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Thursday · 74 answers · 12 debuts

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

  1. 1
    IRA

    39A Something that may be rolled over, for short

    46
    448
  2. 2
    TNT

    63A Amatol ingredient

    38
    338
  3. 3
    ACRE

    52A Large lawn

    38
    328
  4. 4
    SIR

    37A Frequent word after yes or no

    35
    271
  5. 5
    GAS

    18D Laughing matter?

    30
    218
  6. 6
    EMU

    14A Creature on Australia's coat of arms

    27
    295
  7. 7
    SIS

    60A Ray Bradbury's "___ for Space"

    26
    210
  8. 8
    CIA

    27A "The Bourne Supremacy" org.

    19
    206
  9. 9
    RUE

    16A "13 ___ Madeleine" (1946 spy film)

    18
    207
  10. 10
    IOU

    58A Debtor's letters

    18
    160
  11. 11
    ELO

    57D "Illusions in G Major" rock grp.

    17
    250
  12. 12
    LAS

    1A Much of "Deck the Halls"

    17
    173
  13. 13
    PAN

    46A Slam

    17
    125
  14. 14
    THO

    55A On the other hand, briefly

    16
    109
  15. 15
    TREAT

    20A Doctor

    13
    94
  16. 16
    NFL

    31D Patriot's org.

    13
    77
  17. 17
    SALSA

    42A Flashy dance

    11
    98
  18. 18
    UTA

    19A Hagen of the stage

    11
    86
  19. 19
    PET

    45A Dear

    10
    149
  20. 20
    ABIT

    4D Slightly

    9
    100
  21. 21
    PEG

    32A Identify

    8
    69
  22. 22
    UMPS

    22A They cover all the bases

    8
    69
  23. 23
    USAGE

    22D Lexicographer's concern

    8
    66
  24. 24
    NOONE

    48D Who is above the law, theoretically

    7
    91
  25. 25
    COB

    11A Part that's not eaten

    5
    63
  26. 26
    ESSIE

    34D "Ah, Wilderness!" mother

    5
    28
  27. 27
    ASI

    26A "___ said before ..."

    4
    130
  28. 28
    ADIN

    30A Deuce follower

    4
    118
  29. 29
    LASTS

    28A Wears well

    4
    44
  30. 30
    STATIC

    42D Storm production

    4
    34
  31. 31
    EIDER

    24D Down provider

    3
    63
  32. 32
    MINCE

    50D Chop finely

    3
    29
  33. 33
    CAVIAR

    27D Expensive spread

    3
    18
  34. 34
    BOG

    29A Encumber, with "down"

    2
    37
  35. 35
    ODIC

    53A Like some Keatsian works

    2
    32
  36. 36
    AMOROSO

    2D Spanish sherry

    2
    9
  37. 37
    CRUMBS debut

    11D Trail for Hansel and Gretel

    2
    6
  38. 38
    SYR

    10D Onetime U.A.R. member: Abbr.

    1
    61
  39. 39
    LEV

    5D Book after Exod.

    1
    29
  40. 40
    URIEL

    54A Apocrypha angel

    1
    21
  41. 41
    ANALYST

    41D Shrink

    1
    20
  42. 42
    PRIES

    32D Jimmies

    1
    15
  43. 43
    JOSS

    23A Kind of stick

    1
    11
  44. 44
    ARN

    51D Son of Prince Valiant

    0
    42
  45. 45
    JON

    56D New Jersey politico Corzine

    0
    42
  46. 46
    APAR

    21A On ___ with

    0
    36
  47. 47
    COX

    61A Crew leader

    0
    28
  48. 48
    BEASTS

    13D Zoo contents

    0
    17
  49. 49
    ASKA

    51A "May I ___ favor?"

    0
    14
  50. 50
    TWOAM debut

    8D Graveyard shift time

    0
    13
  51. 51
    UNLV

    54D Silver State sch.

    0
    13
  52. 52
    AHCHOO

    43D Reaction to an allergen

    0
    8
  53. 53
    LEROUX

    44D "The Phantom of the Opera" writer Gaston ___

    0
    7
  54. 54
    LEFTJAB

    1D Southpaw's hit

    0
    6
  55. 55
    ADHEM

    49D Leigh Hunt's "Abou Ben ___"

    0
    5
  56. 56
    OUTPUT

    12D Production

    0
    5
  57. 57
    CLEANAIR

    6D Environmentalists' cause

    0
    4
  58. 58
    ELEGIT

    25D Writ of execution

    0
    4
  59. 59
    OTYPE debut

    7D Common blood bank shortage

    0
    4
  60. 60
    RAKEDIN

    40D Earned copiously

    0
    4
  61. 61
    TAURI

    9D Alpha ___ (brightest star in the Bull constellation)

    0
    4
  62. 62
    LXII

    38A Year in Nero's reign

    0
    3
  63. 63
    ONECELL

    59A Amoeba size

    0
    3
  64. 64
    ALCOTTS debut

    4A Old Massachusetts literary family

    0
    2
  65. 65
    BELTWAY debut

    15A Washington's I-495

    0
    2
  66. 66
    JOHNKENNEDY

    56A Speaker of the quote

    0
    2
  67. 67
    NEMEROV debut

    62A Former U.S. poet laureate Howard ___

    0
    2
  68. 68
    TIPSIEST

    36D Least sober

    0
    2
  69. 69
    ENEMIESBUT debut

    24A Quote, part 2

    0
    1
  70. 70
    FORGIVEYOUR debut

    17A Start of a quote by 56-Across

    0
    1
  71. 71
    NEVERFORGET debut

    33A Quote, part 3

    0
    1
  72. 72
    OXPECKER debut

    35D Bird that feeds on parasitic ticks

    0
    1
  73. 73
    SURESIGN debut

    3D Unambiguous indication

    0
    1
  74. 74
    THEIRNAMES debut

    47A End of the quote

    0
    1