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Thursday · 76 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    AGO

    37A Way back when

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  2. 2
    IDEA

    49D Fancy

    33
    396
  3. 3
    OVER

    26D Outranking

    25
    247
  4. 4
    ERASE

    59A Remove, as characters

    24
    295
  5. 5
    KNEE

    53D Trick part?

    24
    264
  6. 6
    EDGE

    55A Lip

    21
    293
  7. 7
    SKI

    24D Biathlon need

    21
    180
  8. 8
    OTIS

    19A Armstrong of N.F.L. fame

    20
    251
  9. 9
    PER

    35A Individually

    19
    270
  10. 10
    AGES

    50D "It's been ___!"

    19
    202
  11. 11
    ASTI

    54A Italian wine town

    17
    224
  12. 12
    AMOR

    3D Son of Venus

    16
    172
  13. 13
    EGGS

    33D Protesters' ammo

    15
    116
  14. 14
    MAMA

    47D ___ Bear

    14
    115
  15. 15
    PAPA

    16A ___ Bear

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    134
  16. 16
    CASE

    52D Purchase for a beer blast

    13
    108
  17. 17
    ALERT

    46D Tip off

    12
    168
  18. 18
    AMY

    44D Dickens's "Little Dorrit"

    11
    136
  19. 19
    AMIS

    46A Overseas friends

    11
    88
  20. 20
    SHEL

    6A Writer Silverstein

    11
    75
  21. 21
    AJAR

    18A Cracked

    10
    192
  22. 22
    LAST

    61A Wear well

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    100
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    OHM

    30D Law man

    9
    103
  24. 24
    RENEE

    62A Soprano Fleming

    8
    129
  25. 25
    SLAM

    24A Poetry contest

    8
    101
  26. 26
    BASS

    13D Stereo control

    8
    89
  27. 27
    MAST

    47A Canvas holder

    8
    83
  28. 28
    ROMP

    2D Easy win

    8
    62
  29. 29
    ROOS

    34D Big hoppers, for short

    8
    47
  30. 30
    MIEN

    57A Air

    7
    73
  31. 31
    LYRE

    9D Instrument for Orpheus

    7
    65
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    BRAS

    1D Support group?

    7
    59
  33. 33
    ALLY

    60A Treaty signatory

    6
    86
  34. 34
    ROMEO

    14A Ladies' man

    6
    80
  35. 35
    THUS

    22A Consequently

    6
    51
  36. 36
    SNOB

    10A Name-dropper, maybe

    5
    105
  37. 37
    FLEE

    32D Run off

    5
    72
  38. 38
    GUS

    21D Nickname aboard Apollo 1

    5
    59
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    AMOCO

    17A It merged with BP in 1998

    5
    55
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    BELL

    48D Man who found his calling?

    5
    42
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    BOSC

    45A Anjou kin

    4
    56
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    BINGO

    41A Its participants must form a line

    4
    23
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    LEER

    58A Knowing look

    3
    156
  44. 44
    EXAM

    8D Reason for an all-nighter

    3
    116
  45. 45
    DEPP

    25D Johnny of Hollywood

    3
    39
  46. 46
    EVERS

    31A Brooklyn's Medgar ___ College

    3
    38
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    KORAN

    56A Holy book

    3
    30
  48. 48
    BLOOM

    36A 48-Across's partner

    3
    22
  49. 49
    HAJI

    7D Returnee of a sort

    3
    22
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    ORAN

    51D "The Plague" setting

    2
    85
  51. 51
    UNC

    40D James K. Polk's alma mater: Abbr.

    2
    46
  52. 52
    BASIL

    45D Pesto ingredient

    2
    36
  53. 53
    SWATS

    6D Crushing blows

    2
    19
  54. 54
    WAXY

    15A Readily shaped

    2
    19
  55. 55
    OPIUM

    12D Smuggled stuff

    1
    37
  56. 56
    DEUS

    23A "Ditat ___" (Arizona's motto)

    1
    36
  57. 57
    ZEROMOSTEL

    27D 48-Across portrayer

    1
    6
  58. 58
    SPOTLIT debut

    10D Put the focus on

    1
    4
  59. 59
    DOZERS debut

    25A Ones out for a while

    1
    3
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    SPRINGTIME debut

    20A With 32-Across, 48-Across's pet project

    1
    2
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    ARNESS

    44A 6'7" TV star of 1955-75

    0
    31
  62. 62
    COORS

    28D The Rockies' ___ Field

    0
    14
  63. 63
    INSTORE

    42D Awaiting

    0
    14
  64. 64
    BCD

    36D A train?

    0
    12
  65. 65
    OROS

    29D 1992 Olympics prizes

    0
    11
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    BRADS

    1A Hardware purchases

    0
    10
  67. 67
    DESTINY

    39D Hereafter

    0
    10
  68. 68
    SOONERS

    5D Children of Norman and Enid

    0
    5
  69. 69
    DECIDER

    4D Game 7, e.g.

    0
    4
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    MENDES

    43A Sergio with two 1968 top 10 hits

    0
    3
  71. 71
    NATHANLANE

    11D 48-Across portrayer

    0
    3
  72. 72
    PRODUCERS

    38A 1968 film or 2001 Broadway hit, with "The"

    0
    2
  73. 73
    BIALYSTOCK debut

    48A Flimflammer of stage and screen

    0
    1
  74. 74
    BRISKER debut

    41D More invigorating

    0
    1
  75. 75
    COOKIN debut

    28A "What's ___?" (informal greeting)

    0
    1
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    FORHITLER debut

    32A See 20-Across

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    1