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Thursday · 72 answers · 12 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ATE

    54D Took the cake?

    75
    597
  2. 2
    ERE

    12D Before, once

    43
    602
  3. 3
    ANTI

    3D Not a pro

    32
    364
  4. 4
    AHEM

    5A "Excuse me..."

    23
    171
  5. 5
    OVEN

    49D Cooker

    22
    177
  6. 6
    ROT

    53D Become unusable

    20
    214
  7. 7
    BRIE

    40D High-calorie cheese

    17
    95
  8. 8
    OTTER

    26D Web-footed swimmer

    15
    165
  9. 9
    ALTA

    17A Utah ski resort

    14
    124
  10. 10
    NAT

    33A Writer-critic Hentoff

    13
    190
  11. 11
    ANYA

    61A "Dragonwyck" author Seton

    13
    58
  12. 12
    TENSE

    60A Like sudden-death playoffs

    12
    114
  13. 13
    LAW

    36D Barrister's concern

    10
    102
  14. 14
    FDR

    13D N.Y.C.'s ___ Drive

    10
    72
  15. 15
    OLEO

    56A Imitation butter

    9
    264
  16. 16
    IRAQ

    1D Modern site of ancient Nineveh

    9
    87
  17. 17
    MII

    38A Night off for Scheherazade?

    9
    34
  18. 18
    RICE

    59A It may be polished

    8
    100
  19. 19
    IDIG

    46A "Perfectly clear, man!"

    7
    52
  20. 20
    OGLE

    37A Eyeball

    6
    200
  21. 21
    OLAV

    39A Norwegian hero

    6
    98
  22. 22
    KLEE

    21D "The Twittering Machine" artist

    5
    63
  23. 23
    SULU

    2D Officer in the original "Star Trek"

    5
    54
  24. 24
    YAKS

    62A Gabs

    5
    47
  25. 25
    ODESSA

    44D Where Leon Trotsky grew up

    4
    94
  26. 26
    OCALA

    25D City SSE of Gainesville

    4
    82
  27. 27
    NECK

    51D Chain site

    4
    64
  28. 28
    GOES

    52D Operates

    4
    53
  29. 29
    KAMA debut

    48D ___ Sutra

    4
    23
  30. 30
    EGGNOG

    19D Cold weather drink

    4
    20
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    ERLE

    7D ___ Stanley Gardner

    3
    198
  32. 32
    MALI

    8D Bamako is its capital

    3
    91
  33. 33
    GOOD

    32A Well-behaved

    3
    46
  34. 34
    MAMMA

    30D Bambino watcher

    3
    18
  35. 35
    ILIA

    50D Hip bones

    2
    61
  36. 36
    ENIAC

    31D Granddaddy of all computers

    2
    59
  37. 37
    IGIVE

    28D "Uncle!"

    2
    29
  38. 38
    FLING

    35A Cast

    2
    19
  39. 39
    OILERS

    42D Defunct Texas team

    2
    19
  40. 40
    NOV

    11D Election time: Abbr.

    1
    52
  41. 41
    RUNT

    14A Hardly the pick of the litter

    1
    41
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    TORA

    15A When said three times, a W.W. II movie

    1
    39
  43. 43
    ACTIVE

    45A On the move

    1
    15
  44. 44
    ALOTOF debut

    10D Many

    1
    15
  45. 45
    ANAT

    34A Biol. course

    0
    126
  46. 46
    KAN

    55D Neb. neighbor

    0
    37
  47. 47
    MELS

    58A ___ Diner

    0
    32
  48. 48
    OON

    29D Suffix with ball

    0
    24
  49. 49
    OTARU

    57A Hokkaido port

    0
    21
  50. 50
    OLORD

    16A Prayer starter

    0
    17
  51. 51
    FLEECE

    35D Bamboozle

    0
    16
  52. 52
    BLEAR

    40A Cause fuzzy vision

    0
    15
  53. 53
    DLII

    22A Year in Justinian I's reign

    0
    15
  54. 54
    GOOGOO

    23A Happy baby talk

    0
    14
  55. 55
    ISAS

    1A "A miss ___ good..."

    0
    9
  56. 56
    MEUSE

    30A Scene of W.W. I fighting

    0
    9
  57. 57
    STARDUST

    4D Hoagy Carmichael classic

    0
    9
  58. 58
    GANEF

    9A Swindler, slangily

    0
    7
  59. 59
    GANGES

    24D Destination of some pilgrims

    0
    7
  60. 60
    QUAINT

    27D Like many an English inn

    0
    7
  61. 61
    HOOFIT

    6D Walk

    0
    6
  62. 62
    OLDGLORY

    37D June 14 display

    0
    4
  63. 63
    ROLLEDOVER debut

    18A Like many an I.R.A.

    0
    4
  64. 64
    ATROIS debut

    5D For three: Fr.

    0
    3
  65. 65
    GODHOOD debut

    9D Divinity

    0
    2
  66. 66
    OFVALUE debut

    39D Useful

    0
    2
  67. 67
    RAKELEAVES debut

    53A Do an autumn job

    0
    2
  68. 68
    LACKOFEELING debut

    47A What pollution in the Sargasso Sea may lead to?

    0
    1
  69. 69
    MANOFEWEWORDS debut

    41A One who babbles "baa, baa"?

    0
    1
  70. 70
    QUESTIONOFACT debut

    27A "Et tu, Brute?," e.g.?

    0
    1
  71. 71
    QUIRKOFEIGHT debut

    20A Octet's peculiarity?

    0
    1
  72. 72
    WIFELY debut

    43D Uxorial

    0
    1