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Tuesday · 74 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELSE

    29D Otherwise

    43
    440
  2. 2
    ASAP

    32D "Hurry!"

    36
    300
  3. 3
    IDEA

    24D Inkling

    33
    396
  4. 4
    IDLE

    59D Thumb-twiddling

    30
    259
  5. 5
    ENDS

    61A Winds up

    27
    303
  6. 6
    ONTO

    58D Wise about

    26
    244
  7. 7
    ETRE

    47A "Suis" is part of its conjugation

    24
    241
  8. 8
    OTOE

    64A Siouan tribe

    21
    198
  9. 9
    CNN

    4D Fox News rival

    19
    126
  10. 10
    DOS

    60A Buns, e.g.

    18
    175
  11. 11
    OATS

    27D 17-Across ingredients, often

    17
    133
  12. 12
    ALP

    20A European peak

    16
    187
  13. 13
    LAO

    42A Asian language with no plural form

    16
    154
  14. 14
    AHAB

    6D Starbuck's boss

    15
    156
  15. 15
    SANE

    68A Fit to be tried

    14
    153
  16. 16
    CASE

    31A Matter of law

    13
    108
  17. 17
    URGE

    36D Impulse

    12
    208
  18. 18
    LENA

    16A Olin of "Chocolat"

    11
    140
  19. 19
    EMIL

    65A Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar

    10
    131
  20. 20
    FLU

    38A Winter woe

    9
    83
  21. 21
    ARCS

    6A Paths of lobs

    8
    109
  22. 22
    DODO

    26A Airhead

    8
    87
  23. 23
    ATEIN

    66A Didn't go out for dinner

    8
    79
  24. 24
    ATA

    63D ___ glance

    7
    161
  25. 25
    APEX

    41D Zenith

    7
    101
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    EDGAR

    1D Mystery prize

    7
    80
  27. 27
    WOOD

    67A Covered club, usually

    7
    42
  28. 28
    STRIP

    9D "Dilbert" or "Doonesbury"

    6
    61
  29. 29
    RUED

    30D Lamented

    5
    55
  30. 30
    CELS

    31D Ones drawn to film?

    5
    45
  31. 31
    STAIN

    52D Blotch

    5
    44
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    ADREP

    54D One with space to sell, for short

    5
    34
  33. 33
    EDICT

    1A Decree

    4
    53
  34. 34
    ITSAGO

    43A "We're on!"

    4
    16
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    INAPT

    3D Unsuited

    3
    29
  36. 36
    YEOW

    57D "That hurts!"

    3
    29
  37. 37
    DROLL

    22D Waggish

    3
    25
  38. 38
    BLENDS

    49A Cranapple juice and others

    3
    10
  39. 39
    RATION

    23A Mete out

    3
    9
  40. 40
    PLED

    44A Said "Guilty" or "Not guilty," say

    2
    46
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    MOA

    35D Extinct ostrichlike bird

    2
    45
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    ESPRIT

    25A Quick wit

    2
    38
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    NAPES

    69A Neck parts

    2
    33
  44. 44
    ANTZ

    12D Animated bug film

    2
    30
  45. 45
    ALIBIS

    10D Cover stories

    2
    27
  46. 46
    DERMA

    51D Skin: Prefix

    2
    17
  47. 47
    LIKED

    40D Fancied

    2
    14
  48. 48
    OSIER

    28A Willow twig

    1
    44
  49. 49
    IATE

    19A "It must be something ___"

    1
    28
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    DARLA

    2D Friend of Porky and Spanky

    1
    27
  51. 51
    RUBLE

    7D Change in Russia

    1
    26
  52. 52
    SPOCK

    45A "Live long and prosper" speaker

    1
    18
  53. 53
    TOOTOO

    5D Pretentious, informally

    1
    17
  54. 54
    SAMUEL

    34A Adams in a bar

    1
    15
  55. 55
    CIAOS

    8D Bye lines?

    1
    13
  56. 56
    HUIT

    15A French 4 + 4

    1
    9
  57. 57
    CLOSED

    46D After-hours shop sign

    1
    8
  58. 58
    BAEZ

    13D Singer of many Dylan songs

    0
    30
  59. 59
    ABAB

    10A Basic quatrain scheme

    0
    28
  60. 60
    ASSNS

    56D Professional grps.

    0
    24
  61. 61
    COKIE

    55D NPR news analyst Roberts

    0
    12
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    OAXACA

    53A Modern home of the ancient Zapotec civilization

    0
    11
  63. 63
    ECOTONE

    37D Transitional zone between plant communities

    0
    9
  64. 64
    DANNO

    14A "Hawaii Five-O" nickname

    0
    6
  65. 65
    NITES

    50D Casual evenings?

    0
    6
  66. 66
    SCOOBYDOO

    33D Shaggy's dog

    0
    5
  67. 67
    ESCALATORCLAUSE

    39A Provision in many a construction contract

    0
    4
  68. 68
    LANDSAT

    18D Imager of the earth's surface

    0
    4
  69. 69
    RAGMAN

    48D Seller of cloth scraps

    0
    3
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    BEAUTIFUL

    11D Stunning

    0
    2
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    GRANOLABAR

    17A Hiker's snack

    0
    2
  72. 72
    TRADEMARKS debut

    62A Intellectual property protection ... or what the starts of 17-, 21-, 39- and 57-Across once were

    0
    2
  73. 73
    TABLOIDBUZZ debut

    21A What's being discussed in the National Enquirer or Globe

    0
    1
  74. 74
    YOYODIETING debut

    57A Poor weight-loss practice

    0
    1