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Tuesday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ICE

    13D Diamonds, slangily

    40
    391
  2. 2
    ODOR

    57D Dump problem

    39
    344
  3. 3
    ESAU

    69A Jacob's twin

    31
    245
  4. 4
    SRI

    48D Hindu title

    28
    238
  5. 5
    OPERA

    8D "Il Trovatore," e.g.

    26
    247
  6. 6
    ALTO

    5A Chorus member

    25
    290
  7. 7
    KNEE

    39D Patella's place

    24
    264
  8. 8
    NEON

    17A Light gas

    24
    219
  9. 9
    REV

    23A Increase, with "up"

    24
    147
  10. 10
    IDOL

    3D Elvis or Madonna, e.g.

    23
    293
  11. 11
    APT

    24A Quick on the uptake

    23
    217
  12. 12
    IRAN

    60D Gulf land

    22
    276
  13. 13
    TEEN

    45A Student driver, usually

    20
    192
  14. 14
    SEW

    21D Stitch up

    20
    169
  15. 15
    ALEC

    2D Baldwin of "Talk Radio"

    19
    279
  16. 16
    RARE

    72A Medium-___

    19
    257
  17. 17
    ENTER

    30D Keyboard key

    19
    217
  18. 18
    ALOHA

    26D Maui greeting

    19
    194
  19. 19
    EGAD

    68A "Zounds!"

    18
    203
  20. 20
    PAT

    25A Frisk, with "down"

    18
    168
  21. 21
    TALC

    7D Soft mineral

    17
    145
  22. 22
    ORO

    52A Conquistador's prize

    16
    231
  23. 23
    MAN

    1D "Hoo-ey!"

    16
    118
  24. 24
    ELITE

    19A Type of type

    15
    168
  25. 25
    ASKS

    37D Invites

    14
    141
  26. 26
    RANT

    29D Carry on

    14
    133
  27. 27
    ALDA

    14A Alan of "The Seduction of Joe Tynan"

    13
    160
  28. 28
    SEN

    51A One of 100 in D.C.

    11
    184
  29. 29
    READ

    49A Try for a part

    11
    115
  30. 30
    LEAP

    15A Ballet move

    11
    103
  31. 31
    RINSE

    34D Washer cycle

    11
    96
  32. 32
    ELIA

    36A Director Kazan

    10
    213
  33. 33
    TEAR

    62D Something shed

    10
    149
  34. 34
    COO

    54A Whisper sweet nothings

    10
    144
  35. 35
    SOSA

    46A Wrigley Field slugger

    9
    95
  36. 36
    DON

    50D Singer McLean

    8
    111
  37. 37
    BALI

    10D Island east of Java

    8
    104
  38. 38
    DUE

    66D Expected in

    8
    99
  39. 39
    ILSA

    61D Rick's love in "Casablanca"

    7
    116
  40. 40
    LEGS

    6D Longevity at the box office

    7
    64
  41. 41
    OPTED

    53D Made a choice

    7
    42
  42. 42
    OGLE

    18A Gawk at

    6
    200
  43. 43
    ADIOS

    33D Sonora "so long"

    6
    78
  44. 44
    TOGO

    59D Like some pizza orders

    6
    66
  45. 45
    JOB

    63D Applicant's goal

    6
    48
  46. 46
    UPC

    22D Bars at the checkout counter: Abbr.

    6
    43
  47. 47
    WERE

    28A "The Way We ___"

    5
    91
  48. 48
    ASIN

    11D Z ___ zebra

    5
    87
  49. 49
    TORN

    64A Unable to decide

    5
    67
  50. 50
    BARON

    70A Von Münchhausen, e.g.

    5
    40
  51. 51
    MAIM

    1A Cripple

    4
    55
  52. 52
    MANOR

    4D Lord's home

    4
    49
  53. 53
    BASIC

    16A Early computer language

    4
    47
  54. 54
    SAGAN

    35D "Contact" author Carl

    4
    29
  55. 55
    SASSES

    47A Gets smart with

    4
    19
  56. 56
    NINO

    58D El ___ (weather factor)

    3
    66
  57. 57
    ABACI

    9A Old adders

    3
    59
  58. 58
    RANK

    38A Colonel or captain

    3
    48
  59. 59
    CORA

    56D Mrs. Dithers

    3
    44
  60. 60
    CITY

    12D Like lowest-mileage driving

    3
    39
  61. 61
    KHAKI

    44A Uniform shade

    3
    28
  62. 62
    CIGARS debut

    31A Perfectos, e.g.

    3
    10
  63. 63
    ORONO

    67A Maine college town

    2
    94
  64. 64
    FLED

    65A Took off

    2
    35
  65. 65
    GAGS

    32D Comedian's stock

    2
    32
  66. 66
    NADIA

    40A Gymnast Comaneci

    1
    43
  67. 67
    ANACONDA

    43D It puts the squeeze on

    1
    21
  68. 68
    TINAS

    27D Louise and Turner

    1
    20
  69. 69
    JODIE

    63A Oscar winner Foster

    1
    17
  70. 70
    PECKS debut

    25D Eats like a bird

    1
    6
  71. 71
    OFFER

    55D Put forward

    0
    33
  72. 72
    DONA

    71A Lady of Lisbon

    0
    32
  73. 73
    ALOEVERA

    5D Skin cream ingredient

    0
    25
  74. 74
    TIEONEON

    42D Get snockered

    0
    10
  75. 75
    ABETTING debut

    9D Driving the getaway car for

    0
    2
  76. 76
    CLOSESCRUTINY debut

    20A Examination, redundantly

    0
    1
  77. 77
    CONNIPTIONFIT debut

    56A Angry outburst, redundantly

    0
    1
  78. 78
    CONSTANTNAGGING debut

    41A Pestering, redundantly

    0
    1