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Wednesday · 74 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASH

    39A ___ brown

    50
    458
  2. 2
    YES

    13D Sycophant's standard reply

    50
    365
  3. 3
    ART

    22A Caricatures and such

    40
    384
  4. 4
    ODOR

    64A Sign of spoilage

    39
    344
  5. 5
    OGRE

    49A Shrek, e.g.

    36
    284
  6. 6
    TSAR

    53D Pre-1917 autocrat

    33
    341
  7. 7
    ALSO

    52D "In addition ..."

    28
    245
  8. 8
    INS

    54D Networkers' hopes

    28
    224
  9. 9
    URSA

    61A ___ Major

    22
    190
  10. 10
    SAN

    20A Honshu honorific

    19
    182
  11. 11
    CAT

    51A Any of T. S. Eliot's "practical" creatures

    19
    179
  12. 12
    PLEA

    2D "Don't shoot!," e.g.

    18
    154
  13. 13
    SUE

    12D Boy of song who hated his name

    17
    183
  14. 14
    EAU

    8D La mer contents

    16
    203
  15. 15
    DEA

    55D Bust-making org.

    16
    124
  16. 16
    ELBA

    15A Isle of exile

    13
    132
  17. 17
    LION

    60A One sleeping "in the jungle, the mighty jungle," in song

    13
    131
  18. 18
    ESSAY

    35A Piece of Slate, e.g.

    12
    153
  19. 19
    ONAIR

    30D Radio booth sign

    12
    128
  20. 20
    ILK

    57D Kind

    11
    107
  21. 21
    LEAP

    32D Grand jeté, e.g.

    11
    103
  22. 22
    ODIE

    49D Often-kicked comics canine

    10
    153
  23. 23
    DAN

    36A Sex columnist Savage

    10
    122
  24. 24
    AXLE

    47A ___ grease

    10
    119
  25. 25
    ARSON

    37A Crime in much insurance fraud

    10
    107
  26. 26
    DDAY

    23A "Now or never" time

    10
    98
  27. 27
    YAK

    4D Tibetan source of butter

    10
    88
  28. 28
    ICK

    11D "E-e-e-ew!"

    10
    70
  29. 29
    SPAY

    1A Fix

    10
    51
  30. 30
    OPEDS

    40D Printed points of view, for short

    10
    49
  31. 31
    OLIN

    6D Lena of "Havana"

    9
    112
  32. 32
    DADA

    24D "___ means nothing" (1918 manifesto declaration)

    8
    98
  33. 33
    DUO

    58D Indigo Girls, e.g.

    7
    105
  34. 34
    TRU

    34A Play about Capote

    7
    83
  35. 35
    ROBE

    5A Sauna garment

    6
    92
  36. 36
    LIARS

    41A ___ poker (dollar bill game)

    6
    40
  37. 37
    SAPS

    1D Chumps

    5
    85
  38. 38
    ALBA

    14A Jessica of "Dark Angel"

    5
    76
  39. 39
    SUNS

    31D Catches some rays

    5
    32
  40. 40
    NOISY

    9A Needing a new muffler, say

    4
    25
  41. 41
    NEALE

    59A Author Zora ___ Hurston

    3
    58
  42. 42
    SATYR

    62A Lecherous goat-man

    3
    58
  43. 43
    EARED

    19D Like fur seals

    3
    56
  44. 44
    KEPT

    63A Didn't spoil

    3
    42
  45. 45
    ONETWO

    10D Pugilistic combo

    3
    27
  46. 46
    MANS

    21A Has control of

    3
    25
  47. 47
    NOPROB

    9D "You got it"

    3
    18
  48. 48
    BADRAP

    29D Unjust verdict

    3
    13
  49. 49
    RIAL

    38D Iranian currency

    2
    81
  50. 50
    ERRORS

    27D Rarities for Gold Glove winners

    2
    36
  51. 51
    ANOD

    33A Give ___ of approval

    2
    24
  52. 52
    GLOP

    50D Zero-star fare

    2
    22
  53. 53
    BBQS

    7D Tailgaters' activities, for short

    2
    13
  54. 54
    ONCUE

    16A When prompted

    1
    43
  55. 55
    PARENT

    45D PepsiCo, to Frito-Lay

    1
    27
  56. 56
    SELLER

    44D Many a Craigslist user

    1
    16
  57. 57
    YAT

    56D China's Sun ___-sen

    1
    14
  58. 58
    LINDT

    32A Big name in fancy chocolates

    1
    9
  59. 59
    ELD

    48A Antiquity, in the past

    0
    39
  60. 60
    BRONTE

    25D Any of three literary sisters

    0
    20
  61. 61
    ALEXEI

    37D Kosygin of Russia

    0
    15
  62. 62
    BROWSE

    25A Netflix menu heading

    0
    15
  63. 63
    SMARTY

    18D Wisenheimer

    0
    9
  64. 64
    REPAYS

    5D Makes good on

    0
    6
  65. 65
    RKELLY

    43D Singer with the 1994 hit "Bump n' Grind"

    0
    4
  66. 66
    ABANDONSHIP

    3D Final order from the captain

    0
    3
  67. 67
    BISSAU

    28D Guinea-___ (West African nation)

    0
    3
  68. 68
    ORIT debut

    40A "Pics ___ didn't happen" ("Where's the proof?!")

    0
    3
  69. 69
    UPKEEP

    46A Cost of maintenance

    0
    3
  70. 70
    BOARSBOREBOERS debut

    28A SOUTH AFRICANS ARE UNEXCITED BY SWINE

    0
    1
  71. 71
    IDYLLSIDLEIDOLS debut

    54A PASTORAL POEMS INCAPACITATE TEEN FAVES

    0
    1
  72. 72
    PAIRSPAREPEARS debut

    42A COUPLES PEEL FRUIT

    0
    1
  73. 73
    PEAKSPIQUEPEKES debut

    17A MOUNTAINS TICK OFF TOY DOGS

    0
    1
  74. 74
    SETSARECORD debut

    26D Becomes worthy of the Guinness Book, say

    0
    1