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Wednesday · 76 answers · 14 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SPA

    1D Health center

    59
    475
  2. 2
    ALA

    22A ___ broche (cooked on a spit)

    58
    513
  3. 3
    EEL

    2D Electric ___

    53
    487
  4. 4
    ADS

    63A Come-ons

    46
    325
  5. 5
    EASE

    54D Let up

    40
    334
  6. 6
    ADE

    34D Summer refresher

    35
    277
  7. 7
    IDEA

    40A Game plan

    33
    396
  8. 8
    TSAR

    53D Pre-Soviet royalty

    33
    341
  9. 9
    ONTO

    9D Aware of

    26
    244
  10. 10
    SARI

    62A Rani's attire

    23
    191
  11. 11
    OTIS

    51D Revolutionary orator James

    20
    251
  12. 12
    SEW

    10A Employ a Singer

    20
    169
  13. 13
    TIA

    59D Aunt, in Madrid

    20
    144
  14. 14
    TRY

    48A Go (for)

    19
    181
  15. 15
    ATON

    55A Amenhotep IV's god

    19
    136
  16. 16
    TALE

    20D Myth

    17
    178
  17. 17
    SEED

    33A Sow

    17
    141
  18. 18
    LAO

    29D Indochinese language

    16
    154
  19. 19
    OARS

    32A They're in galley banks

    16
    154
  20. 20
    AID

    49A Assist

    15
    167
  21. 21
    ALMA

    16A Heroine of Tennessee Williams's "Summer and Smoke"

    15
    130
  22. 22
    HID

    27D Secreted

    15
    79
  23. 23
    SELF

    1A Solipsist's preoccupation

    14
    90
  24. 24
    AHAS

    22D Triumphant cries

    14
    70
  25. 25
    TOTAL

    28D Smash to smithereens

    13
    85
  26. 26
    SOU

    36D Not worth a ___

    11
    87
  27. 27
    ALAN

    7D Astronaut Shepard

    10
    232
  28. 28
    EZRA

    65A Book after II Chronicles

    10
    139
  29. 29
    PEAR

    13A Anjou, e.g.

    10
    95
  30. 30
    BETS

    60A Bookie's bookings

    9
    65
  31. 31
    LURE

    23D Tackle box item

    7
    67
  32. 32
    ERN

    30D Directional suffix

    6
    177
  33. 33
    SKEE

    15A ___-Ball (arcade game)

    6
    61
  34. 34
    ATHENA

    45D Goddess of wisdom

    5
    60
  35. 35
    NONA

    52D Soul singer Hendryx

    5
    17
  36. 36
    ARTIE

    31A Bandleader Shaw

    4
    79
  37. 37
    ARA

    24A Coach Parseghian

    3
    181
  38. 38
    ARR

    58D Timetable abbr.

    3
    133
  39. 39
    NEHI

    38D Radar's favorite drink on "M*A*S*H"

    3
    96
  40. 40
    ALLIE

    47A Hurler Reynolds of the 40's-50's Yankees

    3
    47
  41. 41
    AXED

    39D Fired

    2
    77
  42. 42
    FRAU

    4D German wife

    2
    54
  43. 43
    MELON

    14A Casaba, e.g.

    2
    36
  44. 44
    ICANT

    17A "___ Help Myself" (Four Tops hit)

    2
    35
  45. 45
    TYRE

    18A Phoenician port

    2
    34
  46. 46
    AQABA

    47D Mideast's Gulf of ___

    2
    30
  47. 47
    DRACO debut

    5A Harsh Athenian lawgiver

    2
    25
  48. 48
    RECOAT debut

    6D Supply with more varnish

    2
    7
  49. 49
    ARAT

    57A Like ___ in a trap

    1
    53
  50. 50
    IMET

    40D "___ a man..."

    1
    45
  51. 51
    ROLEX

    41A Fancy watch

    1
    33
  52. 52
    ROYS

    41D Popular fast-food chain, informally

    1
    20
  53. 53
    DMITRI

    5D Composer Shostakovich

    1
    15
  54. 54
    SKYLAB

    10D First U.S. space station

    1
    15
  55. 55
    RIALS

    25A Iranian money

    1
    14
  56. 56
    ALCATRAZ debut

    37D Much-filmed prison

    1
    12
  57. 57
    URBS

    21D City areas, informally

    1
    12
  58. 58
    WEEPS

    12D Boohoos

    1
    10
  59. 59
    LAMBASTE debut

    3D Berate

    1
    5
  60. 60
    SANA

    36A Yemen's capital

    0
    47
  61. 61
    FEZ

    35D Shriner hat

    0
    41
  62. 62
    TOSEA

    56A Words repeated at the start of the "Sailor's Song"

    0
    26
  63. 63
    SARAS

    64A Mystery writer Paretsky and others

    0
    14
  64. 64
    STRIA

    15D Narrow furrow

    0
    11
  65. 65
    AFTON

    34A "Flow gently, sweet ___": Burns

    0
    9
  66. 66
    EERILY debut

    11D In a spooky way

    0
    8
  67. 67
    ELIOTS

    43D T. S. and George

    0
    8
  68. 68
    BREADS debut

    46D Covers with crumbs

    0
    7
  69. 69
    QUIETONTHESET debut

    50A Director's directive

    0
    5
  70. 70
    CONY debut

    8D Rabbit

    0
    3
  71. 71
    FLUTED debut

    42D Crimped, as a piecrust

    0
    3
  72. 72
    BUTTONYOURLIP debut

    19A "Shut up!"

    0
    2
  73. 73
    INAND debut

    61A ___ around (near)

    0
    2
  74. 74
    FERMEZLABOUCHE debut

    42A "Pipe down, Pierre!"

    0
    1
  75. 75
    HUSHLITTLEBABY debut

    26A Lullaby start

    0
    1
  76. 76
    RIENS debut

    44D Trifles: Fr.

    0
    1