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Thursday · 76 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    USE

    40A Put into action

    47
    356
  2. 2
    AREA

    60A Flat figure

    46
    631
  3. 3
    DNA

    41D Code used in many court cases

    37
    260
  4. 4
    TSAR

    10A Bygone monarch

    33
    341
  5. 5
    EAST

    6A Sports division

    33
    285
  6. 6
    TAN

    23A Shade from the sun

    30
    238
  7. 7
    ALTO

    34A Many a Vienna Boys' Choir boy

    25
    290
  8. 8
    AERO

    53D Streamlined, for short

    20
    269
  9. 9
    LIL

    27D Teeny-weeny

    20
    166
  10. 10
    TWO

    26D Tango number

    19
    165
  11. 11
    NASA

    32D Booster org.

    18
    174
  12. 12
    OTOH

    58A However, in a tweet

    18
    60
  13. 13
    MEET

    19A Assemble

    17
    144
  14. 14
    RENT

    29D Full of tears

    16
    190
  15. 15
    AGED

    12D Put in for extra time?

    16
    148
  16. 16
    OLGA

    16A One of Chekhov's "Sisters"

    15
    133
  17. 17
    POD

    39D Milkweed feature

    15
    101
  18. 18
    RATS

    13D "Shoot!"

    13
    142
  19. 19
    OTHER

    65A What's not included

    13
    114
  20. 20
    KIA

    48A Soul producer

    13
    94
  21. 21
    ATEAM

    14A Starters

    12
    122
  22. 22
    BAIL

    52A Trust fund?

    11
    50
  23. 23
    ARGUE

    50D Thrash out

    8
    61
  24. 24
    VEE

    35A Lead to victory?

    7
    113
  25. 25
    CAM

    49A Web ending

    7
    92
  26. 26
    REPS

    57A Some elected officials, briefly

    7
    89
  27. 27
    BEDS

    22A Kings and queens

    7
    73
  28. 28
    EER

    24A Always, according to Shakespeare

    6
    212
  29. 29
    UHUH

    31D "Not gonna happen"

    6
    57
  30. 30
    LEMON

    3D One of the original Life Savers fruit flavors

    6
    54
  31. 31
    PEND

    39A Remain in limbo

    6
    52
  32. 32
    LOSE

    55D Bow (to)

    5
    102
  33. 33
    MINT

    56D Where money is made

    4
    63
  34. 34
    UGLY

    15A Hardly fair

    4
    51
  35. 35
    BRAG

    52D Exhibit some immodesty

    4
    49
  36. 36
    SORTS

    42A Triages, e.g.

    4
    42
  37. 37
    VII

    46D Hour on a grandfather clock

    4
    31
  38. 38
    CULTS

    1A Some worship groups

    4
    9
  39. 39
    AGHA

    7D Ottoman honorific

    3
    66
  40. 40
    HAIL

    36A With 37-Across, desperate attempts

    3
    56
  41. 41
    CHOP

    18A Ax

    3
    45
  42. 42
    DORY

    41A Flat-bottomed boat

    3
    28
  43. 43
    UNPIN

    31A Loosen, in a way

    3
    18
  44. 44
    TMEN

    64A Ones on the money trail, informally

    2
    104
  45. 45
    ESTOP

    25A Block, at the bar

    2
    64
  46. 46
    PLANT

    47A Deliver, as a big kiss

    2
    33
  47. 47
    CANIT

    1D "Not another peep!"

    2
    24
  48. 48
    GORY

    63A Gruesome, say

    2
    22
  49. 49
    DEV

    21D Patel of "The Newsroom"

    2
    18
  50. 50
    UTICA

    2D Empire State city

    1
    51
  51. 51
    TABU

    4D Perfume that's off-limits?

    1
    44
  52. 52
    ONCUE

    62A At the perfect moment

    1
    43
  53. 53
    KEDS

    30D Classic canvas-top sneakers

    1
    39
  54. 54
    MEYER

    51D "The Host" author Stephenie

    1
    23
  55. 55
    OKTHEN

    45D "Sounds good!"

    1
    9
  56. 56
    DINGY

    59A Not bright anymore

    1
    8
  57. 57
    CONCH

    49D Seashore souvenir

    1
    7
  58. 58
    NIMBI

    17A Rain makers

    1
    6
  59. 59
    ARTTATUM

    38D Nearly blind jazz great

    1
    3
  60. 60
    OUSE

    61A Sussex river where Virginia Woolf tragically ended her life

    0
    22
  61. 61
    EUCHRE

    6D Bamboozle

    0
    18
  62. 62
    MARYS

    37A See 36-Across

    0
    14
  63. 63
    ILLSAY

    44D "You're darn tootin'!"

    0
    12
  64. 64
    DARYL

    28D Musical Hall

    0
    7
  65. 65
    SLEEPOVER

    11D Perfect night for a pillow fight

    0
    6
  66. 66
    SEADOO

    42D Popular recreational watercraft

    0
    5
  67. 67
    BALTIMORE

    54A End of the quote

    0
    4
  68. 68
    PIEDPIPER

    33D Leading folk figure

    0
    4
  69. 69
    TOMBOY

    10D Girl who challenges stereotypes

    0
    4
  70. 70
    TYPESETS

    9D Prepares for printing

    0
    4
  71. 71
    HADINOTLOVED debut

    43A Quote, part 3

    0
    1
  72. 72
    ICOULDHAVE debut

    20A Beginning of a quote by Ogden Nash, with punctuation included

    0
    1
  73. 73
    LOVEDNEWYORK debut

    27A Quote, part 2

    0
    1
  74. 74
    MOONBOOT debut

    37D Fashionable 1980s item resembling a bit of astronaut's attire

    0
    1
  75. 75
    SLOVENLY debut

    8D Disheveled

    0
    1
  76. 76
    SMILEON debut

    5D Shower with good fortune

    0
    1