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Wednesday · 76 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    AREA

    32D Side by side?

    46
    631
  2. 2
    ACRE

    43A Growing room?

    38
    328
  3. 3
    EPA

    8D Waste watchers: Abbr.

    36
    320
  4. 4
    ONCE

    60A First word of "The Raven"

    32
    326
  5. 5
    ACNE

    59D Bad marks?

    32
    233
  6. 6
    ERIN

    13D Land o' blarney

    19
    279
  7. 7
    OREOS

    38A They're often twisted apart

    17
    87
  8. 8
    ETTU

    34A Words to a traitor

    16
    191
  9. 9
    SAL

    46A "My Gal ___"

    14
    221
  10. 10
    NOAH

    57D Ancient mariner

    14
    138
  11. 11
    NAT

    28A 15-Across now, informally

    13
    190
  12. 12
    IBM

    47A Former Notebook maker

    13
    106
  13. 13
    ALERT

    52D Open-eyed

    12
    168
  14. 14
    EXIT

    44D ___ row

    12
    151
  15. 15
    UNTO

    58D Gay Talese's "___ the Sons"

    11
    143
  16. 16
    TIC

    35D Quirk

    11
    134
  17. 17
    EXES

    7D Split personalities?

    11
    130
  18. 18
    HINT

    65A "The first word of the answer to each of the six starred clues describes the number of that clue," e.g.

    10
    63
  19. 19
    AMORE

    66A "That's ___!"

    9
    97
  20. 20
    PEEP

    6A Sound in a hatchery

    9
    59
  21. 21
    SATON

    54D Squelched

    9
    26
  22. 22
    EXPO

    15A Major-league team member through 2004

    8
    97
  23. 23
    BARN

    31A Where the cows come home

    7
    67
  24. 24
    NERVE

    14A "The ___!" (perturbed cry)

    7
    56
  25. 25
    TYRA

    30D Banks on the runway

    7
    44
  26. 26
    REAM

    18A Stationer's unit

    6
    113
  27. 27
    YIN

    62D Feminine side

    6
    71
  28. 28
    FLEE

    21D Take off

    5
    72
  29. 29
    ANIMAL

    50D 20 Questions category

    5
    67
  30. 30
    AXES

    29D Dungeons & Dragons weapons

    4
    72
  31. 31
    YEARN

    42A Long (for)

    4
    49
  32. 32
    BOYS

    31D Word before and after "will be"

    4
    32
  33. 33
    TYCO

    61A Tickle Me Elmo maker

    4
    19
  34. 34
    EXAM

    49A Final, e.g.

    3
    116
  35. 35
    QED

    27A Mathematician's "ta-da!"

    3
    83
  36. 36
    ELEC

    26A Util. bill

    3
    80
  37. 37
    GIA

    40A Supermodel Carangi

    3
    35
  38. 38
    CADET

    23D Citadel student

    2
    50
  39. 39
    MAPLE

    51A Sugar ___

    2
    42
  40. 40
    JOSE

    10A Mexican muralist Orozco

    2
    27
  41. 41
    NUCLEI

    57A Centers

    2
    26
  42. 42
    APTER

    1A More fitting

    1
    18
  43. 43
    ACUMEN

    22A Keen insight

    1
    17
  44. 44
    HOYT

    67A Pitcher Wilhelm

    1
    16
  45. 45
    PEPPY

    2D Spirited

    1
    5
  46. 46
    EVENTENOR debut

    4D *Balance in personality

    1
    4
  47. 47
    ITSA

    45A "___ boy!"

    0
    63
  48. 48
    SNIPE

    39D Marsh bird

    0
    42
  49. 49
    ADAR

    16A Month before Nisan

    0
    37
  50. 50
    INTRA

    55D Prefix with venous

    0
    34
  51. 51
    ENES

    68A Chemical endings

    0
    30
  52. 52
    SAXE

    12D Old German duchy name

    0
    27
  53. 53
    ATOR

    64A Suffix with origin

    0
    25
  54. 54
    EPOXY

    36A Glue

    0
    23
  55. 55
    TROIS

    3D Number of Dumas's Mousquetaires

    0
    23
  56. 56
    TRUER

    41A More trustworthy

    0
    22
  57. 57
    SCAPE

    25A Suffix with moon

    0
    19
  58. 58
    LENAS

    69A Horne and Olin

    0
    14
  59. 59
    RETOOL

    5D Overhaul

    0
    14
  60. 60
    PRIMETIME

    37D *It follows the evening news

    0
    9
  61. 61
    SYSTOLE

    24A Part of a heartbeat

    0
    8
  62. 62
    ANASS

    1D Jawbone of ___ (biblical weapon)

    0
    7
  63. 63
    BLITHE

    48D Cheerful

    0
    7
  64. 64
    JAMUP

    10D Clog

    0
    7
  65. 65
    ANTITANK

    59A Like some missiles

    0
    6
  66. 66
    APOET

    17A "I'm ___ and didn't know it"

    0
    5
  67. 67
    MITTY

    63A "The Secret Life of Walter ___"

    0
    4
  68. 68
    SKYES debut

    56D Some terriers

    0
    4
  69. 69
    KINESIS

    53A Stimulus response

    0
    3
  70. 70
    MDXI debut

    19A Year Cortés conquered Cuba

    0
    3
  71. 71
    POMACE debut

    9D Crushed pulp

    0
    2
  72. 72
    SPINOFFS

    20A "Rhoda" and "Frasier"

    0
    2
  73. 73
    ODDMENOUT debut

    11D *They don't belong

    0
    1
  74. 74
    PERFECTGAME debut

    6D *Pitcher's dream

    0
    1
  75. 75
    REALMCCOY debut

    33D *It's no fake

    0
    1
  76. 76
    SQUAREKNOTS debut

    25D *Basic Scout ties

    0
    1