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Thursday · 72 answers · 11 debuts

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

  1. 1
    OBOE

    54A Wind instrument

    32
    315
  2. 2
    ARIA

    49D Bellini work

    30
    446
  3. 3
    AVE

    53D Fifth, e.g.: Abbr.

    28
    246
  4. 4
    STAT

    50D Right away

    27
    239
  5. 5
    IDOL

    31D Pagoda sight

    23
    293
  6. 6
    TSK

    37A "Shame on you!"

    23
    189
  7. 7
    ITCH

    33A Urge

    21
    135
  8. 8
    OATS

    25D Stable diet?

    17
    133
  9. 9
    INANE

    18D Poppycockish

    16
    192
  10. 10
    SETH

    1A Actor Green of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

    15
    142
  11. 11
    CEDE

    46A Give up

    14
    152
  12. 12
    KALE

    16A Long green

    14
    91
  13. 13
    UTES

    35D Western Indians

    13
    149
  14. 14
    AHOY

    51D Call to a mate

    13
    108
  15. 15
    CIAO

    56A "Later, gator!"

    12
    117
  16. 16
    GIN

    8D Bermuda highball ingredient

    12
    108
  17. 17
    AQUA

    14A Soothing color

    11
    151
  18. 18
    AARON

    39A Biblical miracle-maker

    10
    133
  19. 19
    FIDO

    36A Pet name

    9
    47
  20. 20
    HATE

    38A "Don't you just ___ it when ...?"

    8
    98
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    LIRA

    30D Money in the banca

    7
    136
  22. 22
    CANE

    22A Supporter

    7
    85
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    BRIT

    24D Subject of Elizabeth

    7
    58
  24. 24
    DECOR

    19D Better Homes and Gardens concern

    7
    51
  25. 25
    RAISE

    28A Bring up

    6
    93
  26. 26
    AVAIL

    55A Serve

    6
    86
  27. 27
    TURN

    3D Part of driving directions

    6
    59
  28. 28
    DRNO

    23D Villain at Crab Key

    5
    79
  29. 29
    SHAW

    10A "Bury the Dead" playwright

    5
    62
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    ADDLE

    39D Mix up

    5
    58
  31. 31
    HAVOC

    11D Disorder

    5
    30
  32. 32
    KATY

    59A Title girl of a 1918 hit song

    5
    25
  33. 33
    NOHOW

    43D With zero chance

    4
    33
  34. 34
    LIZ

    30A Actress Hurley, for short

    3
    55
  35. 35
    WARD

    57A One in custody

    3
    39
  36. 36
    AIRES

    27D Cao da Serra de ___ (dog breed)

    3
    37
  37. 37
    SACK

    1D Pink-slip

    3
    35
  38. 38
    ACIDIC

    41D Like sour grapes

    3
    18
  39. 39
    NEEDLE

    42D Pester

    2
    50
  40. 40
    OMERTA

    47A Mafia code of silence

    2
    32
  41. 41
    ALEUT

    12D Northerner

    1
    83
  42. 42
    ZONE

    32D Basketball defense

    1
    61
  43. 43
    INOR

    29A "___ out?" (dealer's query)

    1
    33
  44. 44
    HARTE

    38D Poker Flat chronicler

    1
    32
  45. 45
    IWAS

    7D "As ___ saying ..."

    1
    22
  46. 46
    THEEND

    5D Finis

    1
    17
  47. 47
    WICK

    26D Part of a cigarette lighter

    1
    16
  48. 48
    THIGH

    5A Chicken order

    1
    13
  49. 49
    HEDGEROW

    9D Common property boundary

    1
    6
  50. 50
    HORSED

    6D Played (around)

    1
    6
  51. 51
    AMEBA

    44D Life on a slide

    0
    49
  52. 52
    EQUI

    2D Prefix with lateral

    0
    33
  53. 53
    HOWIE

    15A Football commentator ___ Long

    0
    25
  54. 54
    WESTS

    13D Bridge positions

    0
    15
  55. 55
    TUROW

    34A "Personal Injuries" author Scott

    0
    14
  56. 56
    KNAR

    48D Wood blemish

    0
    12
  57. 57
    NATURES

    43A Dispositions

    0
    10
  58. 58
    GETOUT debut

    21A "Vamoose!"

    0
    7
  59. 59
    SKITOW

    10D Way to get to the top

    0
    7
  60. 60
    PERCE debut

    58A Nez ___ War of 1877

    0
    6
  61. 61
    TEAOR

    45D "Coffee, ___ Me?"

    0
    5
  62. 62
    DECOCTS debut

    23A Boils down

    0
    4
  63. 63
    TAKEANAP

    34D Rest

    0
    4
  64. 64
    BOWANDDARROW debut

    24A Old Clara-Clarence romance?

    0
    2
  65. 65
    CAKESANDDALE debut

    40A Book subtitled "Cowgirl Evans's Favorite Desserts"?

    0
    2
  66. 66
    CURRIERANDDIVES debut

    17A Exposé of a lithographer's bad hangouts?

    0
    2
  67. 67
    HARDCASH debut

    4D Ready money

    0
    2
  68. 68
    HEAVENANDDEARTH debut

    52A Paradise with shortcomings?

    0
    2
  69. 69
    KIELBASA

    48A Polish sausage

    0
    2
  70. 70
    KINDNESS debut

    20A Word repeated in "___ always begets ___": Sophocles

    0
    2
  71. 71
    CURVED debut

    40D Like a boomerang

    0
    1
  72. 72
    FADEBACK debut

    36D Prepare to pass, maybe

    0
    1