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Thursday · 72 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELSE

    20A Additionally

    43
    440
  2. 2
    ART

    57D Obsolete form of "to be"

    40
    384
  3. 3
    EPA

    2D Org. that conducts many studies

    36
    320
  4. 4
    AFAR

    11A Way off

    25
    233
  5. 5
    EDGE

    9D Upper hand

    21
    293
  6. 6
    STE

    39A Sault ___ Marie

    20
    274
  7. 7
    AERO

    38D Planelike

    20
    269
  8. 8
    AFRO

    32D Retro hairdo

    18
    170
  9. 9
    SEEP

    59A Percolate

    18
    128
  10. 10
    SEED

    10D Tournament favorite

    17
    141
  11. 11
    PAN

    56D Give a thumbs down

    17
    125
  12. 12
    ESTA

    41A This, in Toledo

    15
    154
  13. 13
    AROSE

    13D Stopped lying

    14
    154
  14. 14
    HOSE

    61A Gardener's need

    12
    109
  15. 15
    PLOT

    18A Lead-up to a coup

    11
    78
  16. 16
    AMMO

    53A It's loaded

    10
    133
  17. 17
    BASE

    30D Kind of coat

    10
    104
  18. 18
    TOTE

    52D Lug

    10
    103
  19. 19
    RKO

    58D MGM rival, once

    10
    89
  20. 20
    WENT

    51D Hit the road

    10
    70
  21. 21
    ARS

    3D MGM motto starter

    8
    112
  22. 22
    FARE

    25D It's figured according to the 14-Down

    8
    56
  23. 23
    TAPE

    24D Cash register part

    7
    124
  24. 24
    TSE

    1D Literary inits.

    6
    228
  25. 25
    AMS

    33A Some radio listings: Abbr.

    6
    86
  26. 26
    ROMEO

    46D Mercutio's friend

    6
    80
  27. 27
    BOAR

    48A Big pig

    6
    63
  28. 28
    SINS

    8D Faults

    6
    62
  29. 29
    RATES

    14D Taxi posting

    6
    45
  30. 30
    ABASH

    45D Disconcert

    5
    39
  31. 31
    ASTIR

    27D Moving

    4
    77
  32. 32
    RPI

    55D Coll. in Troy, N.Y.

    4
    76
  33. 33
    LASTS

    21D Holds up

    4
    44
  34. 34
    REEDS

    29D Orchestra section

    3
    54
  35. 35
    PARA

    16A Chute opener?

    2
    57
  36. 36
    CREEP

    44A Progress little by little

    2
    35
  37. 37
    SNAPS

    35D Goes postal

    2
    35
  38. 38
    IQUIT

    22D Cry of surrender

    2
    25
  39. 39
    AQUAS

    26A Water colors

    2
    20
  40. 40
    GNOMES

    5D Garden decorations

    2
    17
  41. 41
    AIRBALL

    27A Shot that's completely off the mark

    2
    12
  42. 42
    RETORTS

    42A Comebacks

    2
    12
  43. 43
    EUROPE

    43D Where the holm oak is native

    1
    34
  44. 44
    RIT

    4D Becoming gradually slower, in music

    1
    33
  45. 45
    ONIN

    50D "Come ___!"

    1
    30
  46. 46
    SUMP

    31A Water pit

    1
    24
  47. 47
    GHOSTS

    47A Uncredited authors

    1
    22
  48. 48
    ARGUS

    45A 100-eyed giant of myth

    1
    16
  49. 49
    FACES

    25A Confronts

    1
    15
  50. 50
    GIVER

    47D One who tithes

    1
    8
  51. 51
    BOWTIE

    49A The Cat in the Hat had one

    1
    6
  52. 52
    MISSED debut

    19A Failed at a shootout

    1
    4
  53. 53
    STAS

    7D Points on a line: Abbr.

    0
    34
  54. 54
    OTTS

    37D Baseball's Mel and others

    0
    25
  55. 55
    MOTET

    34D Sacred song

    0
    23
  56. 56
    LISTEN

    21A Informal conversation opener

    0
    22
  57. 57
    APPEAL

    11D Fund-raising letter

    0
    20
  58. 58
    TRIODE

    40A Old TV part

    0
    18
  59. 59
    CHEERS

    44D It's said when lifting the arm

    0
    13
  60. 60
    BOWE

    49D Boxer Riddick

    0
    11
  61. 61
    INHOT

    28D ___ water

    0
    10
  62. 62
    EASTORANGE

    17A City next to Newark

    0
    8
  63. 63
    AGRIN

    6D Smiling

    0
    4
  64. 64
    ASNEAR debut

    32A Comparatively close

    0
    3
  65. 65
    ONEOVERPAR debut

    54A Bogey

    0
    3
  66. 66
    SPRINGTIDE

    15A Swelling rush

    0
    3
  67. 67
    TEARGASSES

    1A Makes cry, in a way

    0
    2
  68. 68
    WINTERPARK

    60A Home of Rollins College

    0
    2
  69. 69
    ENTERSINTO debut

    62A Starts, as an agreement

    0
    1
  70. 70
    FALLCLASSES debut

    12D First semester offerings

    0
    1
  71. 71
    SUMMERGAMES debut

    23D Quadrennial event

    0
    1
  72. 72
    TIMEOFTHESEASON debut

    36A 1969 #3 hit … and a hint to this puzzle's theme

    0
    1