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Tuesday · 76 answers · 2 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    IRE

    59D Vexation

    52
    498
  2. 2
    NEO

    9D "The Matrix" hero

    43
    332
  3. 3
    OBOE

    22D Cousin of a bassoon

    32
    315
  4. 4
    ARIA

    14A Diva's number

    30
    446
  5. 5
    OAT

    4D Feedbag bit

    28
    290
  6. 6
    ASA

    53A Simile's center

    27
    230
  7. 7
    ASHE

    62A Arthur of tennis

    22
    275
  8. 8
    CIA

    60D Org. in "The Bourne Ultimatum"

    19
    206
  9. 9
    AIL

    8D Hurt

    19
    191
  10. 10
    IRON

    2D Press

    18
    284
  11. 11
    ABEL

    29D ___ Prize, annual international award for mathematics

    18
    194
  12. 12
    ESL

    7D Nonnative speaker's course, in brief

    18
    153
  13. 13
    INTO

    19A Word after bump or break

    17
    219
  14. 14
    ACID

    55D LSD

    17
    159
  15. 15
    ECRU

    40A Neutral shade

    15
    196
  16. 16
    ANG

    20A Lee who directed "Life of Pi"

    14
    117
  17. 17
    MAMA

    1D Doll's cry

    14
    115
  18. 18
    OSCAR

    5D 2012 award for 20-Across

    13
    145
  19. 19
    NFL

    58D Gridiron grp.

    13
    77
  20. 20
    MISO

    1A Soy-based soup

    13
    68
  21. 21
    URGE

    57A Press

    12
    208
  22. 22
    OCEAN

    5A Huge amount

    12
    147
  23. 23
    BAH

    61D "Phooey!"

    12
    142
  24. 24
    LETS

    65A "Sure, why not?!"

    12
    106
  25. 25
    MAD

    54A Berserk

    11
    126
  26. 26
    NILE

    27D Setting for a classic Agatha Christie mystery

    10
    163
  27. 27
    NERD

    37A Geek

    10
    159
  28. 28
    USERS

    51D Tech support callers

    10
    96
  29. 29
    CTRL

    42D Computer key near Shift

    10
    43
  30. 30
    CLOT

    10A What milk will do if you add lemon juice

    9
    61
  31. 31
    TANG

    28D Zippy flavor

    9
    59
  32. 32
    AEIOU

    33D Run out of rhythm?

    8
    60
  33. 33
    OLDER

    22A Born earlier

    8
    51
  34. 34
    PATIO

    30A Picnic table place

    8
    50
  35. 35
    TAPAS

    28A Seville snacks

    8
    44
  36. 36
    HASH

    16A Diced dish

    7
    74
  37. 37
    TABOO

    44A Eating non-halal, to Muslims

    7
    74
  38. 38
    ALAI

    38D Jai ___

    6
    181
  39. 39
    AIRED

    43A Ran

    6
    55
  40. 40
    ABOUT

    31A Roughly

    6
    52
  41. 41
    CHILI

    10D Potluck supper serving, maybe

    6
    42
  42. 42
    IDEST

    18D I.e., spelled out

    5
    88
  43. 43
    NOISE

    46A All but the signal, in radio

    5
    83
  44. 44
    ERES

    35D "___ Tu" (1974 hit)

    5
    53
  45. 45
    DUDE

    36D "Bro!"

    4
    37
  46. 46
    ANNAL

    43D One year's record

    4
    35
  47. 47
    PURSE

    48D Prize in horse racing

    4
    32
  48. 48
    LIGHT

    49D Ignite

    4
    25
  49. 49
    HEDY

    67A Actress Lamarr

    4
    24
  50. 50
    SUSIE

    15A "Wake Up Little ___" (Everly Brothers hit)

    3
    26
  51. 51
    FRIAR

    63A Title for Tuck

    3
    24
  52. 52
    OSAKAN

    45D Resident of the so-called "Chicago of Japan"

    3
    13
  53. 53
    DAT

    21A One of "dose," in Brooklyn

    2
    51
  54. 54
    LANDS

    11D Touches down

    2
    23
  55. 55
    DKNY

    56D Big Apple-based designer label

    2
    21
  56. 56
    OSTEO

    12D Prefix with -plasty

    1
    46
  57. 57
    EQUAL

    47D Splenda rival

    1
    44
  58. 58
    LEANS

    66A Slants

    1
    29
  59. 59
    THORN

    13D Rose's protection

    1
    27
  60. 60
    MAUDE

    24D Bea Arthur sitcom

    1
    17
  61. 61
    ATIME

    38A "Once upon ___ ..."

    1
    13
  62. 62
    GLEECLUB

    41A School singing group

    1
    9
  63. 63
    TUBB

    39D Ernest nicknamed "The Texas Troubadour"

    1
    9
  64. 64
    NICKELBACK debut

    58A Billboard's top rock group of 2000-09 ... or where to find a 23-Across (before 1939) or 17-Across (today)

    1
    3
  65. 65
    AGIN

    64A Not "fer"

    0
    64
  66. 66
    ATEM

    26D "Up and ___!"

    0
    25
  67. 67
    ULEES

    50D "___ Gold" (1997 Peter Fonda film)

    0
    16
  68. 68
    CARIBOU

    25D Image on the reverse of a Canadian quarter

    0
    7
  69. 69
    SINGAPORE

    3D Country in which English and Mandarin are official languages

    0
    7
  70. 70
    CUETIP

    6D It's chalked in a pool hall

    0
    5
  71. 71
    QUILL

    52A Inkwell item

    0
    5
  72. 72
    EPLURIBUSUNUM

    47A "Out of many, one"

    0
    4
  73. 73
    MONTICELLO

    17A Tourist attraction in Charlottesville, Va.

    0
    4
  74. 74
    RELEASED

    32A Turned loose

    0
    4
  75. 75
    SCRIMMAGE

    34D Practice game, in sports

    0
    2
  76. 76
    AMERICANBISON debut

    23A Largest wild animal in the United States

    0
    1