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Thursday · 74 answers · 11 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERAS

    38A Blocks of time

    38
    295
  2. 2
    ONCE

    43A Way back when

    32
    326
  3. 3
    RAE

    60D Arctic explorer John

    28
    278
  4. 4
    INS

    14D Break-___

    28
    224
  5. 5
    ENDS

    54D Final stages

    27
    303
  6. 6
    ALAS

    8D "Too bad!"

    26
    321
  7. 7
    KNEE

    59D Child support?

    24
    264
  8. 8
    TRIO

    24A Rock's Cream, e.g.

    21
    204
  9. 9
    ROT

    13D Malarkey

    20
    214
  10. 10
    ALEC

    2D Cad in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"

    19
    279
  11. 11
    EEK

    33D Comics cry

    19
    163
  12. 12
    DAB

    7D Bit

    16
    124
  13. 13
    DECO

    48A Some art design, informally

    15
    97
  14. 14
    NONE

    3D Zero

    14
    132
  15. 15
    IGLOO

    36A Cold weather quarters

    14
    86
  16. 16
    ERMA

    38D Aunt with a "Cope Book"

    11
    147
  17. 17
    ATTN

    4D Abbr. on an order

    11
    134
  18. 18
    GEO

    63D 1989 auto debut

    10
    87
  19. 19
    OPIE

    37A English painter John

    9
    150
  20. 20
    BASS

    1D Largemouth or smallmouth

    8
    89
  21. 21
    ETRADE

    66A On-line business

    8
    46
  22. 22
    OMEGA

    44A Longines rival

    7
    129
  23. 23
    ILSA

    9D She met Rick in Paris

    7
    116
  24. 24
    BEET

    22A Bagasse base, maybe

    7
    83
  25. 25
    CODE

    58D Set of principles

    7
    66
  26. 26
    BIAS

    53D Leaning

    6
    80
  27. 27
    CLEAR

    49D Brighten up

    6
    68
  28. 28
    USHER

    11D Person who's well-armed?

    6
    67
  29. 29
    PUP

    62D Little chow

    6
    61
  30. 30
    SEASON

    64A Time of the year

    5
    38
  31. 31
    III

    12D Sequel letters

    4
    126
  32. 32
    CRO

    34A ___-Magnon

    4
    93
  33. 33
    ORANGE

    26D Lunchbox item

    4
    72
  34. 34
    BANANA

    1A With 7-Across, something to start with

    4
    39
  35. 35
    HONK

    30D What taxis do

    4
    24
  36. 36
    IQS

    61D Mensan highs

    3
    61
  37. 37
    USAF

    57D Initials at Colo. Springs

    3
    46
  38. 38
    LUBE

    52A Grease, briefly

    3
    33
  39. 39
    SCENERY

    19A Trees and such

    3
    14
  40. 40
    LUCA debut

    50A ___ Brasi (Corleone hood)

    3
    8
  41. 41
    SASE

    21A It may accompany a MS.

    2
    77
  42. 42
    NADER

    47A Also-ran in 2000

    2
    51
  43. 43
    OSKAR

    35D Schindler of "Schindler's List"

    2
    37
  44. 44
    SOLES

    31A Callus sites

    2
    36
  45. 45
    YESORNO

    20D "Don't evade the question!"

    2
    25
  46. 46
    CLICHE

    29D Hot as a pistol, say

    2
    13
  47. 47
    COSEC

    51D Trig. function

    2
    12
  48. 48
    DOR

    40D Côte ___ (French wine region)

    1
    50
  49. 49
    AFORE

    6D In advance of, in poems

    1
    39
  50. 50
    DECK

    42A Knock down

    1
    38
  51. 51
    MACHO

    27A Rambo-esque

    1
    25
  52. 52
    BROAD

    46A All-encompassing

    1
    18
  53. 53
    ESPRESSO

    67A With 68-Across, something to finish with

    1
    17
  54. 54
    ALOTOF

    15A Many

    1
    15
  55. 55
    QUESTS

    10D Chases

    1
    12
  56. 56
    SENTTO

    17A Directed at

    1
    10
  57. 57
    AGREED

    28D "We've got a deal!"

    0
    15
  58. 58
    YEH

    45A "Uh-huh"

    0
    9
  59. 59
    ICRIED debut

    25D What Bing Crosby said he did "for you"

    0
    7
  60. 60
    TOPICAL

    23D Like some anesthetics

    0
    7
  61. 61
    BOUNCE

    46D Evict

    0
    6
  62. 62
    COFFEE

    68A See 67-Across

    0
    6
  63. 63
    POTLUCK debut

    55A Surprise fare

    0
    4
  64. 64
    ALLUSION debut

    16A Subtle reference

    0
    3
  65. 65
    BASEHITS debut

    18A Singles or doubles

    0
    3
  66. 66
    DAIQUIRI

    7A See 1-Across

    0
    3
  67. 67
    DONATETO debut

    41D Fund, as a charity

    0
    3
  68. 68
    LARF

    56D 1968 British comedy "Only When I ___"

    0
    3
  69. 69
    LINEDUP

    32D Like taxis at a hotel, maybe

    0
    3
  70. 70
    AQUACADE debut

    65A Swimming and diving pageant

    0
    2
  71. 71
    DRINKDRINKDRINK debut

    39A Line from "The Student Prince"

    0
    2
  72. 72
    MIDDY debut

    27D Blouse with a sailor collar

    0
    2
  73. 73
    RIPENING debut

    60A Turning red, maybe

    0
    2
  74. 74
    NOTEBOOK debut

    5D Memoranda keeper

    0
    1