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Thursday · 76 answers · 15 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ARE

    16A "You ___ here"

    57
    533
  2. 2
    ALOE

    51A It's gentle on the skin

    46
    496
  3. 3
    ADO

    2D Brouhaha

    44
    477
  4. 4
    SHE

    30D One of every two hurricanes

    35
    345
  5. 5
    ANTS

    58D Nest inhabitants

    33
    247
  6. 6
    RED

    67A Flushed

    32
    278
  7. 7
    EKE

    61D Scratch (out)

    31
    236
  8. 8
    ITEM

    55D Twosome

    27
    274
  9. 9
    NIL

    59A It's nothing

    27
    249
  10. 10
    ENE

    64A From S.F. to Tahoe

    24
    403
  11. 11
    ADELE

    14A "Jane Eyre" girl

    22
    158
  12. 12
    PRE

    50A Nuptial or natal starter

    21
    175
  13. 13
    EARN

    40D Net

    17
    185
  14. 14
    NAH

    11A "Uh-uh"

    17
    146
  15. 15
    ORO

    28A Treasure of Montezuma

    16
    231
  16. 16
    THO

    62D Nonetheless, for short

    16
    109
  17. 17
    EONS

    53A Almost forever

    14
    162
  18. 18
    ESSAY

    44A Swift work

    12
    153
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    NOVA

    56D PBS offering

    12
    125
  20. 20
    ERMA

    24D Humorist Bombeck

    11
    147
  21. 21
    YALE

    10D Lockmaker of note

    11
    137
  22. 22
    OAF

    7D Klutz

    10
    144
  23. 23
    NEIL

    5D Singer Young

    10
    115
  24. 24
    HAH

    1D "And pigs fly!"

    9
    86
  25. 25
    PLY

    19A Thickness

    8
    74
  26. 26
    DERN

    23A Dad-blamed

    8
    67
  27. 27
    MUG

    36D Puss

    8
    43
  28. 28
    DAMN

    18D Denounce in no uncertain terms

    6
    54
  29. 29
    SOUR

    52A Off, as a note

    6
    49
  30. 30
    OLDEN

    4D Bygone

    6
    43
  31. 31
    LYES

    41D Potassium and sodium hydroxides

    5
    48
  32. 32
    SNOOT

    69A High-hat

    5
    44
  33. 33
    ELITES

    33D Beaux mondes

    5
    36
  34. 34
    ELAINE

    46D Tennyson's "lily maid of Astolat"

    4
    101
  35. 35
    PLOW

    9D Make rows

    4
    46
  36. 36
    GEARS

    57A They may be stripped

    4
    29
  37. 37
    INURE

    42A Condition

    3
    68
  38. 38
    HET

    63D All ___ up

    3
    39
  39. 39
    UNHIP debut

    34A Square

    3
    26
  40. 40
    THU

    26D Day of the wk.

    2
    43
  41. 41
    ARLENE

    12D Dahl of "Watch the Birdie"

    2
    33
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    MINER

    31D Clementine's father, e.g.

    2
    27
  43. 43
    HADON

    1A Wore

    2
    23
  44. 44
    DOUG

    23D Magic man Henning

    2
    19
  45. 45
    ADOPTS

    22D Embraces

    2
    16
  46. 46
    TOILED debut

    47D Slaved

    2
    8
  47. 47
    ETO

    43D Command for D.D.E.

    1
    140
  48. 48
    TITHE

    66A Split for a church

    1
    46
  49. 49
    EVOKE

    65A Conjure up

    1
    40
  50. 50
    UMPED

    32A Declared strikes?

    1
    22
  51. 51
    HEYDAY

    13D The best of times

    1
    14
  52. 52
    MAXED

    68A At the limit, with "out"

    1
    6
  53. 53
    DEWDROPS debut

    3D Condensation

    1
    3
  54. 54
    EREI

    49D "...___ saw Elba"

    0
    63
  55. 55
    ADANO

    29D "A Bell for ___"

    0
    44
  56. 56
    ERWIN

    53D W.W. II Gen. Rommel

    0
    20
  57. 57
    DELAY

    20A Hold up

    0
    17
  58. 58
    DINA

    27A Actress Merrill

    0
    17
  59. 59
    METZ debut

    25A French city in W.W. II fighting

    0
    13
  60. 60
    WALLA

    15A When repeated, a Western city

    0
    13
  61. 61
    RAISINS debut

    54A Stuffing ingredient

    0
    10
  62. 62
    GARNER debut

    45D Net

    0
    9
  63. 63
    GENTEEL

    38A Refined

    0
    9
  64. 64
    SOPPY

    6A Mawkish

    0
    9
  65. 65
    SWAYED debut

    6D Influenced

    0
    8
  66. 66
    ESPOSITO debut

    39D First N.H.L. player to score over 70 goals in a season

    0
    6
  67. 67
    NAPKIN

    11D Stain guard

    0
    5
  68. 68
    GASLAMP

    35A Old-time street illuminator

    0
    4
  69. 69
    HUGGED debut

    48D Greeted warmly

    0
    4
  70. 70
    PRESSBOX debut

    37D Place for a sports stringer

    0
    4
  71. 71
    GETTOGETHER

    45A Query, part 3

    0
    2
  72. 72
    ANDHISMONEY debut

    29A Query, part 2

    0
    1
  73. 73
    HOWDIDAFOOL debut

    17A Part 1 of an idle query

    0
    1
  74. 74
    PLOTZING debut

    8D Fainting, as from surprise

    0
    1
  75. 75
    TOBEGINWITH debut

    60A End of the query

    0
    1
  76. 76
    TWEAKED debut

    21A Fine-tuned

    0
    1