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Tuesday · 78 answers · 9 debuts

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

  1. 1
    RED

    48A The "R" in Roy G. Biv

    32
    278
  2. 2
    ACT

    10D Follow direction?

    31
    302
  3. 3
    ANEW

    69A From the top

    24
    237
  4. 4
    SAP

    22D Deplete, as energy

    24
    194
  5. 5
    SEMI

    5A Round before the final

    22
    178
  6. 6
    EDGE

    31D Upper hand

    21
    293
  7. 7
    NEAR

    37D Within earshot

    20
    183
  8. 8
    REO

    65D Vintage auto

    18
    196
  9. 9
    ASTI

    60D Sparkling wine city

    17
    224
  10. 10
    IOWA

    12D Political caucus state

    16
    130
  11. 11
    ICU

    33A Post-O.R. stop

    15
    128
  12. 12
    BAA

    59A Meadow sound

    13
    167
  13. 13
    SOL

    50D La preceder

    12
    174
  14. 14
    EXIT

    6D Lighted sign in a theater

    12
    151
  15. 15
    STEER

    68A Rodeo animal

    12
    132
  16. 16
    ACHOO

    16A Blessing-inducing sound

    12
    92
  17. 17
    MEME

    7D Hand-waver's cry

    12
    60
  18. 18
    OCTET

    57D Largish combo

    11
    87
  19. 19
    DAY

    23A Temp's work unit

    10
    89
  20. 20
    CAME

    34D Showed up

    10
    61
  21. 21
    LIME

    18A Gimlet garnish

    9
    90
  22. 22
    SMART

    44A Like a brainiac

    8
    81
  23. 23
    NEEDY

    38A Impoverished

    8
    79
  24. 24
    PHASE

    58D Terrible twos, e.g.

    8
    49
  25. 25
    ASTRO

    64A Minute Maid Park player

    7
    118
  26. 26
    ILSA

    33D Ingrid's role in "Casablanca"

    7
    116
  27. 27
    IDEAS

    8D They may be bright

    7
    95
  28. 28
    TERRA

    56D ___ firma

    7
    75
  29. 29
    SEVEN

    36A Craps natural

    7
    64
  30. 30
    WAGE

    43A Worker's pay

    7
    50
  31. 31
    NATE

    73A "Great" kid-lit detective

    6
    107
  32. 32
    SIDE

    17A Flank

    6
    94
  33. 33
    DYED

    32D Like batik fabrics

    6
    85
  34. 34
    EVENSO

    4D "Nevertheless ..."

    6
    38
  35. 35
    SRTA

    67A Sp. girl

    5
    103
  36. 36
    WACO

    66A Baylor's city

    5
    76
  37. 37
    NOSY

    13D Like a yenta

    5
    71
  38. 38
    BASH

    59D Bad-mouth

    5
    61
  39. 39
    YESSIR

    24A Polite affirmation

    5
    31
  40. 40
    COALS

    46A Fire remnants

    5
    19
  41. 41
    ICER

    63D Pastry prettifier

    4
    84
  42. 42
    STEWS

    19A Crockpot concoctions

    4
    54
  43. 43
    BREW

    26D Cold one

    4
    43
  44. 44
    IRES

    70A Ticks off

    3
    83
  45. 45
    YARN

    72A It's sold in skeins

    3
    65
  46. 46
    AENEAS

    49A Trojan War hero

    3
    39
  47. 47
    MIDAS

    3D Greedy monarch

    3
    38
  48. 48
    NOWAY

    54D "Impossible!"

    3
    19
  49. 49
    PARTED

    30A Like hair, usually, after combing

    3
    11
  50. 50
    UNITE

    2D Bring together

    2
    100
  51. 51
    AXED

    15A Gave the boot

    2
    77
  52. 52
    DATES

    41A Calendar units hidden in 20- and 61-Across and 11- and 35-Down

    2
    47
  53. 53
    OBIES

    27A Big Apple awards

    2
    38
  54. 54
    BASIN

    9A Washroom tub

    2
    35
  55. 55
    MOPTOP debut

    55A Beatle, endearingly

    2
    9
  56. 56
    UPANDATEM debut

    35D "Time to rise, sleepyhead!"

    2
    5
  57. 57
    DREI

    40D Zwei follower

    1
    53
  58. 58
    LAPD

    39A Sgt. Friday's org.

    1
    39
  59. 59
    HIMOM

    71A TV shout-out from the team bench

    1
    34
  60. 60
    DIBS

    21D "That's mine!"

    1
    25
  61. 61
    EVAC

    28D FEMA recommendation, briefly

    1
    19
  62. 62
    UNIV

    14A Ph.D. awarder

    1
    19
  63. 63
    FUSSY

    1D Hard to please

    1
    6
  64. 64
    BASEMAN

    9D One in the infield

    1
    5
  65. 65
    TAXFORM debut

    45D Schedule B or C, e.g.

    1
    2
  66. 66
    STOA

    47D Ancient Greek colonnade

    0
    75
  67. 67
    SAMBA

    25A Brazilian dance

    0
    40
  68. 68
    FRITO

    51A Popular snack chip

    0
    15
  69. 69
    FUME

    1A Show anger

    0
    13
  70. 70
    RANA

    62D ___ deficit (lost money)

    0
    9
  71. 71
    OPTSIN debut

    52D Chooses to participate

    0
    7
  72. 72
    SALARIED

    5D On the payroll

    0
    5
  73. 73
    DIXON

    53A Surveyor Jeremiah, for whom a famous line is partly named

    0
    4
  74. 74
    SETOF debut

    29D Play by a different ___ rules

    0
    3
  75. 75
    SHEDATEAR debut

    11D Show sadness

    0
    3
  76. 76
    STANDATEASE debut

    20A Relax during a drill

    0
    3
  77. 77
    FLORIDATECH debut

    61A Sunshine State school

    0
    2
  78. 78
    SLIMDOWN debut

    42D Lose the spare tire

    0
    1