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Thursday · 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
    ALE

    61D Pub suds

    59
    570
  2. 2
    ELSE

    4D "What ___?"

    43
    440
  3. 3
    LEE

    64D General played by Duvall

    40
    360
  4. 4
    LEO

    23A Bert Lahr, astrologically

    40
    268
  5. 5
    SNL

    57A "Mad TV" rival

    40
    263
  6. 6
    SIR

    1D "My dear man"

    35
    271
  7. 7
    ANA

    10D Santa ___

    33
    367
  8. 8
    ATARI

    46A Asteroids maker

    28
    224
  9. 9
    ADA

    2D Driller's org.

    27
    270
  10. 10
    TREE

    71A Brazil, for one

    25
    309
  11. 11
    SRO

    65D "No seats available"

    24
    251
  12. 12
    IDOL

    14A Hero-type

    23
    293
  13. 13
    STP

    31A Indy letters

    23
    172
  14. 14
    AHEM

    33A "What am I, invisible?"

    23
    171
  15. 15
    ATON

    72A Loads

    19
    136
  16. 16
    ACH

    21A German exclamation

    18
    126
  17. 17
    INA

    51A ___ pinch

    17
    178
  18. 18
    COT

    55A Simple sack

    17
    128
  19. 19
    SORT

    5A Nature

    15
    116
  20. 20
    LEAN

    20A Spare

    15
    103
  21. 21
    TESLA

    67A Induction motor inventor

    14
    144
  22. 22
    RENO

    42D Spot for slots

    13
    230
  23. 23
    ELBA

    59D Noted exile isle

    13
    132
  24. 24
    HAHA

    25D "Very funny ... not!"

    13
    125
  25. 25
    ONAIR

    16A Kind of personality, in media

    12
    128
  26. 26
    APNEA

    27D Sleep problem

    12
    88
  27. 27
    RHEA

    28D Perlman of "Cheers"

    11
    133
  28. 28
    HORN

    39D Phone, slangily

    11
    75
  29. 29
    SAGE

    1A Ranch brush

    10
    115
  30. 30
    ARSON

    13D Flaming felony

    10
    107
  31. 31
    SPEW

    45A Gush

    10
    79
  32. 32
    ANITA

    52D Loos who wrote "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"

    9
    140
  33. 33
    ENACT

    53D Pass

    9
    96
  34. 34
    LOB

    9D Easy toss

    8
    87
  35. 35
    NNE

    48A Tampa-to-Jacksonville dir.

    7
    205
  36. 36
    ETES

    50D Summers on the Riviera

    7
    148
  37. 37
    ERN

    36D West ender?

    6
    177
  38. 38
    CHA

    24A Chinese tea

    6
    85
  39. 39
    SWAT

    43D ___ team

    6
    85
  40. 40
    CLAD

    24D Decked out

    5
    68
  41. 41
    IDTAG

    60A Press pass, e.g.

    5
    65
  42. 42
    GAD

    62D Flit

    5
    60
  43. 43
    LARVA

    9A Beetle, at one time

    4
    50
  44. 44
    OTO

    6D Oklahoma Indian

    3
    108
  45. 45
    LAC

    30A Resinous deposit

    3
    80
  46. 46
    ASKED

    70A Sought answers

    3
    69
  47. 47
    TSKTSK

    47D "Aren't you ashamed?!"

    3
    25
  48. 48
    MCRAE

    34D Jazz singer Carmen

    3
    15
  49. 49
    BANDS

    19A Battle of the ___

    3
    12
  50. 50
    EMITS

    40D Lets out

    2
    46
  51. 51
    WEEP

    58A Have a bawl

    2
    43
  52. 52
    BERN

    69A European capital

    2
    31
  53. 53
    NIK

    56A Suffix with neat

    2
    30
  54. 54
    PLANB

    37D Fallback option

    2
    25
  55. 55
    CAWS

    18D Field calls

    2
    24
  56. 56
    RUNAT

    7D Charge

    2
    19
  57. 57
    HECHE

    22D Actress Anne

    2
    17
  58. 58
    RANLOW

    11D Was almost out

    2
    10
  59. 59
    TNN

    66D Country cable letters, once

    1
    68
  60. 60
    CEES

    68A Mediocre marks

    1
    48
  61. 61
    ELLER

    54D "Oklahoma!" aunt

    1
    26
  62. 62
    ABIDES

    46D Stands

    1
    16
  63. 63
    NOWISE

    49D Not at all

    1
    9
  64. 64
    PTUI

    15A Sound of disgust

    1
    9
  65. 65
    GOPLACES

    3D Make it big

    1
    7
  66. 66
    SPINET

    5D Small piano

    0
    19
  67. 67
    TISCH

    8D Former CBS chairman Laurence

    0
    13
  68. 68
    ROMANA

    44A Pax ___ (uneasy peace)

    0
    8
  69. 69
    NEPHEW

    35A Huey, Dewey or Louie, notably

    0
    6
  70. 70
    VIDEOS

    12D Some tapes

    0
    6
  71. 71
    ALLISLOST debut

    63A Cry of despair (and a hint to solving 17-, 26-, 38- and 52-Across

    0
    4
  72. 72
    EPICPOET

    41D Homer, for one

    0
    3
  73. 73
    BAWDS

    29D Madams

    0
    2
  74. 74
    CHAWS debut

    32A Tobacco plugs

    0
    2
  75. 75
    ABSENTEEBOT debut

    52A Missing 'droid?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    DASCHEERLEADERS debut

    38A Big fans of a public prosecutor?

    0
    1
  77. 77
    RAPSCIONS debut

    17A Offspring of hip-hop stars?

    0
    1
  78. 78
    WEATHERBOON debut

    26A Clear skies, with temperatures in the 70's?

    0
    1