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Tuesday · 80 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EST

    20A Ballpark fig.

    55
    428
  2. 2
    ERIE

    60A Canal of song

    48
    510
  3. 3
    AREA

    14A Environs

    46
    631
  4. 4
    ASIA

    52D Where Indians live

    38
    350
  5. 5
    ATTA

    50A Lead-in to boy or girl

    28
    156
  6. 6
    STEM

    53D Stern's opposite

    26
    228
  7. 7
    IRIS

    2D Rainbow goddess

    26
    225
  8. 8
    ASSET

    37A It's to your advantage

    25
    188
  9. 9
    REST

    3D Relaxation

    22
    256
  10. 10
    TWO

    35A Tango requirement

    19
    165
  11. 11
    TEES

    38D Perturbs, with "off"

    19
    145
  12. 12
    SMOG

    47D Factor in an air quality rating

    19
    122
  13. 13
    CEL

    9D Cartoon frame

    18
    141
  14. 14
    AKIN

    49D Similar (to)

    18
    138
  15. 15
    INRE

    16A Start of a legal memo

    17
    251
  16. 16
    ODIN

    58A God of war and magic

    17
    159
  17. 17
    AMID

    36A During

    17
    136
  18. 18
    WAS

    51A Has been

    17
    128
  19. 19
    TRES

    12D Number of Los Lonely Boys

    16
    136
  20. 20
    RIOT

    45A Cause for calling in the National Guard

    15
    191
  21. 21
    HERE

    13D "Take this"

    15
    150
  22. 22
    LAB

    4D Experimentation station

    15
    143
  23. 23
    AUTO

    37D Self starter?

    13
    165
  24. 24
    BLT

    56D Deli order, for short

    13
    121
  25. 25
    VET

    57D Animal doc

    13
    116
  26. 26
    IDA

    8D Gilbert and Sullivan princess

    12
    251
  27. 27
    APNEA

    24D Sleeper's problem

    12
    88
  28. 28
    GENE

    61A Part of a pool

    10
    158
  29. 29
    LEN

    39A Actor Cariou

    9
    170
  30. 30
    TEAM

    63A There's no "I" in it, they say

    9
    98
  31. 31
    ETUDE

    15A Musical exercise

    9
    87
  32. 32
    ESTER

    18D Fragrant compound

    8
    115
  33. 33
    TIDE

    48D Beach washer

    8
    92
  34. 34
    ETHOS

    6D Spirit of a people

    8
    90
  35. 35
    RELIC

    5A Excavation find

    8
    78
  36. 36
    GTOS

    23A Bygone muscle cars

    8
    65
  37. 37
    STEAK

    41D Porterhouse, for one

    8
    60
  38. 38
    TOES

    38A "Little piggies"

    7
    84
  39. 39
    SUES

    46A Takes to court

    7
    42
  40. 40
    ALAI

    50D Jai ___

    6
    181
  41. 41
    AGORA

    19D Public place in Athens

    6
    105
  42. 42
    SEPIA

    41A Old photo tint

    6
    74
  43. 43
    GALE

    1D Air force?

    6
    67
  44. 44
    STALL

    26D Conk out

    6
    54
  45. 45
    GIRL

    1A With 10-Across and the circled letters, a best-selling novel, with "The"

    6
    52
  46. 46
    LBS

    55D Figure watchers' figs.

    6
    51
  47. 47
    GSPOT

    34D "The ___ and Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality" (1982 best seller)

    5
    19
  48. 48
    SOOT

    21A It's found in stacks

    4
    85
  49. 49
    WIRE

    51D Something a police informant might wear

    4
    64
  50. 50
    LUST

    7D One of the seven deadly sins

    4
    41
  51. 51
    GOOSE

    22A One taking a gander?

    4
    38
  52. 52
    WITH

    10A See 1-Across

    4
    32
  53. 53
    STAID

    47A Not flighty

    3
    53
  54. 54
    OUSTS

    29D Boots

    3
    44
  55. 55
    STOKE

    46D Feed, as a fire

    3
    28
  56. 56
    ARON

    24A The King's middle name

    2
    73
  57. 57
    INDO

    11D Prefix with China

    2
    61
  58. 58
    REINS

    28D Ones holding their horses?

    2
    52
  59. 59
    TTOPS

    30D Some sports car features

    2
    29
  60. 60
    WINONA

    10D Actress Ryder

    2
    17
  61. 61
    SHRIEK

    26A Horror film sound

    2
    9
  62. 62
    GIRD

    23D Encircle

    1
    30
  63. 63
    TOERR

    33A "___ is human"

    1
    19
  64. 64
    STIEG debut

    62A Author Larsson of 1-/10-Across, etc.

    1
    15
  65. 65
    BLAKE

    59A English Romantic poet William

    1
    10
  66. 66
    GLIDE

    40D Dance movement

    0
    21
  67. 67
    NUTMEG

    44D Mace source

    0
    20
  68. 68
    NTESTS

    44A 1940s Bikini blasts, for short

    0
    19
  69. 69
    ARIANE

    43D 1906 Massenet opera based on Greek myth

    0
    17
  70. 70
    OPERATOR

    29A Zero personality?

    0
    11
  71. 71
    ROSAS

    32D Some Spanish flowers

    0
    11
  72. 72
    RETOOK

    5D Seized again

    0
    7
  73. 73
    REGT

    25D Armory grp.

    0
    6
  74. 74
    GUPTA

    40A TV doctor Sanjay

    0
    5
  75. 75
    HOMEO

    27D Prefix with -pathy

    0
    5
  76. 76
    LOSALTOS

    42A Silicon Valley city

    0
    4
  77. 77
    GUNGA

    34A Kipling's "___ Din"

    0
    2
  78. 78
    LISBETHSALANDER debut

    17A Heroine of 1-/10-Across, etc.

    0
    1
  79. 79
    MIKAELBLOMKVIST debut

    54A Hero of 1-/10-Across, etc.

    0
    1
  80. 80
    OWEIT debut

    31D "You ___ to yourself ..."

    0
    1