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Saturday · 72 answers · 12 debuts

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

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    AREA

    58A Confines

    46
    631
  2. 2
    EMO

    9D Alternative to grunge

    43
    256
  3. 3
    ACRE

    55A Siege of ___ (opening of the Third Crusade)

    38
    328
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    ANI

    60D Gracklelike bird

    35
    237
  5. 5
    EAST

    54D Near ___

    33
    285
  6. 6
    EMT

    49A Stretcher fetcher, briefly

    21
    188
  7. 7
    MAR

    44D Nick, e.g.

    19
    215
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    ABE

    31A Homer Simpson's dad

    18
    274
  9. 9
    RON

    29D Friend of Hermione at Hogwarts

    16
    169
  10. 10
    ABCS

    11A Early education

    16
    133
  11. 11
    ELMO

    56D Must-have toy of 1996

    15
    174
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    ITT

    22D Defendant in a 1970s antitrust suit: Abbr.

    15
    152
  13. 13
    CHI

    38A Acupuncturist's energy

    13
    148
  14. 14
    DRY

    4D Drink request

    13
    115
  15. 15
    VAN

    43A Something to move with

    13
    107
  16. 16
    IDA

    57A Operatic princess

    12
    251
  17. 17
    ICARE

    51D Words of empathy

    12
    45
  18. 18
    KIT

    19A Media ___

    9
    106
  19. 19
    TASTE

    34D Old cigarette ad buzzword

    8
    117
  20. 20
    MAHI

    16A Split fish?

    8
    44
  21. 21
    IDIG

    20A "Gotcha!"

    7
    52
  22. 22
    RUB

    27A Hitch

    7
    52
  23. 23
    TILT

    30A Cause of rage against the machine?

    6
    80
  24. 24
    EIEIO

    26D Letters after many animal names

    6
    76
  25. 25
    OKED

    23A Cleared

    6
    36
  26. 26
    IVES

    40A "Universe Symphony" composer

    5
    96
  27. 27
    ZEST

    64A Sorbet ingredient

    5
    82
  28. 28
    AMFM

    11D Satellite precursor

    4
    57
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    SENORA

    28A One who's hitched, in Hidalgo

    4
    45
  30. 30
    TEASER

    48D Viewer drawer

    4
    28
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    BAO

    39D Vietnam's ___ Dai

    4
    19
  32. 32
    ERLE

    52A "House of Dracula" director ___ C. Kenton

    3
    198
  33. 33
    ECONO

    33D Cut-rate, commercially

    3
    54
  34. 34
    LETON

    35A Pretend

    3
    49
  35. 35
    FRED

    18A Scrooge's nephew

    3
    40
  36. 36
    NEATEN

    3D Pick up around

    3
    24
  37. 37
    INHEAT

    25A Like some noisy cats

    3
    10
  38. 38
    TWIT

    34A Schmo

    2
    60
  39. 39
    PRIMAL

    46D Like some fears

    2
    16
  40. 40
    HOTPOT

    45A Chinese cuisine style

    2
    12
  41. 41
    WACKOS debut

    1D Flakes

    2
    4
  42. 42
    JIMI

    5D First name at Woodstock

    1
    23
  43. 43
    DOJOS

    24D Schools where students wear white

    1
    16
  44. 44
    BALMS

    39A Sunburn remedies

    1
    13
  45. 45
    MATIN

    7D Après-midi preceder

    1
    8
  46. 46
    DALAILAMAS debut

    59A Holy line

    1
    2
  47. 47
    APO

    61D V-mail handler

    0
    99
  48. 48
    MONA

    44A Homer Simpson's mom

    0
    67
  49. 49
    OLDAGE

    47D Senectitude

    0
    23
  50. 50
    ANOMIE

    50A Social instability

    0
    14
  51. 51
    ZIGS

    62A Moves erratically

    0
    14
  52. 52
    RENTALS

    10D Some DVDs

    0
    11
  53. 53
    ACADIAN

    6D Evangeline, e.g.

    0
    8
  54. 54
    EVAMARIE

    36D Saint in "Exodus"

    0
    8
  55. 55
    TIMBRE

    21A Vocal quality

    0
    7
  56. 56
    TOYOTAS

    41A Sequoias, e.g.

    0
    7
  57. 57
    WINECOOLER

    65A Bartles & Jaymes product

    0
    6
  58. 58
    IMLIKE debut

    2D Start of many a comment in Valspeak

    0
    5
  59. 59
    JONESES

    32A Indiana and others

    0
    5
  60. 60
    ONARAMPAGE

    63A Tearing

    0
    5
  61. 61
    SIDEBETS

    14D Some blackjack action

    0
    4
  62. 62
    AMERICANME

    15A Edward James Olmos's directorial debut, 1992

    0
    3
  63. 63
    CLAYMATION debut

    17A Frames that take shape?

    0
    3
  64. 64
    CHERUBIM debut

    13D Guardians of Eden, in Genesis

    0
    2
  65. 65
    JAPERY debut

    53A Mocking fun

    0
    2
  66. 66
    LIVEJAZZ debut

    35D Some lounge entertainment

    0
    2
  67. 67
    MNIGHTSHYAMALAN debut

    8D 1999 Oscar nominee for both direction and screenwriting

    0
    2
  68. 68
    TENTPEGS debut

    37D They're driven around campsites

    0
    2
  69. 69
    TONYDOW

    41D He played Beaver's big brother

    0
    2
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    BARBRAWL debut

    12D Shots after shots?

    0
    1
  71. 71
    THERIAC debut

    42D Onetime snake venom antidote

    0
    1
  72. 72
    WINDJAMMER debut

    1A Sailing ship

    0
    1