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Thursday · 78 answers · 19 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EAST

    52D Defender in a bridge column

    33
    285
  2. 2
    LEI

    34A Gift upon arrival, maybe

    29
    310
  3. 3
    ALL

    29A Every last bit

    28
    299
  4. 4
    ACHE

    46D Soreness

    28
    282
  5. 5
    TAR

    21D Organic sealant

    26
    351
  6. 6
    ALAS

    23A "___, 'tis true I have gone here and there": Shak.

    26
    321
  7. 7
    NEON

    9D Unreactive element

    24
    219
  8. 8
    ARAB

    14A Fellah or fedayee

    22
    228
  9. 9
    SEW

    38A Follow a pattern, say

    20
    169
  10. 10
    EDIE

    10D Sedgwick in Warhol films

    19
    190
  11. 11
    BEE

    60A Bud drinker?

    18
    184
  12. 12
    CAN

    7D Pink-slip

    18
    141
  13. 13
    AMOS

    3D One of the Minor Prophets

    17
    180
  14. 14
    HEN

    41A House sitter?

    16
    188
  15. 15
    AMOR

    35A Winged god

    16
    172
  16. 16
    DAB

    54D Lightly apply

    16
    124
  17. 17
    SPAS

    1A Steamy places

    15
    163
  18. 18
    ALONE

    29D Unlucky in love, say

    14
    191
  19. 19
    RATS

    57A "What rotten luck!"

    13
    142
  20. 20
    KIA

    43D Sorento manufacturer

    13
    94
  21. 21
    SLAB

    1D Sarcophagus lid

    13
    86
  22. 22
    AROMA

    55A Hunger enhancer, sometimes

    11
    191
  23. 23
    RELY

    11D Bank

    11
    114
  24. 24
    PALS

    42A Mates

    11
    62
  25. 25
    DINE

    45A Eat in style

    11
    54
  26. 26
    EMTS

    51D First-aid experts, briefly

    10
    96
  27. 27
    PALE

    2D Like Death's horse

    10
    81
  28. 28
    SKIT

    24A Burlesque bit

    10
    78
  29. 29
    TEENS

    33A Many arcade-goers

    8
    86
  30. 30
    PAST

    61A Former life

    8
    79
  31. 31
    DENSE

    45D Packed with ideas, as an essay

    7
    77
  32. 32
    BBC

    5A "EastEnders" network

    7
    76
  33. 33
    BITE

    49D Snack

    6
    70
  34. 34
    SEEDS

    24D Bird feeder tidbits

    6
    62
  35. 35
    LONG

    48D Protracted

    6
    60
  36. 36
    RONA

    50D Novelist Jaffe

    5
    97
  37. 37
    FOAL

    37A Livery delivery

    5
    45
  38. 38
    NAILS

    19D Filed things

    5
    45
  39. 39
    AIMEE

    26D Mann of rock

    4
    71
  40. 40
    VEIL

    28A Material you might look through

    4
    35
  41. 41
    BRAD

    6D Fastener in a punched hole

    3
    56
  42. 42
    SLUG

    47D Shot of liquor

    3
    34
  43. 43
    WIRES

    32A Items wrapped in friction tape

    3
    19
  44. 44
    JUTS

    44A Sticks out

    2
    17
  45. 45
    SPUNK

    39D Gumption

    2
    17
  46. 46
    ASLANT

    46A Biased

    1
    23
  47. 47
    BABES

    5D Nurslings

    1
    20
  48. 48
    LEANN

    30D Country singer Rimes

    1
    16
  49. 49
    DROWN

    27D Go under

    1
    10
  50. 50
    FIRETRAP

    37D It's worthy of condemnation

    1
    10
  51. 51
    SMITS

    39A Jimmy of "The West Wing"

    1
    9
  52. 52
    BESEATED debut

    20A Request to an interviewee

    1
    6
  53. 53
    BEDE

    16A The Venerable ___ (old English historian)

    0
    43
  54. 54
    TAILS

    33D Call option?

    0
    28
  55. 55
    HUNK

    56A Typical romance novel love interest

    0
    12
  56. 56
    VENTS

    28D Volcano features

    0
    10
  57. 57
    VINNY

    40A Title role for Joe Pesci

    0
    9
  58. 58
    CARNEY

    22A "Harry and Tonto" star

    0
    6
  59. 59
    ALORS

    17A Then, to Thierry

    0
    5
  60. 60
    SPREADER

    4D Butter knife, e.g.

    0
    3
  61. 61
    BACKINBW debut

    15D Iconic AC/DC album with the song "You Shook Me All Night Long"

    0
    1
  62. 62
    BANANAOIL debut

    18A Insincere flattery, in slang

    0
    1
  63. 63
    BEANTREE debut

    49A Pod-bearing plant

    0
    1
  64. 64
    BWADDER debut

    25A 1980s Rowan Atkinson sitcom series set in various historical periods

    0
    1
  65. 65
    BWANDBW debut

    36A Like zebra crossings

    0
    1
  66. 66
    BWANTS debut

    58A Nest-building pests

    0
    1
  67. 67
    BWBART debut

    8D Famously polite Old West stagecoach robber

    0
    1
  68. 68
    BWMATTER debut

    36D Some nerve tissue

    0
    1
  69. 69
    BWNER debut

    8A Toothpaste ingredient

    0
    1
  70. 70
    BWSALES debut

    13D January department store events

    0
    1
  71. 71
    BWWASH debut

    25D Cover-up

    0
    1
  72. 72
    CLOCKEDIN debut

    53A Started one's shift

    0
    1
  73. 73
    EGGBW debut

    59A It's whipped to make mousse

    0
    1
  74. 74
    JACKBW debut

    44D Star of 2010's "Gulliver's Travels"

    0
    1
  75. 75
    KARENBW debut

    43A Best Supporting Actress nominee for "Five Easy Pieces"

    0
    1
  76. 76
    LAMPBW debut

    12A Some soot

    0
    1
  77. 77
    LILYBW debut

    31D Untainted by corruption

    0
    1
  78. 78
    VANNABW debut

    40D Woman of letters?

    0
    1