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Thursday · 76 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SNL

    27D High-profile gig for a musician, for short

    40
    263
  2. 2
    ETC

    12D Sentence shortener

    37
    268
  3. 3
    IDEA

    63A Noodle concoction?

    33
    396
  4. 4
    ADA

    46A ___ Clare, ward in Dickens's "Bleak House"

    27
    270
  5. 5
    OPERA

    15A Space ___

    26
    247
  6. 6
    TED

    34D "TRUS___" (2016 political slogan)

    22
    245
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    IPO

    41D Angel's payoff, for short

    20
    133
  8. 8
    UAE

    26D OPEC member: Abbr.

    20
    90
  9. 9
    USER

    62A App purchaser

    19
    246
  10. 10
    CIA

    40A Employer whose workers don't discuss their jobs much, in short

    19
    206
  11. 11
    MERE

    58A Piddling

    18
    155
  12. 12
    ERIC

    8D ___ Blair, George Orwell's real name

    17
    251
  13. 13
    IDS

    60D Subjects of some voting laws

    17
    181
  14. 14
    OATH

    16A Naturalization requirement

    16
    143
  15. 15
    WHO

    13D Question suggesting "Never heard of 'em"

    15
    89
  16. 16
    LACE

    1A Tablecloth material

    14
    105
  17. 17
    ISIT

    24D "Oh, really?"

    14
    72
  18. 18
    VIE

    59D Battle

    13
    101
  19. 19
    APNEA

    43A Nighttime irregularity

    12
    88
  20. 20
    AYN

    45D Rand popular with the Tea Party

    10
    98
  21. 21
    IMUP

    14A "My turn"

    10
    28
  22. 22
    KEYS

    68A Decryption needs

    9
    77
  23. 23
    SETI

    7D Radio listener grp.

    8
    43
  24. 24
    ROAN

    55D Equine color

    7
    111
  25. 25
    CAD

    40D Stinker

    7
    101
  26. 26
    BBC

    29A Original airer of "The Office"

    7
    76
  27. 27
    ONESIE

    48D Newborn attire

    7
    25
  28. 28
    ESTD

    66A Abbr. found on some corporate logos

    6
    70
  29. 29
    DOLCE

    5D Sweet, in Sorrento

    6
    24
  30. 30
    EEG

    22D Brain test, briefly

    5
    75
  31. 31
    SEL

    36A Cannes condiment

    5
    71
  32. 32
    LATIN

    18A Part of a classical education

    5
    48
  33. 33
    VIBE

    59A Atmosphere

    5
    27
  34. 34
    DID

    35D Checked off the bucket list, say

    4
    67
  35. 35
    CHEW

    10A Mull (over)

    4
    42
  36. 36
    OPAH

    6D Hawaiian seafood

    4
    41
  37. 37
    BASED

    30D Headquartered

    4
    24
  38. 38
    NASH

    17A Mathematician John portrayed in "A Beautiful Mind"

    3
    75
  39. 39
    BERRA

    29D He actually said "I really didn't say everything I said"

    3
    43
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    SILK

    65A Stocking material

    3
    29
  41. 41
    BOOST

    47A Take the wrong way?

    3
    28
  42. 42
    SANKA

    9D Decaf choice

    3
    27
  43. 43
    ERTE

    20A Ziegfeld Follies costumer

    2
    165
  44. 44
    OMOO

    57D Melville's second novel

    2
    98
  45. 45
    GROAN

    32A Sound from a haunted house

    2
    29
  46. 46
    BAYOU

    64A Home for American alligators

    2
    28
  47. 47
    ROOMY

    61A Spacious

    2
    21
  48. 48
    DEBI

    38D "Entourage" actress Mazar

    2
    20
  49. 49
    ANNARBOR

    54A Home of the Big House in college football

    2
    7
  50. 50
    DOSES

    5A Some spoonfuls

    1
    30
  51. 51
    ENNEAD

    44D Santa's reindeer, counting Rudolph

    1
    24
  52. 52
    BARBS

    52D Put-downs

    1
    21
  53. 53
    RITEAID

    33A CVS rival

    1
    12
  54. 54
    BOYO

    56D Laddie

    1
    8
  55. 55
    CUSTOM

    3D Made-to-order

    1
    5
  56. 56
    TWERKS debut

    50D Moves behind?

    1
    4
  57. 57
    CILIA

    31D Lashes

    0
    30
  58. 58
    AMARNA

    2D Site where cuneiform tablets were discovered

    0
    14
  59. 59
    ANOMIE

    23A Societal instability resulting from a breakdown in values

    0
    14
  60. 60
    EPHEMERA

    4D Transient things

    0
    13
  61. 61
    LAMES

    28A Like traditional media, to some

    0
    13
  62. 62
    SORELY

    49D In a bad way

    0
    11
  63. 63
    LINEAL

    1D Hereditary

    0
    9
  64. 64
    SNOOK

    67A Gesture made with the thumb and nose

    0
    9
  65. 65
    DREIDEL

    42A Top choice in December?

    0
    8
  66. 66
    NICO

    19A One-named singer born Christa Päffgen

    0
    8
  67. 67
    MINNOW

    53A Small fry

    0
    7
  68. 68
    AEOLUS

    25A He gave Odysseus a bag of winds

    0
    5
  69. 69
    WANNABET

    37D "Care to make it interesting?"

    0
    4
  70. 70
    CONNOR

    10D Sarah ___, protagonist of "The Terminator"

    0
    2
  71. 71
    ELONMUSK debut

    39D SpaceX C.E.O.

    0
    2
  72. 72
    HAIRLOSS debut

    11D It usually reveals more than you want

    0
    2
  73. 73
    MRYUK debut

    53D Iconic green poison symbol

    0
    2
  74. 74
    WATERSLIDES

    37A Summer amusements ... or a literal description of three answers in this puzzle

    0
    2
  75. 75
    CHICKENR debut

    21A Fowl territory?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    DONNYB debut

    51A Free-for-all

    0
    1