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Wednesday · 76 answers · 2 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ECO

    55A Car starter?

    42
    370
  2. 2
    EPIC

    43A Like one for the ages

    23
    235
  3. 3
    OER

    31D "The Star-Spangled Banner" preposition

    22
    248
  4. 4
    AER

    36A ___ Lingus

    19
    148
  5. 5
    MAC

    9D Buddy

    19
    133
  6. 6
    EIRE

    24A Geographical name that's another geographical name backward

    18
    204
  7. 7
    BEE

    68A See 69-Across

    18
    184
  8. 8
    ANAL

    58A Uptight, informally

    17
    67
  9. 9
    TAD

    33A Wee bit

    16
    169
  10. 10
    ULNA

    61A Bone near the funny bone

    15
    178
  11. 11
    SAO

    42A ___ Paulo

    15
    171
  12. 12
    SRS

    71A Ones who are so last year?: Abbr.

    14
    209
  13. 13
    HYENA

    66A Serengeti scavenger

    9
    45
  14. 14
    TEAMO

    49A Mexican cigar brand

    9
    35
  15. 15
    OBOES

    10D Small section of an orchestra

    8
    79
  16. 16
    ESOS

    23A Those, to José

    8
    59
  17. 17
    SEOUL

    30A World headquarters of LG Electronics

    8
    40
  18. 18
    ETD

    46A Airport approximation, for short

    7
    113
  19. 19
    DIN

    45A Racket

    7
    109
  20. 20
    CAD

    63D No great catch

    7
    101
  21. 21
    DESERT

    26A Leave in the lurch

    4
    37
  22. 22
    THEIR

    59A "His/her" alternative

    4
    31
  23. 23
    NEEDTO

    18D Must

    4
    18
  24. 24
    DARNIT

    2D "Rats!"

    4
    15
  25. 25
    INGE

    20A William who wrote "What is originality? Undetected plagiarism"

    3
    124
  26. 26
    CSA

    32A Civil War inits.

    3
    98
  27. 27
    HOWL

    60D Laugh uproariously

    3
    28
  28. 28
    STADT

    28A German town

    3
    19
  29. 29
    CORDS

    19A Parachute parts

    3
    16
  30. 30
    VIAGRA

    3D Product touted by Hugh Hefner

    3
    13
  31. 31
    MANNER

    51D Way

    3
    12
  32. 32
    ILENE

    54D Chaiken who co-created "The L Word"

    2
    44
  33. 33
    MOCHA

    47A Shade of brown

    2
    40
  34. 34
    SUMAC

    5D Poison ___

    2
    31
  35. 35
    SEWED

    69A Participated in a 68-Across

    2
    24
  36. 36
    NIC

    39D Actor Cage, informally

    2
    20
  37. 37
    RECORD

    40A See 37-Across

    2
    11
  38. 38
    STENOS

    6D They tend to be fast typists

    1
    55
  39. 39
    RDAS

    57A Vitamin amts.

    1
    42
  40. 40
    ELICIT

    27D Draw out

    1
    39
  41. 41
    DECI

    35A Numerical prefix

    1
    31
  42. 42
    IAL

    65D Confident finish?

    1
    25
  43. 43
    COR

    25A One of two N.T. books

    1
    24
  44. 44
    ADLIBS

    50D Does improv

    1
    22
  45. 45
    GAI

    14A Moo goo ___ pan

    1
    22
  46. 46
    OSAGES

    52D Plains Indians

    1
    21
  47. 47
    WILMA

    67A Name hollered in the "Flintstones" theme song

    1
    21
  48. 48
    ANNEE

    21A "Bonne ___!"

    1
    20
  49. 49
    ADV

    1A Now or never: Abbr.

    1
    14
  50. 50
    ONERUN

    41D Minimal baseball lead

    1
    14
  51. 51
    PEREC

    62A Georges who wrote "Life: A User's Manual"

    1
    12
  52. 52
    SERAPHS

    42D High-ranking angels

    1
    8
  53. 53
    ABONE

    16A Have ___ to pick

    1
    7
  54. 54
    TAKEME

    29D Start to a baseball song

    1
    5
  55. 55
    SPEE

    8D Graf ___ (ill-fated German cruiser)

    0
    42
  56. 56
    LOYAL

    70A True

    0
    31
  57. 57
    CHEERIO

    44D "Ta-ta!"

    0
    13
  58. 58
    DEPORT

    34D Send away for good

    0
    11
  59. 59
    ORAMA

    56D Slangy commercial suffix

    0
    10
  60. 60
    AGGIES

    1D Texas A&M team

    0
    9
  61. 61
    PPD

    4D Mail order abbr.

    0
    9
  62. 62
    RACIER

    53A Less likely to be G-rated

    0
    8
  63. 63
    EDUCED

    22D Drew out

    0
    6
  64. 64
    MOHEL

    9A Bris officiant

    0
    6
  65. 65
    HORSECAR

    11D Transportation in Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A.

    0
    5
  66. 66
    LESSTAR

    13D Cigarette ad claim

    0
    5
  67. 67
    PSSTS

    4A Sounds from test cheaters, maybe

    0
    5
  68. 68
    TURNRED

    7D Flush

    0
    5
  69. 69
    ACIDLY

    48D With bitterness

    0
    4
  70. 70
    BROKEN

    37A With 40-Across, repeat offender? ... or something found, literally, in four rows in this puzzle

    0
    4
  71. 71
    ENDORSED

    12D Backed

    0
    4
  72. 72
    BATANEYE

    37D React, just barely

    0
    3
  73. 73
    RODCAREW

    38D Baseball Hall-of-Famer mistakenly listed in "The Chanukah Song" as a Jew

    0
    3
  74. 74
    PUTUP

    15A Erect

    0
    2
  75. 75
    GRANDMERE debut

    17A Nanette's nana

    0
    1
  76. 76
    ORDAINING debut

    64A Making a father of

    0
    1