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Thursday · 74 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EEL

    10D Lithe swimmer

    53
    487
  2. 2
    ALOE

    48A Hothouse plant

    46
    497
  3. 3
    SIR

    49A Word before and after "yes"

    35
    271
  4. 4
    EROS

    61A Greek god who figures in an annual holiday

    28
    321
  5. 5
    ATTA

    50D "___ girl!"

    28
    156
  6. 6
    OKS

    33A Green lights

    25
    128
  7. 7
    PEA

    34D It may be split at a restaurant

    23
    230
  8. 8
    SETS

    52D Math items represented using { and }

    21
    170
  9. 9
    KEN

    25D "Toy Story 3" character

    18
    144
  10. 10
    OMIT

    56A Skip

    16
    218
  11. 11
    AMID

    1A Surrounded by

    16
    136
  12. 12
    ABCS

    5D Fundamentals

    16
    133
  13. 13
    ULNA

    20A Bone on the pinkie side

    15
    178
  14. 14
    LEA

    38D Michele of "Glee"

    14
    261
  15. 15
    GNU

    47A Bearded beast

    13
    127
  16. 16
    GRR

    47D [This is frustrating!]

    12
    78
  17. 17
    IRAQ

    6D Modern locale of ancient Ur

    9
    87
  18. 18
    TAX

    19D Duty

    9
    83
  19. 19
    ACRES

    44A Units of chains x furlongs

    9
    71
  20. 20
    PUN

    34A Groan trigger

    9
    64
  21. 21
    SUM

    55D Math item represented using a plus or a sigma

    8
    80
  22. 22
    AIDA

    5A Work with singing Egyptians

    7
    161
  23. 23
    SEVEN

    9A Lower septet of black squares in this grid, typographically

    7
    64
  24. 24
    SAKS

    28D Competitor of Bloomie's

    7
    56
  25. 25
    TASE

    53A Stun, in a way

    7
    47
  26. 26
    TUX

    24A Fancy duds

    7
    29
  27. 27
    COMMA

    60A Lower pair of black squares in this grid, typographically

    6
    26
  28. 28
    SRTA

    46A Miss, south of the border: Abbr.

    5
    103
  29. 29
    HRS

    29D First periods in H.S., often

    5
    90
  30. 30
    ZEST

    58A Enthusiasm

    5
    82
  31. 31
    AROMAS

    50A Bouquets

    5
    50
  32. 32
    BRED

    15A Crossed, say

    5
    50
  33. 33
    ATOMS

    27D Electron-swathed nuclei

    4
    61
  34. 34
    RUNS

    32D Musical scales, e.g.

    4
    41
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    PERSE

    30A Intrinsically

    3
    59
  36. 36
    DAVE

    14A "Late Show" host, colloquially

    3
    38
  37. 37
    COHN

    23A McCarthy associate Roy

    3
    34
  38. 38
    SNOOZE

    45D Siesta, say

    3
    22
  39. 39
    SKEETER

    43D Outdoor summer pest, slangily

    3
    15
  40. 40
    DRAM

    17A Three scruples

    2
    39
  41. 41
    PSALMS

    35A Much-read book of 150 poems

    2
    25
  42. 42
    DEMANDS

    4D Calls for

    2
    6
  43. 43
    YSER

    62A River to the North Sea

    1
    134
  44. 44
    DEICE

    16A Clear, as a windshield

    1
    29
  45. 45
    RINSES

    32A Salon solutions

    1
    25
  46. 46
    ECLIPSE

    12D Sun block?

    1
    24
  47. 47
    IVANHOE

    3D Arthur Sullivan opera

    1
    16
  48. 48
    ADIEUS

    8D Versailles valedictions

    1
    9
  49. 49
    AHSO

    51D "Got it," jocularly

    0
    70
  50. 50
    SDAK

    9D Wounded Knee's locale: Abbr.

    0
    47
  51. 51
    RIVE

    59A Rend

    0
    23
  52. 52
    WIL

    22A Actor Wheaton

    0
    20
  53. 53
    KEPI

    25A Hat worn in "Casablanca"

    0
    19
  54. 54
    SEESTARS

    31A React to something striking?

    0
    14
  55. 55
    EROSIVE

    42D Wearing

    0
    11
  56. 56
    PINCH

    30D Pilfer

    0
    11
  57. 57
    SALAMIS

    41D They often hang around delis

    0
    11
  58. 58
    APOSTROPHE

    54A Higher pair of black squares in this grid, typographically

    0
    8
  59. 59
    SQUEAK

    21A Be mousy?

    0
    7
  60. 60
    MARLOWE

    2D "Shakespeare in Love" role

    0
    6
  61. 61
    AMATORY

    40D Expressive of 61-Across, e.g.

    0
    5
  62. 62
    ARTROOM debut

    37D It has drawers at school

    0
    5
  63. 63
    PASSAIC

    35D New Jersey city, river or county

    0
    3
  64. 64
    VIEWERS

    11D Watching people

    0
    3
  65. 65
    DEPUTES

    7D Delegates

    0
    2
  66. 66
    ITOUT

    57A "Work ___" (Beyoncé song)

    0
    2
  67. 67
    NELLIES

    13D Nervous ___

    0
    2
  68. 68
    PLUMPER

    39D More well-fed, say

    0
    2
  69. 69
    SLASHMARK debut

    45A Nonet of black squares in this grid, typographically

    0
    2
  70. 70
    ADDUCTS debut

    1D Brings together, as two parts of the body

    0
    1
  71. 71
    CAPITALELL debut

    18A Higher septet of black squares in this grid, typographically

    0
    1
  72. 72
    PENCASES debut

    39A Containers on desks

    0
    1
  73. 73
    SCRIPTO debut

    36D Classic pencil brand

    0
    1
  74. 74
    TWODASHES debut

    26A Octet of black squares in the middle of this grid, typographically

    0
    1