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Thursday · 74 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SPA

    32D Luxe spot

    59
    475
  2. 2
    EAR

    25A Q-Tip target

    57
    485
  3. 3
    IRE

    36D Cross state

    52
    498
  4. 4
    USE

    59D Employ, as "the Force"

    47
    356
  5. 5
    EGO

    5D Swellheadedness

    42
    393
  6. 6
    ECO

    5A Prefix with aware or catastrophe

    42
    370
  7. 7
    ETC

    46A Series finale?

    37
    268
  8. 8
    SOS

    61A Line in the sand?

    34
    251
  9. 9
    EKE

    64A Scratch (out)

    31
    236
  10. 10
    ATOM

    38A Focus of quantum mechanics

    23
    266
  11. 11
    ASP

    42A Venomous viper

    22
    265
  12. 12
    ORB

    35D Spherical symbol of authority

    22
    195
  13. 13
    AAA

    30A It might give you a lift, briefly

    20
    230
  14. 14
    SOLO

    62A Go it alone

    18
    135
  15. 15
    RON

    41A Burgundy of "Anchorman"

    16
    169
  16. 16
    PDA

    44D Something that may make people go "ick," for short

    16
    91
  17. 17
    ELENA

    56A ___ Gilbert, protagonist of "The Vampire Diaries"

    14
    177
  18. 18
    BED

    45A Resting place

    13
    113
  19. 19
    IMAGE

    8A It may be a reflection

    13
    110
  20. 20
    INK

    28D Tats

    11
    166
  21. 21
    DEC

    27D Main mo. in so-called "Oscar season"

    10
    70
  22. 22
    STL

    29A N.L. Central team: Abbr.

    9
    111
  23. 23
    OHM

    31D Volt per ampere

    9
    103
  24. 24
    NAVE

    13A What the transept transects

    8
    68
  25. 25
    ARROW

    40A "I'm With Stupid" shirt feature

    7
    75
  26. 26
    ILOSE

    53D "How can ___?"

    7
    38
  27. 27
    BLTS

    33A Short-order orders

    6
    52
  28. 28
    LOOK

    55D Gander

    6
    29
  29. 29
    KNELT

    23A Prepared for dubbing

    5
    48
  30. 30
    OVENS

    31A A lot of dough can go into them

    4
    49
  31. 31
    CURL

    6D Headlock?

    3
    25
  32. 32
    ERENOW

    46D Before this moment, in poetry

    3
    23
  33. 33
    ALIBIS

    57A Outs

    2
    27
  34. 34
    SETSAIL

    4D Go to sea

    2
    13
  35. 35
    AUDIO

    20A Appliance store department

    1
    49
  36. 36
    BTW

    33D Incidentally, in a txt msg

    1
    34
  37. 37
    GES

    22D Some TVs

    1
    24
  38. 38
    INTAKE

    1D Kind of valve

    1
    15
  39. 39
    TRENTE

    19A Twice quinze

    1
    14
  40. 40
    NODDED

    37D Emulated a bobblehead

    1
    12
  41. 41
    FOMENT

    15A Whip up

    1
    11
  42. 42
    CRAYON

    48D Colorer

    1
    10
  43. 43
    ITSABOY

    50D Delivery room announcement

    1
    10
  44. 44
    MOTIVE

    18D Issue in a murder trial

    1
    10
  45. 45
    KAHUNA

    2D Bigwig

    1
    9
  46. 46
    THATSAMORE

    17A Dean Martin classic

    1
    4
  47. 47
    CONTRITE

    34D Saying "Sorry," say

    1
    3
  48. 48
    IDI

    26A ___ Amin, Oscar-winning role for Forest Whitaker

    0
    120
  49. 49
    AMEBA

    10D Low life?

    0
    49
  50. 50
    GUN

    14A Barrel holder

    0
    41
  51. 51
    REYES

    63A California's Point ___ National Seashore

    0
    28
  52. 52
    ELYSE

    51D "Family Ties" mom

    0
    21
  53. 53
    IKES

    1A "___ Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World" (2012 book)

    0
    18
  54. 54
    ENTREAT

    12D Implore

    0
    13
  55. 55
    DIRER

    52A Even more calamitous

    0
    12
  56. 56
    EWEN

    65A Actor Bremner of "Trainspotting" and "Black Hawk Down"

    0
    12
  57. 57
    ATNINE

    42D When the morning shift might start

    0
    8
  58. 58
    ATTITUDE

    49A "Pink isn't just a color, it's an ___!": Miley Cyrus

    0
    7
  59. 59
    ONEIS

    7D "___ the loneliest number" (Three Dog Night lyric)

    0
    7
  60. 60
    ARAWAK

    38D Onetime Caribbean native

    0
    6
  61. 61
    KETONE

    60A Camphor or fructose

    0
    6
  62. 62
    GENERALS

    11D Warheads?

    0
    5
  63. 63
    SUDSES

    43D Lathers up

    0
    5
  64. 64
    WARTSANDALL

    54A Everything, the good with the bad

    0
    5
  65. 65
    EVADER

    3D Dodger

    0
    4
  66. 66
    MORTSAHL

    9D Political comic who once had a one-man show on Broadway

    0
    3
  67. 67
    TESSAS

    16D Characters in "Romola" and "The Gondoliers"

    0
    3
  68. 68
    TENTSALE

    47D Outside clearance event

    0
    2
  69. 69
    YOUDONTSAY

    58A "Really?!"

    0
    2
  70. 70
    CHECKPOINTS debut

    34A Border stops ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle

    0
    1
  71. 71
    IFTHAT debut

    8D At most

    0
    1
  72. 72
    LIGHTSABERS debut

    21A Jedi defenses

    0
    1
  73. 73
    SEAHARES debut

    24A Mollusks once known as lepus marinus

    0
    1
  74. 74
    TOTALER debut

    39D Summer

    0
    1