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Wednesday · 78 answers · 13 debuts

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

  1. 1
    END

    51A Windup

    55
    447
  2. 2
    EST

    63D French direction

    55
    428
  3. 3
    ERR

    24A Make a misstep

    54
    522
  4. 4
    OREO

    18A It may get a good licking

    45
    408
  5. 5
    OGRE

    55D Meanie

    36
    284
  6. 6
    EDIT

    58D Take out or put in, e.g.

    32
    302
  7. 7
    ARM

    56A Leg's partner

    27
    264
  8. 8
    SPY

    22A Peek in (on)

    27
    177
  9. 9
    ONTO

    2D Catch ___

    26
    244
  10. 10
    PTA

    45A Educ. group

    25
    240
  11. 11
    ABS

    27A Tummy muscles

    25
    214
  12. 12
    OVAL

    16A Derby track

    24
    216
  13. 13
    OVEN

    11D Pizzeria feature

    22
    177
  14. 14
    HBO

    6D Modern movie initials

    17
    128
  15. 15
    BRIE

    44A Soft cheese

    17
    95
  16. 16
    TRUE

    62A Quiz answer

    16
    150
  17. 17
    NERO

    19A Pianist Peter

    15
    243
  18. 18
    MEL

    48A Funnyman Brooks

    12
    151
  19. 19
    LEGO

    3D Kind of blocks

    11
    101
  20. 20
    DEI

    36A Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, etc.

    11
    83
  21. 21
    HORN

    37A Loudspeaker, informally

    11
    75
  22. 22
    ORR

    41D Hockey's Bobby

    10
    235
  23. 23
    SPAN

    60D Cross

    10
    132
  24. 24
    ADMIT

    27D Concede (to)

    9
    73
  25. 25
    TASTE

    34D Sample

    8
    117
  26. 26
    TOSCA

    46A Opera about an opera singer

    7
    76
  27. 27
    TRIB

    54D Windy City paper, with "The"

    7
    53
  28. 28
    IMEAN

    38A "Y'know what ___?"

    6
    60
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    ONEAL

    35D Ryan or Tatum

    5
    140
  30. 30
    EMBER

    49A Live coal

    5
    44
  31. 31
    BARB

    15A Stinging remark

    4
    58
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    FIRES

    42D Cans

    4
    17
  33. 33
    TRA

    31D La-la lead-in

    3
    187
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    ENERO

    14A Start of an año

    3
    137
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    ERGS

    61A Divisions of joules

    3
    84
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    ENDO

    23A Opposite of ecto-

    3
    79
  37. 37
    ELIZA

    67A She wants to "talk proper...like a lye-dy"

    3
    48
  38. 38
    WARD

    12D Precinct

    3
    39
  39. 39
    DROOL

    21D Salivate

    3
    36
  40. 40
    DEALS

    52D Gives a hand

    3
    33
  41. 41
    INKED

    43A Like printing presses

    3
    33
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    STEEPS

    57A Soaks

    3
    30
  43. 43
    MASKS

    25A Disguises

    3
    12
  44. 44
    BEANO

    28D Minor betting game

    2
    21
  45. 45
    TERRI

    47A Country music singer Gibbs

    1
    17
  46. 46
    SINKS

    29D Scuttles

    1
    11
  47. 47
    DOOMED

    20A On the way to oblivion

    1
    9
  48. 48
    SEAWATER

    53D Brine

    1
    9
  49. 49
    TENPM debut

    33D Curfew time, maybe

    1
    9
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    BERMUDA

    44D Kind of onion

    1
    6
  51. 51
    AIRE

    65A Suffix with concession

    0
    76
  52. 52
    STOA

    53A Portico

    0
    75
  53. 53
    TERROR

    47D Fright

    0
    38
  54. 54
    GELD

    1D Neuter

    0
    17
  55. 55
    HOTWATER

    6A Serious trouble

    0
    17
  56. 56
    PUZO debut

    59D "The Sicilian" author

    0
    17
  57. 57
    MANDELA

    39A De Klerk's successor

    0
    15
  58. 58
    HODS

    66A Masons' burdens

    0
    11
  59. 59
    LONESOME

    10D In need of company

    0
    10
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    WATERLOO

    13D Defeat

    0
    10
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    TREPAN

    8D Boring tool

    0
    9
  62. 62
    DROME

    4D Suffix with hippo-

    0
    7
  63. 63
    HADUP

    64A Entertained in one's apartment

    0
    7
  64. 64
    WATERBED

    68A It may rock you to sleep

    0
    7
  65. 65
    LTGOV debut

    17A Statehouse official: Abbr.

    0
    6
  66. 66
    NOTTO

    32A Words before mention or worry

    0
    6
  67. 67
    OARSMEN debut

    7D Regatta crew

    0
    6
  68. 68
    OFFENSE debut

    41A Violation

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    6
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    TOTEN

    30A On a scale of one ___

    0
    4
  70. 70
    DECEASED

    40D Late

    0
    3
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    LOWWATER debut

    10A Kind of mark

    0
    3
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    BATHWATER debut

    50D Tub filler

    0
    2
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    WATEROVERTHEDAM debut

    5D History that no longer matters

    0
    2
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    WATERRAT debut

    69A Web-footed rodent

    0
    2
  75. 75
    GOLDWATER debut

    1A Noted Presidential loser

    0
    1
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    KNIFEINTHEWATER debut

    26D 1962 Polanski Oscar nominee

    0
    1
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    WATERBOYS debut

    9D Team helpers

    0
    1
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    WATERSTON debut

    70A Actor Sam

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    1