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Thursday · 74 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ACE

    39A Perform spectacularly on

    57
    493
  2. 2
    ECHO

    16A Lingering trace

    29
    312
  3. 3
    SASS

    62A Reason for a parental reprimand

    29
    202
  4. 4
    ACHE

    11D Back problem

    28
    282
  5. 5
    ITS

    27D "___ true!"

    23
    257
  6. 6
    ELAN

    2D Panache

    20
    267
  7. 7
    ATSEA

    26D Without a clue

    18
    194
  8. 8
    LOO

    58D Place to go in England

    18
    162
  9. 9
    EARN

    61A Pull down, so to speak

    17
    185
  10. 10
    HAT

    46A Makeshift ballot holder, maybe

    17
    183
  11. 11
    MEET

    47A Heated competition?

    17
    144
  12. 12
    UNI

    7D Cycle starter

    16
    153
  13. 13
    OLAF

    14A "King ___" (Elgar cantata)

    15
    110
  14. 14
    HANOI

    15A Red River city

    14
    120
  15. 15
    LEIA

    49D Sci-fi royal

    14
    116
  16. 16
    LOSS

    35A See 34-Across

    12
    65
  17. 17
    GENE

    1A Kind of therapy

    10
    158
  18. 18
    AETNA

    18D Prudential alternative

    9
    93
  19. 19
    SKYE

    64A Hebrides isle

    9
    60
  20. 20
    THIS

    22A What have we here

    8
    68
  21. 21
    SLOW

    51D Curve caution

    8
    64
  22. 22
    TIVO debut

    38A Popular video recorder

    8
    57
  23. 23
    NARC

    3D Mule buster

    7
    121
  24. 24
    ISO

    37D Prefix with kinetic

    7
    117
  25. 25
    SONS

    8D About half of all deliveries

    7
    78
  26. 26
    ALMS

    48D Salvation Army collection

    7
    67
  27. 27
    BAWL

    10A Wail

    7
    39
  28. 28
    MIDI

    59A Noon, in Nice

    6
    60
  29. 29
    COTTA

    32A Italian for "baked"

    6
    34
  30. 30
    ISAAC

    40D Father of well-known twins

    5
    134
  31. 31
    IVES

    53D Frederic who invented halftone photoengraving

    5
    96
  32. 32
    WON

    34A With 35-Across, Kind of record

    5
    90
  33. 33
    SYNE

    56D "Auld Lang ___"

    5
    87
  34. 34
    GOBI

    1D Expanse crossed by Marco Polo

    4
    62
  35. 35
    TGI

    38D ___ Friday's (restaurant chain)

    4
    34
  36. 36
    ASTRA

    41D Stars in Caesar's palace?

    3
    45
  37. 37
    KNOW

    31D More than suspect

    3
    36
  38. 38
    WHIR

    12D Fan sound

    3
    24
  39. 39
    COVEN

    30D Spelling group?

    3
    14
  40. 40
    CRUSH

    5A First love, perhaps

    3
    12
  41. 41
    GLO

    24A Mop & ___ (floor cleaner)

    2
    63
  42. 42
    CLAW

    32D Clutcher

    2
    52
  43. 43
    EWING

    29D See 55-Down

    2
    30
  44. 44
    THESIS

    43D It may be defended by a scholar

    2
    25
  45. 45
    EWOKS

    63A George Lucas creations

    2
    17
  46. 46
    DICER

    36A Knife wielder, in the kitchen

    2
    13
  47. 47
    VALVE

    19D Spigot, essentially

    2
    12
  48. 48
    HRE

    28D Charlemagne's domain: Abbr.

    1
    77
  49. 49
    AGNEW

    41A Ford's predecessor

    1
    39
  50. 50
    DOONE

    60A Blackmore heroine

    1
    37
  51. 51
    LOPS

    13D Trims a tree

    1
    22
  52. 52
    GARY

    55D With 29-Down, central role on "Knots Landing"

    1
    21
  53. 53
    ALLEARS

    48A Very attentive

    1
    13
  54. 54
    CHICHI

    5D Too-too

    1
    9
  55. 55
    SHAKERS

    21A Bygone religious group

    1
    5
  56. 56
    VETTES debut

    45D Classic muscle cars, briefly

    1
    3
  57. 57
    STICKUM debut

    23D Gluey stuff

    1
    2
  58. 58
    IRAE

    33A "Dies ___"

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    117
  59. 59
    NDAK

    54D Sask. neighbor

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    48
  60. 60
    LTDS

    50D Old Fords

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    24
  61. 61
    POOCH

    25D One may sit for a master

    0
    15
  62. 62
    STRINGS

    52A Pops section

    0
    10
  63. 63
    BECKON

    10D Appear inviting

    0
    9
  64. 64
    EFGH

    4D D train?

    0
    7
  65. 65
    RANKIN

    6D Jeannette ___, first woman elected to Congress

    0
    5
  66. 66
    IASK

    40A "Now ___ you ..."

    0
    4
  67. 67
    DAYTRADE debut

    36D Gamble on the market, in a way

    0
    3
  68. 68
    INCHECK debut

    20A Under control

    0
    2
  69. 69
    RESINK

    44D Hit a new low?

    0
    2
  70. 70
    BARGAININGVCHIP debut

    17A Screening device used in TV negotiations?

    0
    1
  71. 71
    HIGHGEAR debut

    9D You may kick into it

    0
    1
  72. 72
    LETSCALLITAVDAY debut

    57A Suggestion after a tiring military triumph?

    0
    1
  73. 73
    PAININTHEVNECK debut

    25A Certain sweater irritant?

    0
    1
  74. 74
    WHATSYOURVSIGN debut

    42A Pickup line for Churchill?

    0
    1