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Thursday · 74 answers · 9 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EEL

    61D Sushi bar order

    53
    487
  2. 2
    EVE

    27A Time of anticipation

    34
    373
  3. 3
    ELS

    35A Urban transportation

    29
    333
  4. 4
    AVE

    2D Park in N.Y.C., say

    28
    246
  5. 5
    TAR

    50A Stuff in a pit

    26
    351
  6. 6
    ONTO

    38D Not duped by

    26
    244
  7. 7
    NBA

    60D Warriors' grp.

    26
    198
  8. 8
    OPAL

    67A ___ glass

    23
    253
  9. 9
    ECRU

    7D Like raw silk

    15
    196
  10. 10
    TARO

    56D South Seas starch source

    15
    122
  11. 11
    OMAHA

    16A Siouan language

    14
    137
  12. 12
    CMON

    36A "Get the lead out!"

    14
    69
  13. 13
    OOH

    52A Cry at a light show

    13
    160
  14. 14
    AONE

    59A Primo

    12
    209
  15. 15
    SAW

    23A One going back and forth

    12
    114
  16. 16
    AVOW

    14A Declare

    12
    112
  17. 17
    GENE

    17A Characteristic carrier

    10
    158
  18. 18
    TARA

    18A Plantation of literature

    10
    154
  19. 19
    EZRA

    66A College endower Cornell

    10
    139
  20. 20
    YEAR

    22D Oenophile's concern

    10
    126
  21. 21
    TIES

    5A Railroad fixtures

    10
    84
  22. 22
    ROSE

    54D Pink potable

    9
    138
  23. 23
    EWER

    4D Subject of some still lifes

    8
    146
  24. 24
    INCH

    15A Progress slowly

    8
    75
  25. 25
    NNE

    25A Route abbr.

    7
    205
  26. 26
    UNCLE

    31D Family man

    7
    74
  27. 27
    INASEC

    6D Not exactly now

    7
    34
  28. 28
    ENRON

    33A Company that had a 64-page "Code of Ethics"

    6
    73
  29. 29
    STOOD

    29D Endured

    5
    57
  30. 30
    ANTIS

    19A The opposition

    5
    44
  31. 31
    PED

    26A Short walker?

    5
    39
  32. 32
    ARNO

    24D Ligurian Sea feeder

    4
    143
  33. 33
    IRKS

    58A Bugs

    4
    66
  34. 34
    RUBE

    64A Country cousin

    4
    45
  35. 35
    JADE

    1A Semiprecious stone

    4
    44
  36. 36
    JAG

    1D Sporty car, briefly

    4
    41
  37. 37
    SASSES

    13D Answers with an attitude

    4
    19
  38. 38
    NASH

    39D "The Turtle" poet

    3
    75
  39. 39
    VEX

    49A Bedevil

    3
    41
  40. 40
    TUDOR

    57A Renaissance ruler

    3
    37
  41. 41
    SIFTS

    9A Searches (through)

    3
    23
  42. 42
    ORONO

    40A Home of the Atlantic 10's Black Bears

    2
    94
  43. 43
    MELON

    30D Breakfast or dessert dish

    2
    36
  44. 44
    SMOKER debut

    48D One working on a puff piece?

    2
    6
  45. 45
    ABUSE

    62A Bad treatment

    1
    37
  46. 46
    ZEES

    63A Fuzzy Wuzzy features

    1
    32
  47. 47
    SOANDSO

    9D One who shall remain nameless

    1
    23
  48. 48
    MELISSA

    43D Girl's name from Greek for "a bee"

    1
    13
  49. 49
    ENERGIZE

    35D Perk up

    1
    7
  50. 50
    KOTO

    34A 13-stringed Japanese zither

    1
    7
  51. 51
    TITANIA

    5D "A Midsummer Night's Dream" queen

    1
    7
  52. 52
    TVSTAR

    45D Johnny Carson, notably

    1
    7
  53. 53
    MISOSOUP debut

    37D Sushi bar order

    1
    2
  54. 54
    ENTR

    21D ___'acte

    0
    53
  55. 55
    SDAK

    23D Mt. Rushmore's place: Abbr.

    0
    47
  56. 56
    MLI

    51A Middle of the 11th century

    0
    28
  57. 57
    IMNO

    10D "___ Angel" (1933 comedy)

    0
    24
  58. 58
    PREZ

    55D Firm honcho

    0
    18
  59. 59
    ANITRA

    32A "Peer Gynt" dancer

    0
    13
  60. 60
    EXODUS

    47D Major departure

    0
    12
  61. 61
    OFAN

    42D In the wink ___ eye

    0
    12
  62. 62
    FATTER

    11D More round

    0
    7
  63. 63
    THIEVE

    12D Lift, so to speak

    0
    7
  64. 64
    MOLINA

    43A Alfred ___ of 2004's "Fiddler on the Roof"

    0
    6
  65. 65
    ORIN debut

    44D "Mourning Becomes Electra" role

    0
    6
  66. 66
    HECUBA

    46D "Iliad" wife

    0
    5
  67. 67
    RASED

    65A Leveled, in London

    0
    4
  68. 68
    RETIRED debut

    41D No longer in service

    0
    3
  69. 69
    SHARPENS

    8D Whets

    0
    2
  70. 70
    THEDEFENSERESTS debut

    45A Court conclusion

    0
    2
  71. 71
    DONTWAIT debut

    3D "Act now!"

    0
    1
  72. 72
    DRASTICMEASURES debut

    28A Extreme action

    0
    1
  73. 73
    SCORINGPOINTS debut

    53A Goal of most games (and a hint to this puzzle's theme)

    0
    1
  74. 74
    TREASURYNOTES debut

    20A Some legal tender

    0
    1