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Saturday · 70 answers · 19 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-03), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    SET

    19A Sink

    68
    402
  2. 2
    ERAS

    1D Period pieces

    38
    295
  3. 3
    EDU

    9D University extension

    28
    194
  4. 4
    NIL

    51D Bubkes

    27
    249
  5. 5
    STU

    45A Good name for a chef

    24
    190
  6. 6
    ISNT

    3D That special introduction?

    23
    162
  7. 7
    ITO

    50D "Watermill" composer Teiji ___

    20
    240
  8. 8
    EMIR

    16A Foreign head of state

    18
    218
  9. 9
    USSR

    47D Country founded in 1922: Abbr.

    17
    171
  10. 10
    MESS

    34D Scrape

    17
    145
  11. 11
    NINE

    52A Salinger's "___ Stories"

    15
    155
  12. 12
    CASE

    18A Size up

    13
    108
  13. 13
    SNEER

    30D Gibe

    11
    139
  14. 14
    CEE

    4D Mid-grade?

    10
    138
  15. 15
    LISP

    44A One way to make a sinner thinner

    10
    68
  16. 16
    TUNE

    46D Pull a few strings?

    9
    84
  17. 17
    PODS

    42A Mustard plant features

    8
    40
  18. 18
    NAOMI

    29A Feminist Wolf

    7
    98
  19. 19
    ROBE

    2D Vesture

    6
    92
  20. 20
    RAF

    31A The pilots of Penzance: Abbr.

    6
    82
  21. 21
    SOAK

    45D Toper

    6
    61
  22. 22
    SECEDE

    11D Withdraw

    6
    37
  23. 23
    MINE

    34A Harbor hazard

    5
    80
  24. 24
    GESTE

    37A Exploit

    4
    54
  25. 25
    BORN

    23A Natural

    4
    28
  26. 26
    LAHR

    44D "If I Only Had the Nerve" singer

    2
    78
  27. 27
    LAKE

    8D Winnipeg or Ontario

    2
    62
  28. 28
    LAUD

    22D Tout

    2
    45
  29. 29
    GAGS

    54A Silences

    2
    32
  30. 30
    LAGER

    28D Head producer?

    2
    25
  31. 31
    SALUD

    30A Tijuana toast

    2
    20
  32. 32
    TILLS

    24D Places for bills

    2
    16
  33. 33
    USHERS

    25A Ballpark figures

    2
    14
  34. 34
    NOSHOW

    40D Godot, in "Waiting for Godot"

    2
    11
  35. 35
    APRIORI

    5D Deductive

    1
    17
  36. 36
    RAGLAN

    43A Coat named for a British lord

    1
    16
  37. 37
    BROWN

    7D Toast

    1
    13
  38. 38
    NOSHES

    40A Bites

    1
    12
  39. 39
    SNEES

    36A Large knives

    1
    9
  40. 40
    ROSEPARADE debut

    15A New Year's Day spectacular

    1
    4
  41. 41
    ETHIOPIANS debut

    53A Some marathon champions

    1
    2
  42. 42
    ILIE

    48A "Would ___?"

    0
    107
  43. 43
    ATTY

    32A Advocate: Abbr.

    0
    69
  44. 44
    MELEES

    39D Rows

    0
    21
  45. 45
    SARG

    11A Puppeteer Tony

    0
    21
  46. 46
    SUD

    35A Where Marseille is, en France

    0
    20
  47. 47
    INGLE

    33A Fireplace

    0
    16
  48. 48
    SOMA

    36D "Brave New World" drug

    0
    16
  49. 49
    MAYORS

    6D Council heads, maybe

    0
    12
  50. 50
    IOWE

    20A "___ Russia $1200" (Bob Hope book)

    0
    9
  51. 51
    PIPIT

    42D Lark look-alike

    0
    7
  52. 52
    INGEMAR debut

    41A 1959-60 heavyweight champion Johansson

    0
    5
  53. 53
    INTANDEM

    33D Together

    0
    5
  54. 54
    TRADEON debut

    24A Exploit

    0
    5
  55. 55
    ALETTE debut

    21A Either jamb of a doorway

    0
    4
  56. 56
    AMATEURISH debut

    12D Bush-league

    0
    4
  57. 57
    BEMY

    23D Start of a 2/14 request

    0
    2
  58. 58
    GREENSFEES debut

    14D Links charges

    0
    2
  59. 59
    LIQUEURS debut

    28A Benedictines, e.g.

    0
    2
  60. 60
    MORTWALKER debut

    55A International Museum of Cartoon Art founder, 1974

    0
    2
  61. 61
    PROMOTER debut

    38A Advocate

    0
    2
  62. 62
    REMARQUE debut

    10D "All Quiet on the Western Front" author

    0
    2
  63. 63
    ABNERYOKUM debut

    17A Daisy lover

    0
    1
  64. 64
    DIAPHANOUS debut

    49A Gossamer

    0
    1
  65. 65
    ERICAMBLER debut

    1A "Epitaph for a Spy" author

    0
    1
  66. 66
    GODPAPA debut

    37D Drosselmeier's title in "The Nutcracker"

    0
    1
  67. 67
    HOTDOGGING debut

    27D Showing off

    0
    1
  68. 68
    RISTORANTE debut

    13D Pasta place

    0
    1
  69. 69
    SATURNALIA debut

    26D Unrestrained revelry

    0
    1
  70. 70
    UNASPIRING debut

    25D Self-satisfied

    0
    1