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Wednesday · 78 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASH

    20A Bat wood

    50
    458
  2. 2
    NEO

    58D Classical beginning

    43
    332
  3. 3
    ORAL

    52A Face-to-face test

    42
    367
  4. 4
    AGO

    8D Gone by

    39
    291
  5. 5
    STP

    40A Popular Formula One formula

    23
    172
  6. 6
    AHEM

    50D Polite interruption

    23
    171
  7. 7
    ARES

    2D Warlike Olympian

    21
    271
  8. 8
    AERO

    60A Aviation-related

    20
    269
  9. 9
    ALEC

    13D "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" cad

    19
    279
  10. 10
    ADDS

    25D Foots (up)

    19
    179
  11. 11
    TATA

    24A "See you later"

    17
    175
  12. 12
    AMOR

    54D Boy with a bow

    16
    172
  13. 13
    SCAM

    6A Fast one

    16
    168
  14. 14
    DEMO

    53D Try this!

    16
    105
  15. 15
    INERT

    32A Lifeless

    14
    149
  16. 16
    DAD

    53A Pop

    14
    144
  17. 17
    TIME

    36A Clock

    14
    92
  18. 18
    TROT

    24D Horse race

    12
    171
  19. 19
    ONLY

    52D Just

    11
    116
  20. 20
    STEREO

    6D Prefix with phonic

    11
    112
  21. 21
    TELL

    61A Scold, with "off"

    11
    100
  22. 22
    EMIL

    16A Oscar winner Jannings

    10
    131
  23. 23
    LORE

    41A Round-the-campfire stories

    9
    130
  24. 24
    PSAT

    39D Exam for H.S. juniors

    9
    106
  25. 25
    BORE

    51D Drill

    9
    77
  26. 26
    PEER

    39A Have a look-see

    8
    116
  27. 27
    DENY

    55D Gainsay

    8
    90
  28. 28
    LURE

    23D Entice

    7
    67
  29. 29
    KIM

    59D British defector Philby

    7
    58
  30. 30
    ERST

    48A Formerly, formerly

    6
    155
  31. 31
    SWAT

    49D Hit a homer, e.g.

    6
    85
  32. 32
    NODS

    33A Signals approval

    6
    68
  33. 33
    RAMA

    10A Hindu deity

    6
    61
  34. 34
    MIDI

    12D Calf-length dress

    6
    60
  35. 35
    RORY

    21A Calhoun of "How to Marry a Millionaire"

    6
    34
  36. 36
    IONIC

    22A Like some columns

    5
    70
  37. 37
    TEMPO

    28D Beat

    5
    47
  38. 38
    MPG debut

    34A E.P.A. rating

    5
    44
  39. 39
    UNITY

    27D Common design goal

    4
    31
  40. 40
    NINO

    47A Enfant, across the Pyrenees

    3
    66
  41. 41
    IQS

    4D Test figs.

    3
    61
  42. 42
    GREY

    35D "Riders of the Purple Sage" author

    3
    35
  43. 43
    EMORY

    65A Where Jimmy Carter teaches

    3
    34
  44. 44
    LUBE

    23A Auto servicing

    3
    33
  45. 45
    PITS

    26D Worst possible situation, with "the"

    3
    32
  46. 46
    TIMON

    62A Flavius's master, in Shakespeare

    3
    21
  47. 47
    TMEN

    63A Govt. agents

    2
    104
  48. 48
    IRAQI

    14A Persian Gulf tongue

    2
    45
  49. 49
    LATH

    3D Lattice strip

    2
    41
  50. 50
    MSU

    9D East Lansing sch.

    2
    38
  51. 51
    CONN

    37D R.I. neighbor

    2
    30
  52. 52
    COSTS

    37A Reimbursable amounts

    2
    26
  53. 53
    VALID

    1A In effect

    2
    24
  54. 54
    COPY

    7D Clone

    2
    22
  55. 55
    HERALD

    45D Boston paper

    2
    11
  56. 56
    OTB

    57D Kind of parlor, for short

    1
    58
  57. 57
    AMIN

    11D African despot

    1
    51
  58. 58
    ARAM

    46D Ancient Syria

    1
    44
  59. 59
    TITUS

    19D Emperor after Vespasianus

    1
    25
  60. 60
    BOYD

    64A Hopalong Cassidy portrayer William

    1
    24
  61. 61
    UNISON

    44D Harmony

    1
    22
  62. 62
    TOBY

    18D Illustrated mug

    1
    18
  63. 63
    RESOAK debut

    10D Drench again

    1
    4
  64. 64
    YOUANDWHATARMY debut

    43A Fightin' words

    1
    2
  65. 65
    ISERE

    42A Rhone feeder

    0
    67
  66. 66
    EMEER

    30D Arab chieftain

    0
    33
  67. 67
    TOGS

    15A Clothing

    0
    24
  68. 68
    SABIN

    49A Polio vaccine developer

    0
    19
  69. 69
    ORDO

    38D Church calendar

    0
    15
  70. 70
    SPERM debut

    31D Kind of whale

    0
    15
  71. 71
    VILA

    1D TV handyman Bob

    0
    10
  72. 72
    ITSLATE debut

    42D 1959 Ricky Nelson hit

    0
    8
  73. 73
    LAING debut

    41D "The Divided Self" author R. D. ___

    0
    7
  74. 74
    DISRUPT

    5D Throw a monkey wrench into

    0
    4
  75. 75
    PUTUPYOURDUKES debut

    26A Fightin' words

    0
    2
  76. 76
    UNSEW debut

    29D Remove stitching

    0
    2
  77. 77
    LETSSTEPOUTSIDE debut

    17A Fightin' words

    0
    1
  78. 78
    WHOSGONNAMAKEME debut

    56A Fightin' words

    0
    1