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Thursday · 75 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    TRI

    8D Numerical prefix

    41
    237
  2. 2
    ARIA

    53D Met melody

    30
    446
  3. 3
    ANNE

    58A Rice on a shelf

    26
    283
  4. 4
    ITS

    33A "___ time"

    23
    257
  5. 5
    REST

    23A Balance

    22
    256
  6. 6
    ADDS

    7D Tosses in

    19
    179
  7. 7
    ALES

    46A Draft choices

    17
    240
  8. 8
    TALC

    6D Soothing sprinkle

    17
    145
  9. 9
    ASST

    19D Staffer: Abbr.

    15
    193
  10. 10
    ULNA

    50D Arm part

    15
    178
  11. 11
    AHAB

    48D Captain with a "regal overbearing dignity of some mighty woe"

    15
    156
  12. 12
    SRS

    34D Ones with rings: Abbr.

    14
    209
  13. 13
    ASKS

    55D Probes

    14
    141
  14. 14
    CONE

    49D Traffic marker

    14
    88
  15. 15
    LEG

    39A Journey segment

    13
    126
  16. 16
    DOOR

    3D "Let's Make a Deal" choice

    11
    87
  17. 17
    ODIE

    52D Jon Arbuckle's pooch

    10
    153
  18. 18
    ELMS

    41A Shade providers

    9
    115
  19. 19
    ASIF

    10A Derisive response to "She thinks she's going to be homecoming queen"

    9
    105
  20. 20
    INNER

    25D Central

    9
    96
  21. 21
    LINT

    47A Fluffy stuff

    8
    75
  22. 22
    BEAD

    61A You might sweat it out

    8
    55
  23. 23
    OSU

    57D Nebraska rival, for short

    7
    100
  24. 24
    CHAI

    17A Spicy tea

    7
    50
  25. 25
    TITLE

    29D Sir or madam

    6
    94
  26. 26
    PADRE

    16A Texas' South ___ Island

    6
    53
  27. 27
    SEL

    31D Season on the Seine?

    5
    71
  28. 28
    STATS

    5A Sports page fill

    5
    59
  29. 29
    SPLIT

    5D Alley oops?

    5
    57
  30. 30
    YAKS

    63A Tibetan herd

    5
    47
  31. 31
    PHONE

    27D Ring

    5
    43
  32. 32
    JETS

    24A Meadowlands squad

    5
    37
  33. 33
    NECK

    54D Spoon

    4
    64
  34. 34
    FIST

    13D Symbol of revolutionary power

    4
    36
  35. 35
    SNUG

    31A Comfy-cozy

    3
    45
  36. 36
    ACROSS

    10D Not this way

    3
    38
  37. 37
    POLL

    51D Survey

    3
    35
  38. 38
    SLITS

    32D Squinter's eyes

    3
    26
  39. 39
    LISPS

    47D Talks like Daffy

    3
    22
  40. 40
    ABNER

    15D Capp lad

    2
    62
  41. 41
    STEMS

    30D Florist's waste

    2
    59
  42. 42
    ALTEREGO

    4D Doppelgänger

    2
    30
  43. 43
    JADA

    1A Actress ___ Pinkett Smith

    2
    12
  44. 44
    YULES

    62A Year-end celebrations

    2
    12
  45. 45
    BUDGE

    26D Move slightly

    2
    10
  46. 46
    EBOLA

    14A Virus named for a river

    1
    49
  47. 47
    ABOO

    2D Peek follower

    1
    33
  48. 48
    UNCUT

    45D Whole

    1
    27
  49. 49
    TRICK

    60A Halloween option

    1
    22
  50. 50
    JEFF

    1D One of the acting Bridges

    1
    17
  51. 51
    SAILED

    43D Breezed (through)

    1
    15
  52. 52
    CURES

    44A Medical breakthroughs

    1
    12
  53. 53
    LOOKAT

    22A See

    1
    8
  54. 54
    ACUITY

    48A Sharpness

    1
    6
  55. 55
    ALLEYWAY

    37D Shortcut in a chase scene, maybe

    1
    4
  56. 56
    TERTIARY

    38D Period of the Cenozoic Era

    1
    3
  57. 57
    IAMA

    12D "___ Strange Loop," 2007 Douglas Hofstadter book

    0
    25
  58. 58
    ALINES

    40A Flaring garb

    0
    18
  59. 59
    CINQ

    44D V as in Versailles

    0
    12
  60. 60
    RAVED

    28D Carried on

    0
    11
  61. 61
    JOKES

    24D Routine material

    0
    8
  62. 62
    SEALEVEL

    9D It's affected by global warming

    0
    7
  63. 63
    SHAK

    11D Big section of Bartlett's: Abbr.

    0
    6
  64. 64
    ASLIP

    59A "There's many ___ 'twixt ..."

    0
    5
  65. 65
    SHAKEN

    32A Like 007's martinis

    0
    4
  66. 66
    FORENSICS debut

    21A "CSI" field

    0
    3
  67. 67
    GOTONE debut

    20D Fisherman's jubilant cry

    0
    3
  68. 68
    RESULTED

    42A Followed

    0
    3
  69. 69
    HOLLYWOODSQUARES debut

    56A Where to see X's and O's

    0
    2
  70. 70
    POINCIANA

    51A Bing Crosby hit in which "your branches speak to me of love"

    0
    2
  71. 71
    ENDOFALOVELETTER debut

    35A Where to see X's and O's

    0
    1
  72. 72
    FAULTY debut

    36D Imperfect

    0
    1
  73. 73
    FOOTBALLDIAGRAMS debut

    18A Where to see X's and O's

    0
    1
  74. 74
    IBERT debut

    25A "Angélique" composer

    0
    1
  75. 75
    PROVOSTS debut

    27A College bigwigs

    0
    1