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Tuesday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELSE

    63D Ultimatum ender

    43
    440
  2. 2
    ANA

    31A Santa ___ winds

    33
    367
  3. 3
    OMEN

    48A Sign to be interpreted

    29
    257
  4. 4
    AND

    41A See 39-Across

    29
    238
  5. 5
    LIE

    49A "The dog ate my homework," maybe

    28
    318
  6. 6
    ITEM

    37D Thing

    27
    274
  7. 7
    EARS

    21D Prominent features of Alfred E. Neuman

    27
    163
  8. 8
    NEED

    68A Penury

    24
    214
  9. 9
    ATOP

    7D On

    22
    208
  10. 10
    UMA

    52A Thurman of "Pulp Fiction"

    18
    175
  11. 11
    USSR

    64A "Back in the ___"

    17
    171
  12. 12
    LESS

    62D Minus

    17
    167
  13. 13
    DAB

    46A Smidge

    16
    124
  14. 14
    KOI

    59A Decorative pond fish

    15
    60
  15. 15
    RDA

    65D Nutritional abbr.

    13
    138
  16. 16
    NOVA

    18A Super star

    12
    125
  17. 17
    DRIP

    29A Slo-o-ow leak

    12
    99
  18. 18
    MAI

    10D ___ tai (drink)

    10
    77
  19. 19
    ERATO

    11D Poetic Muse

    9
    174
  20. 20
    ETAT

    15A Lafayette's state?

    8
    143
  21. 21
    TOR

    23A Blue Jays, on a scoreboard

    8
    115
  22. 22
    BALE

    32A Makeshift seat at a rodeo

    8
    84
  23. 23
    TERSE

    73A Like the review "Hated it," e.g.

    7
    142
  24. 24
    ECOLI

    33D Cause of a beach closure, maybe

    7
    103
  25. 25
    EBBS

    27D Wanes

    7
    90
  26. 26
    OWEN

    2D Wilson of "Wedding Crashers"

    7
    87
  27. 27
    SANS

    6A Without: Fr.

    7
    82
  28. 28
    ESTD

    72A Cornerstone abbr.

    6
    70
  29. 29
    CLEAR

    24A Net

    6
    68
  30. 30
    PANDA

    30D One of the 2008 Olympic mascots

    6
    55
  31. 31
    CALC

    28D Class after trig

    6
    34
  32. 32
    LAPS

    1D Track units

    5
    53
  33. 33
    NACHO

    26D ___ cheese

    5
    39
  34. 34
    TOON

    66A Porky Pig, e.g.

    4
    69
  35. 35
    HOTEL

    67A Building usually without a 13th floor

    4
    56
  36. 36
    BARR

    47D Bob ___, 2008 Libertarian candidate for president

    4
    38
  37. 37
    NENA

    38D "99 Red Balloons" singer, 1984

    4
    30
  38. 38
    STA

    34A Penn, for one: Abbr.

    3
    158
  39. 39
    AMAS

    50A "You love," to Livy

    3
    73
  40. 40
    ARIE

    16A Singer India.___

    3
    72
  41. 41
    IAMB

    19A Poetic foot

    3
    59
  42. 42
    NAVAL

    8D Like some exercises

    3
    29
  43. 43
    WHITE

    43A See 39-Across

    3
    20
  44. 44
    SOWHAT

    51D "Who cares?"

    3
    16
  45. 45
    BRAWL

    4D Melee

    3
    12
  46. 46
    TIMOR

    12D Island near Java

    2
    28
  47. 47
    LETITBE

    45D 1970 #1 hit whose title follows the lyric "Speaking words of wisdom ..."

    2
    23
  48. 48
    ZEBRA

    13D Equus quagga

    2
    21
  49. 49
    BLACK

    39A With 41- and 43-Across, cop cruiser ... or a description of the five animals named in this puzzle

    2
    18
  50. 50
    KYRA

    71A Actress Sedgwick of "The Closer"

    2
    18
  51. 51
    LEONORA

    25A Heroine of Verdi's "Il Trovatore"

    2
    9
  52. 52
    PENAL

    17A Kind of code

    1
    54
  53. 53
    LOTT

    61D Former Mississippi senator Trent

    1
    47
  54. 54
    RISER

    55D Choir support

    1
    38
  55. 55
    SCROLL

    44A Form of many a diploma

    1
    16
  56. 56
    PROWL

    57A Move stealthily

    1
    11
  57. 57
    SENORITA

    6D Potential enamorada

    1
    9
  58. 58
    YELLED

    5D Bellowed

    1
    8
  59. 59
    ECU

    27A Euro forerunner

    0
    51
  60. 60
    BETE

    69A "La Belle et la ___" (French fairy tale)

    0
    33
  61. 61
    SLOES

    56D Tart fruits

    0
    28
  62. 62
    ALOSS

    70A At ___ for words

    0
    20
  63. 63
    SKUNK

    53D Polecat

    0
    17
  64. 64
    WHOLE

    58D Intact

    0
    16
  65. 65
    STAREAT

    9D Ogle

    0
    15
  66. 66
    METZ

    10A French city in 1944 fighting

    0
    13
  67. 67
    SPRINTS

    53A Some track-and-field training

    0
    8
  68. 68
    AWIRE

    14A "Bird on ___" (1990 film)

    0
    7
  69. 69
    LOBBY

    1A AARP or the National Rifle Association

    0
    7
  70. 70
    POSEY

    54D Actress Parker

    0
    7
  71. 71
    TOCSIN

    35A Alarm bell

    0
    6
  72. 72
    KLINK debut

    40D "Hogan's Heroes" colonel

    0
    5
  73. 73
    DONOW debut

    22D "What should I ___?"

    0
    4
  74. 74
    BINOCULAR

    3D Like some vision

    0
    3
  75. 75
    KILLERWHALE debut

    60A Shamu, for one

    0
    2
  76. 76
    SNOWLEOPARD

    20A Asian cat

    0
    2
  77. 77
    DAMPENED debut

    42D Made less intense

    0
    1
  78. 78
    SIMULATOR debut

    36D Flight training equipment

    0
    1