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Tuesday · 76 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    APE

    6D King Kong, e.g.

    28
    415
  2. 2
    RAE

    21A "Norma ___"

    28
    278
  3. 3
    EELS

    26A Lengthy lurkers of the deep

    28
    199
  4. 4
    TAR

    50A Surfacing stuff

    26
    351
  5. 5
    ENE

    53A Pittsburgh-to-Boston dir.

    24
    403
  6. 6
    SLY

    29A Foxy

    24
    264
  7. 7
    ATT

    18D QB's pass, whether completed or not: Abbr.

    23
    161
  8. 8
    ASPS

    49D Nile snakes

    22
    157
  9. 9
    AGES

    47A Who-knows-how-long

    19
    202
  10. 10
    CPA

    51D Tax prep. expert

    19
    189
  11. 11
    SUE

    52D "So ___ me!"

    17
    183
  12. 12
    TAD

    16A Smidge

    16
    169
  13. 13
    SAO

    11A ___ Paulo, Brazil

    15
    171
  14. 14
    ALONE

    41A Sans friends

    14
    191
  15. 15
    INERT

    23A Like a bump on a log

    14
    149
  16. 16
    LANE

    55A Highway division

    14
    142
  17. 17
    LARA

    27D "Tomb raider" Croft

    14
    138
  18. 18
    SPED

    58A Went like the wind

    13
    154
  19. 19
    ASIAN

    25D Iraqi or Thai

    13
    137
  20. 20
    TOY

    10D Cracker Jack bonus

    13
    109
  21. 21
    PENS

    33D Confident solvers' supply

    13
    84
  22. 22
    TODO

    5D Heading on a list of errands

    12
    103
  23. 23
    MORE

    14A "Encore!"

    12
    80
  24. 24
    RENE

    42A Philosopher Descartes

    11
    221
  25. 25
    RAG

    38A Dipstick wipe, often

    11
    149
  26. 26
    STEEL

    9D Girder material

    8
    93
  27. 27
    PATIO

    46A Backyard party spot

    8
    50
  28. 28
    ALY

    19A Khan who wed Rita Hayworth

    8
    42
  29. 29
    ETD

    56A Takeoff stat: Abbr.

    7
    113
  30. 30
    BRAS

    22A Bikini parts

    7
    59
  31. 31
    LOST

    27A Like Bo Peep's sheep

    6
    82
  32. 32
    GALE

    30A Air force?

    6
    67
  33. 33
    SARGE

    28A Beetle Bailey superior

    6
    47
  34. 34
    PEEN

    37A Hammer part

    5
    69
  35. 35
    KLEE

    31D Swiss artist Paul

    5
    63
  36. 36
    TOLD

    24D Ratted

    5
    53
  37. 37
    ASU

    48A Tempe sch.

    4
    83
  38. 38
    AORTAS

    49A Main arteries

    4
    26
  39. 39
    ODYSSEY

    13D Amazing adventure

    4
    19
  40. 40
    POW

    46D Impact sound

    3
    43
  41. 41
    ENRAPT

    8D Wholly absorbed

    3
    25
  42. 42
    CAROLS

    43D Holiday music

    3
    13
  43. 43
    ICBM

    1A Warhead weapon, briefly

    2
    51
  44. 44
    CARL

    43A Psychologist Jung

    2
    49
  45. 45
    WORD

    32A With 33-Across, anagrams and puns (or parts hidden in 17-, 24-, 44- and 51-Across)

    2
    28
  46. 46
    DARIN

    45D "Splish Splash" singer, 1958

    2
    25
  47. 47
    ARIADNE

    39D She helped Theseus escape the labyrinth

    2
    23
  48. 48
    RATTRAP

    38D Seedy stopover

    2
    14
  49. 49
    GONER

    30D One who's done for

    1
    40
  50. 50
    OPENTO

    15A Not dismissive of, as suggestions

    1
    26
  51. 51
    MANATEE

    34D Animal on a Florida license plate

    1
    17
  52. 52
    ELEGANT

    35D Tastefully beautiful

    1
    16
  53. 53
    WINOS

    32D Skid row sights

    1
    16
  54. 54
    ANDRES

    57A Guitarist Segovia

    1
    10
  55. 55
    MELROSE

    7D "Place" name on TV

    1
    8
  56. 56
    MEYERS

    4D Ari of "Kate & Allie"

    1
    8
  57. 57
    IMPLIES

    1D Hints at

    1
    6
  58. 58
    RESOLD

    42D Auctioned again

    1
    6
  59. 59
    LOVETO

    20A "It'd be my pleasure"

    1
    5
  60. 60
    PLAY

    33A See 32-Across

    0
    46
  61. 61
    TAMEST

    5A Like the kiddie rides at a park, relatively speaking

    0
    23
  62. 62
    COLONEL

    2D Cavalry V.I.P.

    0
    14
  63. 63
    KINSEY

    31A 2004 Liam Neeson film

    0
    5
  64. 64
    PILEUP debut

    54A Multicar accident

    0
    5
  65. 65
    AALARGE debut

    12D Egg carton spec

    0
    3
  66. 66
    LOWERED debut

    36D Revised downward

    0
    3
  67. 67
    STARERS

    11D People around a 54-Across, typically

    0
    3
  68. 68
    BRAVELY

    3D With courage

    0
    2
  69. 69
    GLOSSED

    40D Smoothed (over)

    0
    2
  70. 70
    BYANY debut

    22D ___ means possible

    0
    1
  71. 71
    CROSSSWORDS debut

    51A Duel (with)

    0
    1
  72. 72
    MELINA debut

    34A "Never on Sunday" star ___ Mercouri

    0
    1
  73. 73
    NEWORDERS debut

    44A Soldier's reassignment papers

    0
    1
  74. 74
    PERUSER debut

    37D Reader

    0
    1
  75. 75
    PLAYADELREY debut

    17A Beach community near LAX

    0
    1
  76. 76
    TOPLAYERS debut

    24A Outermost strata

    0
    1