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Thursday · 76 answers · 12 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SET

    48A Volleyball action between bump and spike

    68
    402
  2. 2
    NSA

    8D Code-breaking central, in brief

    38
    233
  3. 3
    SIR

    5A McCartney, e.g.

    35
    271
  4. 4
    OER

    9D "___ the hills and far away"

    22
    248
  5. 5
    REF

    52A Call

    18
    188
  6. 6
    MESS

    34D Play (with)

    17
    145
  7. 7
    CIS

    62D U.S.S.R.'s successor

    16
    48
  8. 8
    POET

    14A Virgil, for one

    14
    98
  9. 9
    NCO

    67A Base figure, for short

    13
    146
  10. 10
    HEM

    51A Hesitate in speaking

    12
    136
  11. 11
    HONE

    42A Improve

    12
    112
  12. 12
    SHEA

    24A Citi Field predecessor

    11
    126
  13. 13
    ARCO

    60D Not pizzicato

    11
    114
  14. 14
    UNE

    27A A, in Alsace

    10
    145
  15. 15
    ITD

    28A "___ be my pleasure"

    10
    54
  16. 16
    MID

    23D Night's start?

    9
    70
  17. 17
    GOB

    70A Lot

    9
    51
  18. 18
    DIRE

    58D Presaging disaster

    8
    91
  19. 19
    ETTE

    25D Little: Suffix

    7
    225
  20. 20
    DEEM

    33A Hold as

    6
    86
  21. 21
    DUNE

    68A Buggy locale?

    6
    48
  22. 22
    ONA

    29A ___ budget

    5
    161
  23. 23
    EMS

    44D Medium on the outside?

    5
    149
  24. 24
    PLO

    15A U.N. observer since '74

    5
    105
  25. 25
    ROADS

    7D There are four hidden in this puzzle, which together suggest a familiar five-word saying (3,5,4,2,4)

    4
    43
  26. 26
    VANS

    39D Hotel transportation

    4
    34
  27. 27
    STUNG

    54D Scammed

    4
    24
  28. 28
    NEHI

    38D Radar selection

    3
    96
  29. 29
    ARTIST

    19A Temperamental one, supposedly

    3
    35
  30. 30
    AANDE

    56D Cable choice

    3
    27
  31. 31
    ANOD

    57A "And giving ___, up the chimney ..."

    2
    24
  32. 32
    OROMEO

    36D Cry from Juliet

    2
    24
  33. 33
    PEU

    65D Little, in Lille

    2
    22
  34. 34
    ACHT

    26D Zwei x vier

    2
    21
  35. 35
    TOOLATE

    2D "You missed it"

    2
    16
  36. 36
    SECURE

    16A Lock up

    2
    14
  37. 37
    OUIOUI

    11D "Absolument!"

    2
    12
  38. 38
    TVMA

    50D Adult rating for the small screen

    2
    12
  39. 39
    SHIELDS

    21D U.S.S. Enterprise defenses

    2
    8
  40. 40
    ISPS

    53A Connection means, for short

    1
    21
  41. 41
    AGIO

    18D Exchange premium

    1
    18
  42. 42
    URSINE

    12D Bearish

    1
    15
  43. 43
    OILRIG

    66A It's well-positioned

    1
    14
  44. 44
    GOETHE

    35A Author of "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship"

    1
    13
  45. 45
    SEAGOD

    41A Trident wielder, typically

    1
    11
  46. 46
    IFONLY debut

    47D Words of regret

    1
    8
  47. 47
    WRYEST

    69A Most twisted

    1
    5
  48. 48
    AGT

    63D Bond, e.g.: Abbr.

    0
    60
  49. 49
    RENOIR

    46D "La Grenouillère," e.g.

    0
    30
  50. 50
    ILER

    6D "The Sopranos" actor

    0
    21
  51. 51
    SCTV

    10D Old sketch comedy show

    0
    21
  52. 52
    LTRS

    1A Contents of many files: Abbr.

    0
    18
  53. 53
    AVAILS

    55A Uses

    0
    16
  54. 54
    KRISHNA

    45A Hare follower

    0
    11
  55. 55
    LPN

    1D I.C.U. worker

    0
    11
  56. 56
    SPRAIN

    5D Sidelining cause

    0
    11
  57. 57
    KRAKOW

    45D Polish capital, 1038-1596

    0
    6
  58. 58
    STOGY

    4D Howard the Duck prop

    0
    6
  59. 59
    KONICA

    61A Classic camera

    0
    5
  60. 60
    NELSONS

    43D Holds on a mat

    0
    5
  61. 61
    NOGOAREA

    17A Restricted zone

    0
    5
  62. 62
    AGEGAPS debut

    30D Features of May-December marriages

    0
    4
  63. 63
    EARBOB debut

    49D Bit of jewelry

    0
    4
  64. 64
    ESSU debut

    71A "Mi casa ___ casa"

    0
    4
  65. 65
    HETH

    32D The "H" in Hanukkah

    0
    4
  66. 66
    VOIT debut

    22A Big brand in basketballs

    0
    4
  67. 67
    PETTER

    13D Attentive dog owner

    0
    3
  68. 68
    ITCHIER debut

    31A More eager

    0
    2
  69. 69
    LAGGARDS

    20A Slowpokes

    0
    2
  70. 70
    STARMAPS

    59A Observatory references

    0
    2
  71. 71
    URBANPOP debut

    64A Michael Jackson genre

    0
    2
  72. 72
    DENVEROMELETTE debut

    37A Dish with ham

    0
    1
  73. 73
    EOHIPPUS debut

    40D Ancestor of the modern horse

    0
    1
  74. 74
    MARYII debut

    23A English monarch who shared the throne

    0
    1
  75. 75
    NOSOUP debut

    8A "___ for you!" ("Seinfeld" refusal)

    0
    1
  76. 76
    REGARDED debut

    3D Seen

    0
    1