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Thursday · 78 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ARE

    56D Occupy a position

    56
    533
  2. 2
    ASH

    8D Shade of blonde

    50
    458
  3. 3
    ERE

    2D "For Lycidas is dead, dead ___ his prime": Milton

    43
    602
  4. 4
    RED

    1D Person on the left

    32
    278
  5. 5
    STIR

    23D Brouhaha

    27
    292
  6. 6
    KNEE

    38D Place to put a banjo

    24
    264
  7. 7
    OTTO

    22D "The Simpsons" bus driver

    22
    273
  8. 8
    SOB

    23A Blubber

    20
    149
  9. 9
    ERIC

    53D Speed skater Heiden

    17
    251
  10. 10
    ARID

    61A Parched

    16
    222
  11. 11
    TRE

    43A "Boyz N the Hood" role

    15
    180
  12. 12
    AHAB

    10A Captain of the Pequod

    15
    156
  13. 13
    TAG

    49A Touch and go?

    15
    132
  14. 14
    FIT

    59D Be the right size

    14
    81
  15. 15
    OLA

    58D Bribery suffix

    12
    175
  16. 16
    TETE

    41D Head of Québec

    12
    152
  17. 17
    ATMS

    4D 20 places?

    12
    119
  18. 18
    LIES

    34D Stays flat

    12
    97
  19. 19
    SNEER

    36A Contemptuous expression

    11
    139
  20. 20
    INCAS

    32A Quechua speakers

    11
    58
  21. 21
    ELL

    57D Certain turn

    10
    228
  22. 22
    ERATO

    14A Sister of Melpomene

    9
    174
  23. 23
    OHNO

    24D "It can't be!"

    9
    149
  24. 24
    ROOK

    35A Fleece

    9
    60
  25. 25
    OLDE

    19A Ye ___ …

    8
    106
  26. 26
    SKIN

    52D Scrape

    8
    61
  27. 27
    STYX

    63A Classic rock group with a name from Greek myth

    7
    111
  28. 28
    OPRAH

    6D Daily TV staple since 1986

    7
    92
  29. 29
    SONG

    39D Number

    7
    71
  30. 30
    ANTIC

    33D Ludicrous

    6
    94
  31. 31
    PISA

    15A Galileo's birthplace

    6
    86
  32. 32
    XENA

    64A "Hercules" spinoff

    6
    81
  33. 33
    ICH

    26A German "I"

    6
    75
  34. 34
    CTR

    31A Basketball pos.

    6
    65
  35. 35
    ABOUT

    10D Circa

    6
    52
  36. 36
    ORCS

    18D Dungeons & Dragons creatures

    6
    51
  37. 37
    ECLAT

    65A Sensation

    5
    113
  38. 38
    REHAB

    1A User's treatment

    5
    105
  39. 39
    EEG

    50A Brain waves?: Abbr.

    5
    75
  40. 40
    INKS

    37A Signs

    5
    61
  41. 41
    STRAY

    20A Many a cat lover's acquisition

    5
    40
  42. 42
    NOGO

    54A Canceled

    4
    67
  43. 43
    OPAH

    6A Moonfish

    4
    41
  44. 44
    BABE

    16A Honey

    3
    67
  45. 45
    GURU

    60A Expert

    3
    48
  46. 46
    SHINE

    52A Liking

    2
    39
  47. 47
    PITY

    7D Compassion

    2
    37
  48. 48
    BEANO

    42A Product that prevents gas

    2
    21
  49. 49
    MILLI

    62A Pop music's ___ Vanilli

    2
    13
  50. 50
    SALESTAX

    36D It's often around 6%-8%

    2
    8
  51. 51
    LAIC

    46D Secular

    1
    74
  52. 52
    SIOUX

    48D Dakota Indians

    1
    17
  53. 53
    BAKU

    29D Asian oil capital

    1
    16
  54. 54
    ABDUCT

    12D Take aboard a U.F.O., perhaps

    1
    12
  55. 55
    INNIES debut

    51A Some belly buttons

    1
    7
  56. 56
    BOWTIES debut

    5D Parts of some clowns' attire

    1
    4
  57. 57
    MUTATED

    40A Changed

    1
    4
  58. 58
    ELIM debut

    45A Kind of round in a tournament, informally

    1
    3
  59. 59
    THEDA

    49D 1971 Robert Conrad series

    0
    26
  60. 60
    LISTEN

    46A "Now see here …"

    0
    22
  61. 61
    HAE

    3D Scottish "own"

    0
    12
  62. 62
    BEEPER

    13D Movie theater annoyance

    0
    10
  63. 63
    LOVED

    27D Cherished

    0
    8
  64. 64
    LETTUCE

    27A Contents of some beds

    0
    7
  65. 65
    GLEEM

    30D Procter & Gamble brand

    0
    6
  66. 66
    RUNOUT

    44D Have a shortage

    0
    6
  67. 67
    GOVT

    30A Something with many seats: Abbr.

    0
    5
  68. 68
    THEBES

    28A City founded by Cadmus

    0
    5
  69. 69
    HAYFEVER

    9D Reason for sneezin'

    0
    4
  70. 70
    THINGS

    43D "Wheel of Fortune" category

    0
    4
  71. 71
    BIGNAME debut

    42D Celebrity

    0
    3
  72. 72
    ALVEOLI

    33A Air cells in the lung

    0
    2
  73. 73
    FOULUP debut

    21A Bungle

    0
    2
  74. 74
    HALLUCINATE debut

    11D See 43-Down

    0
    2
  75. 75
    BECOMEANGRY debut

    25D See 1-Down

    0
    1
  76. 76
    DEEMWORTHY debut

    17A See 59-Down

    0
    1
  77. 77
    HUASTEC debut

    47A Mexican Indian tribe

    0
    1
  78. 78
    TAKECAREOF debut

    55A See 10-Down

    0
    1