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Saturday · 68 answers · 14 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ARIA

    25D "Celeste Aida," e.g.

    30
    446
  2. 2
    LENT

    51D Time of forbearance

    19
    129
  3. 3
    IRON

    2D Unrelenting

    18
    284
  4. 4
    TET

    35A Holiday when sweeping and emptying the trash are considered bad luck

    17
    179
  5. 5
    IMAC

    26D Leopard's home?

    16
    154
  6. 6
    INC

    5D "___ 500" (annual list)

    16
    126
  7. 7
    OLGA

    22D Mrs. Václav Havel, the first first lady of the Czech Republic

    15
    133
  8. 8
    MAA

    20A Goat's call

    12
    48
  9. 9
    IKE

    54D Reverend ___, onetime radio evangelist

    11
    181
  10. 10
    AXLE

    32D Wheelset piece

    10
    119
  11. 11
    OLEO

    30D Imperial offering

    9
    264
  12. 12
    YELL

    48A Tarzan trademark

    9
    76
  13. 13
    OKAY

    30A Thumbs-up

    8
    92
  14. 14
    ABRA

    1D "East of Eden" girl

    8
    61
  15. 15
    ALEXA

    36A Vega of "Spy Kids"

    8
    44
  16. 16
    UNCLE

    42D "Say ___!"

    7
    74
  17. 17
    DOTS

    45A Points

    7
    63
  18. 18
    RASPS

    41D Lacks a clear voice

    7
    53
  19. 19
    RACK

    3D Pool accessory

    6
    42
  20. 20
    ANORAK

    46A Garment originally made from caribou or sealskin

    6
    40
  21. 21
    FACE

    37A Polyhedron part

    5
    46
  22. 22
    HALF

    24D Game part

    4
    67
  23. 23
    ANKH

    19A Ancient key

    4
    50
  24. 24
    LYON

    50D Home of the international headquarters of Interpol

    4
    43
  25. 25
    ESSES

    11D Test course challenges

    3
    114
  26. 26
    ZAIRE

    13D Old country name or its currency, both dropped in 1997

    3
    41
  27. 27
    IRAQI

    44D Ramadi resident

    2
    45
  28. 28
    IGO

    47A "___ Back" (2004 Kenny Chesney hit)

    2
    43
  29. 29
    SLEAZE

    9A Untrustworthy sort

    2
    15
  30. 30
    YSER

    48D River intentionally flooded in W.W. I

    1
    134
  31. 31
    LIANA

    34A Monkey ladder vine

    1
    30
  32. 32
    OMSK

    22A Home of the Dostoyevsky Literary Museum

    1
    29
  33. 33
    AMBIT

    12D Sphere of influence

    1
    25
  34. 34
    SIKH

    4D Guru follower

    1
    24
  35. 35
    YAYS

    33D Exuberant cries

    1
    15
  36. 36
    SCRAMS

    52A Takes a powder

    1
    14
  37. 37
    RUBIES

    41A "She is more precious than ___": Proverbs 3:15

    1
    7
  38. 38
    UPTONOGOOD

    28D Conniving

    1
    7
  39. 39
    DESKSET

    38D Executive suite?

    1
    6
  40. 40
    GRAMMAR

    6D Case study?

    1
    6
  41. 41
    NOVASCOTIA

    7D Cape Breton locale

    1
    6
  42. 42
    SEAMUS

    40D Nobel-winning poet Heaney

    1
    5
  43. 43
    KERN

    31D "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" composer

    0
    32
  44. 44
    ELGAR

    14D "The Apostles" composer

    0
    27
  45. 45
    ENDE

    49D Michael who wrote "The Neverending Story"

    0
    23
  46. 46
    BORAX

    43D Compound used to kill ants

    0
    21
  47. 47
    RYNE

    27D Hall-of-Fame Cub Sandberg

    0
    18
  48. 48
    LATHER

    10D State of nervous tension

    0
    10
  49. 49
    PLAQUE

    55A Cup alternative

    0
    9
  50. 50
    SEXIST

    57A Keeping half the world down, say

    0
    9
  51. 51
    ADMS

    36D Byrd and others: Abbr.

    0
    8
  52. 52
    ADHERENT

    58A Flock member

    0
    6
  53. 53
    SEAANEMONES

    40A Symbiotic partners of clownfish

    0
    4
  54. 54
    RETOUCH

    39D Fix up, in a way

    0
    3
  55. 55
    ZESTER debut

    23A Kitchen tool

    0
    3
  56. 56
    LOUISNYE debut

    53A Steve Allen sidekick with the catchphrase "Hi-ho, Steverino!"

    0
    2
  57. 57
    AIRSIGNS debut

    1A Gemini, Libra and Aquarius

    0
    1
  58. 58
    ARMYGROUPS debut

    29A Field marshals' commands

    0
    1
  59. 59
    BRAINROT debut

    15A Result of too much TV, it's said

    0
    1
  60. 60
    DISORDERLY debut

    38A Chaotic

    0
    1
  61. 61
    HAIRLACQUER debut

    24A Do stuff

    0
    1
  62. 62
    ITSBIG debut

    18A Promotional description for a coming show

    0
    1
  63. 63
    LOCKEDON debut

    56A Engaged, as a target

    0
    1
  64. 64
    PASMAL debut

    16A Not bad, in Nantes

    0
    1
  65. 65
    ROCKCAVE debut

    17A Common aquarium decoration

    0
    1
  66. 66
    SPITZES debut

    9D Dogs that ought to be great swimmers?

    0
    1
  67. 67
    STEAKQUESADILLA debut

    8D Taco Bell offering

    0
    1
  68. 68
    THEIRA debut

    21A "Green Book" org., familiarly

    0
    1