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Thursday · 77 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ICE

    64D It's very cool

    40
    391
  2. 2
    BRA

    66D One piece of a two-piece

    31
    229
  3. 3
    ECHO

    4D Sound effect

    29
    312
  4. 4
    OPERA

    28D "Anna Bolena" or "Anna Nicole"

    26
    247
  5. 5
    DEE

    5D Heavy-metal singer Snider

    22
    182
  6. 6
    NEW

    63D Like ___

    18
    181
  7. 7
    ENG

    67A Official lang. of Ghana and Grenada

    17
    160
  8. 8
    DIE

    57D Quit running

    16
    168
  9. 9
    TAG

    8D Graffiti signature

    15
    132
  10. 10
    LEA

    17A Place for clover

    14
    261
  11. 11
    SCI

    60A "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!" subj.

    13
    179
  12. 12
    IBM

    22A One of the 30 Dow Jones industrials

    13
    106
  13. 13
    POT

    58A Lobster trap

    12
    120
  14. 14
    DRAT

    61D "Darn it!"

    11
    109
  15. 15
    OTC

    24A Like some drugs, briefly

    11
    92
  16. 16
    OTT

    10D First N.L.'er to hit 500 home runs

    10
    193
  17. 17
    REY

    70A Madrid royal

    10
    98
  18. 18
    OILS

    39D Art collector's collection

    10
    92
  19. 19
    TOIL

    43A Slave

    9
    90
  20. 20
    BIB

    19D One that might catch a double dribble?

    9
    74
  21. 21
    DADS

    33A Barq's rival

    8
    64
  22. 22
    HUH

    9D "Say what?"

    7
    60
  23. 23
    LEEK

    36A Soup vegetable

    7
    51
  24. 24
    IONIA

    23A Ancient Anatolian land

    6
    94
  25. 25
    ALOFT

    29A Winging it?

    6
    65
  26. 26
    CLE

    41D Progressive Field team, on scoreboards

    6
    58
  27. 27
    FOO

    30D Rock's ___ Fighters

    6
    35
  28. 28
    ANIMAL

    7D ___ magnetism

    5
    67
  29. 29
    STOOD

    35D Waited in line, say

    5
    57
  30. 30
    IODINE

    48D Element in disinfectants

    5
    33
  31. 31
    NRA

    65D Heat org.?

    4
    262
  32. 32
    TNUT

    31D Flanged fastener

    4
    64
  33. 33
    CITY

    47A Word in the names of four state capitals

    3
    39
  34. 34
    RACED

    1A Darted

    3
    33
  35. 35
    SULA

    26D Toni Morrison novel

    3
    16
  36. 36
    ROIDS debut

    56D Sports no-nos, informally

    3
    6
  37. 37
    YANG

    50D Jerry who co-founded Yahoo!

    2
    45
  38. 38
    FLAB

    40D Undesirable roll

    2
    40
  39. 39
    ISAO

    21A Aoki of the P.G.A.

    2
    37
  40. 40
    APOSTLE

    2D Figure in a Leonardo mural

    2
    24
  41. 41
    KIDD

    37D Jason of the N.B.A.

    2
    24
  42. 42
    DERMA

    54A Skin: Suffix

    2
    17
  43. 43
    ONAUTO debut

    16A Proceeding without thinking

    2
    17
  44. 44
    CHASER

    47D Second drink at a bar

    2
    15
  45. 45
    GDP

    12A Natl. economic stat

    2
    13
  46. 46
    DEMONS

    34A Trouble makers

    2
    12
  47. 47
    AIRPLANE

    42D Stew container?

    2
    9
  48. 48
    OLAFI

    51A Viking king, 995-1000

    2
    9
  49. 49
    RANEE

    69A Jaipur royal

    1
    34
  50. 50
    HOED

    20D Did some garden work

    1
    30
  51. 51
    SLURP

    32A Conspicuously consume

    1
    23
  52. 52
    ADLIBS

    44A Goes off script

    1
    22
  53. 53
    DECREE

    68A Judicial decision

    1
    20
  54. 54
    FESTER

    52D Become an increasing source of irritation

    1
    13
  55. 55
    SWEARS

    71A Vows

    1
    12
  56. 56
    PAGANS

    14D Heathens

    1
    10
  57. 57
    DENIED

    13D Didn't approve

    1
    8
  58. 58
    FATHOM

    6A Grasp

    1
    6
  59. 59
    RADIOAD

    1D Spot that's never seen

    1
    5
  60. 60
    TWANGY debut

    49D Like some country music

    1
    4
  61. 61
    ATEST

    72A Mushroom maker, briefly

    0
    72
  62. 62
    APACE

    15A Full tilt

    0
    55
  63. 63
    ADANO

    59A Title town in a 1945 Pulitzer winner

    0
    44
  64. 64
    MOTIF

    11D Unifying theme

    0
    32
  65. 65
    TREF

    27D Not kosher

    0
    22
  66. 66
    INCHES

    53D "

    0
    12
  67. 67
    GLINDA

    12D Good witch

    0
    8
  68. 68
    FORBES

    6D 400 list-maker

    0
    5
  69. 69
    CATACOMB

    3D Passage of grave importance?

    0
    4
  70. 70
    BMOVIES

    45D Appropriate title for this puzzle?

    0
    3
  71. 71
    DLVI

    61A Mid sixth-century year

    0
    2
  72. 72
    SATINET

    46D Imitation fabric

    0
    2
  73. 73
    BEASTOFEDEN debut

    25A Film about a biblical serpent?

    0
    1
  74. 74
    BOUTOFAFRICA debut

    38A Film about Ali/Foreman's Rumble in the Jungle?

    0
    1
  75. 75
    DOTHEBRIGHTTHING debut

    18A Film about how to win a MacArthur Fellowship?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    HOWARDSBEND debut

    55A Film in which Moe, Shemp and Curly show their flexibility?

    0
    1
  77. 77
    SINGININTHEBRAIN debut

    62A Film about earworms?

    0
    1