Second-in-command

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    8
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    SEETHED

    26D Was fuming mad

    1
    8
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    IRONLAW

    9D Rule with no exceptions

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    4
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    NEAPOLITAN

    3D Tricolored ice cream flavor

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    3
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    CANIGO

    51A "Is it OK for me to leave?"

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    2
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    PERMED

    48A Made some waves?

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    2
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    SHADOWBOXES

    57A Punches the air … or a hint to what 1-Across creates in this puzzle

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    2
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    TEPIDLY

    42D Without enthusiasm

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    2
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    FAWNINGOVER debut

    18A Giving excessive praise and flattery

    1
    1
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    STREETWEAR debut

    35A Urban casual fashion

    1
    1
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    THATSRIGHT debut

    41A "You are correct"

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    1