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Wednesday · 81 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELI

    68D Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas or Sonia Sotomayor, schoolwise

    60
    599
  2. 2
    ORE

    20A Tram load

    48
    581
  3. 3
    RAT

    66D One violating omertà

    29
    280
  4. 4
    EMU

    65D Avian source of red meat

    27
    295
  5. 5
    REN

    9D "Footloose" hero ___ McCormack

    27
    198
  6. 6
    SIS

    7D Sibling nickname

    26
    210
  7. 7
    ILL

    29A Under the weather

    21
    260
  8. 8
    TAO

    64D Eastern "way"

    21
    223
  9. 9
    NAS

    46A Rapper with a line of Fila sneakers

    21
    122
  10. 10
    AIL

    45D Be under the weather

    19
    191
  11. 11
    ERG

    5D Joule fraction

    17
    175
  12. 12
    LEIA

    58A "Star Wars" princess

    14
    116
  13. 13
    SOAP

    18A Dishwasher need

    14
    114
  14. 14
    ACLU

    2D Free speech defender, for short

    13
    137
  15. 15
    GOT

    50A Grokked

    11
    89
  16. 16
    OVERT

    52D For all to see

    11
    63
  17. 17
    ALAN

    55D Shepard in space

    10
    232
  18. 18
    CHIC

    3D In vogue

    10
    83
  19. 19
    ACHES

    31A Post-triathlon woes

    10
    72
  20. 20
    SPAM

    28A Meat in a classic Monty Python skit

    9
    125
  21. 21
    LOON

    38A Wacko

    9
    81
  22. 22
    EMI

    8D Defunct U.K. label

    8
    117
  23. 23
    DODO

    51A Slow-witted sort

    8
    87
  24. 24
    TAPE

    14D Ankle wrap for an athlete

    7
    124
  25. 25
    ERSE

    62D Gaelic tongue

    6
    160
  26. 26
    KITE

    43A Toy on a string

    6
    59
  27. 27
    ONA

    19D Lead-in to lark or dare

    5
    161
  28. 28
    OSS

    22D 1940s spy org.

    5
    114
  29. 29
    ASNER

    45A Ed with seven Emmys

    5
    103
  30. 30
    ALIENS

    70A Xenophobes' fear

    5
    61
  31. 31
    CROW

    24A Boast

    5
    58
  32. 32
    DOVE

    59A Ice cream bar brand

    5
    39
  33. 33
    SHOAL

    27D Maritime hazard

    5
    36
  34. 34
    SEISM

    39D Tsunami cause

    5
    23
  35. 35
    OSE

    34D Suffix for sugars

    4
    107
  36. 36
    UVA

    57A Sch. founded by Thomas Jefferson

    4
    67
  37. 37
    SCREW

    12D Prison guard, slangily

    4
    45
  38. 38
    VENI

    61D I came: Lat.

    4
    45
  39. 39
    AGING

    35D Gerontology subject

    4
    39
  40. 40
    CTA

    42D 'L' train overseer

    4
    35
  41. 41
    DINED

    23D Ate in high style

    4
    24
  42. 42
    RACKET

    1A Something needed to play the game depicted in this puzzle

    4
    12
  43. 43
    ENERO

    11D Start of el año

    3
    137
  44. 44
    ECONO

    26D Low-budget: Prefix

    3
    54
  45. 45
    MATEO

    36D San ___ (Bay Area city)

    3
    30
  46. 46
    DUBAI

    51D Home of the Burj Khalifa

    3
    20
  47. 47
    SERVES

    7A Starts the game depicted in this puzzle

    3
    10
  48. 48
    DATES

    53D Sees regularly

    2
    47
  49. 49
    ADAIR

    56D Legendary firefighter Red

    2
    36
  50. 50
    LEADER

    67A One atop the standings

    2
    13
  51. 51
    KINKS

    4D "Lola" band, with "the"

    2
    10
  52. 52
    DUCK

    17A Avoid a beanball, maybe

    2
    6
  53. 53
    ENC

    40D Cover letter abbr.

    1
    74
  54. 54
    SNERT

    37D Hägar the Horrible's dog

    1
    43
  55. 55
    LBO

    30D Certain Wall St. takeover

    1
    34
  56. 56
    ODED

    60D Took too much, briefly

    1
    31
  57. 57
    TOSSUP

    6D Even odds

    1
    11
  58. 58
    ICHIRO

    13A Suzuki with his first name on his jersey

    1
    7
  59. 59
    POLITICO

    44A Beltway insider

    1
    5
  60. 60
    TIMEINC debut

    14A Publisher of People

    1
    3
  61. 61
    IDI

    48D Uganda's Amin

    0
    120
  62. 62
    NISI

    47A Unless, in law

    0
    30
  63. 63
    PES

    25A Foot, in anatomy

    0
    25
  64. 64
    ENCINO

    32D San Fernando Valley community

    0
    18
  65. 65
    MANDELA

    54A President who was imprisoned for 27 years

    0
    15
  66. 66
    BIRDIE

    72A Something needed to play the game depicted in this puzzle ... or a hint to the six circled answers

    0
    11
  67. 67
    SEALAB

    49D 1960s underwater habitat

    0
    10
  68. 68
    SLINGS

    15A Supporters of broken arms

    0
    10
  69. 69
    CLERKS

    24D Supreme Court aides

    0
    5
  70. 70
    VIGOR

    10D Partner of vim

    0
    5
  71. 71
    AREAMAN

    69A Facetious subject of many articles in The Onion

    0
    4
  72. 72
    ITSOUT debut

    71A Call after the 72-Across crosses the 16-Down seven times and lands here

    0
    3
  73. 73
    PALUP

    25D Get chummy (with)

    0
    3
  74. 74
    RISD

    1D Providence art inst.

    0
    3
  75. 75
    SOUNDED

    21A Went off, as an alarm

    0
    3
  76. 76
    BASINGER

    16A Kim of "L.A. Confidential"

    0
    2
  77. 77
    BADMINTONNET debut

    16D Divider in this puzzle's game

    0
    1
  78. 78
    BETTERAT debut

    63A More skilled in

    0
    1
  79. 79
    IONBEAMS debut

    33A Output from futuristic weaponry

    0
    1
  80. 80
    SENSEORGAN debut

    39A Antenna, e.g.

    0
    1
  81. 81
    UNACCENTED debut

    41A Not stressed

    0
    1