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Wednesday · 74 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ETA

    61D Theta preceder

    74
    571
  2. 2
    EGO

    35D Kind of boost

    42
    393
  3. 3
    OGRE

    15D Meanie

    36
    284
  4. 4
    ANI

    10D "Gimme ___!" (repeated cry of a University of Mississippi cheerleader)

    36
    238
  5. 5
    TAN

    44A What you might get in a booth

    30
    238
  6. 6
    ENO

    46A Roxy Music co-founder

    29
    285
  7. 7
    EDU

    29D E-mail address ending

    28
    194
  8. 8
    ETE

    26A Hot time in la cité

    24
    320
  9. 9
    IOS

    55A Cyclades island

    19
    94
  10. 10
    STS

    37D Many figs. on stained-glass windows

    16
    191
  11. 11
    OLAF

    39D Norwegian king

    15
    110
  12. 12
    ATTN

    23D Ltr. routing aid

    11
    134
  13. 13
    EMUS

    58D Aussie runners

    11
    103
  14. 14
    DOC

    25A Sawbones

    10
    102
  15. 15
    TOYS

    43A Kids' stuff

    10
    62
  16. 16
    TRESS

    34A Lock

    9
    101
  17. 17
    RAS

    28D Dorm heads, for short

    8
    84
  18. 18
    TILDE

    54D Type squiggle

    8
    50
  19. 19
    SHY

    36D Short

    7
    107
  20. 20
    NOONE

    49D "___ Is to Blame" (1986 hit)

    7
    91
  21. 21
    KENO

    40D Numbers game

    6
    93
  22. 22
    PISA

    1D Torre Pendente city

    6
    86
  23. 23
    USUAL

    41A Like some suspects

    6
    77
  24. 24
    CAFE

    42A Lunch site

    6
    65
  25. 25
    PEEK

    52D Look through half-closed blinds, e.g.

    6
    31
  26. 26
    YDS

    6D Upholsterer's meas.

    5
    125
  27. 27
    MERIT

    24D Earn

    5
    66
  28. 28
    INKS

    2D Prepares, as the presses

    5
    61
  29. 29
    LEWD

    31A R-rated, maybe

    5
    55
  30. 30
    SKORT

    13D Woman's golf wear

    5
    28
  31. 31
    BREW

    27A Make in a cauldron

    4
    43
  32. 32
    CTA

    63D Windy City transportation org.

    4
    35
  33. 33
    ACTON

    12D Follow, as advice

    4
    31
  34. 34
    COLON

    4D List preceder

    4
    27
  35. 35
    ASCOT

    18A English racing site

    3
    84
  36. 36
    WOES

    56A Sorrows

    3
    44
  37. 37
    SEPT

    59D Number of dwarfs with Blanche Neige

    2
    55
  38. 38
    IDEATE

    8D Think up

    2
    47
  39. 39
    WOLF

    22D Woman-chaser

    2
    22
  40. 40
    INROAD

    14A Encroachment

    2
    19
  41. 41
    WYATT

    30D Jane of "Father Knows Best"

    2
    19
  42. 42
    KICKS

    48D Fun

    2
    11
  43. 43
    CALLME

    63A Theme song from "American Gigolo"

    2
    8
  44. 44
    ETCETC

    19D Blah, blah, blah

    1
    31
  45. 45
    TRICK

    3D What a king may win

    1
    22
  46. 46
    WHA

    32D "Huh?"

    1
    19
  47. 47
    CLODS

    7D Oafs

    1
    15
  48. 48
    ERDA

    19A "Das Rheingold" goddess

    1
    13
  49. 49
    CICADAS

    7A Insects in swarms

    1
    8
  50. 50
    OSMIC

    50D Of element #76

    1
    8
  51. 51
    GOESINTO

    17A Expounds upon

    1
    5
  52. 52
    PITCHY debut

    1A Slightly sharp or flat, as a voice

    1
    4
  53. 53
    ARREST

    67A Run in

    0
    35
  54. 54
    ILLER

    53D Less healthy

    0
    20
  55. 55
    BLU

    27D ___-ray Disc

    0
    16
  56. 56
    FLIES

    57A Bloopers, e.g.

    0
    14
  57. 57
    LPN

    62D Hosp. staffer

    0
    11
  58. 58
    TIEDUP

    65A Even

    0
    10
  59. 59
    GOR

    20A Brit's oath

    0
    8
  60. 60
    CKS

    9D Bank drafts: Abbr.

    0
    7
  61. 61
    NOWAIT

    45D "Uh, hold on! That's wrong!"

    0
    7
  62. 62
    ROTCS

    51D University mil. programs

    0
    6
  63. 63
    DINGE debut

    11D Griminess

    0
    5
  64. 64
    DEFERS

    33D Puts off

    0
    4
  65. 65
    HALTED debut

    5D Stopped

    0
    4
  66. 66
    SKILLS

    16A What tests test

    0
    4
  67. 67
    COMELATE debut

    60A Miss the start, maybe

    0
    2
  68. 68
    LADYOFTHEKNIGHT debut

    38A Guinevere, to Lancelot?

    0
    2
  69. 69
    OFFAIR debut

    47D Like things said after cutting to a commercial

    0
    2
  70. 70
    SECANTS

    66A Trigonometric ratios

    0
    2
  71. 71
    KNEWTESTAMENT debut

    21A Was well-versed in a will?

    0
    1
  72. 72
    KNITPICK debut

    64A Select a sweater?

    0
    1
  73. 73
    KNOTFORPROFIT debut

    48A Macramé company's goal?

    0
    1
  74. 74
    OLDKNICK debut

    15A Retired Big Apple basketball player?

    0
    1