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Wednesday · 76 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EEL

    58D Sushi fish

    53
    487
  2. 2
    TSAR

    52D Bygone autocrat

    33
    341
  3. 3
    ESSO

    42A Bygone U.S. gas brand

    30
    276
  4. 4
    EMU

    27A Swift avian

    27
    295
  5. 5
    OPT

    9D Make a choice

    27
    211
  6. 6
    ETRE

    14D Raison d'___

    24
    241
  7. 7
    ARES

    32D Ancient Athens's Temple of ___

    21
    271
  8. 8
    EMT

    44A CPR user, often

    21
    188
  9. 9
    DEL

    23A One of the 13 colonies: Abbr.

    18
    128
  10. 10
    SHH

    25A "Quiet, please!"

    15
    100
  11. 11
    POET

    13D Laureate figure, maybe

    14
    98
  12. 12
    ACLU

    53D Rights grp.

    13
    137
  13. 13
    UFOS

    30D ETs' ships

    13
    88
  14. 14
    OMAR

    39D Actor Epps

    12
    252
  15. 15
    TINE

    56A Poker?

    10
    99
  16. 16
    LORE

    31D Age-old tales

    9
    130
  17. 17
    STATE

    22A Madeleine Albright's bailiwick, once

    9
    90
  18. 18
    BASS

    8D Blackfish or redeye

    8
    89
  19. 19
    GIS

    26A 15-Across audiences

    8
    82
  20. 20
    DAH

    49A Morse bit

    8
    61
  21. 21
    ARTE

    33D Museo holdings

    7
    154
  22. 22
    BEER

    24A Oktoberfest serving

    7
    101
  23. 23
    ARNIE

    7D Golfer Palmer, to friends

    7
    93
  24. 24
    OILER

    48D Gulf vessel

    7
    78
  25. 25
    NOLA

    47A Vincent Lopez's theme song

    7
    61
  26. 26
    OSAGE

    2D Inedible orange

    6
    90
  27. 27
    MANY

    28D ___ a time

    6
    55
  28. 28
    ROSES

    41A Kentucky Derby prize

    5
    57
  29. 29
    KARMA

    37D Destiny

    5
    29
  30. 30
    ASI

    43A Elvis hit "A Fool Such ___"

    4
    130
  31. 31
    SIPS

    20A Drinks daintily

    4
    53
  32. 32
    TSOS

    36D General ___ chicken (Chinese menu item)

    4
    40
  33. 33
    BITTE

    24D "You're welcome, Hans!"

    4
    21
  34. 34
    TELE

    56D Prefix with photo

    3
    103
  35. 35
    KGB

    60D Former Vladimir Putin org.

    3
    38
  36. 36
    DINAR

    49D Gulf money

    3
    25
  37. 37
    AMNOT

    33A Answer to "Are too!"

    3
    16
  38. 38
    ELNINO

    44D Pacific phenomenon

    2
    71
  39. 39
    SOMME

    46D French river in W.W. I news

    2
    20
  40. 40
    APRICOT

    16A Liqueur flavoring

    2
    15
  41. 41
    BRUSH

    10D Brief encounter

    2
    12
  42. 42
    NURSES

    6D Some hospital staff

    2
    11
  43. 43
    NAES

    35D Scottish denials

    1
    29
  44. 44
    CHAS

    54D Cartoonist Addams

    1
    27
  45. 45
    HEDDA

    51D Gossipy Hopper

    1
    24
  46. 46
    TSR

    45A Early Dungeons & Dragons co.

    1
    23
  47. 47
    OTBS

    4D Wagering places, for short

    1
    12
  48. 48
    ALARMED

    61A More than worried

    1
    10
  49. 49
    USOTOUR debut

    15A Circuit well-trod by 8-Across

    1
    9
  50. 50
    CURAD

    1D Band-Aid rival

    1
    7
  51. 51
    AGIN

    55A Not fer

    0
    64
  52. 52
    OCTA

    12D Prefix with -gon

    0
    51
  53. 53
    AGAS

    19A Mideast bigwigs of old

    0
    43
  54. 54
    ANENT

    50D Regarding

    0
    43
  55. 55
    LOYAL

    3D True-blue

    0
    31
  56. 56
    MOHS

    34D Kind of scale

    0
    27
  57. 57
    SUNG

    25D Warbled

    0
    26
  58. 58
    ADDL

    55D Supplementary: Abbr.

    0
    15
  59. 59
    ROBERTA

    64A 1933 Broadway musical that featured 8-Across

    0
    11
  60. 60
    STUTTER

    18A Job for a speech coach

    0
    11
  61. 61
    EULA

    29A Faulkner character ___ Varner

    0
    7
  62. 62
    NOU

    5D ___-Turn (sign)

    0
    6
  63. 63
    ENGLAND

    62A Where 8-Across was born

    0
    5
  64. 64
    BOBHOPE

    8A Late, great entertainer

    0
    4
  65. 65
    LIKENED

    59A Compared (to)

    0
    4
  66. 66
    ROADTOSINGAPORE

    38A 8-Across film of 1940

    0
    4
  67. 67
    RUSSELL

    63A Jane who co-starred in three 8-Across films

    0
    4
  68. 68
    SCHEMED debut

    57A Connived

    0
    3
  69. 69
    TACHO

    52A Speed: Prefix

    0
    3
  70. 70
    HITTHESPOT debut

    11D Satisfied, as a meal

    0
    2
  71. 71
    RAYBURN

    17A House Speaker nicknamed "Mr. Sam"

    0
    2
  72. 72
    COLONNA debut

    1A Jerry ___, mustachioed comedian with 8-Across

    0
    1
  73. 73
    GODMOTHERS debut

    26D Some bringers of baby gifts

    0
    1
  74. 74
    PREHIRING debut

    21D Staffing up early

    0
    1
  75. 75
    THANKSFOR debut

    36A With 40-Across, 8-Across's signature song

    0
    1
  76. 76
    THEMEMORY debut

    40A See 36-Across

    0
    1