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Tuesday · 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
    ARE

    53A "We Three Kings of Orient ___"

    57
    533
  2. 2
    TIL

    23D Dusk-dawn connector

    29
    169
  3. 3
    ENT

    19A Tonsil doc

    24
    222
  4. 4
    AGES

    16D The 13 of PG-13 and 17 of NC-17

    19
    202
  5. 5
    BEE

    22A Spell-off

    18
    184
  6. 6
    BRO

    37A Buddy

    18
    147
  7. 7
    HAD

    30D Duped

    18
    114
  8. 8
    ELMO

    35D Ticklish red Muppet

    15
    174
  9. 9
    AGAR

    10D Lab culture medium

    15
    172
  10. 10
    ACDC

    55D Flexible, electrically

    15
    129
  11. 11
    ROAR

    36D Engine sound at Indy

    13
    169
  12. 12
    ALUM

    57D One in the class of '12 or '13, now

    13
    123
  13. 13
    TSO

    43A General on Chinese menus

    13
    88
  14. 14
    NYT

    24D WaPo competitor

    12
    49
  15. 15
    NAB

    56A Snatch

    10
    136
  16. 16
    BASE

    58D Diamond bag

    10
    104
  17. 17
    FDR

    4D Fireside chat prez

    10
    72
  18. 18
    PETRI

    50D ___ dish

    10
    54
  19. 19
    TGIF

    34D Weekly "Whew!"

    9
    98
  20. 20
    CORE

    1D Center

    9
    84
  21. 21
    CAF

    62D Half-___ (low-octane drink order)

    8
    36
  22. 22
    EBBS

    25D Declines

    7
    90
  23. 23
    WAN

    32A Pale

    7
    85
  24. 24
    BEA

    38D Actress Arthur

    7
    67
  25. 25
    SINEW

    13D Muscle

    6
    60
  26. 26
    PEACE

    52D "Ciao"

    6
    56
  27. 27
    FIAT

    3D Italian carmaker

    6
    44
  28. 28
    OXEN

    2D Plural animal name that does not end in "-s"

    5
    149
  29. 29
    RAJ

    60D British rule in old India

    5
    68
  30. 30
    LURK

    26D Lie in wait

    4
    24
  31. 31
    BULL

    31A New York Stock Exchange symbol

    4
    21
  32. 32
    WMD

    42D One justification for the Iraq war, for short

    4
    21
  33. 33
    NEWS

    24A ___ flash

    3
    74
  34. 34
    THEO

    29D "The Cosby Show" son

    3
    65
  35. 35
    TRIBE

    12D Cree, Creek or Crow

    3
    46
  36. 36
    ELFIN

    25A Like Santa's helpers

    3
    40
  37. 37
    SFPD

    48A Org. in the "Dirty Harry" movies

    3
    38
  38. 38
    WARN

    32D Give a heads-up

    3
    33
  39. 39
    MANIAC

    45A Fanatic

    3
    18
  40. 40
    RARA

    54D ___ avis

    2
    83
  41. 41
    GLO

    40A Day-___

    2
    63
  42. 42
    JOT

    44D Make a quick note of

    2
    46
  43. 43
    TEEHEE

    23A Snicker

    2
    14
  44. 44
    BADSEED

    38A Wayward offspring, informally

    2
    9
  45. 45
    FLOE

    27D Ice mass

    1
    57
  46. 46
    EZINE

    6D Online publication

    1
    33
  47. 47
    GOFOR

    47A Attempt, as a field goal

    1
    19
  48. 48
    ALGERIA

    15A Largest country in Africa since the breakup of Sudan in 2011

    1
    17
  49. 49
    GIANTS

    8A 2014 World Series winners

    1
    14
  50. 50
    ENABLER

    20A One helping an addict

    1
    9
  51. 51
    REARLIT

    17A Illuminated from behind

    1
    7
  52. 52
    OCEANUS

    64A Greek personification of the outer sea

    1
    5
  53. 53
    BEANSTALK

    21D Storied locale for the circled letters in 8- and 65-Across

    1
    4
  54. 54
    COFFEES debut

    1A Espresso and cappuccino

    1
    2
  55. 55
    NEZ

    11D Pince-___ (glasses that clip to the nose)

    0
    46
  56. 56
    NANU

    56D When repeated, Mork's sign-off

    0
    38
  57. 57
    EILEEN

    5D Brennan of "Private Benjamin"

    0
    31
  58. 58
    SARG

    48D Puppeteer Tony

    0
    21
  59. 59
    EARTHY

    28A Coarse, as humor

    0
    16
  60. 60
    ILLE

    9D "Winnie ___ Pu"

    0
    16
  61. 61
    LASCALA

    61A Milan opera house

    0
    16
  62. 62
    GASSER

    47D Real hoot

    0
    13
  63. 63
    SKEWER

    41A Kebab stick

    0
    9
  64. 64
    HATTER

    33A Mad ___

    0
    8
  65. 65
    FREEH

    49D Former F.B.I. chief Louis

    0
    6
  66. 66
    RANKLES

    54A Vexes

    0
    5
  67. 67
    RETRACT

    59A Take back, as a false charge

    0
    5
  68. 68
    JIMA

    44A "Sands of Iwo ___"

    0
    4
  69. 69
    OXIDIZE

    14A Become rusted

    0
    4
  70. 70
    ESCALLOP

    39D Bake in a sauce

    0
    3
  71. 71
    GABLER

    8D Ibsen's "Hedda ___"

    0
    3
  72. 72
    HIJACK

    65A Commandeer

    0
    3
  73. 73
    BLAZING

    18A Bright, as a fire

    0
    2
  74. 74
    GERARDO

    63A Rapper with the 1991 hit "Rico Suave"

    0
    2
  75. 75
    ISNTOK

    46D Violates the rules

    0
    2
  76. 76
    PERFUME debut

    66A Clichéd gift on Mother's Day

    0
    2
  77. 77
    SETAHEAD debut

    7D Advance, as a clock

    0
    1
  78. 78
    SLAPAT debut

    51A Fend off, as mosquitoes

    0
    1