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Thursday · 74 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    IRE

    62A It may make the face turn red

    52
    498
  2. 2
    EPEE

    26D ___ du combat

    41
    343
  3. 3
    TRI

    58A Numerical prefix

    41
    237
  4. 4
    STIR

    55A Direction in a bartender guide

    27
    292
  5. 5
    INN

    16A "The Fair Maid of the ___" (Renaissance comedy)

    27
    258
  6. 6
    LOT

    31D Place for parking

    25
    189
  7. 7
    SRO

    34D Sign of success

    24
    251
  8. 8
    ETCH

    36D Prepare a plaque, perhaps

    23
    174
  9. 9
    LES

    65A Louis Malle's "___ Amants"

    22
    270
  10. 10
    MERE

    54A Simple

    18
    155
  11. 11
    ESL

    10D Night school subj.

    18
    153
  12. 12
    PIE

    11A Buster Keaton missile

    17
    183
  13. 13
    UFO

    33D Amateur film subject, maybe

    17
    131
  14. 14
    TAB

    18D Q neighbor

    16
    167
  15. 15
    OFT

    32D Many a time

    15
    113
  16. 16
    DEM

    60D J.F.K. or F.D.R.

    15
    93
  17. 17
    ABA

    22D Law school-sanctioning org.

    14
    195
  18. 18
    AROMA

    49D It might whet your appetite

    11
    191
  19. 19
    AGAIN

    7D "Let's take it from the top"

    11
    109
  20. 20
    SHEL

    5D Silverstein of kid-lit

    11
    75
  21. 21
    DEW

    53D Drops on the field?

    10
    97
  22. 22
    ALLA

    23A Penne ___ vodka

    10
    81
  23. 23
    EMOTE

    63A Not act subtly

    8
    152
  24. 24
    ETAT

    29A State of France

    8
    143
  25. 25
    TARS

    27A Besmirches

    7
    72
  26. 26
    BEA

    30D Actress Benaderet

    7
    67
  27. 27
    TEETH

    9D Where crowns go

    5
    53
  28. 28
    DIVA

    42A Demanding sort

    4
    82
  29. 29
    MASON

    66A Foundation layer

    4
    48
  30. 30
    LARIAT

    21A One thrown from a horse?

    4
    41
  31. 31
    ARA

    61D Constellation next to Scorpius

    3
    181
  32. 32
    ASPIC

    43A Certain jelly

    3
    50
  33. 33
    DEPP

    57D Co-star of DiCaprio in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"

    3
    39
  34. 34
    CARTE

    6A Brasserie list

    3
    36
  35. 35
    PAYEE

    28A Check information

    3
    20
  36. 36
    ONEK

    47A Brief race distance, briefly

    3
    14
  37. 37
    ESSEN

    52D Steel city of Germany

    2
    126
  38. 38
    EPOCH

    14A Notable time span

    2
    49
  39. 39
    CAPRA

    6D "State of the Union" director, 1948

    2
    42
  40. 40
    ASSAIL

    43D Attack

    2
    39
  41. 41
    RUNAT

    8D Charge

    2
    19
  42. 42
    PASEO

    67A Sporty 1990s Toyota

    2
    18
  43. 43
    NANOS

    50D Some iPods

    2
    12
  44. 44
    SUTURE

    44D Stitch up

    2
    9
  45. 45
    IER

    46D Suffix with bombard

    1
    55
  46. 46
    DITTO

    51D "I'll second that"

    1
    40
  47. 47
    EDOM

    37D Ancient land around today's Jordan

    1
    37
  48. 48
    ABOO

    22A Peek-___

    1
    33
  49. 49
    TATTOO

    41A Dragon in a 2008 best seller

    1
    32
  50. 50
    ACR

    4D Unlike this clue: Abbr.

    1
    23
  51. 51
    PREPS

    64A Readies

    1
    18
  52. 52
    INCOME

    12D 1040 figure

    1
    15
  53. 53
    BLOUSE

    30A Top of a wardrobe

    1
    13
  54. 54
    BESEATED

    1D "Take your chairs"

    1
    6
  55. 55
    PRIDES

    45D Safari sightings

    1
    4
  56. 56
    DONTSWEATIT debut

    60A Reassuring words ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across

    1
    2
  57. 57
    ENA

    20A Doe in a Disney film

    0
    82
  58. 58
    NCR

    19A Initials seen at a checkout counter

    0
    46
  59. 59
    ASTR

    24D Sci. major

    0
    26
  60. 60
    ENROBE

    13D Get dressed

    0
    21
  61. 61
    AGUES

    15A Malaria may cause these

    0
    13
  62. 62
    RAISED

    56A Like Braille characters

    0
    9
  63. 63
    AUD

    59A C.P.A., at times: Abbr.

    0
    8
  64. 64
    OPENLATE

    2D Like many a restaurant drive-thru

    0
    6
  65. 65
    BOLAS

    1A Whirled weapons

    0
    4
  66. 66
    DINETTES

    38D Some furniture sets

    0
    4
  67. 67
    OVERRIPE

    39D Like a mushy banana, say

    0
    3
  68. 68
    BANTHEBOMB

    25A '60s protest sign

    0
    2
  69. 69
    MAKEITSO debut

    40D Catchphrase of Jean-Luc Picard on "Star Trek: T.N.G."

    0
    2
  70. 70
    DEGREEOFFREEDOM debut

    35A Extent to which you may do as you please

    0
    1
  71. 71
    LOCALRAG debut

    3D Small-town paper, informally

    0
    1
  72. 72
    PINBOY debut

    11D Old-time bowling alley worker

    0
    1
  73. 73
    SECRETPANEL debut

    17A The library in an old mansion may have one

    0
    1
  74. 74
    SUREHANDED debut

    48A Having firm control

    0
    1