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Tuesday · 78 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    PSST

    32D ... a cheater in class

    44
    250
  2. 2
    EKE

    62D Squeeze (out)

    31
    236
  3. 3
    STAT

    48A "Right now!," to a doctor

    27
    239
  4. 4
    REDO

    29D Second serve, for example

    20
    173
  5. 5
    ERIN

    30D "___ Brockovich"

    19
    279
  6. 6
    ACH

    6D ... a surprised German

    18
    126
  7. 7
    RAP

    50A ... a knock on a door

    17
    198
  8. 8
    ISLA

    27A Cuba, e.g., to Cubans

    17
    119
  9. 9
    RATE

    68A Judge

    16
    182
  10. 10
    IOWA

    33D Place name before and after City

    16
    130
  11. 11
    OLAF

    60A Count ___ of Lemony Snicket books

    15
    110
  12. 12
    OPED

    67A Columnist's column

    14
    107
  13. 13
    ACLU

    6A Org. that defends the Bill of Rights

    13
    137
  14. 14
    ATEASE

    28D Relaxed

    13
    111
  15. 15
    LOU

    26A Comical Costello

    12
    139
  16. 16
    SOU

    38A Not worth a ___

    11
    87
  17. 17
    ELIA

    58D "On the Waterfront" director Kazan

    10
    213
  18. 18
    HOME

    64A It follows first, second and third

    9
    64
  19. 19
    RENEE

    2D Zellweger of "Jerry Maguire"

    8
    129
  20. 20
    ESAI

    44A "La Bamba" actor Morales

    8
    128
  21. 21
    SOHO

    55D London entertainment district

    8
    108
  22. 22
    LAME

    57D Pathetic

    8
    86
  23. 23
    PLOP

    56D ... a person sitting down

    8
    46
  24. 24
    DIN

    41A All the sounds in this puzzle together?

    7
    109
  25. 25
    OINK

    65A ... a porker

    7
    78
  26. 26
    SONY

    19A ___ Pictures (entertainment company)

    7
    63
  27. 27
    LEGIT

    14A On the level

    7
    45
  28. 28
    CLAP

    15A ... thunder

    6
    84
  29. 29
    LASH

    8D Mascara's place

    6
    80
  30. 30
    HUSH

    18A ... a mother with noisy kids

    6
    32
  31. 31
    IONA

    16A One of Scotland's Inner Hebrides

    5
    100
  32. 32
    FLEE

    61A Run for it

    5
    72
  33. 33
    MAYO

    13D B.L.T. ingredient

    4
    55
  34. 34
    ESSES

    69A Test track features

    3
    114
  35. 35
    BOOM

    10A Sound of ... an explosion

    3
    36
  36. 36
    EMMYS

    52D TV trophies

    3
    35
  37. 37
    APOGEE

    49D Highest point in an orbit

    3
    29
  38. 38
    CITED

    40D Quoted

    3
    27
  39. 39
    OOMPH

    23D Get-up-and-go

    2
    36
  40. 40
    PING

    32A ... a table tennis ball (with 45-Across)

    2
    34
  41. 41
    NUIT

    34D "Bonne ___" (French wish at bedtime)

    2
    31
  42. 42
    PONG

    45A See 32-Across

    2
    28
  43. 43
    POLES

    54D The ends of the earth

    2
    25
  44. 44
    SWISH

    42A ... a basketball through a basket

    2
    18
  45. 45
    CREWS

    1A Ships' complements

    2
    14
  46. 46
    TATTOOS

    46A Dermal art

    2
    6
  47. 47
    ETAPE

    53D Day's march

    1
    29
  48. 48
    NEEDED

    20A Indispensable

    1
    28
  49. 49
    STEELS

    5D Braces (oneself)

    1
    17
  50. 50
    SHOAT

    39D Little ham?

    1
    15
  51. 51
    DONG

    31D ... a doorbell

    1
    12
  52. 52
    ADMIRED

    28A Looked up to

    1
    11
  53. 53
    OOOH

    11D ... a circusgoer

    1
    11
  54. 54
    NACRES

    25D Mother-of-pearls

    1
    7
  55. 55
    BEEPBEEP debut

    51A ... Road Runner

    1
    5
  56. 56
    BISCUIT

    10D Serving with ham and gravy

    1
    5
  57. 57
    CLUCK debut

    7D ... a hen

    1
    4
  58. 58
    SPLATTER

    55A ... grease in a deep fryer

    1
    4
  59. 59
    AES

    36D Two-time loser to D.D.E.

    0
    62
  60. 60
    ACAT

    35A Not enough room to swing ___

    0
    21
  61. 61
    BRENT

    51D Ford and Bush adviser Scowcroft

    0
    21
  62. 62
    INGLE

    17A Fireplace

    0
    16
  63. 63
    GAMAL

    63A Egypt's Nasser

    0
    10
  64. 64
    CLINK

    1D ... champagne glasses

    0
    9
  65. 65
    PTERO

    37A Prefix with dactyl

    0
    9
  66. 66
    ONNO

    12D ___ account (never)

    0
    8
  67. 67
    UPHOLD

    9D Maintain

    0
    6
  68. 68
    PTBOATS

    45D "McHale's Navy" craft

    0
    5
  69. 69
    SCREECH

    39A ... brakes

    0
    5
  70. 70
    ETYPE

    66A Classic British Jaguar

    0
    4
  71. 71
    OPTFOR

    47D Select

    0
    4
  72. 72
    STRAFED debut

    43D Attacked from above

    0
    4
  73. 73
    DOOMTO

    59A Destine for, as oblivion

    0
    2
  74. 74
    DULAC debut

    21D Fond ___, Wis.

    0
    2
  75. 75
    EGGER debut

    3D Ham-and-___ (incompetent sort)

    0
    2
  76. 76
    KERPLUNK

    24A ... a raindrop in a puddle

    0
    2
  77. 77
    WILDPIG debut

    4D Boar

    0
    2
  78. 78
    CHOOCHOO debut

    22A ... a toy train

    0
    1