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Wednesday · 76 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ODE

    68A Addison's "___ to Creation"

    58
    523
  2. 2
    ARE

    1A "___ you in?"

    56
    533
  3. 3
    END

    42A When the credits roll

    55
    447
  4. 4
    ART

    62D "Not what you see, but what you make others see," per Degas

    40
    384
  5. 5
    ANI

    12D Young Darth Vader's nickname

    36
    238
  6. 6
    OPT

    30A Go (for)

    27
    211
  7. 7
    TAU

    63D Certain cross

    25
    169
  8. 8
    IAN

    14A Actor McKellen

    23
    260
  9. 9
    OTOE

    32A Plains Indian

    21
    198
  10. 10
    SKI

    17A One getting the boot?

    21
    180
  11. 11
    ALOHA

    15A Pacific greeting

    19
    194
  12. 12
    EEK

    24A Scream made while jumping, maybe

    19
    163
  13. 13
    MEN

    71A Exasperated comment from a feminist

    19
    145
  14. 14
    TARO

    47A ___ cake (Chinese New Year delicacy)

    15
    122
  15. 15
    ALONE

    5D By themselves

    14
    191
  16. 16
    RITA

    60D "Lovely ___, meter maid" (Beatles lyric)

    13
    138
  17. 17
    EACH

    36D A head

    11
    130
  18. 18
    DDAY

    35D When the Battle of Normandy started

    10
    98
  19. 19
    PACT

    31D Covenant

    10
    79
  20. 20
    PSAT

    38D Measurer of college readiness, for short

    9
    106
  21. 21
    MATS

    37D Yoga supplies

    9
    57
  22. 22
    COIN

    26D Close-up magician's prop

    8
    53
  23. 23
    ETRADE

    51D Charles Schwab rival

    8
    46
  24. 24
    CAD

    65A Heel

    7
    101
  25. 25
    CHA

    41A Half of a dance

    6
    85
  26. 26
    HEED

    27D Listen to

    6
    61
  27. 27
    KITE

    58A Item often "eaten" by a tree in "Peanuts"

    6
    59
  28. 28
    PALM

    29D Something read at a carnival

    6
    55
  29. 29
    WATT

    4D Joule/second

    6
    53
  30. 30
    GENES

    57D They help make you you

    6
    47
  31. 31
    LOG

    55A Math term usually followed by a subscript number

    5
    92
  32. 32
    AVAST

    70A Sailor's "Stop!"

    5
    67
  33. 33
    SANG

    8D Was a ratfink

    5
    60
  34. 34
    ENRICH

    25A Augment

    5
    18
  35. 35
    ESME

    23A Salinger heroine

    4
    87
  36. 36
    HERB

    21D Basil or bugbane

    4
    56
  37. 37
    ENIGMA

    3D Nazi cipher machine broken by the Allies

    4
    52
  38. 38
    RADON

    9D Dangerous gas

    4
    37
  39. 39
    HST

    13D D.D.E.'s predecessor

    3
    125
  40. 40
    IVANA

    64A Ex of the Donald

    3
    55
  41. 41
    MPS

    37A U.K. lawmakers

    3
    46
  42. 42
    BART

    61D Milhouse's best friend, on TV

    3
    45
  43. 43
    TIMER

    67A Kitchen counter?

    3
    33
  44. 44
    DEBIT

    19A ___ card

    3
    28
  45. 45
    KOKO

    46D Gorilla who was famously taught sign language

    3
    16
  46. 46
    SHARP

    28A Quick-witted

    2
    46
  47. 47
    RAJAH

    9A Indian chief

    2
    39
  48. 48
    AISLES

    1D A 747 has two of them

    2
    26
  49. 49
    HOVER

    49A What helicopter parents do

    2
    24
  50. 50
    AXONS

    16A Nerve cell conductors

    2
    16
  51. 51
    TUTSI

    69A Rwandan president Paul Kagame's ethnicity

    2
    16
  52. 52
    LOATHE

    34D Can't stomach

    1
    30
  53. 53
    TYE

    48A Actor Sheridan

    1
    18
  54. 54
    ROXIE

    6D Hart of "Chicago"

    1
    16
  55. 55
    WARTS

    4A Blemishes

    1
    14
  56. 56
    BETCHA

    22D "You ___!"

    1
    11
  57. 57
    VIACOM

    50D Paramount's parent

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    10
  58. 58
    CYNDI

    54D Pop star Lauper

    1
    8
  59. 59
    BALDFACEDLIE

    33A It's unbelievable!

    1
    3
  60. 60
    LIGHTNINGBOLT debut

    20A It's striking!

    1
    2
  61. 61
    TOXIN

    18A Scorpion's defense

    0
    18
  62. 62
    LOD

    40A 45-Down suburb

    0
    16
  63. 63
    OSAMA

    56D 2003 Golden Globe-winning film set in Afghanistan

    0
    15
  64. 64
    RANDD

    66A Testing division, for short

    0
    14
  65. 65
    STITCH

    53A Hilarious person

    0
    12
  66. 66
    REDDEN

    52D Get visibly embarrassed

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    10
  67. 67
    TELAVIV

    45D City served by the airport in 40-Across

    0
    10
  68. 68
    HOTRODS

    44D Dragsters

    0
    9
  69. 69
    RAKISH

    2D Debonair

    0
    8
  70. 70
    ATEON

    62A Used as a plate

    0
    7
  71. 71
    STRIDENT

    39D Like criticism made in no uncertain terms

    0
    5
  72. 72
    AXELROD

    10D Former Obama adviser David

    0
    3
  73. 73
    JOBTITLE

    11D Assistant to the regional manager, for one

    0
    2
  74. 74
    THINKOF

    7D Call to mind

    0
    2
  75. 75
    ASTHMAATTACK debut

    43A It's breathtaking!

    0
    1
  76. 76
    DRYERASEBOARD debut

    59A It's remarkable!

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    1