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Thursday · 72 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    60D Time on earth

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ASS

    18A Fool

    58
    409
  3. 3
    EAR

    29D Ring holder ... or receiver?

    57
    485
  4. 4
    AHA

    21D "Oh, I see"

    40
    379
  5. 5
    SNL

    65A NBC fixture since '75

    40
    263
  6. 6
    TOE

    42D XXX part

    29
    293
  7. 7
    LIE

    53A Fish tale, essentially

    28
    318
  8. 8
    ATARI

    52D Centipede maker

    28
    224
  9. 9
    ADA

    47D Org. that rates members of Congress on their liberalism

    27
    270
  10. 10
    ORC

    43A Mythical monster

    26
    128
  11. 11
    AOL

    37D Instant messaging pioneer

    25
    214
  12. 12
    AIM

    58A It may be taken at a gun range

    21
    177
  13. 13
    ABC

    1D 2 letters

    20
    153
  14. 14
    COD

    23D Cape ___

    14
    97
  15. 15
    APNEA

    28A It's breath-taking

    12
    88
  16. 16
    INSET

    50D Feature of many a ring

    10
    94
  17. 17
    ERECT

    64A Vertical

    9
    150
  18. 18
    ARGO

    48A Ancient Greek vessel

    9
    148
  19. 19
    FAR

    32D Much

    9
    110
  20. 20
    ROTC

    4D March org.?

    9
    97
  21. 21
    ORION

    40A Odysseus saw him as a shade in the underworld

    8
    112
  22. 22
    SER

    30A To be, to Benicio

    7
    100
  23. 23
    CODA

    51A End

    7
    69
  24. 24
    SAKS

    55D Neiman Marcus competitor

    7
    56
  25. 25
    AGORA

    1A Ancient gathering place

    6
    105
  26. 26
    GIANT

    41A Gulliver in Lilliput, e.g.

    6
    41
  27. 27
    COB

    23A Male swan

    5
    63
  28. 28
    FOG

    34D Flying hazard

    5
    50
  29. 29
    SADIE

    61A "All the King's Men" woman

    5
    48
  30. 30
    III

    15A "Rocky ___"

    4
    126
  31. 31
    OPART

    16A Mesmerizing designs

    4
    82
  32. 32
    ANAIS

    5D Writer Nin

    4
    66
  33. 33
    REFER

    63A Send, as to a specialist

    4
    56
  34. 34
    OVUM

    26A Part of a preconception?

    4
    45
  35. 35
    GAFFE

    33A Putting one's foot in one's mouth, e.g.

    4
    30
  36. 36
    DECAF

    31A Tea option

    3
    42
  37. 37
    GETAT

    19A Insinuate

    3
    41
  38. 38
    KOA

    62A Big camping inits.

    3
    28
  39. 39
    NORMAL

    46D Like a body temperature of 98.6°

    3
    26
  40. 40
    OHDEAR

    43D "This can't be good"

    3
    21
  41. 41
    DMV

    6A ID card issuer

    2
    17
  42. 42
    DIALUP

    6D Obsolescent alternative to broadband

    2
    7
  43. 43
    VISE

    8D Woodworking class holder

    1
    33
  44. 44
    TASSE

    49D Thé cup, maybe

    1
    27
  45. 45
    ITEN

    56D L.A.-to-Jacksonville rte.

    1
    22
  46. 46
    DATIVE

    11D Kind of case

    1
    13
  47. 47
    CHAFF

    22D Worthless matter

    1
    12
  48. 48
    VODKA

    9A Drink whose name means "little water"

    1
    12
  49. 49
    SHUI

    24A Chinese for "water"

    1
    9
  50. 50
    BOSON

    14A Subatomic particle

    1
    8
  51. 51
    VOGUE

    9D Ostensible backdrop of the 2003 roman à clef "The Devil Wears Prada"

    1
    7
  52. 52
    CARLORFF debut

    38D "Carmina Burana" composer

    1
    3
  53. 53
    HEAVES debut

    25A Launches

    1
    3
  54. 54
    MAYOCLINIC debut

    27D World-famous institution in Rochester, Minn.

    1
    2
  55. 55
    INFRA

    66A Prefix with sound

    0
    24
  56. 56
    PLANA

    45A First option

    0
    24
  57. 57
    CESTA

    17A Jai alai catcher

    0
    22
  58. 58
    ATREE

    59A Stumped, after "up"

    0
    20
  59. 59
    ATTYS

    13D Court figs.

    0
    18
  60. 60
    SEANS

    57A Onetime Facebook president Parker and others

    0
    14
  61. 61
    ENGINEER

    39D Mastermind

    0
    11
  62. 62
    REMADE

    44D Newly fashioned

    0
    11
  63. 63
    LIPPI

    36D Painter Fra Filippo ___

    0
    9
  64. 64
    OPERASERIA

    10D Many a Handel work

    0
    8
  65. 65
    OSSOBUCO

    3D Veal shank dish in un ristorante

    0
    3
  66. 66
    THELIP

    49A Nickname for baseball's Leo Durocher

    0
    3
  67. 67
    GOESOVER

    2D Reviews

    0
    2
  68. 68
    ADMINISTRATION debut

    54A See 20-Across

    0
    1
  69. 69
    KRATER debut

    12D Bowl for mixing wine and water in ancient Greece

    0
    1
  70. 70
    MISSINGINACTION debut

    7D Opposite of 58-Across

    0
    1
  71. 71
    ROYALAIRFORCE debut

    35A Opposite of 32-Down

    0
    1
  72. 72
    SOCIALSECURITY debut

    20A With 54-Across, opposite of 18-Across

    0
    1