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Thursday · 76 answers · 6 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    ETA

    2D Letter after Z

    74
    571
  2. 2
    ASS

    23A Jack or jenny

    58
    409
  3. 3
    AREA

    53D Department

    46
    631
  4. 4
    ORAL

    54D Not written

    42
    367
  5. 5
    ERS

    59D Stammering sounds

    33
    284
  6. 6
    OBOE

    4D Wind in a pit

    32
    315
  7. 7
    EDIT

    22D Time manager's directive?

    32
    302
  8. 8
    AVE

    37A Commonwealth in Boston, e.g.: Abbr.

    28
    246
  9. 9
    AFAR

    62A In the distance

    25
    233
  10. 10
    ICEE

    30D Frozen drink brand

    25
    91
  11. 11
    OER

    25A Thoreau's "On Fields ___ Which the Reaper's Hand Has Pass'd"

    22
    248
  12. 12
    ACES

    55A Big diamonds, maybe

    20
    211
  13. 13
    EDAM

    16A Mild cheese

    19
    216
  14. 14
    PAT

    58D Unisex name

    18
    168
  15. 15
    RIPE

    57A Smelly, as post-workout clothes

    17
    106
  16. 16
    LEAST

    64A Bare minimum

    17
    83
  17. 17
    INANE

    15A Dopey

    16
    192
  18. 18
    TAD

    39A Skosh

    16
    169
  19. 19
    KEY

    50A Swipe card alternative

    13
    123
  20. 20
    ONAIR

    6D Studio alert

    12
    128
  21. 21
    LETS

    65A "Sure, I'm up for it"

    12
    106
  22. 22
    HERO

    43D Grinder

    11
    159
  23. 23
    IBIS

    36A Head of the Egyptian god Thoth

    11
    100
  24. 24
    NYSE

    60A Trading letters

    10
    113
  25. 25
    GNAT

    8D Tiny irritant

    8
    132
  26. 26
    RACE

    10A Human ___

    8
    131
  27. 27
    PACE

    38A A slowpoke may be asked to pick it up

    8
    98
  28. 28
    GIS

    28D They may be found in a tank

    8
    82
  29. 29
    PEC

    38D Push-up muscle, briefly

    8
    64
  30. 30
    ZERO

    1A Nobody

    7
    88
  31. 31
    CAROL

    12D "___ of the Bells" (holiday favorite)

    6
    45
  32. 32
    ZAP

    1D Sound on "Batman"

    4
    82
  33. 33
    ERASER

    44D Stationer's item

    4
    68
  34. 34
    BADE

    52D Commanded

    4
    41
  35. 35
    FORA

    19A Public discussion venues

    4
    36
  36. 36
    IDEALS

    26A Paradigms

    3
    41
  37. 37
    EXED

    40D Crossed (out)

    3
    26
  38. 38
    PACO

    17A Rabanne who was the costume designer for "Barbarella"

    3
    10
  39. 39
    SHEBA

    24D "Solomon and ___," 1959 biblical epic

    2
    47
  40. 40
    IMARET

    46A Turkish hostel

    2
    26
  41. 41
    FLEAS

    49D Tiny pests

    2
    22
  42. 42
    FOGGY

    5A Not clear

    2
    6
  43. 43
    ECOLE

    34D Molière's "L'___ des femmes"

    1
    82
  44. 44
    GALAS

    18A Big dos

    1
    43
  45. 45
    ATOB

    14A First step in a series

    1
    28
  46. 46
    JED

    33A Clampett patriarch

    1
    27
  47. 47
    LEVIS

    29D Some casual wear

    1
    24
  48. 48
    EXITS

    44A Emergency info on a plane

    1
    18
  49. 49
    GALT

    7D "Who is John ___?" (question asked in "Atlas Shrugged")

    1
    7
  50. 50
    FER

    49A Pro, informally

    0
    41
  51. 51
    IPANA

    46D Classic toothpaste name

    0
    32
  52. 52
    ASTR

    63A Observatory subj.

    0
    26
  53. 53
    HAST

    32D Verb with "thou"

    0
    25
  54. 54
    AREST

    48D "Give it ___!"

    0
    22
  55. 55
    DEWEY

    35D Loser of 1948

    0
    18
  56. 56
    LITERAL

    41D Verbatim

    0
    16
  57. 57
    ROUX

    21D Gumbo thickener

    0
    16
  58. 58
    MACYS

    47D See 51-Across

    0
    15
  59. 59
    RAREE

    56A ___ show

    0
    15
  60. 60
    HECKLE

    45A Badger

    0
    12
  61. 61
    LIVID

    29A Incensed

    0
    12
  62. 62
    ASFIT

    23D Comparable to a fiddle

    0
    6
  63. 63
    SHOGUN

    27A James Clavell best seller

    0
    6
  64. 64
    THELEFT

    42D Democrats, as a whole

    0
    6
  65. 65
    EMAGS

    13D Online compilations, briefly

    0
    4
  66. 66
    JACKKNIFE

    33D Double over

    0
    4
  67. 67
    YESHIVA

    9D Place for Torah study

    0
    4
  68. 68
    ADEAF

    61A Turn ___ ear

    0
    3
  69. 69
    FIGMENT debut

    5D Bit of imagination

    0
    3
  70. 70
    REFFED

    10D Called the game

    0
    3
  71. 71
    ROCKSOLID debut

    3D Highly unlikely to change

    0
    3
  72. 72
    ELSIETHECOW debut

    40A Introduction of 1963

    0
    2
  73. 73
    KERMITTHEFROG

    20A Introduction of 1977

    0
    2
  74. 74
    ADORA debut

    11D Marie Osmond's ___ Belle dolls

    0
    1
  75. 75
    FELIXTHECAT debut

    31A Introduction of 1927

    0
    1
  76. 76
    PARADEBALLOON debut

    51A What 20-, 31- and 40-Across were each introduced as by 47-Down

    0
    1