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Wednesday · 76 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    NSA

    24D Intel org.

    38
    233
  2. 2
    ANN

    40D Many a girl's middle name

    33
    300
  3. 3
    ISH

    25A -like

    30
    193
  4. 4
    STIR

    1D Kool-Aid packet direction

    27
    292
  5. 5
    MET

    47A Began a relationship

    25
    187
  6. 6
    PEA

    4D Soup veggie

    23
    230
  7. 7
    STP

    67A Motor oil choice

    23
    172
  8. 8
    ODDS

    54A 5:2, e.g.

    23
    171
  9. 9
    SOB

    1A Blubber

    20
    149
  10. 10
    REO

    60D ___ Speedwagon

    18
    196
  11. 11
    SEAL

    14D Circus balancer

    18
    151
  12. 12
    SEEP

    58D Ooze

    18
    128
  13. 13
    ALES

    51D Quaffs in pints

    17
    240
  14. 14
    PDA

    4A Smartphone relative, for short

    16
    91
  15. 15
    SCI

    29A Poli-___

    13
    179
  16. 16
    ROSA

    18A Pink-colored, to Pedro

    11
    137
  17. 17
    TIC

    62D Constantly twirling a lock of hair, e.g.

    11
    134
  18. 18
    MRI

    36D Hosp. scan

    11
    126
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    ARIEL

    38A Sharon of Israel

    11
    122
  20. 20
    POSE

    52D Sit (for)

    11
    88
  21. 21
    TDS

    44A QB's goals

    10
    179
  22. 22
    OOPS

    55A "My bad!"

    10
    104
  23. 23
    OHNO

    2D "I'm in for it now!"

    9
    149
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    BETS

    3D They're placed in Vegas

    9
    65
  25. 25
    SOBA

    50D Japanese noodles

    9
    28
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    RACE

    53D Campaign

    8
    131
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    EMI

    33D U.K. record label

    8
    117
  28. 28
    NSC

    66A White House advisory grp.

    8
    59
  29. 29
    INEPT

    49D Bumbling

    7
    76
  30. 30
    MADE

    11D Constructed

    7
    75
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    OLDS

    56D 88, e.g., familiarly

    6
    103
  32. 32
    AARP

    19A Org. for seniors

    6
    76
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    HELL

    10D Dante's "Inferno"

    6
    53
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    ISLET

    31D Key

    5
    74
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    APRON

    51A Spatter catcher

    5
    60
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    ESCAPE

    63A Avoid, as the [circled letters]

    5
    46
  37. 37
    SEISM

    29D Earthquake

    5
    23
  38. 38
    CRETE

    30D Home of the [circled letters]

    4
    65
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    ASTHMA

    7A Allergy sufferer's concern

    4
    29
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    LEGOS

    41D They stick together in the playroom

    4
    27
  41. 41
    SWORD

    26D Weapon used to slay the [circled letters]

    4
    23
  42. 42
    WMD

    46D Iraq war subj.

    4
    21
  43. 43
    SHOUT

    8D "Give me a ___"

    4
    20
  44. 44
    SOAMI

    37A "Me, too"

    3
    32
  45. 45
    MATEO

    35D San ___

    3
    30
  46. 46
    PUNT

    57D Give up, at least for now

    3
    24
  47. 47
    TRUTH

    9D Tell it to the judge

    3
    20
  48. 48
    ARTISTE

    42A Worker with a béret, maybe

    3
    19
  49. 49
    ARIADNE

    64A Daughter of 48-Across who helped 13-Across

    2
    23
  50. 50
    ACTIV

    23D End of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," e.g.

    2
    17
  51. 51
    KODAK

    48D Big name in the film industry

    2
    17
  52. 52
    ARRIVAL

    39A Announcement at an airport

    2
    14
  53. 53
    THREAD

    15A Item used by 13-Across to navigate the 22-Across

    2
    14
  54. 54
    DURABLE

    5D Resistant to wear and tear

    2
    6
  55. 55
    ATH

    7D Sports dept.

    1
    39
  56. 56
    ADAY

    12D Old TV's "Queen for ___"

    1
    30
  57. 57
    HEARS

    27D Catches word of

    1
    13
  58. 58
    NEWBIE

    45A First-timer

    1
    6
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    LABYRINTH

    22A Home of the [circled letters]

    1
    5
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    SHOULDA

    17A Slangy word of regret

    1
    5
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    THESEUS debut

    13A Maze runner?

    1
    3
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    RRR

    20D Basics of education, colloquially

    0
    37
  63. 63
    INTEARS

    16A Visibly upset ... or happy

    0
    15
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    SPIKY

    17D Like some punk rockers' hair

    0
    7
  65. 65
    UTLEY

    21A Late TV newsman Garrick

    0
    7
  66. 66
    CLERKS

    28A Registered workers?

    0
    5
  67. 67
    YAMMERS

    34A Goes on and on

    0
    5
  68. 68
    ASSAYED

    6D Analyzed

    0
    4
  69. 69
    LOADERS

    59A Front-___ (some washing machines)

    0
    4
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    ITSAT

    25D Where ___ (a happening place)

    0
    3
  71. 71
    KINGMINOS debut

    48A Ruler of 30-Down

    0
    3
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    SEEKTO

    65A Plan so that maybe one can

    0
    3
  73. 73
    ABIDJAN debut

    42D Third-largest French-speaking city in the world [hint: it's in Ivory Coast]

    0
    2
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    TWEETED

    32A Like some breaking news, nowadays

    0
    2
  75. 75
    JETBLUE debut

    61A JFK-based carrier

    0
    1
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    RINSERS debut

    43D Some salon workers

    0
    1