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Wednesday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    EEL

    58D Reef dweller

    53
    487
  2. 2
    ANT

    7D Figure on a hill

    45
    401
  3. 3
    ESE

    24A Little Rock-to-Birmingham dir.

    26
    386
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    TAT

    49A End of a machine gun sound

    19
    174
  5. 5
    CNN

    39D King's employer

    19
    126
  6. 6
    EIRE

    6D Green land

    18
    204
  7. 7
    AFRO

    51D Rounded hairdo

    18
    170
  8. 8
    CEL

    28D Framable frame

    18
    141
  9. 9
    UGH

    8D Cry before or after sticking out the tongue

    16
    128
  10. 10
    RIA

    57D Estuary

    14
    128
  11. 11
    RAH

    1D Good cheer?

    13
    215
  12. 12
    RATS

    11D "Darn it all!"

    13
    142
  13. 13
    AINT

    47A With 48-Across, "... and that ___!"

    13
    136
  14. 14
    GAP

    3D Feature of Alfred E. Neuman's smile

    13
    131
  15. 15
    SLOT

    12D Part of a schedule

    11
    131
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    EXEC

    41A Co. figure

    11
    101
  17. 17
    AJAR

    13A Close to closed

    10
    192
  18. 18
    NEIL

    36A Diamond of note

    10
    115
  19. 19
    CREE

    39A Canadian native

    9
    105
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    OHM

    35A Electrical law maker

    9
    103
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    OBESE

    14D Overly large

    8
    145
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    FAIR

    65A Ferris wheel site

    8
    73
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    AXON

    37D Nerve appendage

    8
    53
  24. 24
    URAL

    15A Europe/Asia boundary river

    7
    180
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    RTES

    25D Sts. and rds.

    7
    128
  26. 26
    TSE

    60D "The Waste Land" poet's monogram

    6
    228
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    RAF

    56D Part of Britain's mil.

    6
    82
  28. 28
    HAY

    48A See 47-Across

    5
    79
  29. 29
    SIZE

    54D Tag info

    5
    73
  30. 30
    AVAST

    20A Sailor's "Stop!"

    5
    67
  31. 31
    RAZE

    25A Demolish

    5
    63
  32. 32
    EJECT

    29D Bounce

    5
    49
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    ARRIVE

    23D Make it

    5
    40
  34. 34
    KONA

    64A Prime coffee-growing area in Hawaii

    5
    36
  35. 35
    NEB

    59D Grain Belt state: Abbr.

    4
    55
  36. 36
    YIELD

    17D End-of-ramp directive

    4
    46
  37. 37
    RAGA

    1A Indian music

    3
    77
  38. 38
    ELIHU

    41D Root who won the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize

    3
    63
  39. 39
    OMELET

    32D Western ___

    3
    57
  40. 40
    AJA

    2D Steely Dan's best-selling album

    3
    40
  41. 41
    OWING

    14A In debt

    3
    19
  42. 42
    RYAN

    52D Meg of "You've Got Mail"

    2
    86
  43. 43
    AIMAT

    62A Set one's sights on

    2
    47
  44. 44
    SIEVE

    19A Strainer

    2
    37
  45. 45
    REBUS

    53A The heart in "I Love New York" signs, e.g.

    2
    29
  46. 46
    DARTH

    50A "Star Wars" title

    2
    17
  47. 47
    LATOYA

    44D One of the Jacksons

    2
    15
  48. 48
    ELBE

    66A North Sea feeder

    1
    37
  49. 49
    ZEES

    63A Sleep symbols

    1
    32
  50. 50
    KNELL

    42A Belfry sound

    1
    25
  51. 51
    DOCK

    50D Where to tie one on?

    1
    16
  52. 52
    SOREAT

    30D Irritated with

    1
    13
  53. 53
    GUV

    40A Fellow, in British slang

    1
    12
  54. 54
    KEYUP

    42D Excite

    1
    10
  55. 55
    ILA

    21A Wharf workers' org.

    0
    37
  56. 56
    HABIT

    46D Usually black garb

    0
    35
  57. 57
    REMI

    53D Do followers

    0
    23
  58. 58
    ANEST

    37A Build ___ (settle down)

    0
    18
  59. 59
    ARPS

    4D Some Dada prints

    0
    18
  60. 60
    ATWT

    26D Periodic table no.

    0
    18
  61. 61
    NEUT

    38D Like "das" in Ger.

    0
    15
  62. 62
    THELMA

    31D Louise's cinematic partner

    0
    15
  63. 63
    CRAY

    61A Big name in supercomputers

    0
    13
  64. 64
    INRED

    33A How Santa dresses, mostly

    0
    13
  65. 65
    SEAU

    5A 12-time Pro Bowl pick Junior ___

    0
    12
  66. 66
    DAZES

    18D Stuns

    0
    10
  67. 67
    JEWS

    34A Saturday worshipers

    0
    10
  68. 68
    LINEUP

    22D A suspect might appear in one

    0
    10
  69. 69
    TRYA

    10D "___ Little Tenderness" (1960s hit)

    0
    10
  70. 70
    SWIVEL

    5D Feature of many an office chair

    0
    8
  71. 71
    QTRS

    9A N.F.L. game divs.

    0
    7
  72. 72
    ICINGS

    21D Bakers' coats

    0
    5
  73. 73
    QUAVER

    9D Eighth note

    0
    4
  74. 74
    THECAR

    45D 1977 James Brolin thriller with the tagline "What EVIL drives ..."

    0
    2
  75. 75
    CIRCLELETTERSTO debut

    27A Step 2: With 43- and 55-Across, do this in the grid (scrambled or not) ... it works for almost anyone!

    0
    1
  76. 76
    HAPPYBIRTHDAYTO debut

    16A Step 1: Highlight this answer

    0
    1
  77. 77
    OFYOURRECIPIENT debut

    55A See 27-Across

    0
    1
  78. 78
    SPELLOUTTHENAME debut

    43A See 27-Across

    0
    1