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Thursday · 76 answers · 6 debuts

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

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    USE

    34A Practice

    47
    356
  2. 2
    ESP

    28D Medium strength?

    35
    344
  3. 3
    ACNE

    14A Unwanted spots

    32
    233
  4. 4
    EMIT

    46D Issue

    30
    262
  5. 5
    OPT

    51A Decide

    27
    211
  6. 6
    ETE

    31A Somme time

    24
    320
  7. 7
    ANEW

    63A All over

    24
    237
  8. 8
    SEW

    61D Clinch, with "up"

    20
    169
  9. 9
    AKA

    22A Letters between a name and a nickname

    19
    211
  10. 10
    OMG

    35D "Yikes!," online

    16
    86
  11. 11
    TESS

    68A Trueheart of the comics

    14
    167
  12. 12
    ENSUE

    16A Come next

    13
    101
  13. 13
    TODO

    66A Bother

    12
    103
  14. 14
    SUR

    30D Big ___

    12
    97
  15. 15
    MRI

    55A Hosp. test in a tube

    11
    126
  16. 16
    NAG

    33D Kvetch

    10
    115
  17. 17
    METE

    64A Parcel (out)

    10
    90
  18. 18
    DEAR

    21A Sugar

    9
    118
  19. 19
    TOW

    42A What you might need after a breakdown

    8
    88
  20. 20
    SUM

    39A Bottom line

    8
    80
  21. 21
    IWO

    60D W.W. II site, briefly

    6
    79
  22. 22
    LOFT

    58D Artist's pad?

    6
    46
  23. 23
    IONA

    23A Hebrides isle

    5
    100
  24. 24
    HAY

    9D Mudder's fodder

    5
    79
  25. 25
    KLEE

    4D Artist Paul

    5
    63
  26. 26
    CROW

    18D Exult

    5
    58
  27. 27
    DUD

    26A Turkey

    5
    53
  28. 28
    SVEN

    32A ___ Kramer, 2010 Dutch Olympic gold medalist in speed skating

    5
    44
  29. 29
    ICER

    25D "Happy Birthday" writer, say

    4
    84
  30. 30
    SONOMA

    47D County next to Napa

    4
    19
  31. 31
    JAR

    5D It might get tips

    3
    97
  32. 32
    EXT

    38D No. after a no.

    3
    67
  33. 33
    ACIDS

    6D See 27-Across

    3
    50
  34. 34
    HASSLE

    50D Bother

    3
    39
  35. 35
    DANK

    1A Like many a cellar

    3
    33
  36. 36
    LEGATO

    8D Smooth and connected

    3
    30
  37. 37
    GERI

    36D Spice Girl Halliwell

    3
    26
  38. 38
    JAIL

    5A "The Usual Suspects" setting

    2
    45
  39. 39
    AROW

    67A In ranks

    2
    38
  40. 40
    ORIOLES

    43D Birds with hanging nests

    2
    32
  41. 41
    HAWK

    9A Peddle

    2
    30
  42. 42
    DRIVE

    20D Motivation

    2
    27
  43. 43
    COMBAT

    45D Fighting

    2
    14
  44. 44
    VEERED

    19A Went off on a tangent

    2
    12
  45. 45
    ELSTON

    57A Yankee ___ Howard, 1963 A.L. M.V.P.

    2
    10
  46. 46
    OPERAGOER

    35A Attendee at a 17-Across performance

    2
    7
  47. 47
    ROTHIRA

    49A Savings vehicle

    2
    6
  48. 48
    TIPTOES

    42D Sneaks (around)

    2
    6
  49. 49
    MOULIN debut

    52A ___ Rouge

    2
    5
  50. 50
    INRI

    56A Letters on a crucifix

    1
    73
  51. 51
    LIETO

    53D Mislead, and more

    1
    52
  52. 52
    LIBEL

    13A Suit material?

    1
    34
  53. 53
    GENX

    41A Boomers' kids

    1
    16
  54. 54
    ARCADES

    10D Pac-Man centers

    1
    15
  55. 55
    SOPRANO

    39D Singing voice in the 17-Across

    1
    15
  56. 56
    OSOLE

    62A "___ Mio"

    0
    35
  57. 57
    ARAN

    15A Ireland's ___ Islands

    0
    20
  58. 58
    KNEADS

    12D Folds, presses and stretches

    0
    19
  59. 59
    INNEED

    7D Strapped

    0
    17
  60. 60
    ONONE

    37D Down ___ knee

    0
    16
  61. 61
    NEURAL

    3D Kind of network

    0
    15
  62. 62
    FLEER

    65A First company to successfully manufacture bubblegum

    0
    14
  63. 63
    ABSENCE

    2D It may be excused

    0
    12
  64. 64
    APIG

    54A Eat like ___

    0
    9
  65. 65
    LEVINE

    13D Met maestro James, longtime conductor of the 17-Across

    0
    7
  66. 66
    TURNER

    48D Hurt's "Body Heat" co-star

    0
    7
  67. 67
    WAGNER

    44D Composer of the 17-Across

    0
    7
  68. 68
    BARITONES

    59A Singing voices in the 17-Across

    0
    5
  69. 69
    RISETO

    24A Meet, as expectations

    0
    5
  70. 70
    RINGCYCLE

    17A Musical work in four parts, with its first part opening the Met's 2010-11 season

    0
    4
  71. 71
    CONGEST

    45A Clog up

    0
    2
  72. 72
    NUCLEIC debut

    27A With 6-Down, genetic carriers

    0
    2
  73. 73
    DINEOUT debut

    1D Patronize a bistro, say

    0
    1
  74. 74
    DOWSERS debut

    29A Divining rods

    0
    1
  75. 75
    UNTIRED debut

    40D Peppy

    0
    1
  76. 76
    WALKURE debut

    11D "Die ___" (second part of the 17-Across)

    0
    1