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Tuesday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    AREA

    38A Pi r squared, for a circle

    46
    631
  2. 2
    ANTE

    12D Throw in a few chips, say

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    461
  3. 3
    ARIA

    68A "Caro nome," e.g.

    30
    446
  4. 4
    NBA

    33A Wizards' and Celtics' org.

    26
    198
  5. 5
    BET

    40D Wager

    21
    120
  6. 6
    IHOP

    63A Breakfast place that's often open 24 hrs.

    21
    110
  7. 7
    EMMA

    43D Jane Austen meddler

    19
    173
  8. 8
    TWO

    61A Duo

    19
    165
  9. 9
    STAB

    57D Pierce

    18
    181
  10. 10
    AKIN

    59D Comparable (to)

    18
    138
  11. 11
    SEAR

    69A Cook in a way, as tuna or beef tenderloin

    18
    113
  12. 12
    ANNA

    16A Tolstoy's Karenina

    17
    239
  13. 13
    RATE

    24D 2.5%/year interest, e.g.

    16
    182
  14. 14
    RIOT

    15A Real comedian

    15
    191
  15. 15
    POE

    8D "The Tell-Tale Heart" writer

    15
    154
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    TORE

    58D Ripped

    15
    122
  17. 17
    ALTA

    35D Utah ski resort

    14
    124
  18. 18
    PROM

    6D Annual coronation site

    14
    60
  19. 19
    NCAA

    33D Final Four inits.

    13
    164
  20. 20
    RATS

    1D "Darn it!"

    13
    142
  21. 21
    PAPA

    6A With 10-Across, sobriquet for Bill O'Reilly used by 39-Across

    13
    134
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    ALUM

    25A Reuniongoer

    13
    123
  23. 23
    RETRO

    23A Fashionably old

    13
    109
  24. 24
    LASSO

    26D Rodeo rope

    13
    96
  25. 25
    LAY

    47A Troubadour's song

    13
    90
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    ARMY

    19D "Be All You Can Be" group

    13
    76
  27. 27
    ENID

    11D An OK city

    10
    232
  28. 28
    OAF

    27A Buffoon

    10
    144
  29. 29
    LAW

    29D Supreme Court's sphere

    10
    102
  30. 30
    ITSME

    37D Informal reply to "Who's there?"

    10
    70
  31. 31
    HAZE

    49D Smog, e.g.

    10
    53
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    CERA

    31D Michael of "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World"

    10
    38
  33. 33
    EMMY

    72A Award won for 39- and 41-Across's programs

    9
    54
  34. 34
    NEAT

    60D Tidy

    8
    224
  35. 35
    STORM

    45A Tempest

    8
    59
  36. 36
    URAL

    30D ___ Mountains, Europe/Asia separator

    7
    180
  37. 37
    ARTE

    44A Uffizi display

    7
    154
  38. 38
    SIRS

    20A Knights

    6
    80
  39. 39
    AVOID

    14A Duck, as a question

    6
    72
  40. 40
    BEAR

    10A See 6-Across

    6
    70
  41. 41
    BENT

    71A Not straight

    6
    68
  42. 42
    YDS

    5D They are 3 ft. long

    5
    125
  43. 43
    ALTER

    70A Rehem, say

    5
    86
  44. 44
    RAYS

    13D Tampa Bay team

    5
    61
  45. 45
    LORRE

    3D Peter of "Casablanca"

    5
    57
  46. 46
    PERK

    64D Employee discount, e.g.

    5
    54
  47. 47
    FEM

    66D Opposite of masc.

    5
    27
  48. 48
    KATY

    32D 1918 song girl whose name was sung with a stutter

    5
    25
  49. 49
    ELAPSE

    50D Go by, as time

    4
    64
  50. 50
    TREMOR

    42D 2 or 3 on the Richter scale, maybe

    4
    33
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    BORN

    34D Brought into the world

    4
    28
  52. 52
    BANA

    10D Eric who played the Hulk in 2003

    4
    25
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    TOOFAR

    18D How a practical joke or a subway train may be taken

    3
    13
  54. 54
    HOVER

    56D Act like an overly protective parent

    2
    24
  55. 55
    TRADES

    22A Deals in a fantasy league

    2
    20
  56. 56
    AIRBALL

    7D Complete miss in basketball

    2
    12
  57. 57
    COLBERT

    39A Organizer of the 54-/65-Across

    2
    11
  58. 58
    STEWART

    41A Organizer of the 1-/17-Across

    2
    11
  59. 59
    WARY

    62D Cautious

    1
    24
  60. 60
    ROARK

    73A "The Fountainhead" hero

    1
    12
  61. 61
    AAR

    67D Swiss river

    0
    55
  62. 62
    ALEG

    53A "Shake ___!"

    0
    31
  63. 63
    RALLY

    1A With 17-Across, event of 10/30/10

    0
    31
  64. 64
    TAILS

    36A Winner when heads loses

    0
    28
  65. 65
    LIESTO

    4D Deceives

    0
    20
  66. 66
    OMB

    21A White House fiscal grp.

    0
    20
  67. 67
    AVOIR

    2D To have, to Henri

    0
    19
  68. 68
    STANZA

    57A Song part

    0
    16
  69. 69
    MARCH

    54A With 65-Across, event of 10/30/10

    0
    11
  70. 70
    ATSTUD

    9D Offered for breeding

    0
    9
  71. 71
    CHITA

    55D Tony-winning Rivera

    0
    9
  72. 72
    TAGTEAM

    46D Wrestling duo

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    9
  73. 73
    EMB

    51A Envoy's bldg.

    0
    8
  74. 74
    ANATHEMA

    48A Object of loathing

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    6
  75. 75
    BRILLO

    52D S.O.S alternative

    0
    6
  76. 76
    LADYLUCK debut

    28A Gambler's best friend?

    0
    2
  77. 77
    TOKEEPFEARALIVE debut

    65A See 54-Across

    0
    1
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    TORESTORESANITY debut

    17A See 1-Across

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    1