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

1. AnswerLast 3 yearsAll time
2. 1
   ACE

   57D Suit topper

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   493
3. 2
   EEL

   23D It can be shocking

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   487
4. 3
   SAT

   25A Went unused

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   284
5. 4
   AFAR

   39D ___ cry

   25
   233
6. 5
   NATO

   21D Partnership for Peace grp.

   19
   167
7. 6
   PIE

   41D Sales pitch?

   17
   183
8. 7
   LARA

   48A Superman's mother

   14
   138
9. 8
   BAM

   37A Sound of impact

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   99
10. 9
    LATE

    6D After the bell

    12
    125
11. 10
    AROMA

    42A Something from the oven

    11
    191
12. 11
    VISA

    29D Traveler's O.K.

    11
    60
13. 12
    EWER

    30D Pitcher

    8
    146
14. 13
    EVAN

    23A Fashion designer Picone

    8
    122
15. 14
    FAIR

    44A Comely

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    73
16. 15
    SLAV

    54D Pole, e.g.

    7
    99
17. 16
    SARAN

    9D It's a wrap

    7
    65
18. 17
    CAKE

    49A Candle holder

    7
    58
19. 18
    TIT

    45A Start of an exchange

    6
    81
20. 19
    TRITE

    22A Commonplace

    6
    73
21. 20
    FIAT

    26D Dictate

    6
    44
22. 21
    AMSTEL

    11D Miller Lite alternative

    6
    29
23. 22
    TRADE

    5D Kind of paper or route

    5
    84
24. 23
    FEET

    26A Pedal pushers

    4
    57
25. 24
    TREAD

    51D Riser's partner

    3
    51
26. 25
    FRED

    27D Basset of the comics

    3
    40
27. 26
    STADT

    1D German town

    3
    19
28. 27
    NATTER

    55A Go on

    2
    27
29. 28
    ENTICE

    58A Play the siren

    2
    23
30. 29
    HECK

    53D "Shoot!"

    2
    22
31. 30
    FLING

    27A Chuck

    2
    19
32. 31
    ACADEMIA

    59A College life

    2
    16
33. 32
    TONERS

    2D Dye regulators

    2
    15
34. 33
    RETAINER

    36D Servant

    2
    12
35. 34
    MARTIN

    43D Former Fox sitcom

    2
    9
36. 35
    CRUS debut

    10D Part of the leg above the ankle

    2
    7
37. 36
    TIEDIN

    47D Connected

    2
    7
38. 37
    ETO

    7D 1944 initials

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    140
39. 38
    CERES

    49D Demeter's counterpart

    1
    43
40. 39
    SLIDE

    50D Get home safely?

    1
    41
41. 40
    INCOME

    46D 1040 entry

    1
    15
42. 41
    SLICER

    54A Deli need

    1
    15
43. 42
    STAMPEDE

    38A Western festival

    1
    14
44. 43
    SCARP debut

    9A Line of cliffs

    1
    11
45. 44
    SINKS

    60A Settles

    1
    11
46. 45
    WERNER

    35A 1913 Chemistry Nobelist

    1
    6
47. 46
    ASE

    31A Wall Street org.

    0
    79
48. 47
    EREI

    24A "...___ saw Elba"

    0
    63
49. 48
    ACADIA

    32A Early name of Nova Scotia

    0
    23
50. 49
    ALICIA

    3D Actress Witt of "Cybill"

    0
    21
51. 50
    ABALONE

    32D Ornamental shell

    0
    20
52. 51
    RUSSET

    18A Brown shade

    0
    14
53. 52
    DECIDE

    19A Settle

    0
    13
54. 53
    OVERHERE debut

    52A "Psst!"

    0
    13
55. 54
    TOLERATE

    14A Stand

    0
    13
56. 55
    INASTATE debut

    20A Agitated

    0
    8
57. 56
    STEIGER debut

    16D Best Actor of 1967

    0
    8
58. 57
    ARMORS

    15A Puts in the mail?

    0
    7
59. 58
    EVILDOER debut

    28A Baddie

    0
    7
60. 59
    ANIMATOR debut

    17A Toonsmith?

    0
    6
61. 60
    PRETENSE

    13D Mask

    0
    6
62. 61
    DERIVED debut

    8D Traced from a source

    0
    4
63. 62
    MAKEPAR debut

    40D Blow a birdie

    0
    3
64. 63
    SANIT

    50A Municipal dept.

    0
    3
65. 64
    STARTLED

    1A Shook up

    0
    3
66. 65
    AMORETTI debut

    34D Cherubs

    0
    2
67. 66
    REVEREND

    61A Jesse Jackson, for one

    0
    2
68. 67
    CARAVANS debut

    33D Desert groups

    0
    1
69. 68
    PALINODE debut

    56A Formal retraction

    0
    1
70. 69
    REMITTED debut

    4D Eased up

    0
    1
71. 70
    ROSARIAN debut

    12D Floral specialist

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    1