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Thursday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ORE

    42A Early metal?

    48
    581
  2. 2
    USE

    50A Draw on

    47
    356
  3. 3
    ERAS

    12D Period pieces

    38
    295
  4. 4
    KNEE

    32A Site of arthroscopic surgery

    24
    264
  5. 5
    SLY

    62D Arch

    24
    264
  6. 6
    AGRA

    26D Where Mumtaz Mahal is entombed

    24
    197
  7. 7
    NESS

    22A Noted government agent during Prohibition

    23
    202
  8. 8
    EDGE

    11D Lip

    21
    293
  9. 9
    EMT

    64D CPR provider

    21
    188
  10. 10
    EVA

    28D One of the Gabor sisters

    20
    247
  11. 11
    AAA

    25A Car decal abbr.

    20
    230
  12. 12
    PIE

    19A Epitome of easiness

    17
    183
  13. 13
    ISLA

    1A Any of the Galápagos, e.g.

    17
    119
  14. 14
    AMA

    35D Org. with a noted weekly research journal

    15
    262
  15. 15
    NERO

    33D He was emperor at 16, dead at 30

    15
    243
  16. 16
    OLAF

    54D Count of children's literature

    15
    110
  17. 17
    MOO

    36A "Why, yes, I am, in fact, a cow"

    14
    137
  18. 18
    NOIR

    56D Café ___

    14
    110
  19. 19
    CHI

    9D Life force

    13
    148
  20. 20
    PAPA

    43A Pizza maker John Schnatter's nickname

    13
    134
  21. 21
    TERM

    8D Life, for one

    13
    93
  22. 22
    AONE

    44A Square for a white rook, in chess notation

    12
    209
  23. 23
    AVER

    35A Profess

    12
    195
  24. 24
    HONE

    31D Fine-tune

    12
    112
  25. 25
    EMOJI

    15D Face With Tears of Joy, e.g.

    12
    31
  26. 26
    OBEY

    24D Toe the line

    11
    127
  27. 27
    ARIEL

    65A Sprite in "The Tempest"

    11
    122
  28. 28
    IMHO

    29D It may mean "I'm about to tell you you're wrong"

    11
    58
  29. 29
    ALF

    59A Interstellar sitcom star

    9
    104
  30. 30
    OPUS

    38D Work

    9
    96
  31. 31
    EWER

    34D Item by a basin

    8
    146
  32. 32
    SANER

    21D Less gonzo

    8
    93
  33. 33
    SPIT

    5A Small cape

    7
    82
  34. 34
    OWNS

    54A Trounces, slangily

    7
    64
  35. 35
    TONS

    68A Bunches

    7
    62
  36. 36
    TASE

    41D Electrically stun

    7
    47
  37. 37
    IMOUT

    7D "That's it for me," in poker

    7
    34
  38. 38
    FADS

    60D They're in

    7
    33
  39. 39
    RADIO

    52D "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" medium

    6
    84
  40. 40
    LASER

    3D ___ beam

    6
    71
  41. 41
    STRIP

    2D Busy retail area

    6
    61
  42. 42
    LOOTS

    61A Pilfers

    6
    28
  43. 43
    RAYS

    13D Sea creatures that are a homophone of 47-Across

    5
    61
  44. 44
    WORE

    55D Came out in

    5
    61
  45. 45
    KNOB

    32D Pinch : salt :: ___ : butter

    5
    46
  46. 46
    EGYPT

    49D Where Zagazig is

    5
    41
  47. 47
    HYDRA

    16A S.H.I.E.L.D.'s enemy, in Marvel comics

    5
    25
  48. 48
    SOON

    30D Any moment

    4
    90
  49. 49
    SLING

    53D It might be supporting a cast

    3
    26
  50. 50
    KPH

    40D European driver's concern: Abbr.

    3
    14
  51. 51
    TWIT

    58D Dunderhead

    2
    60
  52. 52
    BIDS

    27A Trump is often involved in these

    2
    25
  53. 53
    RAGES

    39D Storms

    2
    18
  54. 54
    CHEER

    9A Step 5: A show of contempt

    2
    17
  55. 55
    STAGENAME

    14A Freddie Mercury or Martin Sheen

    2
    5
  56. 56
    AGA

    4D Istanbul commander

    1
    132
  57. 57
    PANICS

    6D Freaks out

    1
    11
  58. 58
    HYMNAL

    10D Item on the back of a pew

    1
    8
  59. 59
    IMGAY

    18A Coming-out phrase

    1
    8
  60. 60
    DODGERS

    51A Step 2: An old baseball team

    1
    4
  61. 61
    IDONTMIND

    66A "Knock yourself out"

    1
    4
  62. 62
    ADKINS debut

    48D Country singer Trace

    1
    2
  63. 63
    BOROUGH debut

    45A What each step in this puzzle lacks, in proper order

    1
    2
  64. 64
    DOIDO debut

    51D 1982 Stevie Wonder title query

    1
    2
  65. 65
    TOGS

    69A Attire, informally

    0
    24
  66. 66
    RAES

    47A Actress Issa and others

    0
    20
  67. 67
    ISUP

    1D Was just on deck

    0
    17
  68. 68
    OUSTER

    46D Coup result

    0
    10
  69. 69
    SNIPED

    5D Made a petty verbal attack

    0
    9
  70. 70
    ENGLISH

    28A Step 3: An upper-class accent

    0
    8
  71. 71
    FERRY

    67A Step 1: A passenger ship since 1817

    0
    8
  72. 72
    URSAMINOR

    17A Little Dipper's place

    0
    7
  73. 73
    WIKIPEDIA

    63A Many teachers disallow it in footnotes

    0
    7
  74. 74
    STOCKY

    57A Thickset

    0
    6
  75. 75
    ROCKON

    47D Comment with the pinkie and forefinger extended upward

    0
    5
  76. 76
    OPIUMS debut

    20A Poppy products

    0
    3
  77. 77
    PROJECT

    23A Steps 4 and 6: A 1940s program

    0
    2
  78. 78
    NEWYORKMARATHON debut

    37A Event held on the first Sunday in November, and whose path is recreated in this puzzle

    0
    1