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Wednesday · 79 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    TSA

    54A Airport screening org.

    52
    188
  2. 2
    ECO

    15A Novelist Umberto

    42
    370
  3. 3
    SON

    64D Second part of the sign of the cross, symbolically

    24
    213
  4. 4
    ETTA

    4D James who sang "At Last"

    23
    254
  5. 5
    TRIO

    36D Half a sextet

    21
    204
  6. 6
    TIA

    27A Padre's hermana

    20
    144
  7. 7
    DES

    18A France's Académie ___ Beaux-Arts

    16
    154
  8. 8
    CPR

    9D Y course

    16
    84
  9. 9
    SSE

    66D Indianapolis-to-Atlanta dir.

    15
    262
  10. 10
    ELITE

    47A Like Delta Force forces

    15
    168
  11. 11
    OTTER

    37D Member of the weasel family

    15
    165
  12. 12
    ELENA

    49A Princess of Avalor, on a Disney show

    14
    177
  13. 13
    AGREE

    1A Match, as subject and verb

    14
    154
  14. 14
    LOLA

    48A She said "Little boy, gonna make you a man," in a Kinks song

    14
    131
  15. 15
    RAH

    56A Cheer repeated before "sis-boom-bah!"

    13
    215
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    AMIE

    25D One who might become a fiancée

    12
    170
  17. 17
    SAW

    65D Glimpsed

    12
    114
  18. 18
    CHAR

    38A Burn black

    12
    89
  19. 19
    MOE

    51A One of the Three Stooges

    11
    149
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    RAG

    6A Newspaper held in low esteem

    11
    149
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    LOOT

    10D Rioter's spoils

    11
    83
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    CAST

    45D People are asked to sign it after an accident

    10
    89
  23. 23
    MDS

    63D E.R. workers

    10
    81
  24. 24
    SKIT

    60D Typical "Key & Peele" segment

    10
    78
  25. 25
    FDR

    53A New Deal prez

    10
    72
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    TAFT

    23A Only president who was also a chief justice

    8
    64
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    TIVO

    26D Record for later, in a way

    8
    57
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    CLEF

    38D Pitch setter

    8
    56
  29. 29
    BLOC

    42A Group that votes together

    6
    86
  30. 30
    SASHA

    59A "I Am ... ___ Fierce," #1 Beyoncé album

    6
    69
  31. 31
    TORTE

    41A Layered cake

    6
    57
  32. 32
    LOGO

    46A A lowercase "f" on a blue background, for Facebook

    5
    69
  33. 33
    FISTS

    17A Things that may fly around saloons

    5
    26
  34. 34
    AVENGE

    33A Make right, perhaps in a not-so-right way

    4
    43
  35. 35
    MENLO

    61A ___ Park, Calif.

    4
    40
  36. 36
    ATHENS

    50D 1896 Olympics locale

    4
    31
  37. 37
    EPHRON

    29D Screenwriter Nora

    4
    9
  38. 38
    EHS

    5D Canadian interjections

    3
    64
  39. 39
    AMISH

    57D Many Pennsylvania Dutch speakers

    3
    61
  40. 40
    TENDS

    52A Cares for, as a garden

    3
    43
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    ASSISTS

    68A Magic Johnson's 10,141

    3
    20
  42. 42
    POPIN

    16A Swing by unannounced

    3
    15
  43. 43
    FROTH

    14A Top of an espresso

    3
    14
  44. 44
    ACERB

    7D Bitter

    2
    49
  45. 45
    EMANATE

    21D Send off, as rays

    2
    31
  46. 46
    NUIT

    62D Dark time in France

    2
    31
  47. 47
    EFREM

    21A Violinist Zimbalist

    2
    29
  48. 48
    CLARO

    9A Cigar milder than a maduro

    2
    28
  49. 49
    BFA

    24A Film school deg.

    2
    11
  50. 50
    FEEBLE

    31D Flimsy, as an excuse

    2
    8
  51. 51
    SAYTO

    55D Tell

    2
    8
  52. 52
    DOLMA

    35D Stuffed grape leaves

    2
    7
  53. 53
    AFTA

    20A Old Spice alternative

    1
    29
  54. 54
    ONSTAGE

    13D Performing live, say

    1
    19
  55. 55
    STETSON

    69A Ten-gallon hat

    1
    19
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    MANATEE

    22D Sea cow

    1
    17
  57. 57
    AGERANGE

    40D Game box info

    1
    5
  58. 58
    LONGLOST

    43D Like friends not seen for years

    1
    3
  59. 59
    ROLFS

    19A Gives deep massage therapy

    1
    3
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    THENSA debut

    52D Hush-hush org.

    1
    2
  61. 61
    GST

    58A Astronomers' std.

    0
    24
  62. 62
    WHATTHE

    70A Cry of disbelief

    0
    10
  63. 63
    LINEMAN

    28A Tackle, for one

    0
    8
  64. 64
    REDFIN

    6D Distinctively colored freshwater fish

    0
    6
  65. 65
    AFFABLE

    1D Good-natured

    0
    5
  66. 66
    HEADTOTOE

    34A Complete … as suggested by four symmetrical pairs of Down answers in this puzzle

    0
    5
  67. 67
    GOSEEK

    8D What "it" is supposed to do

    0
    3
  68. 68
    MONKEYS

    63A Plays (around)

    0
    3
  69. 69
    DUGINTO

    67A Started eating

    0
    2
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    KNIFING

    30A Slicing, as through water

    0
    2
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    OLDSOUTH

    44D Antebellum Dixie

    0
    2
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    RIFFING

    12D Making up variations on a theme

    0
    2
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    ROSTAND

    3D Edmond ___, "Cyrano de Bergerac" playwright

    0
    2
  74. 74
    SINUOUS

    65A Curvy

    0
    2
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    AMIBEAT debut

    25A "Whew! What a tiring day!"

    0
    1
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    APLATIN debut

    11D H.S. course often covering the "Aeneid"

    0
    1
  77. 77
    ENDPIN debut

    32A Part of a cello that supports the instrument on the floor

    0
    1
  78. 78
    GRIFFIN debut

    2D Mythical beast that's half lion and half eagle

    0
    1
  79. 79
    HOLDSOUT debut

    39D Waits for a better offer, say

    0
    1