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Thursday · 78 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    TSA

    46D LAX patrollers

    53
    189
  2. 2
    IRE

    10D Hot blood

    52
    498
  3. 3
    AGE

    7D ___-appropriate

    47
    417
  4. 4
    IRA

    58D Radio host Glass

    46
    448
  5. 5
    LET

    24D Umpire's cry

    34
    288
  6. 6
    STAR

    54D Symbol at the center of a Scrabble board

    31
    316
  7. 7
    ELM

    12D Word with Dutch or American

    30
    240
  8. 8
    ACHE

    13A Charley horse sensation

    28
    282
  9. 9
    ENE

    35D Suffix with ethyl

    24
    403
  10. 10
    ATL

    37A The Hawks, on scoreboards

    23
    171
  11. 11
    IRAN

    63A It's south of the Caspian

    22
    276
  12. 12
    NAE

    40A Scot's negative

    19
    171
  13. 13
    UMA

    61D Thurman of "Pulp Fiction"

    18
    175
  14. 14
    NASA

    8D Org. that hires many engineers

    18
    174
  15. 15
    GPA

    22D 3.0, e.g.

    18
    128
  16. 16
    IDEAL

    27D Model

    17
    135
  17. 17
    AAH

    62D "That feels so-o-o-o good!"

    16
    152
  18. 18
    DEA

    4D Government org. in "Breaking Bad"

    16
    124
  19. 19
    ALDA

    65A Actor whose four-letter first name shares three letters with his last

    13
    160
  20. 20
    VAN

    59D Moving object?

    13
    107
  21. 21
    STENT

    33D Vessel opener

    13
    65
  22. 22
    MEGA

    14A Prefix with vitamin

    12
    73
  23. 23
    AGEE

    21A 1969 World Series hero Tommie

    10
    201
  24. 24
    UNE

    19A François Hollande's one

    10
    145
  25. 25
    EVADE

    51D Sidestep

    10
    117
  26. 26
    SEAS

    43A Vast amounts

    10
    105
  27. 27
    PSAT

    32A Exam for jrs.

    9
    106
  28. 28
    META

    6D Like the "Scream" films

    9
    87
  29. 29
    UGG

    55A Fleecy boot brand

    9
    25
  30. 30
    RACE

    67A Hurry

    8
    131
  31. 31
    IGA

    20A Supermarket chain

    8
    37
  32. 32
    VIA

    11D Through

    7
    145
  33. 33
    SCENE

    2D Last word of many an improv skit

    6
    122
  34. 34
    YEAS

    53A Passing comments?

    6
    71
  35. 35
    ESTD

    1A Abbr. before a date

    6
    70
  36. 36
    OGRES

    36A Giants of folklore

    6
    67
  37. 37
    VIP

    57D One behind a velvet rope, say

    6
    51
  38. 38
    BIEN

    17D "Très ___!"

    6
    28
  39. 39
    TWEE

    34A ___ pop (music genre featuring simple, catchy melodies)

    6
    25
  40. 40
    GIF

    44D Many an embedded animation

    5
    23
  41. 41
    UVA

    56A Sch. that's home to the N.C.A.A.'s Wahoos

    4
    67
  42. 42
    LIVE

    9A Word in the corner of some news broadcasts

    4
    65
  43. 43
    GELS

    44A They may make your hair stand on end

    4
    61
  44. 44
    PARIS

    32D World capital whose motto is "Fluctuat nec mergitur" (Latin for "It is tossed but does not sink")

    4
    55
  45. 45
    AWASH

    30D Inundated

    4
    38
  46. 46
    MEDAL

    31D Olympics success

    4
    36
  47. 47
    RUGS

    48D Persians, e.g.

    4
    24
  48. 48
    ESSES

    28D 50% less?

    3
    114
  49. 49
    ARIL

    15A Edible part of a litchi

    3
    50
  50. 50
    LURID

    47A Like Quentin Tarantino films

    3
    33
  51. 51
    STYLES

    49A Options on a barbershop wall

    3
    20
  52. 52
    DADAS

    52D Pops

    3
    19
  53. 53
    HOES

    68A Uncovers dirt, in a way

    2
    41
  54. 54
    EATUP

    1D Really enjoy

    2
    39
  55. 55
    UNPC

    55D Potentially insulting

    2
    21
  56. 56
    AMPM

    64A Alarm clock toggle

    2
    17
  57. 57
    XMAN

    5A Comics figure with extraordinary powers

    2
    9
  58. 58
    REARS

    41A Raises

    1
    50
  59. 59
    PANG

    66A Twinge

    1
    31
  60. 60
    BTEAM

    18A Benchwarmers

    1
    12
  61. 61
    PEELER

    23A Kitchen gizmo

    1
    8
  62. 62
    LATETAG

    9D It results in a runner being called safe

    1
    4
  63. 63
    XENIA

    29A City near Dayton

    0
    19
  64. 64
    PATTIE

    25A ___ Boyd, first wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton

    0
    11
  65. 65
    XSANDOS

    38A Playbook symbols ... or letters treated symbolically in this puzzle's Down answers

    0
    11
  66. 66
    INDEPTH

    45A Thoroughly

    0
    7
  67. 67
    VIVID

    57A Very strong

    0
    7
  68. 68
    TUNASALAD

    60A Deli scoopful

    0
    6
  69. 69
    MARAUDS

    31A Freeboots

    0
    2
  70. 70
    MUFFED

    50A Blew

    0
    2
  71. 71
    TERABYTES debut

    16A Quantity of disk drive capacity

    0
    2
  72. 72
    BEAROS debut

    18D Big, tight embraces

    0
    1
  73. 73
    OSUMGAME debut

    39D Situation in which, on the whole, nothing can be gained or lost

    0
    1
  74. 74
    RELYING debut

    42D Falling back (on)

    0
    1
  75. 75
    THREEXALADY debut

    3D 1978 #1 hit for the Commodores

    0
    1
  76. 76
    TURNEDFULLO debut

    26D Went back to where it all began

    0
    1
  77. 77
    XMYGRITS debut

    5D Sitcom catchphrase of the '70s and '80s

    0
    1
  78. 78
    XSPEED debut

    38D Certain bicycle

    0
    1