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Wednesday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ORE

    59D Stuff to dig up

    48
    581
  2. 2
    OAR

    31A Boat turner

    36
    331
  3. 3
    SOS

    20A "Mamma Mia!" number

    34
    251
  4. 4
    SUE

    42A "Alphabet series" author Grafton

    17
    183
  5. 5
    LAS

    4D ___ Palmas

    17
    173
  6. 6
    OREOS

    35D Cookies that flavor some ice cream

    17
    87
  7. 7
    ESPY

    37D Spot

    16
    130
  8. 8
    RYES

    17A Jim Beam and others

    15
    116
  9. 9
    ALONE

    15A "Are we ___?"

    14
    191
  10. 10
    AINT

    64A 25-Down, nonstandardly

    13
    136
  11. 11
    FOR

    43A Preposition in many Grafton titles

    13
    103
  12. 12
    REESE

    28A Witherspoon of "Walk the Line"

    12
    153
  13. 13
    MEL

    13D Sitcom cook who said "Stow it!"

    12
    151
  14. 14
    ONLY

    35A Word before a sale price

    11
    116
  15. 15
    ASSES

    53D Ninnies

    11
    103
  16. 16
    MAIL

    19A Some airplane cargo

    11
    58
  17. 17
    DINE

    16A Eat by candlelight

    11
    54
  18. 18
    GENE

    66A Pool item?

    10
    158
  19. 19
    NAB

    32A Collar

    10
    136
  20. 20
    ADMIT

    10D Fess up (to)

    9
    73
  21. 21
    TAIL

    1A Succulent lobster piece

    8
    112
  22. 22
    IOTAS

    58A Minuscule amounts

    8
    80
  23. 23
    CHIN

    21A Vandyke locale

    7
    45
  24. 24
    TSE

    44D J. Alfred Prufrock creator's monogram

    6
    228
  25. 25
    CHA

    57D When doubled, a dance

    6
    85
  26. 26
    CLEAR

    21D Like crystal

    6
    68
  27. 27
    HUN

    34A Fifth-century sacker

    6
    54
  28. 28
    OUTDO

    38D Go one better than

    6
    47
  29. 29
    WAWA

    60A Part of a guitarist's pedalboard

    6
    38
  30. 30
    ECLAT

    29A Grand display

    5
    113
  31. 31
    ASI

    41A "Call 'em"/"see 'em" connection

    4
    130
  32. 32
    PRY

    27D Apply leverage to

    4
    68
  33. 33
    WIG

    60D Part of many a Halloween costume

    4
    53
  34. 34
    SLIER

    54A More guileful

    4
    34
  35. 35
    BETAS

    5A Still-in-development apps

    4
    28
  36. 36
    NOTATE

    47D Jot down

    4
    8
  37. 37
    TAL

    56A Former chess champion Mikhail

    3
    61
  38. 38
    CHAN

    57A Charlie who said "Waiting for tomorrow waste of today"

    3
    52
  39. 39
    BATHE

    5D Come clean?

    3
    44
  40. 40
    TOWN

    7D Ending with George or James

    3
    44
  41. 41
    TROPE

    62A Figurative use of a word

    3
    28
  42. 42
    TIPSY

    44A Risking a D.U.I., say

    3
    24
  43. 43
    CHRIS

    30D Rock in Hollywood

    3
    22
  44. 44
    TERSER

    1D More to the point

    3
    15
  45. 45
    ANE

    8D Hydrocarbon suffix

    2
    130
  46. 46
    ELOISE

    6D Plaza girl of fiction

    2
    51
  47. 47
    TONGA

    46A Neighbor of Fiji

    2
    44
  48. 48
    AGLARE

    49D Shining brightly

    2
    24
  49. 49
    GUILT

    22A ___-free (low-cal, maybe)

    2
    8
  50. 50
    ANYONE

    2D "Who wants to volunteer?"

    1
    29
  51. 51
    HERES

    65A Start of a toast

    1
    29
  52. 52
    AFB

    39D B-52's home: Abbr.

    1
    24
  53. 53
    TOWER

    18A Airport feature

    1
    24
  54. 54
    YSHAPE

    45D What a slingshot or wishbone has

    1
    7
  55. 55
    BOLSHOI

    40D Moscow ballet company

    1
    5
  56. 56
    AHSO

    55A Facetious "I see"

    0
    70
  57. 57
    ULT

    23D Final: Abbr.

    0
    35
  58. 58
    ENNA

    14A City known as the Navel of Sicily

    0
    32
  59. 59
    ITOR

    63A "Believe ___ Not!"

    0
    31
  60. 60
    ISNOT

    25D "This ___ a drill!"

    0
    29
  61. 61
    INESSE

    3D Actually existing

    0
    27
  62. 62
    ATOR

    55D Suffix with origin or comment

    0
    25
  63. 63
    ABAT

    39A Blind as ___

    0
    18
  64. 64
    HONI

    61A Daughter of Hägar the Horrible

    0
    16
  65. 65
    INITIAL

    12D Handkerchief embroidery

    0
    12
  66. 66
    FLUS

    26D Winter bugs

    0
    11
  67. 67
    FELTTIP

    26A Sharpie feature

    0
    8
  68. 68
    SADSONG

    52A "Last Kiss" or "Tell Laura I Love Her"

    0
    7
  69. 69
    DIALTONE

    11D Landline sound

    0
    6
  70. 70
    ADIM

    10A Take ___ view of

    0
    5
  71. 71
    CORNERSTORE

    36A Local convenience ... or a hint to the words in the circled squares

    0
    4
  72. 72
    ENSILES

    24A Preserves on a farm

    0
    3
  73. 73
    GNAWON

    48D Chew, as a steak bone

    0
    2
  74. 74
    SERGEANTS

    9D March V.I.P.'s?

    0
    2
  75. 75
    WINIT debut

    51D Take home the top prize

    0
    2
  76. 76
    BLOWSBY debut

    50A Easily passes

    0
    1
  77. 77
    BNAIBRITH debut

    33D Group with two apostrophes in its name

    0
    1
  78. 78
    CAROLANN debut

    36D British poet laureate Duffy

    0
    1