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Thursday · 72 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    ALE

    31D McSorley's offering

    59
    570
  2. 2
    ALI

    37A Zulfikar ___ Bhutto, 1970's Pakistani leader

    49
    518
  3. 3
    LEI

    45A Bit of neckwear

    29
    310
  4. 4
    ESE

    63A Adelaide-to-Melbourne dir.

    26
    386
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    ESS

    42A Hook shape

    22
    413
  6. 6
    ELAN

    41D Flair

    20
    267
  7. 7
    DRS

    39A Vets, e.g.: Abbr.

    20
    116
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    THE

    6A Start of a quote on obstinacy by James Russell Lowell

    18
    175
  9. 9
    ELO

    34D "Evil Woman" grp., 1975

    17
    250
  10. 10
    DAB

    33D Tiny bit

    16
    124
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    AID

    35D Good Samaritan's offering

    15
    167
  12. 12
    AGENT

    59A Intermediary

    12
    150
  13. 13
    ETHER

    64A Upper sky

    11
    111
  14. 14
    NAG

    43A When said three times, comment of annoyance

    10
    115
  15. 15
    AGER

    40D Golden ___

    10
    108
  16. 16
    SID

    26D Imogene's comic partner

    9
    77
  17. 17
    SAKE

    54D Benefit

    9
    76
  18. 18
    STD

    29D Abbr. in a Bible's name

    8
    94
  19. 19
    SUM

    60A Bottom line

    8
    80
  20. 20
    HITME

    51D Vegas request

    7
    28
  21. 21
    SSR

    58D Old geog. inits.

    6
    161
  22. 22
    TOGO

    53D How food may be ordered at a restaurant

    6
    66
  23. 23
    AVIATE

    44D Fly

    6
    64
  24. 24
    ENOCH

    52D Pioneering musician in stereo ___ Light

    6
    41
  25. 25
    ABODE

    40A Home

    5
    67
  26. 26
    TORTE

    62A German dessert

    5
    57
  27. 27
    NERTS

    38A "Phooey!"

    5
    48
  28. 28
    RPI

    27A Upstate N.Y. college

    4
    76
  29. 29
    HOTEL

    7D Monopoly purchase

    4
    56
  30. 30
    NAVEL

    19A Central point

    4
    28
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    OTO

    18A Tribe encountered early in the Lewis and Clark expedition

    3
    108
  32. 32
    REEDS

    36A Orchestra section

    3
    54
  33. 33
    HET

    23A Ruffled, with "up"

    3
    39
  34. 34
    FEAST

    1A Extensive spread

    3
    28
  35. 35
    IGOTIT

    47D Outfielder's cry

    3
    18
  36. 36
    GAT

    55D Rod

    2
    81
  37. 37
    SAHL

    4D Stand-up comic famous for carrying a rolled-up newspaper onstage

    2
    67
  38. 38
    OYE

    25D "___ gods …!": Brutus, in "Julius Caesar"

    2
    32
  39. 39
    STILL

    20A Kind of camera

    2
    20
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    CPLUS

    50D A little better than average

    2
    15
  41. 41
    REL

    21A Fam. member

    1
    133
  42. 42
    LALAW

    14A Steven Bochco series

    1
    48
  43. 43
    ENISLE

    46D Isolate

    1
    25
  44. 44
    NEEDNT

    43D "You ___ bother"

    1
    16
  45. 45
    HANKS

    9A "Nothing in Common" star, 1986

    1
    10
  46. 46
    LICKS

    61A Some guitar playing, slangily

    1
    6
  47. 47
    ALTITUDES

    3D Cockpit readings

    1
    3
  48. 48
    FLASHCARD debut

    1D Learning device

    1
    3
  49. 49
    ALAR

    10D Bygone spray

    0
    109
  50. 50
    ELENI

    16A Nicholas Gage book

    0
    43
  51. 51
    ULT

    56A Last: Abbr.

    0
    35
  52. 52
    ROUSE

    49D Get up

    0
    26
  53. 53
    EBOLI

    8D Stopping place in a Carlo Levi title

    0
    21
  54. 54
    HOB

    15A Gearwheel tooth cutter

    0
    17
  55. 55
    THORO

    6D Lead-in to fare

    0
    16
  56. 56
    GOLDA

    55A 1977 biographical Broadway play

    0
    13
  57. 57
    STOAS

    57A Greek porches

    0
    13
  58. 58
    NHLER

    48D Sabre or Senator

    0
    12
  59. 59
    CREEK

    22A Place for fishing

    0
    11
  60. 60
    IMAMAN

    30A 1967 hit with the repeated lyric "Yes I am / And I can't help / But love you so"

    0
    11
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    ASTHE

    17A "Far ___ eye …"

    0
    8
  62. 62
    NEVERMORE

    11D Opposite of eternally

    0
    8
  63. 63
    CRUSTY

    28A Having a surly demeanor

    0
    7
  64. 64
    KNEEPANTS

    12D Quaint school togs

    0
    7
  65. 65
    EASTERNER

    2D Earliest person to see a sunrise, typically

    0
    6
  66. 66
    FOOLISH debut

    24A Quote, part 2

    0
    2
  67. 67
    HENCHMAN debut

    9D Cohort

    0
    2
  68. 68
    ANDTHEDEADALONE debut

    32A Quote, part 3

    0
    1
  69. 69
    NEVERCHANGE debut

    48A Quote, part 4

    0
    1
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    SILKINESS debut

    13D Hair quality promised by some shampoos

    0
    1
  71. 71
    THEIROPINIONS debut

    53A End of the quote

    0
    1
  72. 72
    TWELFTHS debut

    5D Months of the year, e.g.

    0
    1