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Tuesday · 74 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SOS

    37A "Help!"... and a hint to 17-, 27-, 42- and 53-Across

    34
    251
  2. 2
    SASS

    7A Lip

    29
    202
  3. 3
    ADA

    2D Org. on a toothpaste box

    27
    270
  4. 4
    NIL

    26A Zero

    27
    249
  5. 5
    ODES

    44D Some works for heroes

    26
    226
  6. 6
    NOS

    61A Turndowns

    21
    156
  7. 7
    ESPN

    49D "Baseball Tonight" airer

    19
    154
  8. 8
    OBI

    16A It's a cinch, in Sapporo

    17
    199
  9. 9
    RON

    34A Politico Paul

    16
    169
  10. 10
    ABUT

    12D Touch

    15
    135
  11. 11
    YAM

    11A Thanksgiving side dish

    15
    81
  12. 12
    SOFA

    7D Cushioned seat

    14
    116
  13. 13
    DYES

    62A They make the highlights in highlights

    11
    100
  14. 14
    ESO

    57D That: Sp.

    9
    141
  15. 15
    ACURA

    20A Japanese luxury auto

    9
    80
  16. 16
    FAD

    40A Beanie Babies, once

    8
    87
  17. 17
    GIS

    1D Dogfaces

    8
    82
  18. 18
    LOW

    3D Melancholy

    8
    72
  19. 19
    CAM

    56D Ending with spy or sky

    7
    92
  20. 20
    ARLES

    36A Van Gogh's "Bedroom in ___"

    7
    65
  21. 21
    ERAT

    35A "In principio ___ Verbum" (words from John 1:1)

    6
    170
  22. 22
    LLAMAS

    60A South American camelids

    6
    32
  23. 23
    ONEAL

    4D 7'1" 1993 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year

    5
    140
  24. 24
    SLALOM

    24D Zig and zag, in skiing

    5
    35
  25. 25
    BOOS

    25D They might follow bad calls

    3
    28
  26. 26
    CUSS

    51D Ornery sort

    3
    28
  27. 27
    HEDGE

    38A Give a noncommittal answer

    3
    28
  28. 28
    YOGI

    11D ___ Bear

    2
    54
  29. 29
    MUIR

    46A Conservationist on the California commemorative quarter

    2
    46
  30. 30
    OOLALA

    41A "How fa-a-ancy!"

    2
    35
  31. 31
    BIER

    25A Funeral stand

    2
    32
  32. 32
    REALTY

    32A Landed property

    2
    17
  33. 33
    PRODS

    28D Urges on

    2
    12
  34. 34
    WRAITH

    21A Specter

    2
    12
  35. 35
    PODCASTS

    5D Some iTunes downloads

    2
    6
  36. 36
    IBID

    59A Footnote abbr.

    1
    50
  37. 37
    AUS

    8D Neighbor of Ger.

    1
    49
  38. 38
    OUCH

    15A "That hurt!"

    1
    41
  39. 39
    REMAP

    52A Chart again

    1
    41
  40. 40
    EAGLET

    30D Hatchling in an aerie

    1
    21
  41. 41
    ORDAIN

    29D Establish by decree

    1
    20
  42. 42
    XOXO debut

    50D Letters in love letters

    1
    16
  43. 43
    TIERRA

    23D ___ del Fuego

    1
    14
  44. 44
    TARHEEL

    19D North Carolina athlete

    1
    12
  45. 45
    IDONOT debut

    14A Defensive statement

    1
    9
  46. 46
    INRAGS

    22D Like a street urchin, typically

    1
    8
  47. 47
    ONEMILE

    41D Distance between posts on a highway, maybe

    1
    5
  48. 48
    GALOPS debut

    1A Some Strauss compositions

    1
    2
  49. 49
    HOGCALLS debut

    38D Noises from a county fair contest

    1
    2
  50. 50
    ESKIMO

    63A Igloo dweller

    0
    25
  51. 51
    IED

    45A Weapon for Iraqi insurgents: Abbr.

    0
    24
  52. 52
    SADR

    37D Iraq's ___ City

    0
    21
  53. 53
    SHORES

    10D Coasts

    0
    13
  54. 54
    STEADS

    31D Places

    0
    12
  55. 55
    APEAK

    48D Vertically, to a sailor

    0
    11
  56. 56
    RFDS

    52D Country mail rtes.

    0
    11
  57. 57
    MINH

    13D Ho Chi ___ City

    0
    10
  58. 58
    PXS

    58A Stores for 1-Down

    0
    9
  59. 59
    ITSLATE

    22A 1959 top 10 hit for Ricky Nelson

    0
    8
  60. 60
    FREI

    18D Independent, in Ingolstadt

    0
    7
  61. 61
    NMI

    55D It indicates a void in some govt. records

    0
    7
  62. 62
    DECANTS

    47A Pours, as wine

    0
    6
  63. 63
    EXCITE

    49A Electrify

    0
    6
  64. 64
    OIE

    54D Confit d'___ (potted goose)

    0
    6
  65. 65
    GROT

    39A Small cave, poetically

    0
    5
  66. 66
    SCHWINN

    9D Bicycle maker since 1895

    0
    3
  67. 67
    SOUNDSOFSILENCE

    53A 1966 album that concludes with "I Am a Rock"

    0
    3
  68. 68
    FLIESBY debut

    40D Passes quickly

    0
    2
  69. 69
    OUTDID

    43D Surpassed

    0
    2
  70. 70
    SLIPONSHOES debut

    27A Loafers, e.g.

    0
    2
  71. 71
    LETEMIN debut

    33D 1976 hit that begins "Someone's knockin' at the door"

    0
    1
  72. 72
    SAMEOLDSONG debut

    42A Tired routine, colloquially

    0
    1
  73. 73
    SAWEDOFFSHOTGUN debut

    17A Weapon for Clyde Barrow

    0
    1
  74. 74
    STOUTLY debut

    6D With resolve

    0
    1