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Saturday · 70 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EST

    5D Basic Latin verb

    55
    428
  2. 2
    ERE

    17A Lead-in to now

    43
    602
  3. 3
    SAD

    33D Poor, as an excuse

    31
    236
  4. 4
    ESE

    24A Legal attachment?

    26
    386
  5. 5
    RTE

    32D 1, for one: Abbr.

    20
    285
  6. 6
    MAR

    29D Graffiti, say

    19
    215
  7. 7
    OLES

    26A Acclaim for picadors

    17
    130
  8. 8
    ORO

    28D Cortés's quest

    16
    231
  9. 9
    CGI

    55D Staple of sci-fi filmmaking

    15
    55
  10. 10
    IKE

    4D "South Park" boy

    11
    181
  11. 11
    ONICE

    10D Chilling

    10
    91
  12. 12
    SUMO

    14D Big sport overseas?

    10
    81
  13. 13
    CTRL

    38D Key never used by itself

    10
    43
  14. 14
    SALEM

    44D R. J. Reynolds brand

    9
    107
  15. 15
    STATE

    41A Saxony, e.g.

    9
    90
  16. 16
    NERVE

    47D Brass

    7
    56
  17. 17
    ICI

    54D "Vous êtes ___"

    6
    97
  18. 18
    TEX

    52A Ranch sobriquet

    6
    93
  19. 19
    YMCA

    9D Neighborhood org. since 1844

    6
    77
  20. 20
    HUN

    56D Ostrogoth enemy

    6
    54
  21. 21
    INLET

    60A Firth, e.g.

    5
    83
  22. 22
    HEMS

    46D Borders

    5
    36
  23. 23
    EXPAT

    48D Hemingway, notably

    5
    20
  24. 24
    TAMPA

    18A Home of MacDill Air Force Base

    4
    67
  25. 25
    COSTA

    35A La ___ (California resort and spa)

    4
    25
  26. 26
    REDOS

    11D Mulligans, e.g.

    4
    17
  27. 27
    NEHRU

    2D Jacket style

    3
    71
  28. 28
    APSES

    1D Where vaults can be seen

    3
    69
  29. 29
    BBS

    42A Shot

    3
    56
  30. 30
    SHEET

    15A Form of many a birthday cake

    3
    46
  31. 31
    ORDEAL

    36A Extended trial

    3
    35
  32. 32
    SULA

    41D Toni Morrison novel

    3
    16
  33. 33
    LORELEI

    37D Rock singer?

    2
    24
  34. 34
    ACOW

    19A Had ___ (flipped)

    2
    18
  35. 35
    FAWN

    16D Babe in the woods

    2
    18
  36. 36
    OWNERS

    30A They're not team players

    2
    18
  37. 37
    LUMEN

    25A Light unit

    2
    16
  38. 38
    DALAILAMA

    53A 1989 Peace Nobelist

    2
    15
  39. 39
    AMIDALA

    22D "Star Wars" queen and senator

    2
    8
  40. 40
    ELOI

    39A Morlocks' enemy

    1
    111
  41. 41
    ANGIE

    1A Girl's name in #1 1973 and 1974 song titles

    1
    33
  42. 42
    WEI

    8D Early Chinese dynasty

    1
    17
  43. 43
    NEWYORK

    6A With 20-Across, where the first-ever crossword puzzle appeared

    1
    15
  44. 44
    CHIRP

    55A Aviary sound

    1
    12
  45. 45
    OMANIS

    28A Certain sultan's subjects

    1
    11
  46. 46
    CLOSED

    38A Not for the general public

    1
    8
  47. 47
    ITWASI

    40D Formal confession

    1
    6
  48. 48
    ELAM

    49A Kingdom vanquished by Hammurabi

    0
    34
  49. 49
    BLANC

    43D Like some vin

    0
    26
  50. 50
    EWELL

    51A Actor Tom of "The Seven Year Itch"

    0
    22
  51. 51
    GUAVA

    58A Fruit whose name comes from Arawak

    0
    19
  52. 52
    RANDD

    34A Lab dept.

    0
    14
  53. 53
    BEDIM

    42D Obscure

    0
    12
  54. 54
    SNOOTY

    27D High-hatting

    0
    11
  55. 55
    TYES

    18D Sailors' chains

    0
    11
  56. 56
    PERKS

    13A Reserved parking spaces and others

    0
    9
  57. 57
    DUNDEE

    21D City on the Firth of Tay

    0
    8
  58. 58
    ESSENTIAL

    31D Like many nutrients

    0
    5
  59. 59
    GREENLAND

    3D Noted geographical misnomer

    0
    3
  60. 60
    INEXCESS

    57A To a fault

    0
    3
  61. 61
    NONPRO debut

    6D Hobbyist, e.g.

    0
    3
  62. 62
    KREWE debut

    12D Mardi Gras group

    0
    2
  63. 63
    MAXX debut

    50D T. J. ___

    0
    2
  64. 64
    ARTHURWYNNE debut

    45A Creator of the first crossword

    0
    1
  65. 65
    DEWCLAW debut

    23D Canine vestigial structure

    0
    1
  66. 66
    ELGALLO debut

    7D Jerry Orbach role in "The Fantasticks"

    0
    1
  67. 67
    FUNGICIDE debut

    16A Jojoba oil is a natural one

    0
    1
  68. 68
    MCMXIII debut

    59A Year in which the first crossword appeared, on December 21

    0
    1
  69. 69
    SOLEMNER debut

    14A Less light

    0
    1
  70. 70
    SUNDAYWORLD debut

    20A See 6-Across

    0
    1