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Tuesday · 76 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ODE

    44D "___ to Joy"

    58
    523
  2. 2
    ACE

    37D Bandage brand

    57
    493
  3. 3
    ALI

    13D Ring king

    49
    518
  4. 4
    USE

    21A Function

    47
    356
  5. 5
    SNL

    39D NBC show since '75

    40
    263
  6. 6
    ISEE

    66A "Got it"

    36
    360
  7. 7
    SIR

    7D Word said with a salute

    35
    271
  8. 8
    OBOE

    6D High wind?

    32
    315
  9. 9
    RAT

    54A Fink

    29
    280
  10. 10
    OIL

    4D Medium for Van Dyck or van Gogh

    27
    282
  11. 11
    ADA

    20A Org. recommending regular checkups

    27
    270
  12. 12
    HER

    30D Part of H.M.S.

    27
    237
  13. 13
    ABLE

    55D Like Napoleon, before Elba?

    25
    259
  14. 14
    ATL

    52D The Braves, on scoreboards

    23
    171
  15. 15
    INTO

    1A Digging ... or word after "digging"

    17
    219
  16. 16
    UGH

    56A "Yuck!"

    16
    128
  17. 17
    EVIL

    62A Wicked

    14
    208
  18. 18
    TERM

    46A Prisoner's sentence

    13
    93
  19. 19
    TSO

    29D General on Chinese menus

    13
    88
  20. 20
    SLO

    23D ___ Poke (candy)

    12
    185
  21. 21
    NORI

    14A "Me neither"

    12
    46
  22. 22
    ROSA

    5A Santa ___, Calif.

    11
    137
  23. 23
    ASTER

    52A Late bloomer

    10
    109
  24. 24
    RUIN

    54D Many an archaeological site

    10
    97
  25. 25
    KIT

    27D Press ___ (media packet)

    9
    106
  26. 26
    NESTS

    35D Flight destinations

    8
    127
  27. 27
    EMI

    60D Big inits. in music

    8
    117
  28. 28
    ASSAM

    64A Source of Indian black tea

    8
    63
  29. 29
    DUO

    18D Couple

    7
    105
  30. 30
    PASTA

    9A Penne, e.g.

    7
    89
  31. 31
    ARROW

    10D "This way" indicator

    7
    75
  32. 32
    DONE

    65A Ready to come off the stove

    6
    66
  33. 33
    METOO

    24A "I'm with you!"

    6
    53
  34. 34
    STARS

    39A There are five on China's flag

    5
    54
  35. 35
    BETTE

    61A Hollywood's Davis

    5
    53
  36. 36
    ROWS

    5D Counterparts of columns

    5
    48
  37. 37
    MELD

    63A Vulcan mind ___

    5
    42
  38. 38
    NOIDEA

    2D "I haven't the foggiest"

    5
    32
  39. 39
    ICEES

    41A Alternatives to Slurpees

    5
    24
  40. 40
    RET

    38D Like some mil. officers

    4
    114
  41. 41
    NOB

    42A San Francisco's ___ Hill

    3
    59
  42. 42
    OBIS

    15A Geishas' wear

    2
    57
  43. 43
    OSKAR

    25D Holocaust hero Schindler

    2
    37
  44. 44
    TRINI

    19A "Lemon Tree" singer Lopez

    2
    34
  45. 45
    PLANT

    57A Magician's assistant in an audience, say

    2
    33
  46. 46
    ETUDES

    47D 27 Chopin works

    2
    26
  47. 47
    KASEM

    32A Casey with a radio countdown

    2
    23
  48. 48
    SONNET

    43A One of 154 for Shakespeare

    2
    23
  49. 49
    REGALE

    48D Entertain lavishly

    2
    22
  50. 50
    YAYS

    28A Some cheers

    1
    15
  51. 51
    NODDED

    45D Dozed (off)

    1
    12
  52. 52
    SOUSED

    53A Lit

    1
    8
  53. 53
    TENSEUP

    12D Stiffen through nervousness

    1
    5
  54. 54
    OVO

    59D ___-lacto-vegetarian

    0
    57
  55. 55
    TREATY

    3D Bringer of peace

    0
    28
  56. 56
    PBA

    57D Org. with balls and strikes

    0
    26
  57. 57
    DUI

    31A A .08% reading may lead to it, for short

    0
    25
  58. 58
    ARNEL

    16A Synthetic fiber

    0
    22
  59. 59
    UNAPT

    34A Not suitable

    0
    16
  60. 60
    MRHYDE

    49D Half of Stevenson's "strange case"

    0
    14
  61. 61
    FSTOPS

    22A Camera adjustments

    0
    13
  62. 62
    ASKFOR

    8D Request

    0
    12
  63. 63
    INFAMY

    1D Severe disrepute

    0
    6
  64. 64
    KUNTA

    51D ___ Kinte of "Roots"

    0
    5
  65. 65
    TOUSLES

    40D Messes up, as the hair

    0
    3
  66. 66
    ABSSYSTEM

    33D Auto safety feature, redundantly

    0
    2
  67. 67
    DOUBLEDAY debut

    58A Supposed inventor of baseball ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 36- and 50-Across

    0
    2
  68. 68
    FIELDWORK

    17A Research that may be outdoors

    0
    2
  69. 69
    THEROD

    29A Something not to be spared, in a saying

    0
    2
  70. 70
    HEMMING debut

    26D Fixing, as the bottom of a skirt

    0
    1
  71. 71
    HOLYWEEK debut

    26A Variable spring period

    0
    1
  72. 72
    LABCOATS debut

    36D Attire for scientists

    0
    1
  73. 73
    LABORMARKET debut

    36A What employers tap to get employees

    0
    1
  74. 74
    LUCKYDOG debut

    50A Fortunate sort

    0
    1
  75. 75
    PATTYDUKE debut

    9D Helen Keller's portrayer in "The Miracle Worker"

    0
    1
  76. 76
    SNIPEDAT debut

    11D Attacked anonymously

    0
    1