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Tuesday · 78 answers · 12 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ORE

    21A Mine material

    48
    581
  2. 2
    USE

    63D Exploit

    47
    356
  3. 3
    EGO

    23D Freudian component

    42
    393
  4. 4
    NET

    39D Trawler's equipment

    38
    377
  5. 5
    ORA

    16A "Are you a man ___ mouse?"

    35
    227
  6. 6
    IDEA

    9D Brainstorm

    33
    396
  7. 7
    ESSO

    60D Bygone oil company

    30
    276
  8. 8
    ECHO

    54D Reverberate

    29
    312
  9. 9
    RAT

    19A Stoolie

    29
    280
  10. 10
    HER

    5D That girl

    27
    237
  11. 11
    ADD

    68A Make sense, with "up"

    27
    224
  12. 12
    OPERA

    6D "Pagliacci," for one

    26
    247
  13. 13
    AOL debut

    47D U.S. modem-driven company

    25
    214
  14. 14
    UMA

    35A Actress Thurman

    18
    175
  15. 15
    TAD

    8D Little bit

    16
    169
  16. 16
    CDS

    64D Some I.R.A. investments

    14
    147
  17. 17
    TRAM

    55D 21-Across carrier

    14
    113
  18. 18
    ADIEU

    34A French farewell

    13
    148
  19. 19
    UNDO

    49A Take apart

    13
    129
  20. 20
    AHOY

    28D "Hey!" on the Hesperus

    13
    108
  21. 21
    CEE

    31D Bee follower

    10
    138
  22. 22
    ASIDE

    26D Out of the way

    10
    126
  23. 23
    DAN

    56A Former Rep. Rostenkowski

    10
    122
  24. 24
    WED

    11A Married

    10
    115
  25. 25
    MATE

    36D Spouse

    10
    94
  26. 26
    MELEE

    43A Ruckus

    10
    94
  27. 27
    THEE

    57A Word between Friends

    10
    91
  28. 28
    ERATO

    12D Muse of poetry

    9
    174
  29. 29
    AUDI

    3D German car maker

    9
    111
  30. 30
    EWER

    59D Pitcher

    8
    146
  31. 31
    RICE

    1D "Interview With the Vampire" author Anne

    8
    100
  32. 32
    GTOS debut

    27A Old Pontiacs

    8
    65
  33. 33
    PHASE

    33A Stage

    8
    49
  34. 34
    OMEGA

    69A The end

    7
    129
  35. 35
    PASTA

    52D Macaroni, e.g.

    7
    89
  36. 36
    ONEL

    2D Scott Turow book

    6
    79
  37. 37
    OPTIC

    6A Kind of nerve

    6
    60
  38. 38
    HASNT

    66A Lacks, in brief

    6
    33
  39. 39
    AHS

    37D Sounds of satisfaction

    5
    121
  40. 40
    ADLER

    34D Chicago's ___ Planetarium

    5
    59
  41. 41
    BETTE

    48A The Divine Miss M

    5
    53
  42. 42
    IGUANA

    24A Tennessee Williams's "The Night of the ___"

    5
    53
  43. 43
    SOUL

    18D Aretha Franklin's singing style

    5
    48
  44. 44
    CORD

    10D Big stack of firewood

    5
    40
  45. 45
    ADESTE

    22A "___ Fideles"

    4
    55
  46. 46
    SYN

    42A Dict. entry

    4
    55
  47. 47
    EASTER

    46A Day to wear a bonnet

    4
    49
  48. 48
    HEMI

    58D Prefix with sphere

    4
    45
  49. 49
    DIMES

    67A Some change

    4
    20
  50. 50
    IMA

    61A "___ monkey's uncle!"

    3
    85
  51. 51
    INURE

    14A Get used (to)

    3
    68
  52. 52
    PRADO

    15A Madrid museum

    3
    42
  53. 53
    PMS

    33D Brit. leaders

    3
    40
  54. 54
    NAMED

    50D Christened

    3
    36
  55. 55
    BENE

    48D Giovanni's "good"

    2
    52
  56. 56
    DATES

    13D Palm tree fruits

    2
    47
  57. 57
    SPIRO

    70A Vice President Agnew

    2
    43
  58. 58
    CEN

    65A 100 yrs.

    2
    38
  59. 59
    BUSTS

    45A Sculptures on pedestals

    2
    19
  60. 60
    PREENED

    7D Dressed fussily

    2
    10
  61. 61
    GLEAMS

    25D Twinkles

    2
    9
  62. 62
    UTICA

    49D New York city

    1
    51
  63. 63
    ESCROW

    30A Money held by a third party

    1
    30
  64. 64
    ROACH

    1A "Our Gang" producer Hal

    1
    20
  65. 65
    TABLET debut

    53A Aspirin, e.g.

    1
    12
  66. 66
    ELIZ

    20A Queen of Eng.

    0
    6
  67. 67
    ERODING

    44D Wearing away

    0
    6
  68. 68
    ROPERS

    51A Rodeo entrants

    0
    6
  69. 69
    RUBBER debut

    32D Kind of match

    0
    5
  70. 70
    ABELL

    28A Clear as ___

    0
    4
  71. 71
    DEBORAH debut

    40A Newswoman Norville

    0
    4
  72. 72
    OUTSTRIP debut

    41D Get the better of

    0
    3
  73. 73
    MONTAND debut

    38A Actor Yves

    0
    2
  74. 74
    BANNEDBAND debut

    29D Outcast orchestra?

    0
    1
  75. 75
    CEDARSEEDER debut

    17A Forestry worker?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    CRAZIEST debut

    4D Most zany

    0
    1
  77. 77
    CRUISECREWS debut

    62A Ocean liners' employees?

    0
    1
  78. 78
    WORSTWURST debut

    11D Least appetizing sausage?

    0
    1