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Tuesday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EAR

    29D Musical gift

    57
    485
  2. 2
    IRA

    2D Far-sighted investment, for short

    46
    448
  3. 3
    STAR

    42D Headliner

    31
    316
  4. 4
    TEA

    44A Darjeeling or oolong

    30
    374
  5. 5
    IDLE

    34D Indolent

    30
    259
  6. 6
    HER

    39D The Zombies' "Tell ___ No"

    27
    237
  7. 7
    ANNE

    61A Writer Rice

    26
    283
  8. 8
    IRIS

    59D Tennessee's state flower

    26
    225
  9. 9
    STP

    36A Fuel additive

    23
    172
  10. 10
    DRE

    64D Rap's Dr. ___

    22
    175
  11. 11
    ALIT

    7D Set down

    21
    220
  12. 12
    TEEN

    58D New driver, usually

    20
    192
  13. 13
    AKA

    51A Alias preceder

    19
    211
  14. 14
    TRY

    53A Give it a go

    19
    181
  15. 15
    RUE

    25A Regret bitterly

    18
    207
  16. 16
    ARID

    67A Like Death Valley

    16
    222
  17. 17
    HON

    27A Sweetie

    15
    121
  18. 18
    EDENS

    28A Perfect plots

    15
    113
  19. 19
    EMCEE

    4D Mike holder

    15
    106
  20. 20
    ALARM

    68A Eye opener

    14
    104
  21. 21
    RITA

    18A Beatles meter maid

    13
    138
  22. 22
    HERA

    62A Zeus' spouse

    12
    116
  23. 23
    HOLE

    24D Pocket problem

    12
    89
  24. 24
    SNAFU

    9D Major miscue

    10
    58
  25. 25
    NEAT

    45A Not having a thing out of place

    8
    224
  26. 26
    GNAT

    19A Itsy-bitsy biter

    8
    132
  27. 27
    RPM

    1D Tach letters

    8
    79
  28. 28
    BOSS

    70A Head honcho

    8
    62
  29. 29
    GTO

    52A Sporty Pontiac

    7
    126
  30. 30
    EER

    26A Always, in verse

    6
    212
  31. 31
    SKIP

    10A With 69-Across, split

    6
    66
  32. 32
    SKEE

    66A ___-Ball (arcade game)

    6
    61
  33. 33
    EMS

    65D Dash widths

    5
    149
  34. 34
    REHAB

    54D Recovery center

    5
    105
  35. 35
    SHAH

    23D Persian potentate

    5
    104
  36. 36
    ASNER

    46A Lou Grant portrayer

    5
    103
  37. 37
    SUEDE

    63A Soft leather

    5
    54
  38. 38
    LIB

    43A A little freedom?

    5
    50
  39. 39
    DARES

    71A Takes a chance

    5
    31
  40. 40
    ALII

    33A Et ___ (and others)

    3
    69
  41. 41
    GURU

    6D Wise guy

    3
    48
  42. 42
    TOWN

    69A See 10-Across

    3
    44
  43. 43
    PAULA

    56D Newswoman Zahn

    3
    31
  44. 44
    DEPTH

    22D Third dimension

    3
    21
  45. 45
    LAKE

    41D Water-skiing locale

    2
    62
  46. 46
    RIVET

    1A Fix firmly

    2
    37
  47. 47
    GAGS

    6A April fools

    2
    32
  48. 48
    GADS

    60D Wanders aimlessly

    2
    29
  49. 49
    MARCO

    17A Adventurer ___ Polo

    2
    25
  50. 50
    SAGO

    10D Pudding starch

    2
    25
  51. 51
    PRIMO

    14A Top-notch

    2
    24
  52. 52
    KINDER

    11D More benevolent

    2
    6
  53. 53
    AGHAST

    46D Thunderstruck

    1
    40
  54. 54
    JAI

    35A ___ alai

    1
    26
  55. 55
    TOOTLE

    5D Play the piccolo

    1
    16
  56. 56
    PURRS

    31A Engine hums

    1
    12
  57. 57
    MYHERO

    49D "You're a lifesaver!"

    1
    11
  58. 58
    SEARCH

    36D Frisk

    1
    11
  59. 59
    NITTY

    30D ___-gritty

    1
    6
  60. 60
    NOTNEW debut

    48D Secondhand

    1
    4
  61. 61
    ULAN

    15A ___ Bator, Mongolia

    0
    66
  62. 62
    AIME

    16A "Je t'___" (French words of endearment)

    0
    21
  63. 63
    MYRRH

    49A Gift of the Magi

    0
    19
  64. 64
    SHIELD

    23A Cop's badge

    0
    17
  65. 65
    UPIN

    32D Words before "arms" or "the air"

    0
    15
  66. 66
    PETERS

    13D Dies (out)

    0
    13
  67. 67
    STINKO

    47D Three sheets to the wind

    0
    13
  68. 68
    IMAGER

    12D Photocopier, e.g.

    0
    10
  69. 69
    LEAPYEAR

    40D 2000, for one

    0
    9
  70. 70
    HEADFORTHEHILLS

    37A Split

    0
    8
  71. 71
    GATORS

    8D Crocs' kin

    0
    7
  72. 72
    ODDJOB

    21D Work for a jack-of-all-trades

    0
    6
  73. 73
    FIRTH

    38D Scottish inlet

    0
    4
  74. 74
    VIRGINIA

    3D Old Dominion

    0
    4
  75. 75
    COPPER debut

    55A Penny metal

    0
    3
  76. 76
    HOWSAD debut

    50D "What a pity!"

    0
    3
  77. 77
    GETOUTOFDODGE debut

    20A Split

    0
    1
  78. 78
    HITTHEHIGHWAY debut

    57A Split

    0
    1