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
   USE

   41A Exercise

   47
   356
3. 2
   AREA

   23A Belt

   46
   631
4. 3
   ICE

   26A Hard water

   40
   391
5. 4
   USA

   7D Nafta ratifier

   40
   261
6. 5
   SAD

   57D Not up

   31
   236
7. 6
   RAT

   21D Skunk

   29
   280
8. 7
   EROS

   40A Passion personified

   28
   321
9. 8
   ALIT

   31A Settled, in a way

   21
   220
10. 9
    SAN

    30A ___ Felipe

    19
    182
11. 10
    RCA

    46A Gold Seal co.

    17
    227
12. 11
    SPAS

    49A Luxury home features

    15
    163
13. 12
    SUR

    32A Modern name of Tyre

    12
    97
14. 13
    SEDAN

    49D Seville or De Ville

    12
    93
15. 14
    TORO

    9D Ring combatant

    11
    115
16. 15
    ORIOLE

    43D Jim Palmer was one

    10
    93
17. 16
    ROTS

    51D Molders

    10
    70
18. 17
    RAID

    24D Sally

    9
    95
19. 18
    LIME

    22A Whitewash ingredient

    9
    90
20. 19
    FRI

    6D Calendar abbr.

    9
    75
21. 20
    AMISS

    19A Not right

    7
    77
22. 21
    BIN

    56D Coal container

    6
    90
23. 22
    MITE

    48A Tiny bit

    6
    38
24. 23
    OXEN

    10D Farm team

    5
    149
25. 24
    WRIT

    35D Mittimus or mandamus

    5
    54
26. 25
    THESE

    4D "___ Eyes" (1969 hit)

    5
    53
27. 26
    ORNATE

    13D Embellished

    4
    63
28. 27
    CATO

    25A Subject of one of Plutarch's "Lives"

    4
    46
29. 28
    ALLEGE

    23D Maintain

    4
    40
30. 29
    VEG

    39A ___ out (do nothing)

    4
    29
31. 30
    TERESA

    60A Mother of mercy

    3
    73
32. 31
    ASHORE

    28D On terra firma

    3
    47
33. 32
    JELLO

    53A Royal rival

    3
    25
34. 33
    MANNER

    44D Bearing

    3
    12
35. 34
    ELECTS

    58A Picks

    2
    38
36. 35
    TOUCAN

    12D Tropical flier

    2
    13
37. 36
    PAREN debut

    27D Punc. mark

    2
    9
38. 37
    ENDANGER debut

    61A Risk

    2
    6
39. 38
    TOOTOO

    9A Affected

    1
    17
40. 39
    GUISE

    29D Semblance

    1
    15
41. 40
    LENIENT

    8D Mild

    1
    13
42. 41
    ONEHORSE

    15A Not very important

    1
    13
43. 42
    HORS

    5D Outside of France?

    0
    25
44. 43
    EPISODE

    40D One of a series

    0
    24
45. 44
    ANSA

    52D Archeologist's handle

    0
    22
46. 45
    ARAN

    47A Classic documentary "Man of ___"

    0
    20
47. 46
    ALTERED

    33A Made fit

    0
    16
48. 47
    ESCALATE

    37D Step up

    0
    12
49. 48
    EVANESCE

    34D Fade away

    0
    10
50. 49
    MONALISA

    1D Francesco del Giocondo's wife

    0
    10
51. 50
    ODDLOT

    14D It may be hard to trade

    0
    10
52. 51
    RAMJET

    42D Simple propulsion unit

    0
    9
53. 52
    MML debut

    45D Future year

    0
    7
54. 53
    REASONER

    38D Syllogist

    0
    7
55. 54
    IRONICAL debut

    20A Mocking

    0
    6
56. 55
    JIMA debut

    53D Chichi ___, Japan

    0
    4
57. 56
    NIGERIAN

    17A Wole Soyinka, for one

    0
    4
58. 57
    OXFORD

    16A Brogue

    0
    4
59. 58
    REGIMENT

    3D Organize rigidly

    0
    4
60. 59
    INIMICAL debut

    2D Not sympathetic

    0
    3
61. 60
    JONSON

    54A "Volpone" penner

    0
    3
62. 61
    MINERALS

    50A Some supplements

    0
    3
63. 62
    OFFICERS debut

    11D Brass

    0
    3
64. 63
    REFUND debut

    18A Dissatisfied customer's demand

    0
    3
65. 64
    ROMANEMPIRE debut

    42A Edward Gibbon's subject

    0
    3
66. 65
    DIAMANTE debut

    59A Glittery trim

    0
    2
67. 66
    WHISPER debut

    35A Trace

    0
    2
68. 67
    MIRTHFUL debut

    1A Jolly

    0
    1
69. 68
    OBSIDIAN debut

    55A Relative of perlite

    0
    1
70. 69
    PLANTAGENET debut

    27A Henry II's house

    0
    1
71. 70
    PURPLING debut

    36D Bruise discoloration

    0
    1