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Wednesday · 76 answers · 9 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALA

    59D Taking after

    58
    513
  2. 2
    EEL

    34D Electric ___

    53
    487
  3. 3
    AREA

    15A Plane measure

    46
    631
  4. 4
    LSD

    28A 60's trip cause

    41
    245
  5. 5
    ICE

    49A Clinch

    40
    391
  6. 6
    OAT

    27A Straw source

    28
    290
  7. 7
    RAN

    2D Sought a seat

    25
    291
  8. 8
    ARENA

    7D Where the action is

    24
    334
  9. 9
    ETCH

    37D Use acid

    23
    174
  10. 10
    ODDS

    65A Poker player's calculation

    23
    171
  11. 11
    ALIT

    63A Came down

    21
    220
  12. 12
    PAL

    24D Bud

    18
    198
  13. 13
    SAC

    46A Former U.S. mil. acronym

    17
    167
  14. 14
    HEN

    8D Farm layer

    16
    188
  15. 15
    SRA

    61D Sp. lady

    14
    186
  16. 16
    OPED

    23A Maureen Dowd piece

    14
    107
  17. 17
    SELF

    62A Narcissist's love

    14
    90
  18. 18
    NCO

    41D One above a specialist: Abbr.

    13
    146
  19. 19
    TOY

    30A Chest item

    13
    109
  20. 20
    GRR

    43A Rover's warning

    12
    78
  21. 21
    MOE

    60D Cohort of Curly

    11
    149
  22. 22
    SNOW

    53A Old TV problem

    11
    123
  23. 23
    SPAR

    57A Box lightly

    10
    188
  24. 24
    DEW

    42D It may become hoarfrost

    10
    97
  25. 25
    WAD

    47A Big poker player's wager

    10
    85
  26. 26
    OOP

    23D Alley ___

    9
    96
  27. 27
    SOFT

    56D Wishy-washy

    9
    47
  28. 28
    STEED

    4D Tilter's mount

    6
    81
  29. 29
    ELLIS

    52D Perry of fashion

    6
    65
  30. 30
    TYPEA

    67A Aggressive sort

    6
    48
  31. 31
    APPT

    48D Date with an M.D.

    6
    31
  32. 32
    SANTA

    14A Year-end temp

    5
    119
  33. 33
    DAHL

    6A Willy Wonka's creator

    5
    73
  34. 34
    OREL

    16A City south of Moscow

    3
    115
  35. 35
    CSA

    1D Lee's org.

    3
    98
  36. 36
    NASH

    66A Famous rhymer of Bronx with "thonx"

    3
    75
  37. 37
    ELAND

    40A African antelope

    3
    67
  38. 38
    ETDS

    18D J.F.K. postings

    3
    46
  39. 39
    CRISP

    1A Potato chip, to a Brit

    3
    29
  40. 40
    LAPSED

    55A No longer in effect

    3
    19
  41. 41
    EMIGRE

    21A New arrival, of sorts

    2
    39
  42. 42
    PLUTO

    31A Astronomical discovery of 1930

    2
    29
  43. 43
    TOWIT

    10D Namely

    2
    27
  44. 44
    PACS

    5D Donation-soliciting grps.

    2
    22
  45. 45
    DMZ

    33D Noncombat area, for short

    2
    14
  46. 46
    WEALTH

    47D The haves have it

    2
    11
  47. 47
    VON

    29A Teutonic surname starter

    1
    46
  48. 48
    TADS

    10A Little ones

    1
    34
  49. 49
    WILE

    19A Bit of cunning

    1
    30
  50. 50
    FLOOR

    64A Knock senseless

    1
    29
  51. 51
    SEALY

    53D Serta rival

    1
    22
  52. 52
    AMBUSH

    54A Military surprise

    1
    10
  53. 53
    RIBALD

    45D Like Playboy cartoons

    1
    10
  54. 54
    HESTON

    20A "The Omega Man" star, 1971

    1
    8
  55. 55
    LOTUSES

    28D "Odyssey" morsels

    1
    5
  56. 56
    ANTECEDENT debut

    17A A pronoun has one

    1
    3
  57. 57
    DIRGE

    33A Somber song

    0
    28
  58. 58
    TEK

    32D Shatner sci-fi drug

    0
    23
  59. 59
    SURFS

    51D Browses, today

    0
    12
  60. 60
    DELRIO

    12D Texas border city

    0
    11
  61. 61
    SLEETY

    13D Hazardous for driving, maybe

    0
    10
  62. 62
    LVII

    26D Mid first-century year

    0
    8
  63. 63
    ARIGHT

    11D Properly

    0
    6
  64. 64
    GRASSO

    43D Former Connecticut governor Ella

    0
    6
  65. 65
    KURTZ

    39A Tony winner Swoosie

    0
    4
  66. 66
    MINGLED

    22D Was sociable, in a way

    0
    4
  67. 67
    RAMPED debut

    44D Wheelchair-accessible

    0
    4
  68. 68
    TRASHCAN debut

    36D "Circular file"

    0
    4
  69. 69
    BETTEMIDLER debut

    35A "Ruthless People" star

    0
    3
  70. 70
    DEALWITHIT debut

    25A "Get a grip!"

    0
    3
  71. 71
    RAINDROP

    38D Start of a deluge

    0
    3
  72. 72
    CALLTOARMS

    58A Battle cry

    0
    2
  73. 73
    LATEWORD debut

    9D Up-to-the-minute news

    0
    2
  74. 74
    DADOED debut

    6D Set into a groove

    0
    1
  75. 75
    INTHETUB debut

    3D Taking a bath

    0
    1
  76. 76
    RAISESHEEP debut

    50A Engage in woolgathering?

    0
    1