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Thursday · 76 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    STY

    23A Cleanup target

    47
    343
  2. 2
    ACNE

    45A Retin-A treats it

    32
    233
  3. 3
    ACT

    1A Have a role to play

    31
    302
  4. 4
    HOE

    35A What could loosen up a lot?

    27
    173
  5. 5
    ANON

    1D Before long, quaintly

    20
    275
  6. 6
    CPA

    49A Expert with books, for short

    19
    189
  7. 7
    SENSE

    32D Touch, for one

    19
    180
  8. 8
    LIP

    10D Fat ___

    17
    136
  9. 9
    UFO

    26A Aerial anomaly

    17
    131
  10. 10
    SKY

    66A It's blue

    17
    129
  11. 11
    TBS

    30A USA competitor

    15
    116
  12. 12
    IDES

    11D Each month has one

    14
    170
  13. 13
    CUE

    40A Stick on a table?

    14
    140
  14. 14
    EASY

    13D "Whoa now!"

    13
    153
  15. 15
    PENS

    34A Digs for pigs

    13
    84
  16. 16
    SPREE

    29D Bender

    12
    97
  17. 17
    ISLAM

    48D Cat Stevens's surname, now

    12
    94
  18. 18
    RENE

    41A Lacoste of tennis

    11
    221
  19. 19
    ATTN

    51D Memo abbr.

    11
    134
  20. 20
    PEI

    58D Can. province not bordering the U.S.

    11
    121
  21. 21
    POSE

    50D It may be struck

    11
    88
  22. 22
    NAM

    63A Old service site, informally

    10
    113
  23. 23
    TERN

    39A Arctic ___

    10
    85
  24. 24
    SLIP

    29A Elude a person's grasp

    9
    84
  25. 25
    DANA

    62A Fox's partner on "The X-Files"

    8
    74
  26. 26
    CODA

    2D Opus ending

    7
    69
  27. 27
    SMUT

    65A It's blue

    6
    82
  28. 28
    ISR

    44A Medit. country

    5
    142
  29. 29
    RAJ

    5D British rule in India

    5
    68
  30. 30
    NACHO

    20A Chip variety

    5
    39
  31. 31
    NOIDEA

    16A "Beats me"

    5
    32
  32. 32
    NOH

    14A Tokyo stage shows

    4
    61
  33. 33
    AVOWS

    6D Says for certain

    4
    29
  34. 34
    GRAN

    4A Part of GTO

    4
    18
  35. 35
    NEYO debut

    7D R&B artist with the hits "So Sick" and "Because of You"

    4
    14
  36. 36
    RAVE

    15A Hoped-for review

    3
    115
  37. 37
    GELT

    12D Loot

    3
    34
  38. 38
    RICCI

    27D Christina of "Sleepy Hollow"

    3
    27
  39. 39
    BORES

    31D Yawn inducers

    3
    20
  40. 40
    WORST

    21A Defeat

    2
    28
  41. 41
    REUBEN

    27A Lunch order with sauerkraut

    2
    19
  42. 42
    OBLIGE

    8A Make indebted

    2
    18
  43. 43
    IQTEST

    33A Measure of brightness

    2
    15
  44. 44
    GAMY

    56D Like wild boar

    2
    13
  45. 45
    HOTPOT

    57A East Asian stew

    2
    12
  46. 46
    ANNUL

    38D Invalidate

    1
    35
  47. 47
    CUTS

    36A Has an ad that really stands out

    1
    28
  48. 48
    LEVIS

    24A Togs with red tags

    1
    24
  49. 49
    LCDS

    53D Some HDTV screens

    1
    22
  50. 50
    GOING

    54A Making a feeble effort

    1
    17
  51. 51
    HARDG

    37A What Germany's leader lacks?

    1
    16
  52. 52
    ZENITH

    64A Top

    1
    14
  53. 53
    EXPELS

    19A Throws out

    1
    8
  54. 54
    GROOVES

    4D They're on the record

    1
    5
  55. 55
    NDAK

    55D State bordering Can.

    0
    48
  56. 56
    ISNOT

    48A Ain't spelled out?

    0
    29
  57. 57
    CHEZ

    49D Bistro name starter

    0
    27
  58. 58
    EDAMES

    42A One of a group of singing brothers

    0
    24
  59. 59
    RULED

    22D Like notepaper and kingdoms

    0
    23
  60. 60
    UNU

    60D Longtime Burmese P.M.

    0
    22
  61. 61
    TABOOS

    39D Many of the Ten Commandments

    0
    16
  62. 62
    EQUUS

    28D 1975 Tony-winning play with a Latin name

    0
    14
  63. 63
    ODETOJOY

    17A Highlight of Beethoven's Ninth

    0
    12
  64. 64
    RIBOSE

    46A Biochemical sugar

    0
    9
  65. 65
    PULLS

    52A Succeeds when it matters most

    0
    7
  66. 66
    CLUBSODA

    59A Gin fizz ingredient

    0
    6
  67. 67
    PLU

    47A Like arts and crafts: Abbr.

    0
    5
  68. 68
    THEBES

    18D Ancient site of the Luxor Temple

    0
    5
  69. 69
    DINGBAT

    43D Ditz

    0
    4
  70. 70
    ESTERC debut

    61A Brand name in immunity boosting

    0
    3
  71. 71
    RAPPORT debut

    41D Bond

    0
    3
  72. 72
    BOXTOPS debut

    9D Some proofs of purchase

    0
    1
  73. 73
    INTHECLUTCH debut

    25D See 52-Across

    0
    1
  74. 74
    ONESFINGERS debut

    8D See 29-Across

    0
    1
  75. 75
    THECLUTTER debut

    3D See 36-Across

    0
    1
  76. 76
    THEMOTIONS debut

    30D See 54-Across

    0
    1