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Wednesday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

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    ERA

    63D Sports stat that's best when low

    97
    791
  2. 2
    OAR

    18D Thole insert

    36
    331
  3. 3
    ROE

    20A Masago, e.g., at a sushi bar

    33
    283
  4. 4
    OVA

    37A Fertility lab stock

    30
    259
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    ETE

    31D Balmy time in Bordeaux

    24
    320
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    ENYA

    57D "And Winter Came ..." singer

    22
    161
  7. 7
    OTS

    55D Game extenders: Abbr.

    21
    128
  8. 8
    SOB

    4D Turn on the waterworks

    20
    149
  9. 9
    TIA

    29D ___ Maria (liqueur)

    20
    144
  10. 10
    CAT

    41D Whiskas eater

    19
    179
  11. 11
    ERG

    10D Dyne-centimeter

    17
    175
  12. 12
    MESS

    1A Job for a cleanup crew

    17
    145
  13. 13
    SORT

    49A Spreadsheet function

    15
    116
  14. 14
    TENT

    6D Oxygen ___

    14
    117
  15. 15
    GAP

    69A Longtime mall chain

    13
    131
  16. 16
    VAN

    38D Transportation for many a rock band

    13
    107
  17. 17
    ARMY

    22A Team nicknamed the Black Knights

    13
    76
  18. 18
    ARCO

    7D Sacramento's former ___ Arena

    11
    114
  19. 19
    ROIL

    60D Stir up

    11
    88
  20. 20
    DEI

    61A "Agnus ___"

    11
    83
  21. 21
    ALTAR

    26D The constellation Ara

    10
    124
  22. 22
    SOP

    64D Bribe

    10
    105
  23. 23
    TAI

    65D ___ chi

    8
    154
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    LON

    9D Chaney of film

    8
    100
  25. 25
    EXPO

    14A Place for a pavilion

    8
    97
  26. 26
    STYX

    28A River ferried by Charon

    7
    111
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    YSL

    46D Fashion monogram

    7
    99
  28. 28
    ZERO

    56A Worthless sort

    7
    88
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    PALM

    12D Lifeline's location

    6
    55
  30. 30
    CPU

    11A PC "brain"

    6
    54
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    NYU

    66A Home of the Tisch Sch. of the Arts

    6
    53
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    EARLY

    45A Before dawn, say

    5
    52
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    KARAT

    58A One of 22 in a Krugerrand

    5
    35
  34. 34
    ITRY

    71A Modest response to kudos

    5
    32
  35. 35
    USEON

    44D Apply to

    5
    12
  36. 36
    PEARL

    27D Cultured gem

    4
    51
  37. 37
    UGLY

    13D Like a 16-Across

    4
    51
  38. 38
    ORDERS

    23A Obey

    4
    27
  39. 39
    METROS

    1D Some urban transit systems

    4
    11
  40. 40
    EXO

    24D Prefix with biology

    3
    55
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    SEZ

    42A "___ who?"

    3
    48
  42. 42
    SHRED

    35D Tiny bit

    3
    47
  43. 43
    AOKI

    59D Isao of the Golf Hall of Fame

    3
    22
  44. 44
    TAKETO

    36A Become fond of

    3
    17
  45. 45
    HAG

    16A Cauldron stirrer

    2
    63
  46. 46
    ANTON

    21A Writer Chekhov

    2
    57
  47. 47
    CAPRA

    25A Frank with six Oscars

    2
    42
  48. 48
    HATER

    30D Misanthrope, e.g.

    2
    37
  49. 49
    SPEEDY

    3D Quick

    2
    24
  50. 50
    ZING

    56D Throw a barb at

    2
    22
  51. 51
    STAHL

    34D Lesley of "60 Minutes"

    2
    20
  52. 52
    STUNS

    5D Knocks for a loop

    2
    18
  53. 53
    APRILS

    70A Times for showers

    2
    11
  54. 54
    ROOKIE

    67A First-timer

    2
    10
  55. 55
    ROZ

    32D "Frasier" role

    1
    38
  56. 56
    STAPLE

    5A Fasten, in a way

    1
    33
  57. 57
    FATES

    54D Clotho and sisters

    1
    16
  58. 58
    CHARADES

    11D Game with many "points"

    1
    7
  59. 59
    ROEPER

    51D Richard with a much-used thumb

    1
    7
  60. 60
    TWISTY

    52D Like pretzels, typically

    1
    6
  61. 61
    FOLLOW

    54A Word missing from the answers to 17-, 23-, 29-, 40-, 47- and 62-Across

    1
    4
  62. 62
    TERROR

    15A Wild child

    0
    38
  63. 63
    ASET

    68A Play ___ (enjoy some tennis)

    0
    22
  64. 64
    OJO

    37D Acapulco "eye"

    0
    22
  65. 65
    OLDEST

    50D Guinness superlative

    0
    18
  66. 66
    BARAK

    19D Netanyahu's successor, 1999

    0
    15
  67. 67
    ASKFOR

    48D Invite, as trouble

    0
    12
  68. 68
    PRINCE

    8D Singer whose "name" was once a symbol

    0
    11
  69. 69
    EXHORT

    2D Urge on

    0
    8
  70. 70
    JAGUAR

    43A Figure of many a Mayan deity

    0
    8
  71. 71
    GELDS

    53A Neuters

    0
    7
  72. 72
    OSSIA

    33A Direction to an alternative musical passage

    0
    2
  73. 73
    AGEGROUP debut

    39D Demographic division

    0
    1
  74. 74
    INONESFOOTSTEPS debut

    62A Do as a mentor did, say

    0
    1
  75. 75
    ONESHEART debut

    47A Pursue a passion

    0
    1
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    THATCAR debut

    40A Chase scene shout

    0
    1
  77. 77
    THEBOUNCINGBALL debut

    17A Sing-along direction

    0
    1
  78. 78
    THELEADER debut

    29A Children's game

    0
    1