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Thursday · 74 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    STAR

    33D Toronto daily

    31
    316
  2. 2
    LEI

    39A Gift received at Honolulu International Airport

    29
    310
  3. 3
    ABLE

    1D Having the know-how

    25
    259
  4. 4
    ASK

    46A "Go ___ your mother"

    24
    204
  5. 5
    ASIS

    11D Tag line?

    21
    183
  6. 6
    AIDE

    27D Congressional hire

    20
    192
  7. 7
    ABEL

    59A Biblical homophone of 1-Down

    18
    194
  8. 8
    ELO

    24A Rock grp. once promoted as "the English guys with the big fiddles"

    17
    250
  9. 9
    TALE

    54D Something that's spun

    17
    178
  10. 10
    REDS

    62A '50s scare

    16
    159
  11. 11
    IOWA

    57A Big Ten team

    16
    130
  12. 12
    CAL

    26A Food label abbr.

    15
    158
  13. 13
    NINE

    12D Yellow-striped ball

    15
    155
  14. 14
    KEG

    13D Miller site?

    14
    106
  15. 15
    ODORS

    48A Aerosol targets

    14
    86
  16. 16
    INFO

    49D Skinny

    13
    91
  17. 17
    EVENT

    30D Eclipse, e.g.

    11
    102
  18. 18
    ROIL

    60A Muddy

    11
    88
  19. 19
    SLOP

    18A Spill (over)

    10
    79
  20. 20
    IDOS

    15A Promising start to a marriage?

    10
    78
  21. 21
    REACT

    25A Not be deadpan

    10
    67
  22. 22
    AFEW

    1A Not too many

    10
    57
  23. 23
    KIWI

    5A Auckland native, informally

    9
    71
  24. 24
    COP

    55D Admit (to)

    8
    90
  25. 25
    BLAH

    14A Uninspiring

    8
    80
  26. 26
    NOTI

    50D "Wasn't my fault!"

    8
    75
  27. 27
    CATS

    31D Boppers

    8
    63
  28. 28
    IRK

    44A Bug

    7
    112
  29. 29
    LASE

    17A Correct with surgery, maybe, as the eye

    7
    43
  30. 30
    CZAR

    51D Title first used by Simeon I of Bulgaria

    6
    96
  31. 31
    OWIE

    53D Tot's injury

    6
    53
  32. 32
    CELEB

    22D Gossip mag subject

    6
    50
  33. 33
    IDLES

    6D Sits

    6
    49
  34. 34
    SPENT

    47D Pooped

    5
    75
  35. 35
    OFTEN

    58A A lot

    5
    65
  36. 36
    TUBE

    52D Piece of cannelloni, essentially

    5
    47
  37. 37
    OPART

    45A Work with wavy lines, maybe

    4
    82
  38. 38
    UVA

    35A Sch. whose Board of Visitors once included presidents Madison and Monroe

    4
    67
  39. 39
    ISPY

    8D Best-selling children's book series by Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo

    4
    42
  40. 40
    AGING

    19A Sitting in a cask, say

    4
    39
  41. 41
    SHIED

    33A Backed (away from)

    4
    19
  42. 42
    WOOL

    7D Peacoat material

    3
    35
  43. 43
    PARMA

    32A Prosciutto di ___ (Italian ham)

    3
    17
  44. 44
    CNOTE

    55A Bill with a picture of Ben

    2
    50
  45. 45
    BASIE

    16A Jazz count?

    2
    31
  46. 46
    KISMET

    5D Lot

    2
    23
  47. 47
    FLAX

    2D Something that's spun

    2
    18
  48. 48
    HASTEN

    43D Hotfoot it

    2
    12
  49. 49
    ILIKE

    37D "Looks good to me"

    2
    12
  50. 50
    PLACE

    40A Be runner-up

    1
    37
  51. 51
    RANEE

    25D Madras monarch

    1
    34
  52. 52
    ZULU

    56A End of the NATO phonetic alphabet

    1
    27
  53. 53
    MEANS

    41A Way

    1
    25
  54. 54
    PENH

    42A Phnom ___

    1
    21
  55. 55
    PULP

    32D Amazing Stories, e.g.

    1
    21
  56. 56
    LAGOON

    10D Peaceful swimming site

    1
    13
  57. 57
    BBALL

    9D Hoops

    1
    12
  58. 58
    CHECK

    26D "Got it"

    1
    12
  59. 59
    ODOULS

    45D Nonalcoholic beer brand

    1
    8
  60. 60
    WHEREAMI

    4D Question asked in a foggy state

    1
    6
  61. 61
    EASTBERLIN debut

    3D "Octopussy" setting

    1
    2
  62. 62
    SNEE

    63A Snick and ___

    0
    92
  63. 63
    NSEC

    28A Tiny amount of time: Abbr.

    0
    44
  64. 64
    OILED

    48D Like some bodybuilders' bodies

    0
    38
  65. 65
    POINT

    61A "Don't ___!"

    0
    33
  66. 66
    BENES

    23A Elaine ___ ("Seinfeld" role)

    0
    18
  67. 67
    ENCAMP

    21D Pitch tents

    0
    15
  68. 68
    BLANK

    9A Erased

    0
    7
  69. 69
    DUMPON

    34D Really criticize

    0
    4
  70. 70
    DEARSIRS

    38D "To whom it may concern" alternative

    0
    3
  71. 71
    EXTREMELYCLOSE debut

    20A 61-Across + 9-Across

    0
    1
  72. 72
    INSPECTIONSPOT debut

    49A 26-Down + 61-Across

    0
    1
  73. 73
    SUGARSPOON debut

    29D Tea service accessory

    0
    1
  74. 74
    UNLIMITEDBUDGET debut

    36A 9-Across + 26-Down

    0
    1