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Tuesday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALOE

    37D Sunburn soother

    46
    497
  2. 2
    ERE

    62D Before, in verse

    43
    602
  3. 3
    NSA

    34D Source of intelligence: Abbr.

    38
    233
  4. 4
    ETNA

    27D Explosive Sicilian?

    36
    334
  5. 5
    ADE

    47A Summer cooler

    35
    277
  6. 6
    IDO

    23D Response to "Who wants ice cream?!"

    33
    336
  7. 7
    UNO

    45D Game featuring 108 cards

    30
    241
  8. 8
    TOE

    48A Place for a ring

    29
    293
  9. 9
    RAT

    22D It's smelled when something's fishy

    29
    280
  10. 10
    TAR

    24D Driveway surface

    26
    351
  11. 11
    ODES

    6A Features of Sophocles plays

    26
    226
  12. 12
    ESS

    1D What makes a pin spin?

    22
    413
  13. 13
    URSA

    15A Major constellation?

    22
    190
  14. 14
    INON

    19A Knowing, as a secret

    22
    166
  15. 15
    TRY

    35A Give it a go

    19
    181
  16. 16
    RUE

    2D Regret

    18
    207
  17. 17
    INANE

    33A Senseless

    17
    193
  18. 18
    TOO

    44D Excessively

    17
    189
  19. 19
    SOD

    63D Garden shop offering

    17
    180
  20. 20
    TIER

    5D Auditorium balcony, e.g.

    17
    179
  21. 21
    LIP

    61D Cup's edge

    17
    136
  22. 22
    NINE

    64A Cloud ___

    15
    155
  23. 23
    SAL

    9D "I've got a mule, her name is ___"

    14
    221
  24. 24
    PDF

    46D Alternative to a print version: Abbr.

    14
    41
  25. 25
    RAH

    60D Cheerleader's cheer

    13
    215
  26. 26
    OMAR

    58A Epps of "House"

    12
    252
  27. 27
    REESE

    52D Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde"

    12
    153
  28. 28
    BLT

    59D Alternative to a Philly cheesesteak

    12
    121
  29. 29
    LAST

    65A Endure

    10
    100
  30. 30
    THEE

    68A You, to a Quaker

    10
    91
  31. 31
    ERECT

    1A Standing

    9
    150
  32. 32
    NABS

    18D Busts

    9
    54
  33. 33
    TACT

    57D Ambassador's asset

    8
    102
  34. 34
    ZIP

    39A Nada

    8
    59
  35. 35
    ETD

    30A Consideration for when to arrive at the airport: Abbr.

    7
    113
  36. 36
    ALLAH

    42A Word written on the Saudi flag

    7
    89
  37. 37
    TORAH

    32A It's read from right to left

    7
    73
  38. 38
    ERIK

    49D Christine's lover in "The Phantom of the Opera"

    6
    91
  39. 39
    EVITA

    56A Musical set in Buenos Aires

    6
    84
  40. 40
    CAIRO

    66A Arafat's birthplace

    6
    67
  41. 41
    OGRES

    51D Shrek and Fiona, in "Shrek"

    6
    67
  42. 42
    OUTDO

    6D One-up

    6
    47
  43. 43
    TRADE

    20A Big news on the sports page

    5
    84
  44. 44
    ESQ

    3D Abbr. after a lawyer's name

    5
    49
  45. 45
    WIRE

    16A Something an undercover agent might wear

    4
    64
  46. 46
    ORSON

    21A Bean on the screen

    4
    59
  47. 47
    DRIER

    7D More arid

    4
    19
  48. 48
    ESA

    8D That, to Tomás

    3
    93
  49. 49
    SUSHI

    14A Rolls for dinner

    3
    52
  50. 50
    OVATE

    53D Egg-shaped

    3
    47
  51. 51
    ADAPTS

    28A Gets used (to)

    3
    35
  52. 52
    POOF

    54A Sound accompanying a cloud of smoke

    3
    27
  53. 53
    CROONER

    12D Bing Crosby, e.g.

    3
    9
  54. 54
    RITZ

    22A Cracker brand

    2
    41
  55. 55
    EATUP

    43A "Dig in!"

    2
    39
  56. 56
    BADGE

    55A It's flashed by an officer

    2
    29
  57. 57
    DEATH

    26D ___ by chocolate (calorie-heavy dessert)

    2
    28
  58. 58
    TYPED

    69A Went "tap tap tap" on a keyboard

    2
    15
  59. 59
    ORDERED

    21D Chose from a menu

    2
    13
  60. 60
    THEATRE

    29D "Masterpiece ___"

    2
    8
  61. 61
    TICK

    10A Peeve, with "off"

    1
    22
  62. 62
    TWIRL

    10D Pirouette

    1
    17
  63. 63
    EDMOND

    49A Astronomer Halley

    1
    15
  64. 64
    SED

    31A But: Lat.

    1
    15
  65. 65
    ZAMBONI

    39D It's driven over the ice between periods

    1
    6
  66. 66
    IDLER

    33D Less active

    0
    36
  67. 67
    INTS

    67A Stats for a QB

    0
    19
  68. 68
    KENNEDY

    13D Anthony of the Supreme Court

    0
    16
  69. 69
    IINSIST

    11D "No, you go, really"

    0
    12
  70. 70
    IDIAMIN

    40D The "king" in "The Last King of Scotland"

    0
    8
  71. 71
    HEADSTART

    36A What a slow person may need

    0
    6
  72. 72
    CHUTZPAH

    4D Cheekiness

    0
    5
  73. 73
    PENDANT

    41D Locket, often

    0
    5
  74. 74
    BORDERLINE

    25A Just barely legit

    0
    3
  75. 75
    TAMPABAY

    38D Team that has a tankful of rays in the back of its ballpark

    0
    3
  76. 76
    BREAKABLES debut

    59A Fragile articles ... or a hint to the things named by the circled letters

    0
    2
  77. 77
    MINORERROR debut

    50A Slip-up

    0
    1
  78. 78
    SEQUENTIAL debut

    17A In consecutive order

    0
    1