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Tuesday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERIE

    57D Ohio/Ontario separator

    48
    510
  2. 2
    AREA

    14A Square footage

    46
    631
  3. 3
    ERAS

    7D Geological periods

    38
    295
  4. 4
    ETAL

    13D List shortener

    32
    327
  5. 5
    AIR

    50A Ventilate

    32
    303
  6. 6
    ORC

    48A "The Lord of the Rings" critter

    26
    128
  7. 7
    AGES

    54D Mighty long time

    19
    202
  8. 8
    REM

    24A Band with the 1994 #1 album "Monster"

    19
    158
  9. 9
    OREOS

    2D Chocolaty treats

    17
    87
  10. 10
    HEN

    6D One hoping to fly the coop?

    16
    188
  11. 11
    IOWA

    12D The Hawkeyes of the Big Ten

    16
    130
  12. 12
    SAL

    26A Gal of song

    14
    221
  13. 13
    PERU

    15A Andean territory

    12
    161
  14. 14
    SNEER

    67A Derisive look

    11
    139
  15. 15
    SHEL

    5A Author/ illustrator Silverstein

    11
    75
  16. 16
    ELIA

    41A Charles Lamb's nom de plume

    10
    213
  17. 17
    MOOR

    39A Heath

    10
    81
  18. 18
    OPIE

    32D Taylor boy on "The Andy Griffith Show"

    9
    150
  19. 19
    GNAT

    11D Pesky biter

    8
    132
  20. 20
    THAT

    33D "Take ___!"

    8
    98
  21. 21
    STUD

    68A Breeding horse

    8
    84
  22. 22
    UMPS

    34D Ballpark figures?

    8
    69
  23. 23
    ASTRO

    40D Houston ballplayer

    7
    118
  24. 24
    TORI

    35D Pop singer Amos

    7
    104
  25. 25
    TOOL

    36D Awl or axe

    7
    94
  26. 26
    MOAT

    58D Castle defense

    7
    69
  27. 27
    NERVE

    27D Chutzpah

    7
    56
  28. 28
    MOTH

    1A Wool eater

    7
    45
  29. 29
    NOUN

    55D Verb preceder, usually

    6
    97
  30. 30
    PUP

    51A Young coyote

    6
    61
  31. 31
    HALL

    31D Symphony venue

    6
    55
  32. 32
    NYU

    63D School at Washington Sq.

    6
    53
  33. 33
    RYDER

    46A Golf's ___ Cup

    6
    45
  34. 34
    SST

    23A Long-nosed flier, for short

    5
    199
  35. 35
    MASTS

    1D Sail supports

    5
    51
  36. 36
    TUBE

    56D Toothpaste holder

    5
    47
  37. 37
    ESCAPE

    59A Fly the coop

    5
    46
  38. 38
    BARON

    22D W.W. I ace ___ von Richthofen

    5
    40
  39. 39
    UTTER

    34A Out-and-out

    4
    77
  40. 40
    ORNOT

    16A "Ready ___ …"

    4
    64
  41. 41
    ORZO

    10D Ricelike pasta

    4
    58
  42. 42
    NOSIR

    27A Recruit's denial

    4
    49
  43. 43
    CADS

    69A Rogues

    4
    47
  44. 44
    UPEND

    52D Tip over

    4
    43
  45. 45
    CNBC

    60D Business TV channel

    4
    39
  46. 46
    VALET

    44A Person to give your car keys to

    3
    35
  47. 47
    RUMOR

    28D Hearsay

    3
    34
  48. 48
    FUROR

    18D Commotion

    3
    18
  49. 49
    BOGIE

    9A "Casablanca" star, affectionately

    3
    16
  50. 50
    MIAMI

    25D Orange Bowl site

    2
    67
  51. 51
    HAIG

    4D Reagan's first secretary of state

    2
    33
  52. 52
    VERSE

    44D Poet's production

    2
    33
  53. 53
    TEMPT

    3D Entice

    2
    31
  54. 54
    AMMAN

    40A Jordan's capital

    2
    30
  55. 55
    OZAWA

    19A Conductor Seiji

    2
    29
  56. 56
    TANYA

    38D Country crooner Tucker

    2
    27
  57. 57
    REDHOT

    29A Glowing

    1
    26
  58. 58
    KAYE

    65A "The Court Jester" star Danny

    1
    17
  59. 59
    GOURD

    61A Out of one's ___

    1
    16
  60. 60
    BOOTLEG

    9D For sale illegally

    1
    9
  61. 61
    CONTENDER

    62A Prison guard?

    1
    4
  62. 62
    COCKS debut

    49D Rulers of the roost

    1
    3
  63. 63
    SEMIFINAL

    17A Culmination of a truck race?

    1
    3
  64. 64
    AUTOGRAPH debut

    37A Car dealer's chart?

    1
    2
  65. 65
    EUBIE

    64A Blake of ragtime

    0
    25
  66. 66
    SILENT

    45A Like the "p" in psychology

    0
    24
  67. 67
    DREAR

    30D Gloomy

    0
    20
  68. 68
    PADUA

    51D City where Galileo taught

    0
    16
  69. 69
    LULUS

    8D Humdingers

    0
    15
  70. 70
    SPINES

    5D Places for book titles

    0
    15
  71. 71
    BUNK

    66A Nonsense

    0
    13
  72. 72
    DIETED

    47D Lost some avoirdupois

    0
    13
  73. 73
    INORDER

    43D Alphabetical, say

    0
    12
  74. 74
    PERKS

    53D Employee benefits

    0
    9
  75. 75
    TOPGUN debut

    20A 1986 Tom Cruise flick

    0
    7
  76. 76
    SUBTOTAL

    21A Result of a Navy inventory?

    0
    3
  77. 77
    ANTEROOM

    54A Place for a poker game?

    0
    2
  78. 78
    PROVISION debut

    42A Big leaguer's dream?

    0
    2