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Thursday · 74 answers · 12 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    49D A good one is under 3.00, in brief

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ASS

    4D Fool

    58
    409
  3. 3
    ROE

    55D Anonymous name in court cases

    33
    283
  4. 4
    ANY

    62A Choice word

    33
    249
  5. 5
    ATTA

    51D The U.N.'s Kofi ___ Annan

    28
    156
  6. 6
    STU

    5D Good name for an R.V. inhabitant?

    24
    190
  7. 7
    ETTA

    7D Italian suffix for "small"

    23
    254
  8. 8
    OPAL

    34D Olympic Australis is the world's largest one

    23
    253
  9. 9
    ODDS

    34A See 33-Across

    23
    171
  10. 10
    ISNT

    26A "That ___ you"

    23
    162
  11. 11
    UAE

    43A Home of Umm al-Quwain, for short

    20
    90
  12. 12
    EERIE

    33D Spine-tingling

    19
    260
  13. 13
    EVEN

    33A With 34-Across, 50-50 chance ... or a hint to answering six equations in this puzzle

    19
    202
  14. 14
    CSI

    1A CBS's "___: Cyber"

    19
    127
  15. 15
    LOO

    15A John

    18
    162
  16. 16
    OMG

    53A "Holy ... !!!"

    16
    86
  17. 17
    REAR

    42A Back

    14
    184
  18. 18
    TESLA

    9D Palo Alto-based car company

    14
    144
  19. 19
    ADIEU

    31D Bye line?

    13
    148
  20. 20
    ALUM

    13A Many a school benefactor

    13
    123
  21. 21
    RETRO

    52A Back in

    13
    109
  22. 22
    AHH

    10A Sound at a sauna

    13
    61
  23. 23
    HEM

    39A Jumper line

    12
    136
  24. 24
    CVS

    30D Pharmacy chain

    10
    28
  25. 25
    OOP

    17D No longer available, as a book: Abbr.

    9
    96
  26. 26
    NAPS

    59A Drops out?

    9
    74
  27. 27
    BUT

    18A Exceptional start?

    9
    44
  28. 28
    EVAN

    24D Writer Osnos of The New Yorker

    8
    122
  29. 29
    NSC

    56D White House advisory grp.

    8
    59
  30. 30
    SPIT

    38A Rain slightly

    7
    82
  31. 31
    ISLES

    23D Key chain?

    7
    79
  32. 32
    INASEC

    61A "Don't rush me!"

    7
    34
  33. 33
    MANE

    44A Something braided on a farm

    6
    92
  34. 34
    CLAP

    30A Show of hands?

    6
    84
  35. 35
    ARTOO

    19A "Star Wars" whistler, for short

    5
    56
  36. 36
    RUG

    57A Turkoman, e.g.

    5
    49
  37. 37
    MGS

    60A Classic roadsters

    5
    46
  38. 38
    UMAMI

    46D "Savoriness," in Japanese

    5
    34
  39. 39
    NARNIA

    25A C. S. Lewis land

    5
    25
  40. 40
    DDT

    32D "Silent Spring" topic, in brief

    4
    76
  41. 41
    SVU

    27A "Law & Order" spinoff, familiarly

    4
    23
  42. 42
    ACACIA

    13D Gum arabic source

    3
    34
  43. 43
    STATUE

    14A Middle of a square, maybe

    3
    34
  44. 44
    ASPECT

    4A Facet

    3
    19
  45. 45
    MELON

    47D Head, in slang

    2
    36
  46. 46
    PREPS

    21D Readies

    1
    18
  47. 47
    BADEGGS

    37D No-goodniks

    1
    12
  48. 48
    TEDIUM

    45A Monotony

    1
    12
  49. 49
    ENTROPY

    40D Topic of the second law of thermodynamics

    1
    9
  50. 50
    IMLOST

    3D "Whoa, whoa, whoa - go back"

    1
    9
  51. 51
    EINK debut

    28A Technology inside Kindles

    1
    4
  52. 52
    HOTSAKE debut

    12D Winter serving in a Japanese restaurant

    1
    4
  53. 53
    MTETNA

    44D Italian smoker, for short

    0
    25
  54. 54
    AYS

    29A Shakespearean assents

    0
    24
  55. 55
    ABBESS

    35A Superior woman?

    0
    15
  56. 56
    ALBANIA

    10D NATO member since 2009

    0
    14
  57. 57
    CUEIN

    8D Bring up to speed

    0
    12
  58. 58
    MESONS

    41D Quark-plus-antiquark particles

    0
    7
  59. 59
    MOTTOS

    58A Lines often in Latin

    0
    7
  60. 60
    HAITIAN

    39D Citizen of the second-oldest independent country in the New World

    0
    6
  61. 61
    ARTFORM

    35D Novel, sonata or sonnet

    0
    4
  62. 62
    ADPAGE debut

    31A Noneditorial matter

    0
    3
  63. 63
    SUBLETS

    38D Some temporary residences

    0
    3
  64. 64
    BEERMUG debut

    36D One hanging around a bar?

    0
    2
  65. 65
    FREEMEAL

    50A Relief org. + stagger = soup kitchen offering

    0
    2
  66. 66
    SULTANS

    2D Mideast V.I.P.s

    0
    2
  67. 67
    ALTERNATION debut

    54A Duke's ride + slowly = this puzzle's theme

    0
    1
  68. 68
    BLUETITS debut

    48A Rear + floral rings = colorful birds

    0
    1
  69. 69
    CELLOSUITES debut

    16A Hits hard + famed spokescow = some Bach compositions

    0
    1
  70. 70
    CIASPIES debut

    22A Cloak + Egyptian deity = some spooks

    0
    1
  71. 71
    CLERISY debut

    1D Intelligentsia

    0
    1
  72. 72
    HOUSING debut

    11D Dormitories and apartments

    0
    1
  73. 73
    PAIRSUP debut

    6D Couples

    0
    1
  74. 74
    RAILPASS debut

    20A Rends + word of regret = commuter's purchase

    0
    1