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Thursday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERR

    21D Muff

    54
    522
  2. 2
    AREA

    53D Bay ___

    46
    631
  3. 3
    DNA

    42A Something that might be left at the scene of a crime

    37
    260
  4. 4
    NOR

    38A It's north of Den.

    33
    332
  5. 5
    OAT

    6D Lead-in to cake or meal

    28
    290
  6. 6
    EDU

    37A Part of a collegian's email address

    28
    194
  7. 7
    IRIS

    57D Spring bloomer

    26
    225
  8. 8
    ATOM

    34A Scintilla

    23
    266
  9. 9
    ITS

    61D "___ a miracle!"

    23
    257
  10. 10
    ATOP

    10A Straddling

    22
    208
  11. 11
    RON

    41A Hollywood's Howard

    16
    169
  12. 12
    INC

    50A Firm ending

    16
    126
  13. 13
    AMA

    49D Physicians' org.

    15
    262
  14. 14
    ADORE

    32D Flip over

    13
    184
  15. 15
    ATONE

    28D In agreement (with)

    13
    172
  16. 16
    DESK

    68A ___ job

    12
    105
  17. 17
    ROLE

    56D Capacity

    11
    165
  18. 18
    GEESE

    67A Honkers

    11
    130
  19. 19
    PSY

    13D Stage name for 2012 singing sensation Park Jae-sang

    11
    47
  20. 20
    ELIA

    65A "The Praise of Chimney-Sweepers" essayist

    10
    213
  21. 21
    SEAS

    17A Literally, with 20-Across, ski resort purchases

    10
    105
  22. 22
    HAIKU

    15A Exercise in brevity

    10
    37
  23. 23
    BAD

    26A Rotten

    9
    109
  24. 24
    TAIL

    11D Shadow

    8
    112
  25. 25
    DEREK

    31D John who played Joshua in "The Ten Commandments"

    8
    42
  26. 26
    WASP

    1D Upper-crust sort, stereotypically

    7
    63
  27. 27
    OKIE

    8D Dust Bowl migrant

    6
    101
  28. 28
    IONIA

    60A Ancient region of Anatolia

    6
    94
  29. 29
    ROBE

    54D It's a wrap

    6
    92
  30. 30
    CLAP

    66A Go hand to hand?

    6
    84
  31. 31
    SINCE

    51D "___ U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson hit)

    6
    44
  32. 32
    CARS

    16A Literally, with 19-Across, a Western state capital

    5
    49
  33. 33
    CORD

    59A Literally, with 63-Across, distinguished chef

    5
    40
  34. 34
    COLOR

    5A Plum or peach

    4
    53
  35. 35
    CREDO

    24A Ideology

    4
    46
  36. 36
    CORAL

    29D Pinkish

    4
    45
  37. 37
    ACCEDE

    10D Bow

    4
    27
  38. 38
    SERE

    44A Desiccated

    3
    123
  39. 39
    ALII

    14A Others, in Latin

    3
    69
  40. 40
    ATEIT

    18A Swallowed a loss

    3
    43
  41. 41
    CITY

    19A See 16-Across

    3
    39
  42. 42
    TUNER

    33D One pulling strings?

    3
    30
  43. 43
    KISSCAM debut

    4D Between-innings feature on a Jumbotron

    3
    7
  44. 44
    UEY

    36D 180

    2
    36
  45. 45
    BLEU

    63A See 59-Across

    2
    34
  46. 46
    FORD

    62A See 55-Across

    2
    25
  47. 47
    STOMA

    51A Botanical opening

    2
    22
  48. 48
    CBC

    59D Ottawa-based media inits.

    2
    16
  49. 49
    HARRIS

    55A Literally, with 62-Across, longtime action star

    2
    14
  50. 50
    CHASED

    5D Took off after

    2
    6
  51. 51
    LIETO

    7D More than mislead

    1
    52
  52. 52
    ORTS

    12D Table scraps

    1
    52
  53. 53
    SURGE

    35A Literally, with 39-Across, head doctor

    1
    22
  54. 54
    BANDB

    27D Motel alternative, informally

    1
    17
  55. 55
    DISNEY

    25D Big name in parks

    1
    15
  56. 56
    GENERAL

    39A See 35-Across

    1
    13
  57. 57
    BACARDI

    27A Captain Morgan competitor

    1
    11
  58. 58
    MOHAVE

    48D Native Arizonan

    1
    9
  59. 59
    MAESTRI

    52A Toscanini and Maazel

    1
    8
  60. 60
    RUTABAGA

    9D Vegetable whose name comes from Swedish

    1
    7
  61. 61
    SMACKER debut

    47A Buck

    1
    3
  62. 62
    SDAK

    58D Where I-90 and I-29 cross: Abbr.

    0
    47
  63. 63
    OXEYE

    43A Common daisy

    0
    38
  64. 64
    ARREST

    30D Halt

    0
    35
  65. 65
    RIAS

    3D Narrow estuaries

    0
    35
  66. 66
    WORK

    1A Get down to business

    0
    18
  67. 67
    MOLL

    52D Mobster's gal

    0
    17
  68. 68
    OLEA

    2D Olive, to Ovid

    0
    14
  69. 69
    GOWNS

    39D Graduation attire

    0
    12
  70. 70
    NBCTV

    64A "America's Got Talent" airer

    0
    10
  71. 71
    PASSES

    20A See 17-Across

    0
    10
  72. 72
    TIEDUP

    46D At deuce, say

    0
    10
  73. 73
    AAHEDAT

    30A Reacted to, as fireworks

    0
    3
  74. 74
    SAHEL

    23D Semiarid region of Africa

    0
    3
  75. 75
    TEASELS

    22A Prickly plants

    0
    3
  76. 76
    BELTWAY

    45A Baltimore's I-695, e.g.

    0
    2
  77. 77
    SCARFED

    44D Gobbled (down)

    0
    2
  78. 78
    EXACTING debut

    40D Strict

    0
    1