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Tuesday · 74 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    ORCA

    3D Toothed whale

    34
    234
  2. 2
    ETAL

    15A Bibliographic abbr.

    32
    327
  3. 3
    TOE

    39D "Piggy"

    29
    293
  4. 4
    ANNE

    57D Youngest Brontë

    26
    283
  5. 5
    TAO

    31A "Eternally nameless" Chinese concept

    21
    223
  6. 6
    EMIR

    12D Abu Dhabi dignitary

    18
    218
  7. 7
    AMOS

    1A Tori who sang "Cornflake Girl"

    17
    180
  8. 8
    SEAT

    4D Ticket specification

    15
    152
  9. 9
    NOAH

    41A One preparing for a coming flood

    14
    138
  10. 10
    EKES

    66A Just manages, with "out"

    14
    119
  11. 11
    BAN

    30D The U.N.'s ___ Ki-moon

    13
    125
  12. 12
    SAM

    44A "Cheers" bartender

    12
    155
  13. 13
    SINE

    52D It's 1 for 90°

    12
    102
  14. 14
    AXLE

    65A Greased auto part

    10
    119
  15. 15
    ONSET

    33D Get-go

    9
    141
  16. 16
    ANITA

    10D ___ Bath (prank call name)

    9
    140
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    LORE

    14A Handed-down tales

    9
    130
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    TAI

    36A ___ chi

    8
    154
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    LEASE

    5D Alternative to buy

    8
    84
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    DIN

    13D Loud noise

    7
    109
  21. 21
    HASH

    27D This-and-that dish

    7
    74
  22. 22
    MOAT

    2D Ring around a castle

    7
    69
  23. 23
    ALMS

    1D Help for the poor

    7
    67
  24. 24
    MICE

    37D Computer alternatives to touchpads

    7
    58
  25. 25
    NAIF

    7D Babe in the woods

    7
    31
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    ALLOT

    49D Divvy up

    6
    72
  27. 27
    CLEAR

    45A Like mud, in an idiom

    6
    68
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    WEAR

    23A Have on

    6
    67
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    DEES

    62A Middle's middle?

    5
    57
  30. 30
    ONTOP

    61A Leading the pack

    5
    54
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    ALCOA

    25D Giant in lightweight metals

    5
    45
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    GEEK

    56D Show one's nerdy side, with "out"

    5
    40
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    BARE

    48A Lacking adornment

    4
    67
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    LEDA

    53D Mother of Helen of Troy

    4
    67
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    IBEX

    54D Alpine goat

    4
    48
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    GLAM

    8D Early rock genre for David Bowie

    4
    28
  37. 37
    TUBER

    28A Tapioca or taro root

    4
    17
  38. 38
    ANKLE

    32D Site for a parolee tracking device

    3
    68
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    STDS

    58D Yardsticks: Abbr.

    3
    59
  40. 40
    BESET

    47A Under siege

    3
    46
  41. 41
    PULSE

    51D A vital sign

    3
    30
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    DIVE

    55D Run-down tavern

    2
    34
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    SITIN

    19A Certain nonviolent protest

    2
    31
  44. 44
    ALTARS

    34A Places where knots are tied

    2
    23
  45. 45
    ZESTY

    64A Like much chili

    2
    20
  46. 46
    UTICA

    29D City on the Erie Canal

    1
    51
  47. 47
    IOC

    42A Sports org. with a five-ring logo

    1
    34
  48. 48
    LUNG

    5A Inspiring part of the body?

    1
    31
  49. 49
    VEND

    63A Sell

    1
    29
  50. 50
    DIALS

    59A Parts of combination locks

    1
    27
  51. 51
    SAILED

    35D Went by sloop, say

    1
    15
  52. 52
    PAINS

    24D Annoying sorts

    1
    13
  53. 53
    JAWED

    9A Shot the bull

    1
    12
  54. 54
    MACADAMIA

    17A Nut from Hawaii

    1
    6
  55. 55
    APO

    50A Mil. mail center

    0
    99
  56. 56
    MANN

    37A "The Magic Mountain" novelist Thomas

    0
    59
  57. 57
    PASHA

    24A Ottoman bigwig

    0
    39
  58. 58
    ENAMI

    16A As a friend, in France

    0
    13
  59. 59
    HECKLE

    43A Rudely interrupt, as a comedian

    0
    12
  60. 60
    DOZ

    59D Qty. at a bakery

    0
    11
  61. 61
    UTMOST

    6D Nth degree

    0
    11
  62. 62
    BES

    22A Wanna-___ (copycats)

    0
    9
  63. 63
    JESTER

    9D Court entertainer

    0
    8
  64. 64
    AWEIGH

    21D Just free of the sea bottom

    0
    6
  65. 65
    DEBARK

    18D Go down the gangplank

    0
    3
  66. 66
    CRISPY

    45D Fried chicken option

    0
    2
  67. 67
    EBULLIENT debut

    60A Bursting with joy

    0
    2
  68. 68
    STEAMBOATS debut

    26D Some Mississippi River traffic

    0
    2
  69. 69
    ICESKATINGRINKS debut

    38A Places to do figure eights

    0
    1
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    RAQUEL debut

    46D Welch of "Myra Breckinridge"

    0
    1
  71. 71
    REBOIL debut

    40D Bring to 212° again

    0
    1
  72. 72
    SOLIDLIQUIDGAS debut

    52A Three main 20-Across ... with examples included in 38-Across and 11- and 26-Down

    0
    1
  73. 73
    STATESOFMATTER debut

    20A Elements' various forms

    0
    1
  74. 74
    WATERTANKS debut

    11D Large containers often found atop buildings

    0
    1