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Thursday · 78 answers · 18 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALA

    42D Chef's phrase

    58
    513
  2. 2
    AGE

    20A "Act your _____!"

    47
    417
  3. 3
    AREA

    60D Domain

    46
    631
  4. 4
    ALOE

    11D Skin smoother

    46
    497
  5. 5
    OAR

    23A Rowers grip it

    36
    331
  6. 6
    TEA

    67D Indian export

    30
    374
  7. 7
    OLD

    68D Familiar

    30
    247
  8. 8
    LIE

    44A Stretch the truth or stretch out

    28
    318
  9. 9
    ARM

    49A Branch

    27
    264
  10. 10
    ASA

    29D Nutty-fruitcake center

    27
    230
  11. 11
    ESE

    69D Jargon suffix

    26
    386
  12. 12
    ARLO

    45A A Guthrie

    24
    245
  13. 13
    TIP

    40A Head of the House, once

    22
    126
  14. 14
    SETS

    13D Hardens

    21
    170
  15. 15
    ATSEA

    6D On the ocean

    18
    194
  16. 16
    HOT

    2D Roasting

    18
    134
  17. 17
    CAR

    58A Train part

    17
    201
  18. 18
    PGA

    55A Grp. of swingers

    16
    132
  19. 19
    SSE

    24A 157.5 degrees

    15
    262
  20. 20
    EGGS

    64D Spurs

    15
    116
  21. 21
    ARF

    19D Sandy's line

    14
    153
  22. 22
    CDS

    1D S&L offerings

    14
    147
  23. 23
    CAB

    43D Truck front

    14
    129
  24. 24
    NINA

    62D Ship of 1492

    13
    108
  25. 25
    AROMA

    53D Bouquet

    11
    191
  26. 26
    LENA

    47A Yakutsk river

    11
    140
  27. 27
    GOT

    63D "I've _____ a Secret"

    11
    89
  28. 28
    PIC

    26D Photo

    11
    63
  29. 29
    ENS

    38D Nuts to editors

    10
    270
  30. 30
    BLUR

    12D Fast runner on slow film

    9
    58
  31. 31
    MPH

    50D Pitched ball stat

    8
    64
  32. 32
    ATA

    3D _____ glance

    7
    161
  33. 33
    BEER

    7D Suds, so to speak

    7
    101
  34. 34
    CAD

    52A Untrustworthy sort

    7
    101
  35. 35
    MGM

    15D Theater threesome

    7
    69
  36. 36
    USED

    37A Hand-me-down

    6
    165
  37. 37
    BITE

    51A Angler's luck

    6
    70
  38. 38
    ALTOS

    8D Low-voiced ladies

    6
    54
  39. 39
    CONS debut

    4D Takes for a ride

    6
    45
  40. 40
    TAGS

    61D Does like "it"

    5
    47
  41. 41
    HADTO

    5D Couldn't get out of it

    5
    27
  42. 42
    NRA

    35D Depression fighter: Abbr.

    4
    262
  43. 43
    TRIP

    25A Begin a fall

    4
    94
  44. 44
    DDT

    39D Mantis killer

    4
    76
  45. 45
    ITALIC

    31D Slanted

    4
    43
  46. 46
    OVALS

    9D Round figures

    4
    38
  47. 47
    ALINE

    57D With a flared bottom

    3
    76
  48. 48
    OPENER

    33D First game

    3
    41
  49. 49
    RUMOR

    28D Unconfirmed info

    3
    34
  50. 50
    WORM

    59D Tequila additive

    3
    28
  51. 51
    STANDS

    16A Spectators' seating

    3
    24
  52. 52
    GER

    36D Luther's lang.

    2
    39
  53. 53
    ACETIC

    48D Vinegary

    2
    24
  54. 54
    MASCARA debut

    72A This may get 40 lashes

    2
    15
  55. 55
    ANGELS debut

    71A Messengers from afar

    2
    14
  56. 56
    FRA

    27A Brother's title

    1
    67
  57. 57
    SINO

    30A East Asian prefix

    1
    36
  58. 58
    ORATORIO

    65A Choral piece

    1
    24
  59. 59
    DESADE debut

    73A Marquis _____

    1
    17
  60. 60
    CHACHA debut

    1A Latin dance

    1
    10
  61. 61
    DOTOAT

    14A Perform perfectly

    1
    5
  62. 62
    BAOBABS debut

    7A Trees in "The Little Prince"

    1
    4
  63. 63
    EILEEN

    22D Doreen of "Private Benjamin"

    0
    31
  64. 64
    GOBAD

    56D Turn

    0
    19
  65. 65
    STALIN

    46A Dictator from Gori

    0
    14
  66. 66
    DIRER

    54D More critical

    0
    12
  67. 67
    BIGTOE debut

    66A Water temperature tester, maybe

    0
    11
  68. 68
    NIKITA debut

    32D Leonid predecessor

    0
    9
  69. 69
    GRACIE debut

    21D Allen of comedy

    0
    7
  70. 70
    ATWILL debut

    20D Freely

    0
    6
  71. 71
    REGIMENT debut

    70A Division division

    0
    4
  72. 72
    BIBLES debut

    10D Confirmation class gifts

    0
    3
  73. 73
    MELVILLE debut

    15A "Billy Budd" writer

    0
    2
  74. 74
    GETABOUT debut

    17A Move, as with difficulty

    0
    1
  75. 75
    ICECREAMANDCAKE debut

    41A Dessert duo

    0
    1
  76. 76
    STEAMROLLERS debut

    18A Runs roughshod over

    0
    1
  77. 77
    WALING debut

    34A Marking with ridges

    0
    1
  78. 78
    WATERINGHOLE debut

    59A Haunt

    0
    1