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Wednesday · 74 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EST

    61D D.C. winter hrs.

    55
    428
  2. 2
    NEO

    62D Prefix with Latin or Luddite

    43
    332
  3. 3
    ANI

    55A Folk rocker DiFranco

    36
    238
  4. 4
    SIR

    3D Francis Drake, for one

    35
    271
  5. 5
    AXE

    37A Marauder's tool

    34
    269
  6. 6
    EWE

    64A Farm female

    31
    302
  7. 7
    ENE

    13A Suffix with acetyl

    24
    403
  8. 8
    ORB

    30D Magic 8 Ball, e.g.

    22
    195
  9. 9
    EERIE

    12A Ghostly, say

    19
    260
  10. 10
    CIA

    29D Surveillance org.

    19
    206
  11. 11
    ABE

    34D Honest ___

    18
    274
  12. 12
    AAH

    41D "That's the spot!"

    16
    152
  13. 13
    OAK

    9D ___ Island (storied site of buried treasure)

    16
    152
  14. 14
    ALPS

    15D Swiss range

    15
    133
  15. 15
    MCS

    8D Roast V.I.P.s

    13
    79
  16. 16
    BOT

    35D Spam generator

    12
    53
  17. 17
    IRAS

    27A Portfolio options, for short

    11
    129
  18. 18
    MRT

    19A Muscleman with a mohawk

    11
    98
  19. 19
    OLLIE

    11D Skateboarding maneuver

    11
    96
  20. 20
    INTEL

    6D It's gathered during recon

    11
    83
  21. 21
    PET

    4D Pirate's parrot, e.g.

    10
    149
  22. 22
    SAGE

    54D Wise

    10
    115
  23. 23
    TOTE

    68A Schlep

    10
    103
  24. 24
    ERECT

    18D Build

    9
    150
  25. 25
    PSAT

    66A H.S. exam

    9
    106
  26. 26
    BIB

    5A Something to drool over?

    9
    74
  27. 27
    ONEUP

    50D Best

    9
    51
  28. 28
    FAT

    60D "___ chance!"

    8
    116
  29. 29
    TEAL

    48A Pond swimmer

    8
    105
  30. 30
    RAS

    45D Univ. dorm supervisors

    8
    84
  31. 31
    TBSP

    1A 1/16 of a cup: Abbr.

    6
    55
  32. 32
    ASWAN

    17D City on the Nile

    6
    46
  33. 33
    TETRA

    1D Colorful aquarium swimmer

    5
    106
  34. 34
    PAY

    25D Settle up

    5
    71
  35. 35
    NRA

    57A 1930s Depression-fighting org.

    4
    262
  36. 36
    ESME

    12D Salinger heroine

    4
    87
  37. 37
    HOBO

    39A Vagabond

    4
    81
  38. 38
    ENDIT

    52D Stop seeing each other

    4
    32
  39. 39
    TRA

    24D Refrain syllable

    3
    187
  40. 40
    NIP

    21A Wintry chill

    3
    107
  41. 41
    PRIZE

    53D Pirate's booty, say

    3
    26
  42. 42
    SEIZE

    65A Grab, as booty

    3
    25
  43. 43
    BEHAVE

    7D "Act your age!"

    3
    16
  44. 44
    SSS

    67A Sound from a punctured tire

    2
    167
  45. 45
    TENTH

    44D Like John Tyler, among all U.S. presidents

    2
    45
  46. 46
    SHEAR

    20A Clip

    2
    33
  47. 47
    CLINT

    56A Singer Black

    2
    22
  48. 48
    ABROAD

    40A Like an American in Paris

    2
    17
  49. 49
    TYPEAB

    33A Like universal recipients

    2
    11
  50. 50
    TVA

    59D Fed. electricity provider since 1933

    1
    80
  51. 51
    MOTO

    8A Mr. of detective fiction

    1
    33
  52. 52
    SAWN

    49D Cut into planks, say

    1
    28
  53. 53
    ECASH

    28A Venmo transfer, e.g.

    1
    22
  54. 54
    BRATS

    2D Babysitters' banes

    1
    20
  55. 55
    ASPHALT

    26D It covers a lot of ground

    1
    14
  56. 56
    OXI

    32D Commercial lead-in to Clean

    1
    7
  57. 57
    NUEVA

    63A ___ York (biggest city in los Estados Unidos)

    1
    6
  58. 58
    IRAE

    36A "Dies ___" (hymn)

    0
    117
  59. 59
    CARLA

    14A "Scrubs" nurse married to Dr. Turk

    0
    27
  60. 60
    VIEWS

    51D Metric that determines YouTube success

    0
    14
  61. 61
    ENTENTES

    38D Diplomatic arrangements

    0
    8
  62. 62
    QUAID

    46A Dennis of "The Alamo"

    0
    8
  63. 63
    DISCI

    42D Things hurled at the Olympics

    0
    7
  64. 64
    BETHESDA

    5D Where the National Institutes of Health is headquartered

    0
    6
  65. 65
    TIMEOUT

    23D Preschool punishment

    0
    6
  66. 66
    DELVES

    47D Looks closely (into)

    0
    4
  67. 67
    INTRANET

    43A Companywide info-sharing system

    0
    4
  68. 68
    COMMANDO

    29A Member of a raiding party

    0
    3
  69. 69
    EASTTWELVEPACES debut

    22A "At yer next clue already? Then off to the races! Now turn toward the dawn and go ___"

    0
    1
  70. 70
    MARQUISES debut

    31D French noblemen or noblewomen

    0
    1
  71. 71
    SOUTHSEVENSTEPS debut

    49A "Aye, the treasure be heavy, so flex yer biceps! With this third clue, turn right and go ___"

    0
    1
  72. 72
    STARTATTHESKULL debut

    16A "Arr, matey! So ye seek buried treasure to fill yer ship's hull? Well, the first clue is easy. Just ___"

    0
    1
  73. 73
    TRUNCHEON debut

    10D Officer's baton

    0
    1
  74. 74
    WESTFIVETHENDIG debut

    58A "'X' marks the spot! Grab a spade! Dance a jig! Here's the very last clue. Proceed ___"

    0
    1