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Thursday · 78 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ADO

    16A Stir

    43
    477
  2. 2
    ODOR

    59D Something found in the trash?

    39
    344
  3. 3
    NSA

    5D Org. whose annual budget is classified

    38
    233
  4. 4
    EPA

    63D Evil org. in "The Simpsons Movie"

    36
    320
  5. 5
    IRS

    64A Subj. of the book "Many Unhappy Returns"

    36
    246
  6. 6
    ONCE

    24A "The Raven" start

    32
    326
  7. 7
    ESE

    9D Atlanta-to-Charleston dir.

    26
    386
  8. 8
    DOT

    67A What's the point?

    25
    178
  9. 9
    ARENA

    45A Place for playing games

    24
    334
  10. 10
    NEED

    25D Scholarship criterion, maybe

    24
    214
  11. 11
    IDOL

    12D Bedroom poster subject

    23
    293
  12. 12
    EURO

    53D Mark's successor

    22
    221
  13. 13
    OUI

    60A Parlement assent

    20
    131
  14. 14
    ROD

    19A Hot ___

    19
    157
  15. 15
    AFRO

    39D Big do

    18
    170
  16. 16
    TUNA

    43D ___ salad

    18
    112
  17. 17
    ONION

    50A Source of the headline "Study Finds Blame Now Fastest Human Reflex," with "The"

    14
    131
  18. 18
    VIE

    41A Contend

    13
    101
  19. 19
    OPINE

    32D Offer one's two cents

    13
    95
  20. 20
    SCOT

    42A The economist Adam Smith, for one

    12
    113
  21. 21
    THOR

    35A Loki's brother, in movies

    12
    99
  22. 22
    HERO

    27D Lover of Leander, in myth

    11
    159
  23. 23
    NORA

    7D Dunn formerly of "S.N.L."

    11
    139
  24. 24
    LIEU

    2D Stead

    11
    113
  25. 25
    ELKS

    3D Game with horns

    11
    103
  26. 26
    ITSME

    6D "Who's there?" reply

    10
    70
  27. 27
    CTRL

    1D Lower-left keyboard key

    10
    43
  28. 28
    TORSO

    15A Many a museum marble

    9
    74
  29. 29
    FIB

    11A Not a very big invention

    8
    57
  30. 30
    SIX

    37A Volleyball team count

    7
    52
  31. 31
    PIANO

    66A Softly

    6
    88
  32. 32
    NUTS

    54A "Aw, heck!"

    6
    56
  33. 33
    ASSN

    49D Part of A.A.A.: Abbr.

    5
    137
  34. 34
    EGGO

    56A Kellogg's brand since 1970

    5
    92
  35. 35
    EARLY

    22A Not to term

    5
    52
  36. 36
    APBS

    23D Black-and-white alerts, briefly

    5
    47
  37. 37
    INPEN

    6A Improper way to take the SAT

    5
    20
  38. 38
    GLAD

    57D Big name in trash

    4
    71
  39. 39
    ATOMS

    51D Small parts

    4
    61
  40. 40
    LUST

    20A Intense hunger

    4
    41
  41. 41
    TACH

    18D Dash dial

    4
    37
  42. 42
    ANDOR

    69A Slashed conjunction

    4
    32
  43. 43
    AMAS

    21A Part of a Latin 101 conjugation

    3
    73
  44. 44
    SOPH

    36A 2nd-yr. student

    3
    46
  45. 45
    CLEAN

    1A Sober

    3
    40
  46. 46
    TILLS

    14A Cash holders

    2
    16
  47. 47
    FROM

    44A Preprinted gift tag word

    1
    37
  48. 48
    SHAPE

    26A Mold, as clay

    1
    37
  49. 49
    BODY

    13D Part of a shampoo promise

    1
    32
  50. 50
    VOID

    52D Like a redeemed coupon

    1
    32
  51. 51
    SHEAF

    33D Harvester's bundle

    1
    28
  52. 52
    TASSE

    28D French cup

    1
    27
  53. 53
    OHBOY

    31D "This is exciting!"

    1
    21
  54. 54
    ARIDE

    34A Thumb ___

    1
    19
  55. 55
    VEGAS

    52A Strip locale, informally

    1
    17
  56. 56
    NODEAR

    10D Partner's refusal

    1
    12
  57. 57
    MIXOLOGIST debut

    30D Bartender

    1
    2
  58. 58
    GINO

    58D Pop singer Vannelli

    0
    18
  59. 59
    LLB

    62D Legal deg.

    0
    13
  60. 60
    ALLTOLD

    4D In sum

    0
    9
  61. 61
    TBSPS

    68A Recipe amts.

    0
    8
  62. 62
    MISFIT

    48D Outcast, often

    0
    6
  63. 63
    ROPESIN

    46D Corrals

    0
    6
  64. 64
    UPUP

    55D "___ and away!"

    0
    6
  65. 65
    ASIP

    51A Take ___ (sample some)

    0
    4
  66. 66
    ILEUM

    65A Small intestine section

    0
    4
  67. 67
    ERICK

    29D ___ Aybar, 2014 All-Star shortstop on the Angels

    0
    3
  68. 68
    PRESSROOM

    8D Briefing site

    0
    3
  69. 69
    DAYBOOK

    38A Appointment holder

    0
    2
  70. 70
    FLIPONESLID

    61A Go crazy ... or a hint on how to enter five answers in this puzzle

    0
    2
  71. 71
    TYRANNIES

    35D Oppressive regimes

    0
    2
  72. 72
    ARODEF debut

    49A Sinatra cover

    0
    1
  73. 73
    EKLUMRAY debut

    47A Orthodox trademark

    0
    1
  74. 74
    FARREMOVED debut

    11D Very distant

    0
    1
  75. 75
    KARI debut

    40D Byron of "MythBusters"

    0
    1
  76. 76
    ORERBMOS debut

    31A Siesta shader

    0
    1
  77. 77
    REKLATSREED debut

    17A Sherlock Holmes accessory

    0
    1
  78. 78
    TEMLEH debut

    28A Biker gear

    0
    1