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Thursday · 76 answers · 14 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ATE

    27A Dug into

    75
    597
  2. 2
    OLE

    61D Cheer for Escamillo

    54
    525
  3. 3
    AREA

    16A District

    46
    631
  4. 4
    ICE

    52A "Rocks"

    40
    391
  5. 5
    LEE

    8D Nautical side

    40
    360
  6. 6
    ORCA

    26D Bo Derek's whale of a film

    34
    234
  7. 7
    ALAS

    65A Word said with a tear

    26
    321
  8. 8
    ODD

    62D Outlandish

    24
    209
  9. 9
    STU

    24A Erwin of 50's TV

    24
    190
  10. 10
    SCAR

    48D Dueling memento, maybe

    20
    188
  11. 11
    LAP

    22A What you stand to lose?

    17
    152
  12. 12
    TAB

    60D Bar bill

    16
    167
  13. 13
    POD

    25A Group of whales

    15
    101
  14. 14
    ATONE

    55A In agreement

    13
    172
  15. 15
    UTES

    64A Salt Lake City players

    13
    149
  16. 16
    PASS

    10A Bidder's option

    11
    97
  17. 17
    POSE

    25D Assert

    11
    88
  18. 18
    NEST

    56D "___-ce pas?"

    10
    242
  19. 19
    AXLE

    7D Car bar

    10
    119
  20. 20
    ROTC

    18D College org.

    9
    97
  21. 21
    OBIE

    28A Beckett award

    8
    121
  22. 22
    LOP

    22D Chop off

    8
    99
  23. 23
    CPAS

    57D Their days are numbered

    8
    76
  24. 24
    STEAK

    42A Hearty entree

    8
    60
  25. 25
    NAY

    63D Dissenting vote

    7
    119
  26. 26
    BEST

    68A Vanquish

    7
    90
  27. 27
    PORT

    67A Larboard

    6
    63
  28. 28
    ISR

    2D Neighbor of Syr.

    5
    142
  29. 29
    PAY

    54A Be worthwhile

    5
    71
  30. 30
    CALM

    6A Waveless

    5
    56
  31. 31
    EATME

    29D Words on a Wonderland cake

    5
    47
  32. 32
    AXEL

    15A Rink jump

    4
    110
  33. 33
    ARARAT

    11D Mountain whose name means "holy ground"

    4
    87
  34. 34
    SEEDY

    69A Down at the heels

    4
    56
  35. 35
    KAY

    43D King Arthur's foster brother

    4
    53
  36. 36
    DISCS

    1A Platters

    4
    37
  37. 37
    ASCOT

    14A "Racy" neckwear

    3
    84
  38. 38
    SENATE

    12D Ratifying body

    3
    56
  39. 39
    NORAD

    21A Military acronym

    3
    29
  40. 40
    STEMS

    5D Dams up

    2
    59
  41. 41
    COVE

    4D Sheltered nook

    2
    55
  42. 42
    EVANS

    53D Editor Harold

    2
    40
  43. 43
    TEY

    51A "Brat Farrar" mystery writer

    2
    25
  44. 44
    REMOTE

    20A Kind of control

    2
    19
  45. 45
    ATEE

    58D To ___ (exactly)

    1
    102
  46. 46
    PALO

    10D ___ Alto

    1
    43
  47. 47
    GAZA

    40D Where Samson ground meal

    1
    35
  48. 48
    INTOTO

    45D Entirely

    1
    33
  49. 49
    DAG

    1D First name at the U.N., 1953-61

    1
    26
  50. 50
    CLOY

    38D Pall

    1
    24
  51. 51
    ENDEARS

    19D Makes beloved

    1
    15
  52. 52
    TEACUP

    44D China piece

    1
    12
  53. 53
    SADDER

    13D Not so sunny

    1
    8
  54. 54
    SCORPION debut

    3D Stinger

    1
    7
  55. 55
    TIGERWOODS debut

    44A 1997 Masters winner

    1
    5
  56. 56
    ENL

    50A Photographer's abbr.

    0
    75
  57. 57
    ASCAP

    35A Tin Pan Alley org.

    0
    61
  58. 58
    CACTUS debut

    6D Prickly pear, e.g.

    0
    14
  59. 59
    CRAVAT

    57A Relative of 14-Across

    0
    12
  60. 60
    FALDO

    31D 1996 Masters winner

    0
    11
  61. 61
    ABRI

    23D Archeological shelter

    0
    10
  62. 62
    DIREST

    47D Most dreadful

    0
    9
  63. 63
    SPITZ debut

    32D Thick-coated dog

    0
    7
  64. 64
    GROVERCLEVELAND

    17A President who married in office

    0
    6
  65. 65
    EUWE

    37D World chess champ, 1935-37

    0
    4
  66. 66
    GLOVER debut

    46D Mandela portrayer in a 1987 film

    0
    4
  67. 67
    NEDDA

    66A Canio's wife in "Pagliacci"

    0
    4
  68. 68
    COVERTOPERATION debut

    59A C.I.A. undertaking

    0
    3
  69. 69
    NEAPTIDE debut

    39D Sea current

    0
    3
  70. 70
    CSFORESTER debut

    30A "The African Queen" writer

    0
    2
  71. 71
    MOULD debut

    41A Fungus, in Falmouth

    0
    2
  72. 72
    PROAS debut

    33A Swift boats

    0
    2
  73. 73
    ZAZA debut

    49A Mistress in a Thomas Mann novel

    0
    2
  74. 74
    INTHECLEARING debut

    36A 1962 Robert Frost collection

    0
    1
  75. 75
    MLV debut

    9D XI years before the Battle of Hastings

    0
    1
  76. 76
    SHORTER debut

    34D More succinct

    0
    1