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Tuesday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALI

    18A Sports Illustrated's 1974 Sportsman of the Year

    49
    518
  2. 2
    ANTE

    2D Get the pot going

    45
    461
  3. 3
    EPA

    48D Smog-battling org.

    36
    320
  4. 4
    SIR

    15A Word for a superior

    35
    271
  5. 5
    ANTI

    36D Voting "no"

    32
    364
  6. 6
    ESAU

    6D Birthright seller, in Genesis

    31
    245
  7. 7
    TAN

    52A Beachgoer's goal

    30
    238
  8. 8
    ISH

    25A Language name suffix

    30
    193
  9. 9
    TIARA

    21D Pageant topper

    24
    152
  10. 10
    IAN

    66A Holm of "Chariots of Fire"

    23
    260
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    EGG

    6A Custard base

    21
    206
  12. 12
    OUR

    55A One of ___ own

    21
    160
  13. 13
    EERIE

    70A Goosebump-raising

    19
    260
  14. 14
    EMAIL

    54D Quick communication

    19
    180
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    ELO

    72A "Don't Bring Me Down" rock grp.

    17
    250
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    INTO

    61D Enjoying, in slang

    17
    219
  17. 17
    RIG

    37A Offshore apparatus

    16
    114
  18. 18
    RYES

    64D Whiskies

    15
    116
  19. 19
    AMINO

    68A Kind of acid

    15
    102
  20. 20
    OMAHA

    16A Nebraska's biggest city

    14
    137
  21. 21
    SCI

    23A Poly-___ (college major)

    13
    179
  22. 22
    LIT

    69A English ___

    13
    166
  23. 23
    NCAA

    35A March Madness org.

    13
    164
  24. 24
    GNU

    38D African antelope

    13
    127
  25. 25
    TAXI

    11D Curbside call

    12
    136
  26. 26
    GENE

    60D Biological trait carrier

    10
    158
  27. 27
    UNE

    45A Parisian article

    10
    145
  28. 28
    PIER

    3D Dock

    10
    97
  29. 29
    OPIE

    53A Andy's boy, in 60's TV

    9
    150
  30. 30
    ASHEN

    34D Visibly frightened

    9
    128
  31. 31
    OLIN

    59D Actress Lena

    9
    112
  32. 32
    ALF

    50A Furry TV alien

    9
    104
  33. 33
    SLIP

    24A Faux pas

    9
    84
  34. 34
    TAX

    28A Excise

    9
    83
  35. 35
    PEAS

    57D They may be strained in young families

    8
    89
  36. 36
    SINEW

    71A Inner connection?

    6
    60
  37. 37
    KITE

    46A Toy on a string

    6
    59
  38. 38
    COTTA

    33D Terra ___

    6
    34
  39. 39
    EVERY

    67A More than some

    6
    34
  40. 40
    ONA

    42D Out ___ limb

    5
    161
  41. 41
    CAPRI

    1A Bay of Naples isle

    5
    39
  42. 42
    XII

    29D Top of a clock dial

    5
    39
  43. 43
    UNION

    14A Marriage

    4
    69
  44. 44
    CRIB

    63D Tot's place

    4
    67
  45. 45
    NONOS

    39A Prohibitions for Junior

    4
    43
  46. 46
    CUSP

    1D Zodiacal delineation

    4
    32
  47. 47
    TOOK

    31D Was in, as a class

    4
    30
  48. 48
    THEO

    12D Lt. Kojak

    3
    65
  49. 49
    YARN

    13D Kitten's plaything

    3
    65
  50. 50
    INUIT

    32D Eskimo

    3
    56
  51. 51
    MIX

    22D Variety

    3
    41
  52. 52
    RAVEL

    56D "Boléro" composer

    3
    33
  53. 53
    EXOTICA debut

    30A Strikingly unusual things

    3
    16
  54. 54
    AMAT

    10D Amo, amas, ___

    2
    99
  55. 55
    STEMS

    17A Pipe parts

    2
    59
  56. 56
    EELER

    65A Angler of morays

    2
    39
  57. 57
    HAUNT

    27D Visit again and again

    2
    21
  58. 58
    INSECT

    5D Bug

    2
    19
  59. 59
    ROMPS

    4D Frolics

    2
    17
  60. 60
    SIMILE

    49D Pretty as a picture, e.g.

    2
    17
  61. 61
    SCOUT

    26D Reconnoiterer

    1
    21
  62. 62
    ATTIMES

    47A Not always

    1
    20
  63. 63
    FELON

    43D One who has life to look forward to?

    1
    18
  64. 64
    TOMORROW

    41D It's another day

    1
    16
  65. 65
    PATTY

    9A Hamburger, e.g.

    1
    15
  66. 66
    RUNTO

    44A Reach in amount

    0
    25
  67. 67
    INFRA

    25D Prefix with structure

    0
    24
  68. 68
    REMI

    58D Do-___ (cabbage)

    0
    23
  69. 69
    GRILLE

    8D Radiator front

    0
    21
  70. 70
    SLOBS

    73A Not neatniks

    0
    20
  71. 71
    VERO

    62D ___ Beach, Fla.

    0
    17
  72. 72
    LAXER debut

    19A Not so strict

    0
    9
  73. 73
    PERPETUALMOTION

    20A "Impossible" achievement

    0
    6
  74. 74
    FOUNTAINOFYOUTH debut

    40A "Impossible" discovery

    0
    3
  75. 75
    POLOPONY debut

    9D Sportsman's mount

    0
    3
  76. 76
    FUGEES

    51D "Killing Me Softly" pop group, with "the"

    0
    2
  77. 77
    GILAS debut

    7D Poisonous desert dwellers, for short

    0
    2
  78. 78
    PROGRAMMINGAVCR debut

    57A "Impossible" activity!

    0
    1