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Wednesday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    OLE

    41D Bullring cheer

    54
    525
  2. 2
    ERIE

    59D The Gem City, so-called because of its sparkling lake

    48
    510
  3. 3
    OREO

    35D Dessert item that was clued as "Mountain: Comb. form" in old crosswords

    45
    408
  4. 4
    ECO

    24A ___-Drive, popular light-powered watch

    42
    370
  5. 5
    ICE

    22D Cap material?

    40
    391
  6. 6
    ETAS

    69A H H H

    26
    214
  7. 7
    ALTO

    5D Certain sax

    25
    290
  8. 8
    LOT

    26D Sotheby's collection

    25
    189
  9. 9
    UBER

    31D Foe of the taxi industry

    25
    119
  10. 10
    ERASE

    57D Expunge

    24
    295
  11. 11
    OWE

    49D Be in hock

    23
    208
  12. 12
    AHEM

    1A "Beg pardon ..."

    23
    171
  13. 13
    ABET

    5A Help in a heist

    22
    228
  14. 14
    EMMA

    68A 1996 Gwyneth Paltrow title role

    19
    173
  15. 15
    ABEL

    39A "Am I my brother's keeper?" brother

    18
    194
  16. 16
    SEAL

    44A Circus horn honker

    18
    151
  17. 17
    DAS

    30D Court figures, briefly

    18
    115
  18. 18
    EARN

    7D Yield, as interest

    17
    185
  19. 19
    LAP

    42D Cat's seat, maybe

    17
    152
  20. 20
    NEMO

    61D Jules Verne captain

    16
    156
  21. 21
    DES

    13D ___ Moines

    16
    154
  22. 22
    ELMO

    33D Muppet who speaks in a falsetto

    15
    174
  23. 23
    SANE

    72A Mentally together

    14
    153
  24. 24
    DEAL

    65A Word said with a handshake

    14
    104
  25. 25
    ALUM

    10D Reunion attendee, briefly

    13
    123
  26. 26
    AWL

    52A Hole maker

    12
    118
  27. 27
    ETHER

    23A Early anesthetic

    11
    111
  28. 28
    NIKE

    60D Greek figure on many a trophy

    11
    67
  29. 29
    TARA

    18A Setting for the highest-grossing movie of 1939

    10
    154
  30. 30
    NOEL

    71A "Angels We Have Heard on High," e.g.

    10
    153
  31. 31
    RKO

    46A Original "King Kong" studio

    10
    89
  32. 32
    ABIT

    17A "This won't hurt ___!"

    9
    100
  33. 33
    OHARE

    54A Orchard Field, today

    9
    91
  34. 34
    BEAU

    6D Lover boy

    9
    74
  35. 35
    AMAZE

    1D Wow

    9
    70
  36. 36
    REEK

    32D Stink to high heaven

    9
    67
  37. 37
    EVAN

    12D Hunter who wrote "The Blackboard Jungle"

    8
    122
  38. 38
    TAME

    62D Broken, as a bronco

    8
    88
  39. 39
    RIGA

    66A Latvia's capital

    8
    86
  40. 40
    HUGE

    38D Donald Trump catchword

    8
    40
  41. 41
    MADE

    14A Like a neat bed

    7
    75
  42. 42
    ALIKE

    67A In the same way

    7
    40
  43. 43
    MAS

    64D Some postgrad degrees

    6
    111
  44. 44
    LEAR

    15A King noted for saying "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"

    6
    107
  45. 45
    CZAR

    36D White House policy chief

    6
    96
  46. 46
    STEED

    70A Knight's mount

    6
    81
  47. 47
    ALIVE

    16A Still in the running

    6
    70
  48. 48
    TRACE

    8D Tiny amount

    6
    62
  49. 49
    MERIT

    64A Philip Morris brand

    5
    66
  50. 50
    COACH

    37A Means of transportation in "Cinderella"

    5
    15
  51. 51
    MOST

    34D Ending with second or upper

    4
    54
  52. 52
    EDITH

    3D British poet/critic Sitwell

    4
    48
  53. 53
    AKITA

    55D Muscular Japanese dog

    4
    45
  54. 54
    LADEN

    53D Filled with cargo

    4
    43
  55. 55
    MOC

    34A Comfy shoe

    4
    40
  56. 56
    ROLLS

    25A Dice tosses

    4
    29
  57. 57
    ELAL

    63D President Chaim Weizmann was on its first flight

    3
    197
  58. 58
    PELT

    58D Clobber with snowballs, say

    3
    69
  59. 59
    TORERO

    47A Corrida combatant

    3
    31
  60. 60
    REGAN

    56D Daughter of 15-Across

    3
    20
  61. 61
    SUGAR

    45A Cotton candy, mostly

    2
    43
  62. 62
    LAWS

    27D There are three for motion

    2
    41
  63. 63
    SCOUR

    28D Search all over

    2
    32
  64. 64
    METIER

    4D Job at which one excels

    2
    9
  65. 65
    GALLON

    9D Tank unit

    2
    7
  66. 66
    PICA

    11D 12-point type

    1
    47
  67. 67
    REPOS

    50A Some used cars, informally

    1
    29
  68. 68
    ENDURE

    29A Hang in there

    1
    25
  69. 69
    GAPED

    9A Looked slack-jawed

    1
    23
  70. 70
    DROOP

    43D Show exhaustion

    1
    20
  71. 71
    LUCAS

    19A George whose name is a lead-in to "film"

    1
    18
  72. 72
    CROCI

    21D Spring blooms

    1
    11
  73. 73
    HABIT

    2D Something to kick or break

    0
    35
  74. 74
    SHORES

    51D Beach resort locales

    0
    13
  75. 75
    RANTED

    48D Went on a tirade

    0
    7
  76. 76
    ORZOITWOULDSEEM debut

    40A Pasta, apparently?

    0
    1
  77. 77
    PENNEANTEPOKER debut

    58A Card game with pasta for stakes?

    0
    1
  78. 78
    ZITICOUNCILMAN debut

    20A Politician in charge of pasta?

    0
    1