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Thursday · 76 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EEL

    10D Sushi stock

    53
    487
  2. 2
    STY

    11A It's a mess

    47
    343
  3. 3
    LIE

    23A Stretch out

    28
    318
  4. 4
    NEON

    39A Liquid ___ (refrigerant)

    24
    219
  5. 5
    ION

    53A "Charge" missing from 18-, 20-, 55- and 61-Across, and 11- and 28-Down

    23
    258
  6. 6
    STP

    36A Racing initials

    23
    172
  7. 7
    OTOE

    41A Plains tribe

    21
    198
  8. 8
    SETS

    60D Some volleyball hits

    21
    170
  9. 9
    AKA

    31A Police blotter abbr.

    19
    211
  10. 10
    TOO

    16A "This ___ shall pass"

    17
    189
  11. 11
    IDS

    62D Bar-goers' needs

    17
    181
  12. 12
    AMASS

    1A Run up

    16
    135
  13. 13
    TBS

    45A Cable giant

    15
    116
  14. 14
    RAGU

    56D Sauce brand

    15
    99
  15. 15
    ALPO

    32A Best friend's dinner, maybe

    13
    138
  16. 16
    AGUA

    58D The rain in Spain

    13
    103
  17. 17
    AGOG

    3D Like a kid at the circus

    12
    143
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    MORE

    2D Extra

    12
    80
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    TIC

    64A Quirk

    11
    134
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    DEAN

    7D Unsuccessful candidate in the 2004 primaries

    10
    121
  21. 21
    TOTE

    37D Lug

    10
    103
  22. 22
    LAND

    26D Domain

    10
    69
  23. 23
    IDIOM

    40A By hook or by crook, e.g.

    10
    68
  24. 24
    OLEO

    27D Blue Bonnet, e.g.

    9
    264
  25. 25
    OCT

    67A When Can. celebrates Thanksgiving

    8
    152
  26. 26
    RENEE

    15A Oscar winner Zellweger

    8
    129
  27. 27
    PEER

    38D Equal

    8
    116
  28. 28
    PST

    43D S.F. hours

    8
    82
  29. 29
    ETHIC

    50D Work ___

    8
    74
  30. 30
    ETTE

    22A Suffix with sermon

    7
    225
  31. 31
    SUET

    59D Tallow source

    7
    70
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    PETE

    44A Folk singer Seeger

    6
    136
  33. 33
    ADOBE

    6A Building block

    6
    70
  34. 34
    TORTE

    12D Nutty cake

    5
    57
  35. 35
    ONTOP

    8D Ahead of the pack

    5
    54
  36. 36
    DIEGO

    65A Soccer great Maradona

    5
    32
  37. 37
    ARNO

    6D Florence's river

    4
    143
  38. 38
    PEAK

    19D Point on a line graph

    4
    40
  39. 39
    ROGUE

    63A Scamp

    4
    30
  40. 40
    JAR

    25D Cookie holder

    3
    97
  41. 41
    BOLO

    34D Single-edged knife

    3
    36
  42. 42
    EMITS

    30D Issues

    2
    46
  43. 43
    BEARD

    9D Amish growth

    2
    35
  44. 44
    STRUM

    68A Sound some strings

    2
    28
  45. 45
    PESTLE

    43A Pounding tool

    2
    17
  46. 46
    DOR

    42A Camera ___ (film festival prize)

    1
    50
  47. 47
    DITTO

    49D Mark of conformity?

    1
    40
  48. 48
    COERCE

    48D Make do

    1
    19
  49. 49
    ITSO

    54A "Wishing won't make ___"

    1
    19
  50. 50
    DOGIE

    14A Range orphan

    1
    17
  51. 51
    HEINIE

    21D Bottom, slangily

    1
    15
  52. 52
    CRUET

    66A Oil holder

    1
    13
  53. 53
    SEEFIT

    5D Deem appropriate

    1
    12
  54. 54
    SORCERER

    47A Wizard

    1
    10
  55. 55
    SUMER

    52D So-called "cradle of civilization"

    1
    8
  56. 56
    MUDS

    29D Some spa mixtures

    1
    7
  57. 57
    ETATS

    69A Nations Unies members

    0
    54
  58. 58
    EMERIL

    35D First name in cooking

    0
    40
  59. 59
    BOOB

    46D Nitwit

    0
    25
  60. 60
    OPCIT

    51D Footnote abbr.

    0
    16
  61. 61
    ADDL

    1D Extra: Abbr.

    0
    15
  62. 62
    PDJAMES

    24A "A Taste for Death" author

    0
    13
  63. 63
    DESOTOS

    49A 1950's Firedomes

    0
    9
  64. 64
    NUMBER

    33A Musical selection

    0
    9
  65. 65
    YOKES

    13D Couples

    0
    9
  66. 66
    PNOM

    57D ___-Penh

    0
    8
  67. 67
    DROME

    17A Hippo tail?

    0
    7
  68. 68
    LOSETIME

    26A Fall behind in a race

    0
    5
  69. 69
    SIMOLEON

    4D Buck

    0
    4
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    OPENPORT

    41D International trade place

    0
    2
  71. 71
    LEGOFHONOR debut

    20A Ceremonial drumstick?

    0
    1
  72. 72
    NATALPARK debut

    18A Zoo for newborns?

    0
    1
  73. 73
    PURPLEPASS debut

    55A Plum permit?

    0
    1
  74. 74
    SPORTSSECT debut

    28D Athlete worshipers?

    0
    1
  75. 75
    STATMASTER debut

    11D Actuary?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    THEBICMAN debut

    61A Popular pen pitcher?

    0
    1