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Saturday · 72 answers · 30 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EAR

    56A Musical ability

    57
    485
  2. 2
    ECO

    10D "Foucault's Pendulum" author

    42
    370
  3. 3
    NEED

    52A Scholarship factor

    24
    214
  4. 4
    NESS

    39D Agent Youngfellow's boss

    23
    202
  5. 5
    ROT

    37D Applesauce

    20
    214
  6. 6
    PER

    61D By means of

    19
    270
  7. 7
    AVA

    6D Marilu Henner's role on "Evening Shade"

    19
    229
  8. 8
    CPA

    20A Reviewer of books, for short

    19
    189
  9. 9
    APED

    54A Followed closely

    19
    103
  10. 10
    TRE

    62D Number of coins in the fountain

    15
    180
  11. 11
    ULNA

    32A Humerus neighbor

    15
    178
  12. 12
    TENS

    25D Addition column

    12
    128
  13. 13
    GET

    7D Gain

    11
    118
  14. 14
    ERECT

    8D Put up

    9
    150
  15. 15
    FEE debut

    27A Charge

    9
    121
  16. 16
    CREE

    41A Saskatchewan native

    9
    105
  17. 17
    STATE

    19A Governmental

    9
    90
  18. 18
    MIRE

    57D Entangle

    9
    84
  19. 19
    DERN

    55D "After Dark My Sweet" star

    8
    67
  20. 20
    TAPE

    23A Shipping need

    7
    124
  21. 21
    ENAMEL

    46D Cloisonne feature

    7
    89
  22. 22
    ALLY

    24D Associate

    6
    86
  23. 23
    IDLES debut

    34A Takes it easy

    6
    49
  24. 24
    MEA

    44D "Knock _____ Kiss" (1942 hit)

    5
    100
  25. 25
    ASSESS

    45A Impose

    5
    75
  26. 26
    INKS

    22A Endorses

    5
    61
  27. 27
    ESCAPE

    3D Reading pulp fiction, e.g.

    5
    46
  28. 28
    SEDANS

    40D Portable chairs

    5
    24
  29. 29
    RET

    59D Military name: abbr.

    4
    114
  30. 30
    DDE

    31D Presidential monogram

    4
    86
  31. 31
    DOG

    49A Follow persistently

    4
    81
  32. 32
    PAP

    21D Food for junior

    4
    58
  33. 33
    SIESTA

    43D Catnap

    4
    48
  34. 34
    TEARS debut

    9A Sprees

    3
    38
  35. 35
    RESETS debut

    16D Starts the frame over, in bowling

    3
    34
  36. 36
    ECLAIR

    15A Iced dessert

    3
    32
  37. 37
    SECRET

    63A Hush-hush

    3
    32
  38. 38
    NINERS debut

    58A Frisco 11

    3
    12
  39. 39
    DEEDS

    53D 1936 Cooper role

    2
    51
  40. 40
    ALTI

    11D Some tabernacle singers

    2
    34
  41. 41
    KOBE debut

    5D Honshu city

    2
    32
  42. 42
    NIECES debut

    50A Family members

    2
    30
  43. 43
    SEMITE debut

    47D Phoenician, for one

    2
    18
  44. 44
    AEC

    33D Former nuclear power agcy.

    1
    48
  45. 45
    MAMIE

    57A Wife of 31-Down

    1
    29
  46. 46
    ATTACK

    24A Offensive

    1
    21
  47. 47
    WHIST debut

    1D Lamb essay "Mrs. Battle's Opinions on _____"

    1
    14
  48. 48
    SENTA debut

    65A Actress Berger

    1
    10
  49. 49
    CROFT debut

    51D Choral music composer William

    1
    4
  50. 50
    TURNIN debut

    29D Retire

    1
    4
  51. 51
    OPTIMIZE debut

    60A Make the best of

    1
    3
  52. 52
    IRAE

    38D "Dies _____"

    0
    117
  53. 53
    NESTLE

    28A Crunch maker

    0
    48
  54. 54
    SAXON

    40A Longtime New Yorker cartoonist Charles

    0
    24
  55. 55
    ELITISM debut

    42A Aristocratic rule

    0
    12
  56. 56
    TENACE

    9D Bridge holding

    0
    12
  57. 57
    NOTICE debut

    18A "Wanted" poster e.g.

    0
    9
  58. 58
    SEIZES debut

    48D Confiscates

    0
    9
  59. 59
    CHUTES debut

    4D Flumes

    0
    8
  60. 60
    TREELESS debut

    66A Like a savanna

    0
    7
  61. 61
    PENDANT debut

    30A Jewelry item

    0
    5
  62. 62
    RAINFALL debut

    12D Picnic spoiler

    0
    4
  63. 63
    RANTAN debut

    2D Banging noise

    0
    4
  64. 64
    HASHOVER debut

    14A Discuss in detail

    0
    3
  65. 65
    JALOPIES debut

    35D Crates

    0
    3
  66. 66
    FERRETED debut

    64A Exposed, with "out"

    0
    2
  67. 67
    INCUBATE debut

    17A Develop slowly

    0
    2
  68. 68
    KNIFES debut

    26D Double-crosses

    0
    2
  69. 69
    SICKENED debut

    13D Revolted

    0
    2
  70. 70
    WRECKAGE debut

    1A Ruins

    0
    2
  71. 71
    EXIGENCE debut

    36D Urgency

    0
    1
  72. 72
    JERRYSEINFELD debut

    35A Popular TV personality

    0
    1