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

1. AnswerLast 3 yearsAll time
2. 1
   ELI debut

   17D Shiloh priest

   60
   599
3. 2
   ACE

   31A Serve brilliantly

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   493
4. 3
   OLE debut

   111D Bullfight cry

   54
   525
5. 4
   ERR

   6D Bungle

   54
   522
6. 5
   ORAL debut

   35D Word-of-mouth

   42
   367
7. 6
   ELS

   30D Every lily has two

   29
   333
8. 7
   TAR

   44A Whip severely

   26
   351
9. 8
   TREE debut

   21A Genealogist's work

   25
   309
10. 9
    NESS debut

    105D '87 Costner film role

    23
    202
11. 10
    ASTO debut

    81D Regarding

    22
    192
12. 11
    OVEN debut

    107D Where one's goose is cooked

    22
    177
13. 12
    MIA debut

    112D She played Alice in "Alice"

    21
    209
14. 13
    EDNA debut

    8A _____ St. Vincent Millay

    19
    245
15. 14
    PAL debut

    100D Good buddy

    18
    198
16. 15
    CAR debut

    110D Hatchback, e.g.

    17
    201
17. 16
    LESS

    37D Minus

    17
    167
18. 17
    SCAM debut

    52D Sucker play

    16
    168
19. 18
    WEE debut

    49A Itsy-bitsy

    16
    165
20. 19
    TSP debut

    71A Cough med. dosage, often

    15
    154
21. 20
    SIC debut

    88D Words to a dog

    15
    116
22. 21
    IAGO debut

    83D Shakespeare's "ancient"

    14
    173
23. 22
    AESOP debut

    11D Fabulous guy?

    14
    127
24. 23
    BOP debut

    98A Jazz style

    14
    68
25. 24
    SCI debut

    90A Poly _____ (college course, for short)

    13
    179
26. 25
    LEG debut

    92A Calf's place

    13
    126
27. 26
    HONE debut

    76A Use of oilstone

    12
    112
28. 27
    RENE debut

    108D Artist Magritte

    11
    221
29. 28
    PCS debut

    62A They carry programs

    11
    109
30. 29
    PIT debut

    16D Frank Norris novel, with "The"

    11
    102
31. 30
    DYES debut

    7D Goes blonde?

    11
    100
32. 31
    SOW debut

    115D Piglet's mom

    11
    88
33. 32
    AGEE debut

    117A "A Death In the Family" author

    10
    201
34. 33
    NILE debut

    28A Kind of blue

    10
    163
35. 34
    CEE debut

    29A Jay or em follower

    10
    138
36. 35
    DAN debut

    86A CBS's Rather

    10
    122
37. 36
    WED debut

    49D Word after "I thee"

    10
    115
38. 37
    TIES

    51A String and Windsor, e.g.

    10
    84
39. 38
    ROTS debut

    120A Spoils

    10
    70
40. 39
    ARTY debut

    109D Like some salon conversation

    9
    123
41. 40
    META debut

    59A Physical beginning

    9
    87
42. 41
    SKIS debut

    82D Stowe gear

    9
    66
43. 42
    RACE debut

    3D Campaign

    8
    131
44. 43
    OLDE debut

    36D Like Chaucer's feldes or bokes

    8
    106
45. 44
    NEWT debut

    10D "Eye of _____" (recipe item)

    8
    94
46. 45
    TOME debut

    102A Library volume

    8
    92
47. 46
    ETHIC debut

    8D Code of conduct

    8
    74
48. 47
    PEG debut

    113D Identify, in slang

    8
    69
49. 48
    DRONE debut

    9D Radio-controlled plane

    8
    63
50. 49
    ETTE

    79A "Major" suffix

    7
    225
51. 50
    ENDED debut

    75D Over

    7
    82
52. 51
    WOO debut

    18D Seek a little love

    7
    82
53. 52
    WASP debut

    80D Mandrake the Magician's nemesis

    7
    63
54. 53
    SOPS debut

    1D Rolls, for stew

    7
    47
55. 54
    HASAT debut

    68D Initiates an attack

    7
    42
56. 55
    TSETSE debut

    45A Fly out of Africa?

    6
    113
57. 56
    SHA debut

    24D _____ Na Na

    6
    107
58. 57
    SPEAR

    26A Stick with a point

    6
    79
59. 58
    AVOID debut

    77A Skirt

    6
    72
60. 59
    WOK debut

    55D Mixed-veggie cooker

    6
    67
61. 60
    TRIP debut

    2D Stumble

    4
    94
62. 61
    ATTACH debut

    4D Stick on

    4
    30
63. 62
    OOZES debut

    99D Lava does it

    4
    28
64. 63
    ELEC

    56A Part of G E.: Abbr.

    3
    80
65. 64
    TERESA debut

    87A Singer Brewer

    3
    73
66. 65
    CHEF debut

    70D Person in a big white hat?

