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Thursday · 76 answers · 2 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ARE

    13A Q2

    56
    533
  2. 2
    AREA

    14A 109 acres, for Vatican City

    46
    631
  3. 3
    EGO

    63A Kind of stroke

    42
    393
  4. 4
    EAT

    38A Corrode

    33
    399
  5. 5
    RED

    34A Blood-___

    32
    278
  6. 6
    EROS

    50A Early wielder of a bow and arrow

    28
    321
  7. 7
    IDOL

    54A Carrie Underwood or Taylor Hicks

    23
    293
  8. 8
    RHO

    57D Secondary character in Aristophanes?

    23
    191
  9. 9
    DEN

    66A Fox hole, e.g.

    22
    260
  10. 10
    REST

    18A Musical interlude

    22
    256
  11. 11
    PAT

    60A Too smooth

    18
    168
  12. 12
    CEO

    33D Corp.'s 8-Down

    15
    177
  13. 13
    SPF

    65A Lotion abbr.

    15
    110
  14. 14
    OOZE

    58A Exude

    11
    116
  15. 15
    ISAY

    25A British interjection

    10
    99
  16. 16
    ROOF

    51D Overhead expense?

    10
    56
  17. 17
    TOIL

    53A Trouble's partner

    9
    90
  18. 18
    IONE

    52A One of the Nereids in Greek myth

    9
    73
  19. 19
    ALFA

    7D Romeo's precursor?

    8
    108
  20. 20
    YON

    17A Over there

    7
    82
  21. 21
    TSETSE

    32A Trypanosomiasis transmitter

    6
    113
  22. 22
    ARETHA

    61A Franklin with a cameo role in "The Blues Brothers"

    5
    40
  23. 23
    COMET

    23D "Deep Impact" menace

    5
    30
  24. 24
    ZAP

    59D Nuke

    4
    82
  25. 25
    PAP

    1A Blather

    4
    58
  26. 26
    CECE

    33A Member of the singing Winans family

    4
    35
  27. 27
    KYOTO

    21D ___ Protocol (1997 agreement)

    4
    26
  28. 28
    SAHIB

    37D Indian master?

    3
    53
  29. 29
    BOCA

    22A Florida city, informally

    3
    43
  30. 30
    LEERAT

    9D Examine like a wolf

    3
    36
  31. 31
    SPASMS

    42A Fits

    3
    31
  32. 32
    WHY

    4A Q1

    3
    27
  33. 33
    ATOZ

    15D The whole kit and caboodle

    2
    80
  34. 34
    FRAU

    62A Lady of the Haus

    2
    54
  35. 35
    DIR

    8D See 33-Down: Abbr.

    2
    40
  36. 36
    WARS

    4D Does battle

    2
    36
  37. 37
    LINED

    36D Like some paper and garbage cans

    2
    28
  38. 38
    SATUP

    27A Awaited someone's arrival before going to bed

    2
    27
  39. 39
    SMALL

    49A Q5

    2
    27
  40. 40
    NEESON

    64A "Battleship" co-star, 2012

    2
    26
  41. 41
    SLEEPS

    27D Is in low power mode

    2
    24
  42. 42
    TRAINEE

    40D Company newbie

    2
    23
  43. 43
    PENNAME

    3D Dr. Seuss, e.g.

    2
    17
  44. 44
    HRE

    5D Charlemagne's domain: Abbr.

    1
    77
  45. 45
    OUZO

    26A "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" libation

    1
    29
  46. 46
    ADLIBS

    7A Ignores the teleprompter

    1
    22
  47. 47
    ALLOTS

    47D Rations

    1
    20
  48. 48
    ARMOIRE

    39D Bedroom piece

    1
    19
  49. 49
    AGIO

    41A Currency exchange premium

    1
    18
  50. 50
    MALTESE

    30A Only Semitic language that's an official language of the European Union

    1
    13
  51. 51
    ACTSAS

    31D Substitutes for

    1
    11
  52. 52
    YESBUT

    6D Excuse maker's lead-in

    1
    7
  53. 53
    BECAUSE

    11D A1

    1
    6
  54. 54
    ISAN

    54D A3

    0
    22
  55. 55
    AROUSES

    2D Gets going

    0
    19
  56. 56
    RIAA

    24A Fighter of pirates, in brief

    0
    15
  57. 57
    OEUF

    55D A4

    0
    14
  58. 58
    USMAIL

    29D Letters in - or on - boxes

    0
    13
  59. 59
    EASTMAN

    38D Linda who married Paul McCartney

    0
    12
  60. 60
    LIEGES

    16A Lords ... or subjects

    0
    10
  61. 61
    COLORS

    48D Salmon and coral

    0
    9
  62. 62
    SWEETON

    45D Smitten with

    0
    9
  63. 63
    CASHCOW

    48A Reliable profit center

    0
    7
  64. 64
    OBOTE

    55A Uganda's second P.M.

    0
    7
  65. 65
    PAYDIRT

    1D Good thing to hit

    0
    7
  66. 66
    SSHAPED

    12D Curvy, in a way

    0
    7
  67. 67
    ARRAIGN

    46A Accuse formally

    0
    6
  68. 68
    FRENCH

    19A Q3

    0
    6
  69. 69
    MINORS

    56A A, AA and AAA

    0
    6
  70. 70
    IGNITER

    10D Flint, e.g.

    0
    5
  71. 71
    OMELETTES

    35A Q4

    0
    4
  72. 72
    DUNKS

    20A Fancy basketball scores

    0
    3
  73. 73
    ONEEGG

    26D A2

    0
    3
  74. 74
    REMOUNT

    28A Get back on the horse

    0
    3
  75. 75
    MONTAGE debut

    44D Visual olio

    0
    2
  76. 76
    SCOOPED debut

    43D Beat, journalistically

    0
    1