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Wednesday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    USE

    41D Expend

    47
    356
  2. 2
    ACRE

    2D Part of a plot

    38
    328
  3. 3
    IDEA

    16A Mental flash

    33
    396
  4. 4
    ANN

    7D New England's Cape ___

    33
    300
  5. 5
    OAT

    40D Feedbag morsel

    28
    290
  6. 6
    STEM

    4D Part of a rose

    26
    228
  7. 7
    SAP

    32D Juice in a 4-Down

    24
    194
  8. 8
    OTTO

    34D "Beetle Bailey" dog

    22
    273
  9. 9
    SARA

    51A "Nobody doesn't like ___ Lee"

    19
    181
  10. 10
    LIAR

    66A Make-up artist?

    18
    177
  11. 11
    ACED

    23A Served perfectly

    18
    152
  12. 12
    SOLO

    44A Recital offering

    18
    135
  13. 13
    ETTU

    69A Reproachful words

    16
    191
  14. 14
    DAB

    63D Tiny bit

    16
    124
  15. 15
    SCAT

    59D Improvise vocally

    14
    141
  16. 16
    ALARM

    65A Morning ringer

    14
    104
  17. 17
    LEAN

    18D Low-fat

    14
    102
  18. 18
    ACLU

    36D Rights org.

    13
    137
  19. 19
    INIT

    58D Monogram unit: Abbr.

    12
    117
  20. 20
    SAW

    35A Visited

    12
    114
  21. 21
    APART

    52D To one side

    12
    110
  22. 22
    TEASE

    12D Josh

    11
    127
  23. 23
    SNOW

    35D Winter fall

    11
    123
  24. 24
    SIAM

    19A Twin country?

    11
    91
  25. 25
    ELL

    42A Blueprint addition

    10
    228
  26. 26
    SALE

    55D Presidents' Day event

    10
    163
  27. 27
    EZRA

    64A Book before Nehemiah

    10
    139
  28. 28
    AMAZE

    49D Astound

    9
    70
  29. 29
    PEER

    3D Jury member

    8
    116
  30. 30
    ICET

    14A "Ricochet" actor, 1991

    7
    110
  31. 31
    ROBE

    26D Judicial garb

    7
    92
  32. 32
    INT

    29D Bankbook col.

    6
    139
  33. 33
    NICE

    8D Agreeable

    6
    105
  34. 34
    IONIA

    15A Aegean region

    6
    94
  35. 35
    MITT

    10A Berra had a hand in it

    6
    74
  36. 36
    OXEN

    33A The yoke's on them

    5
    149
  37. 37
    ASSAY

    30A Chemical analysis

    5
    68
  38. 38
    TBONE

    39D Steakhouse order

    5
    67
  39. 39
    ROUTE

    6D Letter carrier's assignment

    5
    61
  40. 40
    VEAL

    28D Baby beef

    5
    54
  41. 41
    WAIT

    61A Hang around

    5
    47
  42. 42
    TIFF

    1D Quarrel

    5
    26
  43. 43
    AXEL

    27D Jump on the ice

    4
    110
  44. 44
    IDIOT

    11D Real dope

    4
    84
  45. 45
    LALA

    47D Refrain syllables

    4
    83
  46. 46
    TAPS

    1A Last call?

    4
    66
  47. 47
    LATER

    25A "Not right now"

    4
    49
  48. 48
    EMPRESS

    53A Catherine the Great, e.g.

    4
    10
  49. 49
    LEER

    67A Give a lewd look

    3
    156
  50. 50
    THRU

    60D Like some streets

    3
    80
  51. 51
    CLARA

    22D Bow of the silents

    3
    62
  52. 52
    SHAD

    54D Roe source

    3
    56
  53. 53
    MULE

    57D Pack animal

    3
    48
  54. 54
    TAMER

    13D Circus employee

    3
    45
  55. 55
    JASON

    48A Golden Fleece hunter

    3
    19
  56. 56
    SPIRE

    50D Chapel topper

    2
    42
  57. 57
    MOTOR

    45A Driving force

    2
    38
  58. 58
    OSKAR

    34A Actor Werner

    2
    37
  59. 59
    DEBTS

    68A They're outstanding

    2
    31
  60. 60
    ENCLOSE

    21A Surround

    2
    16
  61. 61
    BATED

    43A ___ breath

    2
    14
  62. 62
    SKED

    31D Airline listing, for short

    1
    32
  63. 63
    MORTAR

    45D Big gun

    1
    9
  64. 64
    BRAHMS

    46D A musical "B"

    1
    5
  65. 65
    FERMENT

    20A React to yeast

    1
    4
  66. 66
    WHOP

    37D Hit hard

    1
    4
  67. 67
    KAHN

    9D Gus ___, "Ain't We Got Fun" lyricist

    0
    32
  68. 68
    RAVINE

    26A Gully

    0
    22
  69. 69
    JEWEL

    48D Precious stone

    0
    17
  70. 70
    FRANK

    5A Bite at the ballpark

    0
    14
  71. 71
    FIANCE

    5D Groom-to-be

    0
    9
  72. 72
    MISLAY

    10D Lose

    0
    7
  73. 73
    PALMIST

    56A One who might ask for your hand

    0
    4
  74. 74
    BEATTOTHEPAUNCH

    38A Gain weight faster than?

    0
    2
  75. 75
    DASHERS debut

    24D 100-meter runners, e.g.

    0
    2
  76. 76
    FREELAUNCH

    17A What there's no such thing as, for NASA?

    0
    2
  77. 77
    BLEWUP debut

    46A Exploded

    0
    1
  78. 78
    HADAHAUNCH debut

    62A Got hip?

    0
    1