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Thursday · 76 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    NSA

    37D Ultrasecret org.

    38
    233
  2. 2
    ANTS

    28D Hill dwellers

    33
    247
  3. 3
    LIE

    44A Interrogator's discovery

    28
    318
  4. 4
    EARS

    54D All ___

    27
    163
  5. 5
    ETTA

    65A James of jazz

    23
    254
  6. 6
    CCS

    31D Also sends to, as an e-mail

    20
    98
  7. 7
    ESTEE

    18A Popular women's fragrance

    18
    185
  8. 8
    RAP

    27A You might end up with a bum one

    17
    198
  9. 9
    OWN

    46A Retain

    17
    148
  10. 10
    EDYS

    66A Competitor of Ben & Jerry's

    17
    106
  11. 11
    IRENE

    34A Adler who outwitted Sherlock Holmes

    16
    208
  12. 12
    SEEN

    68A Spotted

    16
    170
  13. 13
    NOSE

    6D It may be wrinkled

    15
    188
  14. 14
    MER

    24A View from Marseille

    15
    157
  15. 15
    WAR

    47D "That mad game the world so loves to play," to Jonathan Swift

    15
    149
  16. 16
    LARA

    14A ___ Flynn Boyle of "Twin Peaks"

    14
    138
  17. 17
    ALDA

    43A Tony nominee for "Glengarry Glen Ross"

    13
    160
  18. 18
    ABATE

    50D Peter out

    12
    108
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    SNEER

    13D Vile smile

    11
    139
  20. 20
    ROTE

    35D You might give a speech by this

    11
    114
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    AYN

    48A Rand who created Dagny Taggart

    10
    98
  22. 22
    SHES

    9D Elvis Presley's "___ Not You"

    10
    92
  23. 23
    NEA

    45A Cultural org.

    9
    217
  24. 24
    COLA

    38A ___ + grenadine + maraschino cherry = Roy Rogers cocktail

    9
    116
  25. 25
    ETHAN

    52D Allen in American history

    9
    113
  26. 26
    PESTO

    29D ___ alla genovese (sauce)

    9
    86
  27. 27
    TASTE

    51D It's often unaccounted for

    8
    117
  28. 28
    SLAM

    41A Dis

    8
    101
  29. 29
    LEAD

    10D Detective's need

    8
    100
  30. 30
    ETHOS

    23A Set of values

    8
    90
  31. 31
    GREW

    1A Waxed

    8
    50
  32. 32
    ANDSO

    67A "Thus ..."

    8
    38
  33. 33
    AGATE

    49A Striped quartz

    7
    78
  34. 34
    VERA

    55D Lynn who sang "We'll Meet Again"

    7
    65
  35. 35
    LASH

    62A Punishment unit

    6
    80
  36. 36
    ANIL

    17A Dye plant

    6
    79
  37. 37
    TWEE

    53A ___ pop, music genre since the 1980s

    6
    25
  38. 38
    ADEN

    56D Port near the Red Sea

    5
    163
  39. 39
    LABS

    10A They might be chocolate

    5
    67
  40. 40
    GLARE

    1D Ruiner of many a photo

    5
    50
  41. 41
    FAM

    25A Relatives, slangily

    5
    29
  42. 42
    ICER

    8D Bakery employee

    4
    84
  43. 43
    ADUE

    19A Together, in music

    4
    70
  44. 44
    ANAIS

    5A First name in erotica

    4
    66
  45. 45
    ESA

    21D That, to Tomás

    3
    93
  46. 46
    EBON

    16A Like some keys

    3
    81
  47. 47
    DOLE

    22A Apportionment

    3
    73
  48. 48
    CHEF

    31A Child, for one

    3
    51
  49. 49
    HOAR

    63A Frost

    3
    41
  50. 50
    RANAT

    2D Charged

    2
    52
  51. 51
    LIV

    30A Actress Tyler

    2
    47
  52. 52
    MILAN

    26D Home of "The Last Supper"

    2
    42
  53. 53
    ANET

    5D Without ___ (riskily)

    1
    56
  54. 54
    ERICH

    3D Filmmaker Von Stroheim

    1
    33
  55. 55
    RESTAREA

    27D Place for picnicking and dog-walking

    1
    21
  56. 56
    ITSO

    59D "Wishing won't make ___"

    1
    19
  57. 57
    SARS

    40A Headline-making illness of 2002-03

    1
    9
  58. 58
    LOSTARTS

    39A Illumination of manuscripts, and others

    1
    5
  59. 59
    ONAN

    36A ___ impulse

    0
    78
  60. 60
    ATEST

    42A Mushroom maker, for short

    0
    72
  61. 61
    ASTARTE

    7D Ancient Semitic fertility goddess

    0
    19
  62. 62
    PCTS

    58D Pie chart figs.

    0
    13
  63. 63
    ATTHE

    48D ___ ready

    0
    11
  64. 64
    LOSANGELES

    30D City where 32- and 12-Down is found

    0
    8
  65. 65
    MUSTARD

    57D Yellow squirt?

    0
    7
  66. 66
    RESTARTS

    64A Options during computer woes

    0
    7
  67. 67
    VAMPIREBAT debut

    55A Nocturnal bloodsucker

    0
    6
  68. 68
    EDUCT

    61A Extracted chemical

    0
    5
  69. 69
    ELAINEMAY

    33D "Ishtar" director

    0
    5
  70. 70
    TOMA

    60A Tony Musante TV series

    0
    5
  71. 71
    BOULEVARD

    12D See 32-Down

    0
    3
  72. 72
    HOLLYWOOD debut

    32D With 12-Down, locale of the 4-Down

    0
    3
  73. 73
    ABDOMINAL

    11D Like some six-packs

    0
    2
  74. 74
    NOSTARCH debut

    15A Request at a laundry

    0
    1
  75. 75
    RACKETEERS debut

    20A Makes people offers they can't refuse?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    WALKOFFAME debut

    4D Theme of this puzzle

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    1