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Thursday · 76 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    ANTE

    50A Start to fill a pot

    45
    461
  2. 2
    EASE

    55D No trouble

    40
    334
  3. 3
    ABBA

    25D Group whose first U.S. hit was "Waterloo"

    25
    192
  4. 4
    ASHE

    2D Queens stadium eponym

    22
    275
  5. 5
    NAS

    39D "If I Ruled the World" rapper

    21
    122
  6. 6
    IHOP

    3D Chain with links

    21
    110
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    SIN

    63A "Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": Shak.

    20
    177
  8. 8
    CIA

    59D World Factbook publisher, for short

    19
    206
  9. 9
    SEAL

    23A Approval indication

    18
    151
  10. 10
    UNI

    57A Prefix with code or color

    16
    153
  11. 11
    AGAR

    33D Chef's thickening agent

    15
    172
  12. 12
    IAGO

    37D Plotter with Roderigo

    14
    173
  13. 13
    PEP

    20A Jazz (up)

    14
    126
  14. 14
    CMON

    52D "Hurry up!"

    14
    69
  15. 15
    CBS

    58D ___ Sports

    13
    123
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    AROMA

    15A Redolence

    11
    191
  17. 17
    PCS

    26D Windows can be found on them

    11
    109
  18. 18
    RINSE

    62A Mouthwash instruction

    11
    96
  19. 19
    AMOK

    53D Uncontrollably

    9
    128
  20. 20
    ASHEN

    14A Visibly terrified

    9
    128
  21. 21
    BAD

    34A Bit of misfortune

    9
    109
  22. 22
    LEAD

    30D Heavy metal

    8
    100
  23. 23
    DAH

    10D Morse T

    8
    61
  24. 24
    AIDA

    41A Its final scene is set in a tomb

    7
    161
  25. 25
    ILSA

    42A "Casablanca" role

    7
    116
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    DUO

    60A The Black Keys of rock, e.g.

    7
    105
  27. 27
    ENNUI

    48D Yawns might suggest this

    7
    83
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    SHA

    11A "___ La La" (1964 hit)

    6
    107
  29. 29
    HASP

    1D Padlock holder

    6
    73
  30. 30
    BIEN

    49A "Très ___"

    6
    28
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    SVEN

    22A Nordic name meaning "young warrior"

    5
    44
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    AGONY

    13D Hell

    5
    42
  33. 33
    DIVA

    40A Any singer in the lead role of 41-Across

    4
    82
  34. 34
    CARR

    31A Caleb who wrote "The Italian Secretary"

    4
    58
  35. 35
    BLED

    56D Drained

    4
    45
  36. 36
    SANKA

    64A Decaf option

    3
    27
  37. 37
    HAIFA

    1A Israeli city on the slopes of Mount Carmel

    3
    19
  38. 38
    WONG

    8D "The World of Suzie ___" (1957 novel)

    3
    13
  39. 39
    HAG

    16A Beldam

    2
    63
  40. 40
    HEART

    46D Lover's hurt

    2
    45
  41. 41
    JAIL

    6D Daring escape

    2
    45
  42. 42
    EATERY

    24A Diner

    2
    25
  43. 43
    AARE

    32A European river whose tributaries include the Wigger and the Emme

    1
    83
  44. 44
    LAPD

    27D Pacific force, for short

    1
    39
  45. 45
    JEB

    54A One of the Bushes

    1
    26
  46. 46
    GHOSTS

    45A Haunting presences

    1
    22
  47. 47
    JINX

    54D Saying "There's no way we can lose now," say

    1
    21
  48. 48
    TAXED

    65A Under stress

    1
    19
  49. 49
    EMCEED

    9D Like an awards ceremony

    1
    16
  50. 50
    JAWED

    6A Gossiped

    1
    12
  51. 51
    DCAREA

    51A Where Bethesda, Md., and Alexandria, Va., are

    1
    10
  52. 52
    AZO

    19A Kind of dye

    0
    43
  53. 53
    FER

    4D Sword: Fr.

    0
    41
  54. 54
    BROOD

    61A Nestful

    0
    20
  55. 55
    DOST

    35D What cometh after thou, maybe

    0
    17
  56. 56
    ARUN

    7D Give ___ for one's money

    0
    14
  57. 57
    TIGERS

    43A Real go-getters

    0
    14
  58. 58
    ENDORA

    44D Witch on "Bewitched"

    0
    13
  59. 59
    BEACON

    47A The Bat-Signal, e.g.

    0
    11
  60. 60
    STATION

    22D It might include the line "You're listening to WABC"

    0
    11
  61. 61
    CAGIER

    38D Displaying more craft

    0
    7
  62. 62
    OLDBAT

    29A Biddy

    0
    7
  63. 63
    ANTHER

    5D Flower part

    0
    6
  64. 64
    PLIERS

    26A Electrician's tool

    0
    6
  65. 65
    HAZER

    12D One being rough on plebes

    0
    5
  66. 66
    LHASAN

    18D Like the Potala Palace of Tibet

    0
    5
  67. 67
    BREDA

    49D Dutch city where Charles II lived in exile

    0
    3
  68. 68
    SERVICE

    23D Turning point in a tennis match, maybe

    0
    3
  69. 69
    COMMERCIAL

    58A Series of ads on TV or radio

    0
    2
  70. 70
    IRRITATION

    28D The pea, in "The Princess and the Pea"

    0
    2
  71. 71
    ORVIS

    29D Big purveyor of fishing gear

    0
    2
  72. 72
    BAUDS debut

    47D Transmission-related units

    0
    1
  73. 73
    HHINGE debut

    21A Bit of letter-shaped hardware on a door

    0
    1
  74. 74
    SHAVETAILS debut

    11D Rookie officers, in slang

    0
    1
  75. 75
    SHORTLUNCH debut

    17A 12:05 to 12:20 p.m., maybe

    0
    1
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    SPRINGVACATION debut

    36A A couple weeks off partying in Florida, say

    0
    1