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Thursday · 76 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    STY

    60D Barnyard adjunct

    47
    343
  2. 2
    OSLO

    54A Capital of the Land of the Midnight Sun

    32
    324
  3. 3
    STEM

    31D Modern educational acronym

    26
    228
  4. 4
    ESS

    25A Non-P.C. suffix

    22
    413
  5. 5
    ABC

    1D Kind of order ... or a hint to this puzzle's unusual construction

    20
    153
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    HOT

    28A Heading for the fence?

    18
    134
  7. 7
    REC

    7D Boom box button

    15
    163
  8. 8
    TARO

    5D Tropical tuber

    15
    122
  9. 9
    HEE

    27D Bit of a giggle

    15
    102
  10. 10
    REA

    2D Stephen of "V for Vendetta"

    12
    201
  11. 11
    COE

    17D British runner Sebastian

    9
    89
  12. 12
    PESTO

    36D Green sauce

    9
    86
  13. 13
    MIT

    48A Sch. on the bank of the Charles River

    9
    84
  14. 14
    UMPS

    43D Ones calling people out?

    8
    69
  15. 15
    HOOT

    27A Laugh riot

    8
    49
  16. 16
    UNTIL

    35D Word before "Yesterday" in a Tony Bennett hit and "Tomorrow" in a Sammy Kaye hit

    7
    50
  17. 17
    GYM

    63D It might precede a shower

    7
    49
  18. 18
    LOSE

    41A Hit the top in Tetris, e.g.

    5
    102
  19. 19
    MON

    49A Kingston dude

    5
    79
  20. 20
    RAINS

    12D Comes down

    5
    34
  21. 21
    IFI

    61D "___ Ruled the World" (1996 Nas hit)

    4
    35
  22. 22
    STEWIE

    64A Brian's pal on "Family Guy"

    4
    7
  23. 23
    OVATE

    50D Almost circular

    3
    47
  24. 24
    TOUT

    10D Push

    3
    42
  25. 25
    NEMEA

    51D Setting of Hercules' first labor

    3
    40
  26. 26
    ASTERS

    8A Late bloomers

    3
    28
  27. 27
    NORMS

    34D Things most people follow

    3
    21
  28. 28
    DDS

    53D License to drill, for short?

    2
    63
  29. 29
    COL

    18A Newspaper unit: Abbr.

    2
    48
  30. 30
    VENT

    58D Let it all out

    2
    46
  31. 31
    ROYAL

    24D Queen, for one

    2
    44
  32. 32
    RVS

    57A They're parked in parks

    2
    38
  33. 33
    OSKAR

    54D Schindler with a list

    2
    37
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    TILTS

    22D Isn't on the level

    2
    23
  35. 35
    DRIEST

    23A Like Nevada among all U.S. states

    2
    18
  36. 36
    ROLEO

    21D Loggers' contest

    2
    14
  37. 37
    OLDPRO

    52A Veteran

    2
    13
  38. 38
    ABLUSH

    8D Visibly embarrassed

    2
    8
  39. 39
    ULCER

    32D Something you feel in your gut?

    1
    46
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    MCA

    44A Longtime record label for Elton John and Mary J. Blige

    1
    28
  41. 41
    VSO

    40D Brandy label letters

    1
    21
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    BOOYAH

    15A "Awesome!"

    1
    7
  43. 43
    SAMOANS

    59A People who might greet you by saying "Talofa, afio mai!" ("Hello, welcome!")

    1
    7
  44. 44
    SOARTO

    9D Reach, as an altitude

    1
    6
  45. 45
    COBAIN

    45D Lead singer of Nirvana

    1
    5
  46. 46
    TINAFEY

    65A Former "Weekend Update" co-anchor

    1
    4
  47. 47
    IROCS debut

    4D Classic Camaros

    1
    3
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    LETTERA

    37A Scarlet stigma

    1
    3
  49. 49
    LIVEONE

    38A Fish that's being reeled in

    1
    3
  50. 50
    ROWR debut

    56D "Hey there, tiger!"

    1
    3
  51. 51
    HOI

    26A ___ polloi

    0
    52
  52. 52
    NEU

    62D Opposite of old, in Oldenburg

    0
    22
  53. 53
    MOSSY

    49D Old-fashioned

    0
    20
  54. 54
    ALINES

    46D Flared dresses

    0
    18
  55. 55
    YEARNS

    66A Hungers (for)

    0
    17
  56. 56
    CHILL

    20D "Just relax!"

    0
    15
  57. 57
    BBL

    3D OPEC units: Abbr.

    0
    12
  58. 58
    EYDIE

    11D Singer Gormé

    0
    11
  59. 59
    SHAGS

    13D Retrieves, as balls

    0
    11
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    ARBITER

    1A One who settles arguments

    0
    10
  61. 61
    CRTS

    20A Old TV screens, for short

    0
    10
  62. 62
    MEDO

    47A "Love ___" (Beatles song)

    0
    10
  63. 63
    TIEA

    29D "___ yellow ribbon ..."

    0
    9
  64. 64
    CALORIC

    16A Like some information on food labels

    0
    7
  65. 65
    EVILDOER

    6D "Nothing is easier than to denounce the ___; nothing is more difficult than to understand him": Dostoyevsky

    0
    7
  66. 66
    INUP

    33A ___ to one's ears

    0
    5
  67. 67
    CLAUDIA

    17A Lady Bird Johnson's real given name

    0
    4
  68. 68
    YTTRIUM

    67A Its atomic number is 39

    0
    4
  69. 69
    BEBRAVE

    14A "Stay strong!"

    0
    3
  70. 70
    ILLSEEYOU

    30A "Ta-ta for now!"

    0
    3
  71. 71
    CITO

    19D ___ Gaston, first African-American manager to win a World Series

    0
    2
  72. 72
    IADOREIT

    39D "That's simply lovely!"

    0
    2
  73. 73
    COURTING debut

    19A Plying with wine and roses, say

    0
    1
  74. 74
    LUCASARTS debut

    42A Maker of Star Wars and Indiana Jones video games

    0
    1
  75. 75
    OVERBIDS debut

    55A Optimistic bridge calls

    0
    1
  76. 76
    SEEKING debut

    60A Word in many a personal ad

    0
    1