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Thursday · 72 answers · 15 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    2D Period of note

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    791
  2. 2
    ALA

    16A ___ manière de (in the manner of: Fr.)

    58
    513
  3. 3
    BRA

    48A Underwire ___

    31
    229
  4. 4
    ESC

    55A Key near the tilde

    30
    209
  5. 5
    EDU

    11D Part of a professor's email address

    28
    194
  6. 6
    ENOS

    5D Biblical figure born to a 105-year-old father

    26
    287
  7. 7
    SEAL

    53D Notary public's need

    18
    151
  8. 8
    URL

    19A Brief address

    17
    148
  9. 9
    LIT

    58A On

    13
    166
  10. 10
    ARCO

    42A Bowed, to a cellist

    11
    114
  11. 11
    ASSES

    42D Dipsticks

    11
    103
  12. 12
    LTE

    58D 4G ___ (standard for mobile devices)

    11
    23
  13. 13
    COO

    56D Dove bar?

    10
    144
  14. 14
    SEETO

    45D Manage

    9
    86
  15. 15
    SMART

    32D Sting

    8
    81
  16. 16
    MUG

    35D Make faces

    8
    43
  17. 17
    STALE

    27A Past the sell-by date, say

    6
    84
  18. 18
    BUM

    36D Ski ___

    6
    41
  19. 19
    SERF

    30A Drudge

    4
    71
  20. 20
    SALS

    44A Movie pizzeria destroyed in a riot

    4
    32
  21. 21
    SOOTY

    46A Like the "Step in Time" singers in "Mary Poppins"

    4
    27
  22. 22
    ETAIL

    23A Prime business

    3
    57
  23. 23
    MAESTRO

    61A Stick-up artist?

    3
    23
  24. 24
    GARNET

    7A January birthstone

    3
    13
  25. 25
    HOSEA

    49D Book preceding Joel

    2
    54
  26. 26
    LABEL

    4D Tag

    2
    42
  27. 27
    LINED

    31D Furrowed

    2
    28
  28. 28
    YIPES

    47D "Holy cannoli!"

    2
    20
  29. 29
    PLIED

    15D Pursued, as a trade

    2
    18
  30. 30
    MIG

    26A Russian fighter jet

    1
    37
  31. 31
    HENIE

    49A Sonja on the ice

    1
    33
  32. 32
    HIED

    33A Got a move on

    1
    24
  33. 33
    DAUNT

    43A Cow

    1
    20
  34. 34
    LAGOS

    31A Former African capital of 13+ million

    1
    20
  35. 35
    FEIGN

    18D Pretend

    1
    14
  36. 36
    SOONEST

    59A Next available

    1
    13
  37. 37
    DRUNK

    37A Under the table

    1
    8
  38. 38
    OILEDUP

    14A Lubricated

    1
    3
  39. 39
    AIRE

    8D Moneyed suffix

    0
    76
  40. 40
    ARTDECO

    24D Style of the Waldorf Astoria

    0
    26
  41. 41
    TAUNT

    38A Dig

    0
    23
  42. 42
    ESSENES

    21A Contemporaries of the Sadducees

    0
    21
  43. 43
    MACES

    13D Spiked clubs

    0
    21
  44. 44
    RLESS

    9D Like Harvard Yard, in a Boston accent

    0
    14
  45. 45
    FURLS

    40D Rolls up, as a sail

    0
    10
  46. 46
    ELIXIRS

    41D Magic potions

    0
    7
  47. 47
    GALATEA

    1D Acis's lover in "Metamorphoses"

    0
    7
  48. 48
    IFORGOT

    25D Weak excuse

    0
    7
  49. 49
    BLAMES

    64A Fingers

    0
    6
  50. 50
    MARIANA

    13A Northern ___ Islands, U.S. commonwealth

    0
    4
  51. 51
    THENOSE

    28D Storied El Capitan climbing route

    0
    4
  52. 52
    TURTLES

    12D Animals symbolizing the universe in Chinese culture

    0
    4
  53. 53
    BONFIRE

    17A Staple of the Burning Man festival

    0
    3
  54. 54
    BRONSON

    39D Charles of "The Great Escape"

    0
    3
  55. 55
    NODSTO debut

    63A Acknowledges nonverbally

    0
    3
  56. 56
    WAST

    52D Were, biblically

    0
    3
  57. 57
    AIRTRAN debut

    29D Southwest acquisition of 2011

    0
    2
  58. 58
    GELLER

    1A Last name of two of the friends on "Friends"

    0
    2
  59. 59
    PANSIES

    57A Some garden blooms

    0
    2
  60. 60
    ATOMICNUMBERS debut

    34A What this puzzle's two-letter answers correspond with, given their locations in the grid

    0
    1
  61. 61
    BEGGEDFORMORE debut

    39A Shouted "Encore!," say

    0
    1
  62. 62
    CA debut

    20A See 34-Across

    0
    1
  63. 63
    GOINGOUTONALIMB debut

    7D Putting one's reputation at risk

    0
    1
  64. 64
    IWILLSO debut

    51A Insistent comeback

    0
    1
  65. 65
    LI debut

    3D See 34-Across

    0
    1
  66. 66
    ND debut

    60D See 34-Across

    0
    1
  67. 67
    NE debut

    10D See 34-Across

    0
    1
  68. 68
    RANSMACKDABINTO debut

    6D Unexpectedly came face to face with

    0
    1
  69. 69
    SM debut

    62D See 34-Across

    0
    1
  70. 70
    SN debut

    50A See 34-Across

    0
    1
  71. 71
    TI debut

    22A See 34-Across

    0
    1
  72. 72
    XE debut

    54A See 34-Across

    0
    1