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Wednesday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALA

    40A Fla. neighbor

    58
    513
  2. 2
    ALI

    57A 1996 Olympic torch lighter

    49
    518
  3. 3
    AREA

    56D Neighborhood

    46
    631
  4. 4
    ISEE

    58D Words of understanding

    36
    360
  5. 5
    ANTS

    1D Wee workers

    33
    247
  6. 6
    STAN

    54D Kenton of jazz

    31
    228
  7. 7
    APE

    43A Jungle swinger

    28
    415
  8. 8
    EMU

    39A Outback runner

    27
    295
  9. 9
    ARLO

    16A He sang of Alice

    24
    245
  10. 10
    YEN

    53A Craving

    24
    212
  11. 11
    ODD

    41A Uneven?

    24
    209
  12. 12
    ASEA

    3D Out of port

    22
    326
  13. 13
    ARAB

    1A Medina resident

    22
    228
  14. 14
    EURO

    61D Mark replacer

    22
    221
  15. 15
    TIRE

    68A Flag

    22
    168
  16. 16
    TIP

    42A Knock (over)

    22
    126
  17. 17
    ALEC

    66A "I'll Be Around" composer Wilder

    19
    279
  18. 18
    CPA

    38A Auditor, briefly

    19
    189
  19. 19
    LOS

    64D ___ Alamos, N.M.

    17
    144
  20. 20
    NOSE

    14A Newshawk's asset?

    15
    188
  21. 21
    MER

    23A View from the Riviera

    15
    157
  22. 22
    TOM

    9D Tough turkey?

    15
    144
  23. 23
    SOAR

    30D Take wing

    15
    125
  24. 24
    ORBS

    11D Eyes, in poetry

    14
    107
  25. 25
    HOLE

    55D Pocket problem

    12
    89
  26. 26
    RISES

    22A Gentle slopes

    12
    54
  27. 27
    SNOW

    71A Precable problem

    11
    123
  28. 28
    OCTET

    32D Good-sized combo

    11
    87
  29. 29
    INSET

    5A Rand McNally blowup

    10
    94
  30. 30
    SPEW

    62D Gush out

    10
    79
  31. 31
    ETUDE

    8D Exercise in musical dexterity

    9
    87
  32. 32
    STAGE

    20A Right or fright preceder

    9
    68
  33. 33
    REEK

    18D Smell something fierce

    9
    67
  34. 34
    AGENDA

    40D To-do list

    9
    60
  35. 35
    NEAT

    69A Undiluted, at the bar

    8
    224
  36. 36
    PEER

    50D Source of pressure, maybe

    8
    116
  37. 37
    ROOT

    2D Dig like a pig

    7
    119
  38. 38
    TWIN

    60D Castor, to Pollux

    7
    68
  39. 39
    BARN

    35A Dance setting, perhaps

    7
    67
  40. 40
    OPTED

    67A Didn't take part, with "out"

    7
    42
  41. 41
    TOGO

    37D Like some lunch orders

    6
    66
  42. 42
    INTRO

    51A Emcee's task

    5
    82
  43. 43
    IBEAM

    27D Construction girder

    5
    51
  44. 44
    SHARD

    54A Bit of broken pottery

    5
    26
  45. 45
    ESTES

    59A Adlai's 1956 running mate

    4
    125
  46. 46
    TAMPA

    28D Gulf city

    4
    67
  47. 47
    BLUE

    12D Bummed out

    4
    58
  48. 48
    IFI

    5D "___ were you..."

    4
    35
  49. 49
    CDR

    65D Naval off.

    4
    21
  50. 50
    SERE

    46A Dry as dust

    3
    123
  51. 51
    NASH

    6D "Bronx"/"thonx" rhymer

    3
    75
  52. 52
    SHEER

    70A Almost perpendicular

    3
    28
  53. 53
    ARNOLD

    19D Noted traitor

    3
    25
  54. 54
    SPIRE

    33D Cathedral topper

    2
    42
  55. 55
    TAPER

    34D Diminish gradually

    2
    31
  56. 56
    GARAGE

    44A Mustang's home

    2
    25
  57. 57
    LEANS

    25A Depends (on)

    1
    29
  58. 58
    COHOST

    31A Regis, to Kathie Lee

    1
    18
  59. 59
    BANISH

    10D Cast out

    1
    15
  60. 60
    ACOLYTE

    45D Priest's assistant

    1
    13
  61. 61
    DIRECT

    48D Nonstop

    1
    12
  62. 62
    PORTAL

    36A Imposing entrance

    1
    12
  63. 63
    ACADEMY

    26D Plebe's place

    1
    10
  64. 64
    SUNSETS

    46D Romantic sights

    1
    10
  65. 65
    MADDEN

    47A Sportscaster John

    1
    8
  66. 66
    SOTS

    13D Breathalyzer test flunkers

    0
    66
  67. 67
    HOD

    21A Bricklayer's carrier

    0
    26
  68. 68
    RALPH

    52D Peace Nobelist Bunche

    0
    23
  69. 69
    BOBS

    10A Flappers' hairdos

    0
    21
  70. 70
    TRUED

    29D Brought into alignment

    0
    16
  71. 71
    SCHOLAR

    7D Librarygoer

    0
    13
  72. 72
    FACTO

    15A De ___ (actual)

    0
    10
  73. 73
    BERGMAN debut

    4D "Gaslight" Oscar winner, 1944

    0
    3
  74. 74
    REPLANT

    24D Move, as marigolds

    0
    3
  75. 75
    COMPUTER

    49A Quip, part 3

    0
    2
  76. 76
    ITTAKESA debut

    27A Quip, part 2

    0
    1
  77. 77
    TOERRISHUMANBUT debut

    17A Beginning of a quip

    0
    1
  78. 78
    TOREALLYSCREWUP debut

    63A End of the quip

    0
    1