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Thursday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    AGE

    40A Yellow or gray

    47
    417
  2. 2
    USE

    9D Zoning concern

    47
    356
  3. 3
    IDO

    14A Words of promise

    33
    336
  4. 4
    ETON

    34A Rival school of Winchester

    32
    282
  5. 5
    EMIT

    59D Let out

    30
    262
  6. 6
    OMEN

    47A Sign

    29
    257
  7. 7
    PTA

    43A K-12 school org.

    25
    240
  8. 8
    DOT

    37A Feature of two lowercase letters of the alphabet

    25
    178
  9. 9
    EMT

    64D Certain fire dept. employee

    21
    188
  10. 10
    PRE

    63D Lead-in to K

    21
    175
  11. 11
    ITO

    68A "Am ___ understand ...?"

    20
    240
  12. 12
    URN

    25D Where to find an average joe?

    19
    244
  13. 13
    PEN

    1A Write

    19
    187
  14. 14
    IKEA

    67A "Make room for life" sloganeer

    19
    130
  15. 15
    TAG

    71A See 70-Across

    15
    132
  16. 16
    NOIR

    3D Gritty genre

    14
    110
  17. 17
    CMON

    53A "Let's go!"

    14
    69
  18. 18
    PIN

    1D A.T.M. necessity

    12
    103
  19. 19
    ESTE

    13D Where the sun rises, in Mexico

    11
    203
  20. 20
    TOFU

    56D Meat substitute

    11
    81
  21. 21
    SNOG

    61D Make out, in Manchester

    11
    34
  22. 22
    STENO

    33D Transcriber

    10
    131
  23. 23
    MAAM

    15A Respectful term of address

    10
    92
  24. 24
    AMORAL

    49D Ethically unprincipled

    10
    64
  25. 25
    AUDI

    24A German wheels

    9
    111
  26. 26
    DEEP

    27D Far parts of the universe

    9
    91
  27. 27
    OTRA

    54D "Por ___ parte" (Spanish for "on the other hand")

    9
    79
  28. 28
    PDAS

    23A Smartphones replaced them, for short

    9
    47
  29. 29
    HASH

    70A With 71-Across, symbol used four times in this puzzle with four different meanings

    7
    74
  30. 30
    CAKE

    41A Dessert made primarily of flour, butter, eggs and sugar

    7
    58
  31. 31
    III

    45D Article of the Constitution that provides for the Supreme Court

    4
    126
  32. 32
    SMEE

    7D Hook's henchman

    4
    118
  33. 33
    DOG

    26D Place to get a rescue animal

    4
    81
  34. 34
    TOKEN

    32D Arcade item

    4
    37
  35. 35
    DENIAL

    27A "It wasn't me," for one

    4
    18
  36. 36
    REDACT

    19A Black out, in a way

    4
    17
  37. 37
    JAR

    8D Unsettle

    3
    97
  38. 38
    BNAI

    11D ___ B'rith

    3
    45
  39. 39
    AMANDA

    4D Mystery novelist Cross

    3
    43
  40. 40
    EATER

    38A Consumer

    3
    42
  41. 41
    LIKE

    22A Much-overused filler word

    3
    33
  42. 42
    RATA

    60D Pro ___

    2
    84
  43. 43
    OCTO

    54A Numerical prefix ... or, with 62-Across, another name for this puzzle's key symbol

    2
    62
  44. 44
    MUIR

    52A Sierra Club founder John

    2
    46
  45. 45
    AMTS

    4A Recipe details: Abbr.

    2
    37
  46. 46
    IDUNNO

    50A Comment accompanying a shrug

    2
    21
  47. 47
    SUPINE

    18D Not prone

    2
    10
  48. 48
    RAZOR

    36D Finely honed

    1
    43
  49. 49
    AMULET

    69A Charm

    1
    41
  50. 50
    CHEM

    55D Nobel Prize category: Abbr.

    1
    13
  51. 51
    THORPE

    62A Olympian Jim or Ian

    1
    12
  52. 52
    ASANAS

    16A Yoga poses

    1
    11
  53. 53
    MADLIB

    10D Fill-in-the-blanks story

    1
    8
  54. 54
    NOTAT

    29D Absent from

    1
    6
  55. 55
    AMGEN

    30D Major biotech company

    1
    4
  56. 56
    ETATS

    28D Les ___-Unis

    0
    54
  57. 57
    EDUC

    2D Cabinet dept.

    0
    33
  58. 58
    RSTU

    39D Alphabet quartet

    0
    27
  59. 59
    LACK

    12D Absence

    0
    13
  60. 60
    SHIH

    58D ___ Tzu

    0
    11
  61. 61
    STATION

    48A Astronauts' workplace

    0
    11
  62. 62
    ADAMN

    31D What Rhett Butler didn't give

    0
    10
  63. 63
    NUISANCE

    17A Bother

    0
    9
  64. 64
    CHAKA

    53D R&B singer Khan

    0
    8
  65. 65
    RACIER

    21D More spicy

    0
    8
  66. 66
    ACROBATS

    30A Cirque du Soleil performers

    0
    7
  67. 67
    ARMING

    35A Activating, as a security system

    0
    7
  68. 68
    DOODAH

    51D Repeated part of the "Camptown Races" refrain

    0
    4
  69. 69
    TACHS

    6D Instruments on dashes

    0
    4
  70. 70
    HANDYMAN

    65A Jack-of-all-trades

    0
    3
  71. 71
    MANCALA

    5D Stone-capturing board game

    0
    3
  72. 72
    SIMONES

    46D Mother-and-daughter singers Nina and Lisa

    0
    3
  73. 73
    SIZERS

    44A Ring-measuring devices

    0
    3
  74. 74
    COUNTY debut

    42D Sheriff's domain, typically

    0
    2
  75. 75
    JUMBLE

    8A Popular newspaper puzzle

    0
    2
  76. 76
    REFARM

    66A Plow and plant again

    0
    2
  77. 77
    CRUNCHER debut

    20A Accountant

    0
    1
  78. 78
    SHOOTERS debut

    57A Deadeyes

    0
    1