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Wednesday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    36D Steroid ___ (1990s-early 2000s, in baseball)

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ONE

    72A "Good ___!"

    64
    613
  3. 3
    ELI

    14A Country music's ___ Young Band

    60
    599
  4. 4
    ASS

    32A Jack or jenny

    58
    409
  5. 5
    EEL

    5D ___ roll (sushi item)

    53
    487
  6. 6
    ORE

    41A Tram's cargo

    48
    581
  7. 7
    AREA

    38A The "A" of BART

    46
    631
  8. 8
    SEE

    67D "Get it?"

    44
    430
  9. 9
    NSA

    54A U.S. counterpart to Britain's GCHQ

    38
    233
  10. 10
    ESC

    26D "Exit full screen" key

    30
    209
  11. 11
    RAT

    44D *Mob hit victim

    29
    280
  12. 12
    ENDS

    60A Calls off

    27
    303
  13. 13
    LSAT

    73A Aspiring atty.'s exam

    25
    172
  14. 14
    ETE

    24A Hot time on the Riviera

    24
    320
  15. 15
    ETRE

    58A French 101 verb

    24
    241
  16. 16
    BAR

    46D Happy hour spot

    18
    157
  17. 17
    ESL

    5A Subj. for a citizenship applicant

    18
    153
  18. 18
    ERG

    9D Tiny bit of work

    17
    175
  19. 19
    DIE

    69A Poop out

    16
    168
  20. 20
    LAO

    29A Dweller along the Mekong

    16
    154
  21. 21
    AUTO

    70A Camera setting

    13
    165
  22. 22
    EIN

    65D A, in Aachen

    12
    159
  23. 23
    LENA

    42A Dunham of "Girls"

    11
    140
  24. 24
    ROTE

    13A Monotonous learning

    11
    114
  25. 25
    ACS

    49A Carrier units, briefly

    11
    63
  26. 26
    CDC

    48A Org. featured in "Outbreak"

    11
    60
  27. 27
    OTT

    33A First National Leaguer with 500 homers

    10
    193
  28. 28
    DIANA

    62A Royal bride of 1981

    10
    71
  29. 29
    COE

    57A Miler Sebastian

    9
    89
  30. 30
    ITAL

    63D Stressed type: Abbr.

    8
    94
  31. 31
    ASSIST

    50A Alley-oop pass, maybe

    8
    35
  32. 32
    GOAT

    31D Year of the ___ (most of 2015)

    7
    70
  33. 33
    ALMS

    37D Poor box contents

    7
    67
  34. 34
    TRIB

    1A Chicago paper, briefly, with "the"

    7
    53
  35. 35
    SSR

    28D One of a geog. 15, once

    6
    161
  36. 36
    LISA

    7D Bart's toon sister

    6
    106
  37. 37
    BEAR

    4D *Tough test, slangily

    6
    70
  38. 38
    CAIRO

    20A City near the only remaining wonder of the ancient world

    6
    67
  39. 39
    HELM

    23A Captain's post

    6
    57
  40. 40
    EGGO

    59D Toaster waffle brand

    5
    92
  41. 41
    TEMPO

    8A Largo, for one

    5
    47
  42. 42
    POSER

    18D Head-scratcher

    5
    42
  43. 43
    SEP

    25A Mo. with Patriot Day

    4
    71
  44. 44
    ASTIN

    56D Sean of the "Lord of the Rings" movies

    4
    61
  45. 45
    SONATA

    52D "Moonlight ___"

    4
    38
  46. 46
    MWAH

    10D Sound of an air kiss

    4
    23
  47. 47
    ARR

    56A J.F.K. posting: Abbr.

    3
    133
  48. 48
    ICARUS

    51D Wax-winged flier of myth

    3
    20
  49. 49
    TRACES

    1D Tiny amounts

    3
    15
  50. 50
    ROTATE

    2D Reposition, as tires

    2
    33
  51. 51
    TEAPOT

    53D Darjeeling server

    2
    28
  52. 52
    ITSATRAP

    66A Warning to the answers to the three starred clues regarding the word hidden in 17-, 34- and 43-Across

    2
    11
  53. 53
    LAMOTTA

    16D Boxer Jake a.k.a. Raging Bull

    2
    7
  54. 54
    UGANDA

    19A Country that's south of South Sudan

    1
    25
  55. 55
    STOGIE

    68A Cheap smoke

    1
    10
  56. 56
    ITRIED

    3D "Gave it my all"

    1
    9
  57. 57
    TCI

    55A Cable co. acquired by AT&T in 1999

    1
    8
  58. 58
    ESCARGOT

    40D Mollusk on la carte

    1
    7
  59. 59
    PENELOPE

    11D Cruz with a 2008 Oscar

    1
    3
  60. 60
    EIS

    27A Frozen Wasser

    0
    55
  61. 61
    DIDO

    61D First queen of Carthage

    0
    36
  62. 62
    ETONS

    71A Some British jackets

    0
    29
  63. 63
    WEASEL

    22D Underhanded sort

    0
    18
  64. 64
    MAWR

    21A Bryn ___ College

    0
    17
  65. 65
    SEDGES

    30A Marsh plants

    0
    14
  66. 66
    USRDA

    47D Old nutritional fig.

    0
    12
  67. 67
    SLUMP

    6D Batter's nightmare

    0
    11
  68. 68
    ORWELL

    15A Coiner of the term "doublethink"

    0
    9
  69. 69
    TOURIST

    8D *Fodor's guide buyer

    0
    7
  70. 70
    OLDLATIN

    12D Cato the Elder's language

    0
    5
  71. 71
    REDSTATE

    39D Republican stronghold

    0
    5
  72. 72
    ABCNEWS

    38D Stephanopoulos's employer

    0
    3
  73. 73
    ACCEDES

    45D Gives in

    0
    3
  74. 74
    BESTRAPALBUM debut

    43A Grammy category won five times by Eminem

    0
    2
  75. 75
    WAGGED

    64A Showed some puppy love?

    0
    2
  76. 76
    ATRAPLUS debut

    17A Gillette razor brand

    0
    1
  77. 77
    HOPSIN debut

    35D Joins for a ride

    0
    1
  78. 78
    ORCHESTRAPIT debut

    34A Conductor's place

    0
    1