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Thursday · 67 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALI

    21A Noted American follower of 20-Across

    49
    518
  2. 2
    ECO

    36D Prefix with system

    42
    370
  3. 3
    ESP

    10D Clairvoyant's letters

    35
    344
  4. 4
    ACHE

    21D Not just smart

    28
    282
  5. 5
    ARM

    35D Weaponize

    27
    264
  6. 6
    NBA

    54D Org. in which big Bucks earn big bucks

    26
    198
  7. 7
    OWE

    46A "I ___ you"

    23
    208
  8. 8
    OHIO

    30A Home of the first full-time automobile service station

    23
    200
  9. 9
    ILL

    53D "___ Be Home for Christmas"

    21
    260
  10. 10
    ITO

    23D "What was ___ do?"

    20
    240
  11. 11
    EVEN

    36A Flush

    19
    202
  12. 12
    ISLA

    28A "La ___ Bonita" (Madonna hit)

    17
    119
  13. 13
    INC

    33D Company closing?

    16
    126
  14. 14
    AVOW

    31D Pledge

    12
    112
  15. 15
    ISLAM

    20A Faith for 21-Across

    12
    94
  16. 16
    RENE

    32D Russo of "Thor: The Dark World"

    11
    221
  17. 17
    SPAR

    37A Sail support

    10
    188
  18. 18
    HIS

    25D Half of a matching set

    10
    119
  19. 19
    DDAY

    50D Decisive time

    10
    98
  20. 20
    RIPS

    9D Castigates

    8
    48
  21. 21
    SEERS

    7D Good investor types, you'd think

    6
    57
  22. 22
    SEETHE

    24A Be furious

    6
    44
  23. 23
    TARE

    49A Empty container's weight

    6
    43
  24. 24
    WON

    27D Came out on top

    5
    90
  25. 25
    ORELSE

    44D "Otherwise ... !!!"

    5
    75
  26. 26
    LUIS

    22D San ___ (Argentine province or its capital)

    5
    44
  27. 27
    OCEANS

    39D Loads and loads

    5
    42
  28. 28
    PAP

    52D Drivel

    4
    58
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    PEOPLE

    3D Time Inc. publication

    4
    19
  30. 30
    ERLE

    19A First name in mystery

    3
    198
  31. 31
    ESSES

    48D Slalom paths

    3
    114
  32. 32
    EARNEST

    57A Serious

    3
    20
  33. 33
    SKIAREA

    59A Place where you might be asked "Need a lift?"

    3
    11
  34. 34
    ETH

    11D Landlocked African country: Abbr.

    2
    111
  35. 35
    OCTO

    5D Numerical prefix

    2
    62
  36. 36
    PESETA

    45D Coin minted until 2001

    2
    42
  37. 37
    SEATTLE

    55A Where Nordstrom is headquartered

    2
    19
  38. 38
    BANTER

    43D Some back-and-forth

    2
    7
  39. 39
    HARI

    51D Mata ___

    1
    58
  40. 40
    GREEK

    8A With 58-Across, "Antigone" and others ... or, when reinterpreted, a hint to 17-, 31- and 50-Across

    1
    20
  41. 41
    ONEACRE

    13A Sizable plot

    1
    14
  42. 42
    ALBANY

    56A Duke of ___ ("King Lear" character)

    1
    13
  43. 43
    PLAYS

    58A See 8-Across

    1
    12
  44. 44
    SAPPHO

    16A Whom Plato called "the tenth Muse"

    1
    12
  45. 45
    LOSTTO

    29D Was bested by

    1
    9
  46. 46
    MTETNA

    42D One blowing off steam in Italy?

    0
    25
  47. 47
    KOO

    12D "Rock and Roll, Hoochie ___" (1974 Rick Derringer hit)

    0
    18
  48. 48
    CAMRY

    40D Apt anagram of MY CAR

    0
    12
  49. 49
    CARPET

    4D Nap site

    0
    12
  50. 50
    CATES

    47A "Gremlins" co-star Phoebe

    0
    11
  51. 51
    CREWCUT

    26A Buzz

    0
    9
  52. 52
    CRISTO

    14A Dumas's "The Count of Monte ___"

    0
    9
  53. 53
    ONHIRE

    2D Available to work, in Britain

    0
    9
  54. 54
    ALCAPP

    18D Cartoonist whom John Steinbeck said "may very possibly be the best writer in the world today"

    0
    8
  55. 55
    CSTAR

    14D Red giant type

    0
    7
  56. 56
    SHORTIE

    15A Nickname for a little person

    0
    7
  57. 57
    MMMBOP

    41A 1997 #1 hit with a nonsense title

    0
    5
  58. 58
    PINDAR

    52A Noted writer of victory odes

    0
    5
  59. 59
    CONCOCT debut

    38A Come up with

    0
    4
  60. 60
    GRAEME

    8D Golfer McDowell, 2010 U.S. Open champion

    0
    4
  61. 61
    PRICIEST

    6D Least affordable

    0
    4
  62. 62
    ARISTOPHANES

    31A Order to Onassis to block a brand of underwear?

    0
    2
  63. 63
    HAMSTEAK debut

    34D Slab from the meat counter

    0
    2
  64. 64
    HIPPOCRATES

    17A Packing boxes for heavyweights?

    0
    2
  65. 65
    TOSHES

    1D Comedy's Daniel and reggae's Peter

    0
    2
  66. 66
    DEMOSTHENES debut

    50A Shows a Sega Genesis rival at an expo?

    0
    1
  67. 67
    TOPCOPS debut

    1A Early 1990s CBS series about the exploits of real-life police officers

    0
    1