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Thursday · 74 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELI

    28A Bill Clinton, collegiately

    60
    599
  2. 2
    YES

    26D "You rang?"

    50
    365
  3. 3
    EPEE

    61A Sport with masks

    41
    343
  4. 4
    ESSO

    64A Brand name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet

    30
    276
  5. 5
    ITEM

    29D Particular

    27
    274
  6. 6
    MET

    22D Bumped into

    25
    187
  7. 7
    ASHE

    9D "Off the Court" autobiographer

    22
    275
  8. 8
    AURA

    40A Mystique

    22
    218
  9. 9
    OTIS

    1A Revolutionary James ___, famous for saying "Taxation without representation is tyranny"

    20
    251
  10. 10
    SOAR

    32D Really take off

    15
    125
  11. 11
    TBS

    45A Cable channel ... with a hint to the answers to the five starred clues

    15
    116
  12. 12
    SAL

    43D Folk singer's mule

    14
    221
  13. 13
    HISS

    19A Cobra's greeting

    14
    79
  14. 14
    ASIAN

    51D Like tigers

    13
    137
  15. 15
    LAY

    44A Stock (up)

    13
    90
  16. 16
    HEM

    48A Start to stammer

    12
    136
  17. 17
    SLOE

    63A Relative of a plum

    11
    164
  18. 18
    CEE

    58D Mid grade?

    10
    138
  19. 19
    BEER

    31D Ingredient in some batters

    7
    101
  20. 20
    HERD

    66A Round up

    7
    70
  21. 21
    GENIE

    8D One often seen with crossed arms

    7
    66
  22. 22
    COLD

    58A At a dead end, as a case

    7
    40
  23. 23
    PETE

    24A Journalist Hamill

    6
    136
  24. 24
    EMS

    12D Accident letters

    5
    149
  25. 25
    NOSY

    65A Meddlesome

    5
    71
  26. 26
    TBONE

    30A *Chophouse order

    5
    67
  27. 27
    ADAB

    49A Not very much

    5
    14
  28. 28
    ARIES

    14A April Fools' Day baby

    4
    121
  29. 29
    OPE

    33D Reveal, in verse

    4
    92
  30. 30
    UGLY

    60A Hostile

    4
    51
  31. 31
    STILT

    4D Circus prop

    4
    49
  32. 32
    MILNE

    18A Children's author who wrote "A fly can't bird, but a bird can fly"

    4
    43
  33. 33
    BAY

    25A Cargo compartment

    4
    41
  34. 34
    ERGS

    36A Energy units

    3
    84
  35. 35
    DUCT

    13A Main

    3
    33
  36. 36
    KABOB

    62A Serving from a grill

    3
    20
  37. 37
    ANE

    27A Chemical ending

    2
    130
  38. 38
    RIAL

    34D Muscat money

    2
    81
  39. 39
    SEPT

    15D Harvest time: Abbr.

    2
    55
  40. 40
    DIRK

    50D Dagger

    2
    22
  41. 41
    GEOS

    57D Bygone G.M. cars

    2
    17
  42. 42
    SWUM

    16A Like one leg of a triathlon

    2
    16
  43. 43
    OILUP debut

    7D Lubricate

    2
    13
  44. 44
    BRUSH

    54D Momentary contact

    2
    12
  45. 45
    TAXTIP debut

    23A Accountant's advice

    2
    6
  46. 46
    LIETO

    21D Deceive

    1
    52
  47. 47
    ATH

    40D Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr.

    1
    39
  48. 48
    RILES

    59A Ruffles

    1
    30
  49. 49
    BILBO

    52D First name in "The Hobbit"

    1
    21
  50. 50
    STAYED

    47D Didn't split

    1
    18
  51. 51
    GEOG

    5A Elem. sch. class

    1
    13
  52. 52
    TURBAN

    2D Diva's headwear

    1
    9
  53. 53
    TUBETOPS debut

    37D Stretchy attire

    1
    3
  54. 54
    EREI

    17A "... ___ saw Elba"

    0
    63
  55. 55
    IDEO

    56D Logical start?

    0
    41
  56. 56
    ATME

    9A "Look ___" (1975 #1 R & B hit)

    0
    33
  57. 57
    ODETTA

    1D "Gonna Let It Shine" singer

    0
    19
  58. 58
    PTBOAT

    53A J.F.K.'s command

    0
    19
  59. 59
    ICEAXE

    3D Mountaineering aid

    0
    18
  60. 60
    TBARS

    42A *Alternatives to rope tows

    0
    18
  61. 61
    ERIQ

    6D Actor La Salle

    0
    14
  62. 62
    SMEARER

    41A Dirty campaigner

    0
    6
  63. 63
    STATORS

    32A Fixed parts of motors

    0
    5
  64. 64
    TOGGLE

    45D Turn on and off

    0
    5
  65. 65
    BAILOR

    46D Surety poster

    0
    4
  66. 66
    BRAMBLES

    38D Hiking hazards

    0
    2
  67. 67
    MUSTANGS debut

    11D Southern Methodist team, with "the"

    0
    2
  68. 68
    SCRAPESBY

    35D Makes a very modest living

    0
    2
  69. 69
    GAMEPLANS debut

    5D Strategies

    0
    1
  70. 70
    KEYTO debut

    39D ___ the city

    0
    1
  71. 71
    TBALLEQUIPMENT debut

    20A *Undersized bats and gloves, e.g.

    0
    1
  72. 72
    TBILISIGEORGIA debut

    55A *Caucasus capital

    0
    1
  73. 73
    TBOONEPICKENS debut

    37A *Founder of Mesa Petroleum

    0
    1
  74. 74
    TWINBORN debut

    10D Like Romulus and Remus

    0
    1