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Wednesday · 76 answers · 16 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    ALA

    15A ___ mode

    58
    513
  2. 2
    ATTA

    34A Boy or girl lead-in

    28
    156
  3. 3
    OPERA

    14A "Otello," e.g.

    26
    247
  4. 4
    OKS

    51A Gives the green light

    24
    127
  5. 5
    ITS

    33D "___ De-Lovely"

    23
    257
  6. 6
    EBB

    25A Flood stage

    20
    182
  7. 7
    ALOHA

    7D 56-Down salutation

    19
    194
  8. 8
    USES

    23A Operates

    19
    193
  9. 9
    ESL

    45D Immigrant's study, for short

    18
    153
  10. 10
    STOP

    57D Call it a day

    17
    180
  11. 11
    AISLE

    62A Plane seating choice

    16
    140
  12. 12
    POE

    29A "The Gold Bug" author

    15
    154
  13. 13
    HANOI

    32A 60's war capital

    14
    120
  14. 14
    BAA

    58D Farm call

    13
    167
  15. 15
    BLT

    40D Diner sandwich

    13
    121
  16. 16
    MEL

    66A Gibson, e.g.

    12
    151
  17. 17
    HOLE

    32D Reason for darning

    12
    89
  18. 18
    EDT

    47A N.Y.C. clock setting

    11
    131
  19. 19
    NOEL

    41A Season of peace

    10
    153
  20. 20
    BETA

    26D Home video format

    9
    104
  21. 21
    PAW

    6A Manhandle

    9
    91
  22. 22
    TOTEM

    61A Item on a pole

    9
    75
  23. 23
    PURE

    54A Untouched

    9
    55
  24. 24
    ACTOR

    65A Gibson, e.g.

    8
    92
  25. 25
    NOONE

    21D Peter of Herman's Hermits

    7
    91
  26. 26
    NOG

    13D Yule serving

    7
    87
  27. 27
    RIC

    59D Rock's Ocasek

    7
    56
  28. 28
    NITRO

    16A It makes quite a bang

    7
    55
  29. 29
    ERN

    12D Sea bird

    6
    177
  30. 30
    IBSEN

    9A "Peer Gynt" dramatist

    6
    55
  31. 31
    PAC

    29D Campaign money source

    5
    82
  32. 32
    PHONE

    54D Drop a dime, so to speak

    5
    43
  33. 33
    PED

    28A ___ Xing (sign)

    5
    39
  34. 34
    UVA

    63A Charlottesville sch.

    4
    67
  35. 35
    NOOK

    36D Cranny's partner

    4
    57
  36. 36
    PERON

    67A Victim of a 1955 coup

    4
    37
  37. 37
    BILL

    10D Unwelcome mail

    4
    33
  38. 38
    GRASS

    4D Not Astroturf

    4
    31
  39. 39
    HAW

    22D Hem's partner

    3
    62
  40. 40
    BRAD

    27D Carpenter's nail

    3
    56
  41. 41
    STILETTO debut

    11D Heel style

    3
    23
  42. 42
    USABLE

    52A Of service

    3
    22
  43. 43
    BRAVE debut

    53D Plucky

    3
    20
  44. 44
    TRUETO debut

    49D Loyally following

    3
    16
  45. 45
    GAT

    60A Hood's gun

    2
    81
  46. 46
    INDO

    35D Prefix with Chinese

    2
    61
  47. 47
    LARK

    31D Harmless prank

    2
    46
  48. 48
    AUDEN

    39D "Homage to Clio" poet

    2
    31
  49. 49
    QTS debut

    48A Liq. measures

    2
    22
  50. 50
    INCASE

    9D If

    2
    14
  51. 51
    SKULK debut

    42A Move stealthily

    2
    10
  52. 52
    NOV

    18A When Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated: Abbr.

    1
    52
  53. 53
    SAKI

    5D H. H. Munro, pseudonymically

    1
    45
  54. 54
    NEEDED

    3D Had to have

    1
    28
  55. 55
    CLING

    19A It may be static

    1
    23
  56. 56
    UPRISE

    2D Revolt

    1
    12
  57. 57
    SWELTER

    30A Need air conditioning

    1
    8
  58. 58
    HILO

    56D See 7-Down

    0
    57
  59. 59
    ONETO

    64A And ___ grow on

    0
    34
  60. 60
    BRAIN

    58A Genius

    0
    23
  61. 61
    CREAK

    17A Sound of old floorboards

    0
    19
  62. 62
    OHARAS

    24A Tara family

    0
    12
  63. 63
    LUNGS debut

    1A Screamer's necessity

    0
    10
  64. 64
    SERMON debut

    50D Address of St. Patrick's Cathedral?

    0
    9
  65. 65
    SKELETAL

    38D Bony

    0
    6
  66. 66
    LOCKUP debut

    1D Poky

    0
    3
  67. 67
    NEWSCAST debut

    37D 10:00 program

    0
    3
  68. 68
    PANTHEON

    6D Roman temple

    0
    3
  69. 69
    RUINER

    44D Spoiler

    0
    3
  70. 70
    WAVERS debut

    8D Isn't decisive

    0
    3
  71. 71
    QUOTER debut

    48D Citer

    0
    2
  72. 72
    CHILDRENSHOUR debut

    55A 1934 Lillian Hellman play, with "The"

    0
    1
  73. 73
    DADGUM debut

    46D Cotton-pickin'

    0
    1
  74. 74
    DOWERED debut

    43A Provided for, as a widow

    0
    1
  75. 75
    INNOCENTSABROAD debut

    35A 1869 Twain novel, with "The"

    0
    1
  76. 76
    KIDSINTHEHALL debut

    20A Cult Canadian comedy troupe, with "The"

    0
    1