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Saturday · 72 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ARE

    57D Were present?

    57
    533
  2. 2
    ACRE

    57A Plot element?

    38
    328
  3. 3
    LED

    4D Set the bar

    34
    222
  4. 4
    OPAL

    1A Pick for a pendant

    23
    253
  5. 5
    RIPE

    13A Stinky

    17
    106
  6. 6
    UGH

    38A "I hated it"

    16
    128
  7. 7
    POEM

    52D Scanning work, often

    13
    81
  8. 8
    HEM

    19D Line on a jumper

    12
    136
  9. 9
    PAD

    35A Mouse handler's aid

    12
    103
  10. 10
    SHEA

    9A Jets used to make touchdowns there

    11
    126
  11. 11
    RELY

    59A Lean

    11
    114
  12. 12
    PASS

    52A Take advantage of a broken line

    11
    97
  13. 13
    TUNE

    22D Earworm, e.g.

    9
    84
  14. 14
    ORION

    1D Bellatrix's constellation

    8
    112
  15. 15
    LPS

    7D Breakable records

    7
    101
  16. 16
    NIX

    54A "Forget it!"

    7
    62
  17. 17
    NPR

    32A Media inits. since 1970

    6
    98
  18. 18
    OZS

    18A Narc's measures: Abbr.

    6
    30
  19. 19
    ASSN

    12D N.E.A. member?: Abbr.

    5
    137
  20. 20
    PERK

    50D Private jet, e.g.

    5
    54
  21. 21
    HELD

    5A In reserve

    5
    45
  22. 22
    HERR

    5D Mann's title

    4
    84
  23. 23
    HARM

    19A Perniciousness

    4
    53
  24. 24
    RUPEE

    33A Coin with two stalks of wheat on its reverse

    4
    23
  25. 25
    SBARRO

    14D Chain using lots of 2-Down

    4
    21
  26. 26
    ITSAGO

    47A "We're on!"

    4
    16
  27. 27
    EPHRON

    49A Writer and director of "Julie & Julia," 2009

    4
    9
  28. 28
    EXAM

    6D It has its problems

    3
    116
  29. 29
    DTS

    45D Tippler's trouble

    3
    98
  30. 30
    ERNS

    29D Kite kin

    3
    53
  31. 31
    ATEN

    46A U.N.C. Charlotte's athletic conf.

    3
    50
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    OPIATE

    31A Deadening agent

    3
    49
  33. 33
    ANNI

    53D 10 in un decennio

    3
    34
  34. 34
    BRUT

    30D Polo alternative

    3
    32
  35. 35
    HOCK

    10D Ham option

    3
    16
  36. 36
    ESSE

    62A Catonian infinitive

    2
    181
  37. 37
    HAIG

    51D "Caveat: Realism, Reagan and Foreign Policy" writer

    2
    33
  38. 38
    BOON

    30A Windfall

    2
    31
  39. 39
    NATTER

    21A Go on and on

    2
    27
  40. 40
    GULL

    23A Sucker

    2
    14
  41. 41
    STAPLE

    9D Corner item

    1
    33
  42. 42
    RUNIN

    36A Row

    1
    28
  43. 43
    ONENESS

    40D Knot-tying result

    1
    18
  44. 44
    SOISEE

    41D "Obviously"

    1
    12
  45. 45
    URBS

    37D Downtowns, e.g.

    1
    12
  46. 46
    EKGS

    60A Beat reporters?: Abbr.

    1
    11
  47. 47
    CRIMESCENE

    58A It may be combed for hairs

    1
    7
  48. 48
    SEAANEMONE

    55A Radially symmetric creature

    1
    6
  49. 49
    COUNTS

    39A Is significant enough

    1
    5
  50. 50
    IZOD

    16A Polo alternative

    0
    70
  51. 51
    ELKE

    11D Actress Sommer

    0
    54
  52. 52
    OXEYE

    48D Aster relative

    0
    38
  53. 53
    ROCS

    42A Titanic-taloned terrorizers

    0
    30
  54. 54
    ESCE

    49D Suffix with 1-Across

    0
    14
  55. 55
    STILLER

    15D "Tropic Thunder" director and co-star

    0
    10
  56. 56
    ECOTONE

    34D Environmental transition area

    0
    9
  57. 57
    SQMI

    61A 640 57-Acrosses: Abbr.

    0
    9
  58. 58
    APOSTROPHE

    3D Qur'an part

    0
    8
  59. 59
    GLADTO

    23D "I'd be delighted!"

    0
    7
  60. 60
    LARAMS

    44D They used to play at the Big A

    0
    6
  61. 61
    MCQ

    56D John Wayne cop film

    0
    6
  62. 62
    DISRUPT

    8D Upset

    0
    4
  63. 63
    LIANG

    26D Sixth-century Chinese dynasty

    0
    4
  64. 64
    RIPKEN

    20A 1982 A.L. Rookie of the Year

    0
    4
  65. 65
    SEXPISTOLS debut

    14A Group with a 1977 hit banned by the BBC, with "the"

    0
    4
  66. 66
    SPICEGIRLS

    28D Sporty ensemble?

    0
    4
  67. 67
    ANNOYANCES debut

    27D Soreness causes

    0
    3
  68. 68
    BRASSTACKS debut

    17A The basics

    0
    1
  69. 69
    DRUMROLLPLEASE debut

    24A "Wait for it ..."

    0
    1
  70. 70
    OPPUGN debut

    25D Question the truth of

    0
    1
  71. 71
    PIZZADOUGH debut

    2D It may spin overhead

    0
    1
  72. 72
    THELONGGOODBYE debut

    43A Film starring Elliott Gould as Philip Marlowe

    0
    1