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Wednesday · 72 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALE

    30A Bottle marked "XXX" in the comics

    59
    570
  2. 2
    ALA

    16A Like

    58
    513
  3. 3
    EDGE

    6D Nose (out)

    21
    293
  4. 4
    TRIO

    33D Wynken, Blynken and Nod, e.g.

    21
    204
  5. 5
    ALEC

    26D Actor Guinness

    19
    279
  6. 6
    TAT

    58A "I tawt I taw a putty ___"

    19
    174
  7. 7
    NAE

    23A "Captain! The engines canna take ___ more!" (line from Scotty on "Star Trek")

    19
    171
  8. 8
    RAP

    64A Grandmaster Flash's music

    17
    198
  9. 9
    RAY

    11A Rachael on the Food Network

    16
    128
  10. 10
    TRE

    60D Uno + due

    15
    180
  11. 11
    OTTER

    50D Boon's "Animal House" buddy

    15
    165
  12. 12
    SAL

    52A "My gal" of song

    14
    221
  13. 13
    CFO

    28D Overseer of corp. accts.

    13
    51
  14. 14
    AVEC

    2D French word whose opposite is 66-Across

    12
    81
  15. 15
    BAMA

    1A Univ. with the cheer "Roll Tide!"

    12
    63
  16. 16
    LIN

    38D Architect Maya

    10
    90
  17. 17
    ALOOF

    12D Detached

    10
    64
  18. 18
    UTERI

    29D Gestation locations

    9
    41
  19. 19
    NESTS

    32A Homes for some colonies

    8
    127
  20. 20
    TOR

    19A Rocky peak

    8
    115
  21. 21
    OVID

    14A "Ars Amatoria" poet

    7
    99
  22. 22
    OHARA

    51D Maureen of "Miracle on 34th Street"

    7
    88
  23. 23
    SANS

    66A French word whose opposite is 2-Down

    7
    82
  24. 24
    AEON

    56D Very long time

    6
    89
  25. 25
    MIDI

    3D Certain skirt

    6
    60
  26. 26
    TEAK

    35A Water-resistant wood

    5
    61
  27. 27
    PATS

    25D Super Bowl XXXVI champs, to fans

    4
    51
  28. 28
    NOELS

    37A Seasonal songs ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 46- and 59-Across

    4
    43
  29. 29
    ABRAHAM

    54A Biblical name meaning "father of many"

    4
    20
  30. 30
    ARIE

    54D Singer India.___

    3
    72
  31. 31
    SKEW

    34D Slant

    3
    62
  32. 32
    RIFT

    31A Separation

    3
    48
  33. 33
    FEDORA

    5A Indiana Jones accouterment

    3
    22
  34. 34
    OLEOLE

    47D Flamenco cheer

    2
    35
  35. 35
    YORK

    40A City at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss

    2
    25
  36. 36
    SCIENCE

    20A "___ is nothing but perception": Plato

    2
    23
  37. 37
    UIE

    45A One-eighty

    2
    20
  38. 38
    KAHLO

    36D Mexican artist Frida

    2
    16
  39. 39
    OOHLALA

    50A "Fa-a-ancy!"

    1
    23
  40. 40
    BOWS

    1D Things to draw

    1
    14
  41. 41
    HSIA

    55D First Chinese dynasty

    1
    14
  42. 42
    SCRAG

    41A Skinny sort

    1
    13
  43. 43
    GRAMMAR

    42D The problem with these clue?

    1
    6
  44. 44
    RIIS

    43A Muckraker Jacob

    0
    45
  45. 45
    ERO

    61A Leandro's love, in a Handel cantata

    0
    39
  46. 46
    SHARI

    44D Emmy-winning Lewis

    0
    37
  47. 47
    DION

    63A "Runaround Sue" singer, 1961

    0
    29
  48. 48
    YARNS

    13D Paul Bunyan tales, e.g.

    0
    29
  49. 49
    MTNS

    57D The Dolomites, e.g.: Abbr.

    0
    23
  50. 50
    ASPIRIN

    10D Trademark forfeited by Bayer under the Treaty of Versailles

    0
    14
  51. 51
    EDUCES

    15A Draws out

    0
    14
  52. 52
    ELANDS

    49D Safari antelopes

    0
    13
  53. 53
    ADDEND

    4D Number next to a +

    0
    12
  54. 54
    INAIR

    18D Where Francis Scott Key saw bombs bursting

    0
    12
  55. 55
    DUC

    7D French nobleman

    0
    10
  56. 56
    ELISION

    21A Will-o'-the-wisp feature

    0
    8
  57. 57
    SOOEY

    22D "Here, piggies!"

    0
    7
  58. 58
    REALES

    9D Old Spanish silver coins

    0
    6
  59. 59
    THEOMEN

    53A Eerie 1976 movie with an Oscar-winning score

    0
    6
  60. 60
    ALARIC

    62A Visigoth king who sacked Rome

    0
    5
  61. 61
    OCHERS

    8D Autumn colors

    0
    5
  62. 62
    RESEEK

    65A Pursue again, as an elected position

    0
    4
  63. 63
    FENCESIN debut

    5D Encloses

    0
    2
  64. 64
    REROOFS

    24A Installs new thatch on, maybe

    0
    2
  65. 65
    WANDAS

    48D Stand-up comic Sykes and others

    0
    2
  66. 66
    MODTRAINSET debut

    59A Stylish Lionel?

    0
    1
  67. 67
    NEARTHETOP debut

    27D In second place, say

    0
    1
  68. 68
    PANDISCUSSION debut

    25A Verbal exchange about a harsh review?

    0
    1
  69. 69
    RATIONSOUT debut

    11D Distributes stingily

    0
    1
  70. 70
    SITSBACK debut

    39D Relaxes, in a way

    0
    1
  71. 71
    THROWINTHETOW debut

    46A Demand during a roadside negotiation?

    0
    1
  72. 72
    WEDDINGCHAP debut

    17A Groom?

    0
    1