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Thursday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    EEL

    61A California's ___ River

    53
    487
  2. 2
    IRE

    65D Tick off

    52
    498
  3. 3
    ISEE

    47A Comment often after "Hmm ..."

    36
    360
  4. 4
    ETAL

    6D Library indexing abbr.

    32
    327
  5. 5
    ELM

    20A Common street name

    30
    240
  6. 6
    AVE

    43A One of 17 on a Monopoly board: Abbr.

    28
    246
  7. 7
    DOE

    57A ___-eyed

    19
    192
  8. 8
    RUE

    22A The French way?

    18
    207
  9. 9
    OBI

    45D Strip of paper around a Japanese book

    17
    199
  10. 10
    AMA

    31D Org. backing Obamacare

    15
    262
  11. 11
    CHE

    40A Michael of "Weekend Update" on "S.N.L."

    14
    162
  12. 12
    TENSE

    55D Jittery

    12
    114
  13. 13
    GOD

    66D Prayer object

    12
    79
  14. 14
    LIED

    63D Wasn't veracious

    11
    83
  15. 15
    REI

    4D Big name in camping gear

    11
    77
  16. 16
    BAT

    48A Cricket club

    10
    128
  17. 17
    IDOS

    60D Merger agreements?

    10
    78
  18. 18
    ILE

    25D Paris's ___ Saint-Louis

    9
    234
  19. 19
    AMORE

    8D 2006 million-selling Andrea Bocelli album

    9
    97
  20. 20
    MIT

    24A Competitor of Clark and Emerson in coll. athletics

    9
    84
  21. 21
    RITE

    33A Sacrifice, e.g.

    8
    117
  22. 22
    EVEL

    38D First name in daredevilry

    8
    66
  23. 23
    TIM

    56A Where the ball drops on New Year's Eve ... as depicted literally in four places in this puzzle

    7
    109
  24. 24
    GAB

    32A Chat

    7
    83
  25. 25
    SANS

    46A ___-serif

    7
    82
  26. 26
    ORCS

    29D Tolkien's Gorbag and Bolg

    6
    51
  27. 27
    SODOI

    44A Copycat's comment

    6
    39
  28. 28
    IDEST

    13D Cousin of "exempli gratia"

    5
    88
  29. 29
    NOISE

    53D Clue for a car mechanic

    5
    83
  30. 30
    DEES

    39D Odd couple?

    5
    57
  31. 31
    III

    68D Trailer for "Rocky" or "Rambo"?

    4
    126
  32. 32
    HIE

    59A Speed

    4
    112
  33. 33
    IDLED

    52D Lollygagged

    4
    49
  34. 34
    ESA

    23A Spanish pronoun

    3
    93
  35. 35
    OPIATE

    70A Laudanum, e.g.

    3
    49
  36. 36
    HIHO

    30D Old Ritz rival

    3
    40
  37. 37
    MAMET

    12D "American Buffalo" playwright

    3
    25
  38. 38
    INBED

    36A Under cover?

    3
    23
  39. 39
    ALTIMA

    17A Camry competitor

    3
    17
  40. 40
    ERTE

    62D Designer who wrote "Things I Remember"

    2
    165
  41. 41
    IST

    42D "Was ___ passiert?" (German "What happened?")

    2
    95
  42. 42
    EOE

    58A Want-ad abbr.

    2
    54
  43. 43
    SEM

    7D Part of a sch. year

    2
    50
  44. 44
    COAX

    1D Sweet-talk

    2
    43
  45. 45
    OUTEAT

    15A Best at a buffet, say

    2
    16
  46. 46
    MOSEYS

    21D Strolls

    2
    14
  47. 47
    EMPANADA

    16A Tabasco turnover

    2
    10
  48. 48
    TEMPS

    54D Some subs

    2
    10
  49. 49
    OHPLEASE

    29A "Give me a break already!"

    2
    6
  50. 50
    VERSACE

    27D Milan-based fashion house

    2
    5
  51. 51
    CHARGE

    1A "Attack!"

    1
    20
  52. 52
    ESPRESSO

    69A Brewed beverage

    1
    17
  53. 53
    DMITRI

    67A One of the Brothers Karamazov

    1
    15
  54. 54
    GAMETE

    5D Life starter

    1
    13
  55. 55
    CITADELS

    50A Holds

    1
    3
  56. 56
    IDI

    47D Uganda's ___ Amin

    0
    120
  57. 57
    IBN

    28D Arabic "son of"

    0
    41
  58. 58
    INI

    11D Pasta name ending

    0
    37
  59. 59
    MERV

    34A Griffin who created "Jeopardy!"

    0
    30
  60. 60
    ATEMPO

    51D "Resume speed," musically

    0
    22
  61. 61
    XKE

    19A Classic Jag

    0
    19
  62. 62
    SARAS

    14D Singers Bareilles and Evans

    0
    14
  63. 63
    HATEMAIL

    10D Letters that are hard to read?

    0
    13
  64. 64
    VANISH

    35D Go poof

    0
    13
  65. 65
    HULK

    2D Any Mr. Olympia

    0
    10
  66. 66
    TAOIST

    49D White Cloud Temple worshiper

    0
    10
  67. 67
    SOILED

    72A Dirty

    0
    8
  68. 68
    DIAMETER

    41D Pipe measure

    0
    7
  69. 69
    DESERTED

    71A Ran out on

    0
    5
  70. 70
    MORTIMER

    18A ___ Brewster, "Arsenic and Old Lace" role

    0
    5
  71. 71
    SPRUNG

    9D Out, in a way

    0
    5
  72. 72
    INTIMATES

    52A Bosom buddies

    0
    4
  73. 73
    OVENMITTS

    26A Range wear?

    0
    3
  74. 74
    BASEMETAL debut

    37D Lead, e.g.

    0
    2
  75. 75
    DAYSAIL

    41A Go for a quick cruise, say

    0
    2
  76. 76
    ATTEMPTED debut

    3D Went for

    0
    1
  77. 77
    LIMITING debut

    64A Bounding

    0
    1
  78. 78
    SASHIMIS debut

    7A They're often dipped in wasabis

    0
    1