    3
    51
67. 66
    FEAT debut

    84A Epic achievement

    3
    47
68. 67
    HUGO debut

    104D Quasimodo's creator

    3
    40
69. 68
    SATEEN

    50D Curtain fabric

    3
    36
70. 69
    STRONG debut

    60D Football Hall-of-Famer Ken

    3
    23
71. 70
    DOTES debut

    58A Overindulges, with "on"

    3
    18
72. 71
    PROMPT debut

    65A Give a hint

    3
    9
73. 72
    STING debut

    91A Crime fighters' tactic

    2
    45
74. 73
    TARTS

    34D Bite-sized pasties

    2
    31
75. 74
    LETME debut

    41D "_____ Entertain You"

    2
    28
76. 75
    CAV debut

    101A Cleveland player

    2
    25
77. 76
    ATTEMPT debut

    38D Give it a go

    2
    14
78. 77
    JOSTLE debut

    61D Elbow

    2
    13
79. 78
    HASTEN debut

    74A Shake a leg

    2
    12
80. 79
    PROTEST debut

    62D Sit-in

    2
    8
81. 80
    YOUREIT debut

    5D Cry after "Tag"

    2
    5
82. 81
    ITALO debut

    14D Author Calvino

    1
    67
83. 82
    EARLE debut

    43A Country rocker Steve

    1
    53
84. 83
    IMET debut

    33D "_____ a man with seven ..."

    1
    45
85. 84
    MIG debut

    73D Russian fighter

    1
    37
86. 85
    ESCROW debut

    69A Banking feature in real estate

    1
    30
87. 86
    BIZET debut

    98D He wrote "Carmen"

    1
    25
88. 87
    LMN debut

    78D K-O interval

    1
    25
89. 88
    OHIOAN debut

    103A Buckeye

    1
    25
90. 89
    SEPTET debut

    60A Band of seven

    1
    22
91. 90
    SHINTO debut

    27A Literally, "way of the gods"

    1
    22
92. 91
    EMMET debut

    48D Irish patriot Robert

    1
    21
93. 92
    EVOLVE debut

    94D Metamorphose

    1
    20
94. 93
    DESERTS debut

    86D Hot spots

    1
    16
95. 94
    SWEETIE debut

    64D Kind of pie

    1
    13
96. 95
    ORATORY debut

    20A Speaker's skill

    1
    10
97. 96
    STRADS debut

    50A Valuable strings

    1
    9
98. 97
    STRAYED

    1A Lacked a herd mentality

    1
    9
99. 98
    SOLVENT debut

    118A Financially O.K.

    1
    7
100. 99
     TRAPPED debut

     46D Boxed in

     1
     6
101. 100
     COMPOSER debut

     110A Ravel, e.g.

     1
     4
102. 101
     ARN debut

     19D Son to Val and Aleta

     0
     42
103. 102
     NOPAR debut

     97D Type of stock certificate

     0
     20
104. 103
     TREETOP debut

     40D Cradle site, in rhyme

     0
     17
105. 104
     ANATOLE debut

     89D Novelist France

     0
     16
106. 105
     JOKER debut

     61A Real card

     0
     16
107. 106
     MTG debut

     42A Get-together: Abbr.

     0
     16
108. 107
     SUITOR debut

     47D Would-be spouse

     0
     16
109. 108
     EOSIN debut

     96D Lab stain

     0
     15
110. 109
     LAMEST debut

     92D Unlikeliest, as an alibi

     0
     12
111. 110
     AHINT debut

     77D "I can take _____!"

     0
     11
112. 111
     ASKING debut

     85A Pumping, in a way

     0
     11
113. 112
     DINETTE debut

     93A Kitchen add-on

     0
     10
114. 113
     CONTACT debut

     63D Kind of lens

     0
     9
115. 114
     SWEENEY debut

     121A Eliot's "_____ Among the Nightingales"

     0
     7
116. 115
     ANTHILL debut

     38A Queen's home?

     0
     6
117. 116
     TRUMPET debut

     53A Fanfare maker

     0
     6
118. 117
     CHIPPEWA debut

     12A Algonquian speakers

     0
     5
119. 118
     IMPALED debut

     83A Stuck, in a way

     0
     5
120. 119
     PETSHOP debut

     54D Lovebirds' hangout?

     0
     5
121. 120
     POTSHOT debut

     67A Crack at an easy target

     0
     5
122. 121
     TOORA debut

     106A Lullaby start

     0
     5
123. 122
     MAIMED debut

     57A Seriously harmed

     0
     4
124. 123
     NAILERS debut

     39D Roofers, at times

     0
     4
125. 124
     POSTSEASON debut

     95A Like most bowl games

     0
     4
126. 125
     ARMER debut

     72A Ammo provider

     0
     3
127. 126
     DOTTIER debut

     58D More nuts

     0
     3
128. 127
     PACESETTERS debut

     15D Indy 500 leaders

     0
     3
129. 128
     HEXING debut

     13D Witch's work

     0
     2
130. 129
     LOSTIN debut

     78A Old TV's "_____ Space"

     0
     2
131. 130
     PIANOSTOOL debut

     32A Serkin's support

     0
     2
132. 131
     WASHING debut

     80A Pre-meal ritual

     0
     2
133. 132
     ALIENIST debut

     116A Court psychiatrist

     0
     1
134. 133
     CRENATE debut

     12D Having a notched edge

     0
     1
135. 134
     EXACTION debut

     25A Big demand

     0
     1
136. 135
     PAVINGSTONE debut

     66D Granolith

     0
     1
137. 136
     PICTURESHOWS debut

     23A Movies

     0
     1
138. 137
     PUZZLESOLVER debut

     114A You, now

     0
     1
139. 138
     REAGENTS debut

     119A Lab testers

     0
     1
140. 139
     RETAILOR debut

     22A Make a fitting change

     0
     1
141. 140
     WATTLES debut

     55A They hang by the neck

     0
     1