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Thursday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERIE

    20A City that's home to the U.S. Brig Niagara

    48
    510
  2. 2
    ALAS

    56D "Ah, well ..."

    26
    321
  3. 3
    STEP

    62D Part of a flight

    25
    229
  4. 4
    AIL

    66D Not do well?

    19
    191
  5. 5
    LAS

    41D ___ Piedras, P.R.

    17
    173
  6. 6
    OLES

    13D World Cup sounds

    17
    130
  7. 7
    IMAC

    58D Apple product

    16
    154
  8. 8
    UGH

    23A [I'm not happy about doing this]

    16
    128
  9. 9
    YEP

    10D "I reckon"

    15
    87
  10. 10
    TOP

    31D See 29-Down

    13
    132
  11. 11
    ENSUE

    25A Result

    13
    101
  12. 12
    UFOS

    26D Astounding Stories subjects

    13
    88
  13. 13
    SOL

    37A Pine-___

    12
    174
  14. 14
    TUTU

    61D Article to take a spin in?

    12
    96
  15. 15
    SISI

    57A "You bet!," south of the border

    12
    87
  16. 16
    RENE

    7D ___ Furterer, line of French hair products

    11
    221
  17. 17
    TACO

    2D Kind of shell

    11
    154
  18. 18
    AGILE

    50A Like a ballerina

    11
    115
  19. 19
    NEST

    14D Fit (inside)

    10
    242
  20. 20
    LOAN

    60D There may be great interest in this

    10
    89
  21. 21
    PETRI

    47A Kind of dish

    10
    54
  22. 22
    LORE

    55D Handed-down wisdom

    9
    130
  23. 23
    TAI

    45A Mai ___

    8
    154
  24. 24
    ETAT

    30A Ministre d'___

    8
    143
  25. 25
    DST

    52A "Spring forward" hrs.

    8
    97
  26. 26
    MAST

    22A Flag support

    8
    83
  27. 27
    UMPS

    54D Calls a game

    8
    69
  28. 28
    TIM

    64D Tebow who won the 2007 Heisman Trophy

    7
    109
  29. 29
    HESSE

    24D "Steppenwolf" novelist

    6
    94
  30. 30
    ASSN

    49A Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr.

    5
    137
  31. 31
    HEELS

    34D They may give you a lift

    4
    42
  32. 32
    TILES

    9D Hearth decorations

    4
    38
  33. 33
    ESA

    6D Spanish "that"

    3
    93
  34. 34
    MALI

    46A Country where Bambara is the main spoken language

    3
    91
  35. 35
    PONIES

    38A Some bettors bet on them

    3
    10
  36. 36
    PENT

    36A Locked (up)

    2
    51
  37. 37
    SILAS

    33D Albino in "The Da Vinci Code"

    2
    41
  38. 38
    SHIRE

    53D County abroad

    2
    29
  39. 39
    USH

    39A Do some theater work, informally

    2
    22
  40. 40
    PLIED

    38D Worked steadily at

    2
    18
  41. 41
    OILPAINT

    8D Canvas coat

    2
    8
  42. 42
    OONA

    12D Wife of Charlie Chaplin

    1
    102
  43. 43
    OILRIG

    40D Gulf of Mexico sight

    1
    14
  44. 44
    MATILDA

    46D Young Roald Dahl title character

    1
    13
  45. 45
    OLIVEOIL

    48D Greek salad ingredient

    1
    11
  46. 46
    CHIMEIN

    11D Add a bit of support during a conversation

    1
    4
  47. 47
    SESAMEOIL debut

    69A Asian cooking staple

    1
    4
  48. 48
    ALPINES debut

    18A Plants native to mountain summits

    1
    3
  49. 49
    OISE

    48A Seine feeder

    0
    66
  50. 50
    ULAN

    54A ___ Bator

    0
    66
  51. 51
    GRANOLA

    44D It's often found in bars

    0
    19
  52. 52
    ABAT

    3D Like ___ out of hell

    0
    18
  53. 53
    LEK

    42A Albanian money

    0
    18
  54. 54
    NOTON

    19A Off

    0
    15
  55. 55
    OILCAN

    1D Garage container

    0
    14
  56. 56
    CABOOSE

    15A Rear end

    0
    12
  57. 57
    HILTS

    59A Dagger parts

    0
    12
  58. 58
    RESEE

    28D Take in again

    0
    12
  59. 59
    AIRDATE

    68A Time for a show

    0
    11
  60. 60
    ACADIAN

    17A Early French settler in North America

    0
    8
  61. 61
    MOLOTOV

    63A Eponymous associate of Stalin

    0
    8
  62. 62
    PIEHOLE

    16A Trap

    0
    8
  63. 63
    CLEANUP

    70A Response to 40-Across ... or what can be done to 12 answers in this puzzle without affecting their clues?

    0
    7
  64. 64
    MEAGRE

    43A Scanty, in Salisbury

    0
    7
  65. 65
    UNHAT

    29D Take a 31-Down off, in a way

    0
    7
  66. 66
    ISONE

    51D "That ___ for the record books"

    0
    5
  67. 67
    OILSKIN

    35D Outer-layer protection

    0
    5
  68. 68
    OILTYCOON debut

    8A Getty, e.g.

    0
    5
  69. 69
    PRALINE

    67A Nutty confection

    0
    5
  70. 70
    NODOUBT

    4D "Definitely"

    0
    4
  71. 71
    KOING

    5D Leveling in a ring

    0
    3
  72. 72
    OILPUMP

    27D Crankcase part

    0
    3
  73. 73
    OILRUB

    27A Day spa offering

    0
    3
  74. 74
    OILSPILLS

    40A Environmental woes

    0
    2
  75. 75
    OILTANKER debut

    1A Persian Gulf sight

    0
    2
  76. 76
    REALITIES

    21D Stone-cold truths

    0
    2
  77. 77
    FISHOIL debut

    32A Fatty acid source

    0
    1
  78. 78
    MAILOUT debut

    65A Send

    0
    1