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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
    ERA

    39A Noteworthy time period

    97
    791
  2. 2
    EAR

    63D Cob of corn

    57
    485
  3. 3
    AREA

    33D Surface figure

    46
    631
  4. 4
    ETC

    20A List ender, maybe

    37
    268
  5. 5
    ANA

    4D Santa ___

    33
    367
  6. 6
    ETON

    13D Preparatory school since 1440

    32
    282
  7. 7
    SAD

    44A Down in the dumps

    31
    236
  8. 8
    ARC

    43A Jump shot's path

    20
    265
  9. 9
    DRS

    64D E.R. or O.R. figures

    20
    116
  10. 10
    EDIE

    6D Actress Falco

    19
    190
  11. 11
    CSI

    21D CBS series with a "Cyber" spinoff

    19
    127
  12. 12
    DEL

    45D Penn. neighbor

    18
    128
  13. 13
    RES

    14D Hi-___ monitor

    17
    279
  14. 14
    TOO

    27D Additionally

    17
    189
  15. 15
    TALE

    12D Food cooked in a cornhusk

    17
    178
  16. 16
    SAC

    40D Small pouch

    17
    167
  17. 17
    WAS

    34D Used to be

    17
    128
  18. 18
    CAB

    5D Waiter in an airport queue

    14
    129
  19. 19
    REIN

    32D Stay behind

    12
    147
  20. 20
    GOO

    67D Melted ice cream, e.g.

    11
    121
  21. 21
    CTRL

    35D PC combo key

    10
    43
  22. 22
    ESO

    61A That, in Tabasco

    9
    141
  23. 23
    ESTATE

    26A Will matter

    9
    125
  24. 24
    STL

    62D Cardinals, on scoreboards

    9
    111
  25. 25
    DRAW

    31A One-up, say

    9
    77
  26. 26
    WAG

    8D Jokester

    9
    54
  27. 27
    EMI

    9D Onetime London-based record label

    8
    117
  28. 28
    CLEF

    47A Sign on a staff

    8
    56
  29. 29
    OWEN

    22A Oscar-nominated actor Clive

    7
    87
  30. 30
    LICE

    36D Evil intent

    7
    37
  31. 31
    NPR

    66D "Planet Money" network

    6
    98
  32. 32
    ORD

    59A Chicago airport code

    6
    64
  33. 33
    DAMN

    60D "___ Yankees"

    6
    54
  34. 34
    SESAME

    30D Bagel choice

    5
    62
  35. 35
    LAWN

    58D Wyatt Earp, for one

    5
    42
  36. 36
    DONNA

    1D Much-painted religious figure

    5
    35
  37. 37
    ALDI debut

    57A Grocery chain with more than 1,900 U.S. stores

    5
    6
  38. 38
    NRA

    19A Org. that sticks to its guns

    4
    262
  39. 39
    FATAL

    3D Deadly

    4
    33
  40. 40
    ANTLER

    28D Dancer's horn

    4
    28
  41. 41
    AMILATE

    16A "Oh, did you start already?"

    4
    15
  42. 42
    TIO

    50D Uncle, in Oaxaca

    3
    63
  43. 43
    ATOI

    57D Yours, to Yvette

    3
    52
  44. 44
    USAF

    24D Bomber letters

    3
    46
  45. 45
    BERRA

    54D Catcher with a record 10 World Series rings as a player

    3
    43
  46. 46
    APLUS

    23A Exceptional grade

    3
    40
  47. 47
    MINCE

    52D Cut into small pieces

    3
    29
  48. 48
    CLARET

    35A Red choice

    3
    25
  49. 49
    AMELIA

    51A 2009 biopic starring Hilary Swank

    2
    52
  50. 50
    DIEU

    42D "Mon ___!" (French exclamation)

    2
    42
  51. 51
    OCANADA

    15A Preceder of many N.H.L. games

    2
    32
  52. 52
    ISAID

    55D "Let me repeat ..."

    2
    22
  53. 53
    BALER

    38D Hay-bundling machine

    2
    20
  54. 54
    LADIES

    41A Aches and pains

    2
    15
  55. 55
    WEBSTER

    8A Site administrator

    2
    5
  56. 56
    OTB

    37A Gambler's hangout, in brief

    1
    58
  57. 57
    SERFS

    25D Medieval laborers

    1
    40
  58. 58
    BIGOT

    10D Intolerant sort

    1
    17
  59. 59
    SESSION

    29A Time in court

    1
    16
  60. 60
    STAINED

    62A Like some reputations and kitchen towels

    1
    15
  61. 61
    NOMAS

    56D "Enough!," in Mexico ... or a hint to 11 answers in this puzzle

    1
    12
  62. 62
    INROADS

    71A Much-traveled thoroughfares

    1
    10
  63. 63
    EMPORIA

    69A Major retail outlets

    1
    7
  64. 64
    SHARPEI

    46D Dog with wrinkly skin

    1
    7
  65. 65
    SELINA

    46A ___ Meyer, principal role on "Veep"

    1
    3
  66. 66
    METHREE debut

    49A "I agree with both of you!"

    1
    2
  67. 67
    RUBIN

    53A Apply, as sunscreen

    0
    9
  68. 68
    STIFFS

    40A Large guard dogs

    0
    7
  69. 69
    SLOWED

    11D Lost steam

    0
    6
  70. 70
    GIGOLOS

    18A Some male escorts

    0
    5
  71. 71
    LINGERS

    70A Feigns sickness to avoid work

    0
    5
  72. 72
    NOTABIT

    17A 0%

    0
    5
  73. 73
    FADING

    48D Like the sun at sunset

    0
    4
  74. 74
    PANGRAM

    65A Sentence containing all 26 letters

    0
    4
  75. 75
    TOWNCAR

    68A Many a limo

    0
    4
  76. 76
    ECORP debut

    2D Villainous conglomerate on "Mr. Robot"

    0
    2
  77. 77
    DEFACES debut

    1A Mugged for the camera, maybe

    0
    1
  78. 78
    SATTEST debut

    7D Exam for the college-bound, redundantly

    0
    1