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Thursday · 76 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EPEE

    12D Foil's heavier cousin

    41
    343
  2. 2
    EAST

    34D Down ___ (Maine)

    33
    285
  3. 3
    ABLE

    55D Proficient

    25
    259
  4. 4
    SARI

    21D Hindu outfit

    23
    191
  5. 5
    STAY

    10D Command to Fido

    20
    159
  6. 6
    ROD

    63D Fishing aid

    19
    157
  7. 7
    ERG

    9D Fraction of a joule

    17
    175
  8. 8
    ERROR

    15A Overthrow, e.g.

    14
    161
  9. 9
    TRAM

    57D Alpine transport

    14
    113
  10. 10
    TIME

    35D Marathoner's stat

    14
    92
  11. 11
    ATONE

    52D Make amends

    13
    172
  12. 12
    IDA

    49A "Princess ___" (1884 premiere)

    12
    251
  13. 13
    EDDY

    58D Countercurrent

    12
    154
  14. 14
    ETHER

    19D Pre-op inhalant, once

    11
    111
  15. 15
    SPAR

    1A Quarrel

    10
    188
  16. 16
    ONICE

    44D In the cooler

    10
    91
  17. 17
    COLA

    14A Cherry ___

    9
    116
  18. 18
    HAH

    26A "Fat chance!"

    9
    86
  19. 19
    AZTEC

    55A Opposer of Cortés

    9
    71
  20. 20
    SERIF

    48A Printing flourish

    9
    60
  21. 21
    EMMY

    69A "Frasier" honor

    9
    54
  22. 22
    DIETS

    70A Systems of waist removal?

    9
    46
  23. 23
    LIRA

    46D Turkish money

    7
    136
  24. 24
    TAPE

    16A Capture on video

    7
    124
  25. 25
    PODIA

    2D Lecterns

    7
    34
  26. 26
    HITME

    5A Twenty-one words

    7
    28
  27. 27
    WEAR

    13D Erode

    6
    67
  28. 28
    EMS

    64D German river

    5
    149
  29. 29
    RODE

    65A Harassed

    5
    78
  30. 30
    MEEK

    71A Shrinking

    5
    48
  31. 31
    TRIS

    7D Speaker of note

    5
    44
  32. 32
    DDT

    59A Bug killer, briefly

    4
    76
  33. 33
    KING

    37D Kind of snake or crab

    4
    35
  34. 34
    LOAD

    66A Washerful

    3
    77
  35. 35
    SKEW

    10A Warp

    3
    62
  36. 36
    UNUM

    32D Coin word

    3
    56
  37. 37
    ALONG

    3D "Moving right ___..."

    3
    53
  38. 38
    ZOOM

    56D Really move

    3
    33
  39. 39
    TEACH

    40A Do schoolwork?

    3
    27
  40. 40
    IST

    22A Suffix with final or fatal

    2
    95
  41. 41
    KARL

    11D Auto engineer Benz

    2
    41
  42. 42
    ACTUP

    61A Make mischief

    2
    38
  43. 43
    TYLER

    23A Site of Texas College

    2
    34
  44. 44
    EUGENE

    47A City south of Salem

    2
    32
  45. 45
    MOATS

    29D Zoo barriers

    2
    20
  46. 46
    INGA

    68A Actress Swenson

    1
    69
  47. 47
    ADLAI

    50D Runner-up to Ike

    1
    64
  48. 48
    IBID

    39A Footnote note

    1
    50
  49. 49
    HEF

    5D Playboy Mansion name

    1
    47
  50. 50
    DREAM

    28A Fantasize

    1
    42
  51. 51
    CUTS

    42A What Band-Aids aid

    1
    28
  52. 52
    SPEAK

    54D Command to Fido

    1
    25
  53. 53
    MONTH

    8D Billing cycle, often

    1
    22
  54. 54
    CRANIA

    38A Noggins

    1
    18
  55. 55
    TITI

    33D South American monkey

    1
    17
  56. 56
    NUDGE

    53D Elbow

    1
    16
  57. 57
    REPUTE

    30A Standing

    1
    14
  58. 58
    SCARP

    1D Line of cliffs

    1
    11
  59. 59
    MONGOL

    43A Golden Horde member

    1
    10
  60. 60
    ARCHERY

    27D It takes a bow

    1
    4
  61. 61
    CHESTNUT

    41D Roasted item

    1
    4
  62. 62
    RAGGEDEDGE

    4D Milieu of the stressed-out

    1
    3
  63. 63
    DIKE

    60D High ground in Dutch lowlands

    0
    28
  64. 64
    ABOU

    36D "___ Ben Adhem"

    0
    27
  65. 65
    RINGS

    20A Onion servings

    0
    16
  66. 66
    ADOG

    17A Ouida's "___ of Flanders"

    0
    15
  67. 67
    PAGEANT

    24A Atlantic City event

    0
    9
  68. 68
    IRRITATE

    6D Peeve

    0
    8
  69. 69
    SYRIANS

    51A Some Fertile Crescent residents

    0
    7
  70. 70
    NETTLED

    25D Not entirely happy

    0
    4
  71. 71
    BORDERLINE debut

    62A Madonna's first top 10 song

    0
    3
  72. 72
    OAKUM

    67A Old hull caulking

    0
    3
  73. 73
    FRINGEAREA debut

    18A Exurb

    0
    1
  74. 74
    PACIFICRIM debut

    31D Trade area of expanding importance

    0
    1
  75. 75
    TAKEITTO debut

    35A With 45-Across, a 1976 Eagles hit

    0
    1
  76. 76
    THELIMIT debut

    45A See 35-Across

    0
    1