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Thursday · 71 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EAR

    20A See 3-Down

    57
    485
  2. 2
    ERE

    18A With 19-Across, heretofore

    43
    602
  3. 3
    ONCE

    55D A while ago

    32
    326
  4. 4
    RNA

    61D Basic bio subject

    29
    322
  5. 5
    ESE

    13D -speak

    26
    386
  6. 6
    ENOS

    57D Grandson of Adam and Eve

    26
    287
  7. 7
    ELLA

    25A First name in jazz

    23
    262
  8. 8
    AIL

    11D Languish

    19
    191
  9. 9
    NIT

    4D Tiny beef

    19
    143
  10. 10
    APP

    59D College ___ (something that might include an SAT score)

    19
    133
  11. 11
    OWL

    22D Serenader on a pea-green boat, in rhyme

    18
    135
  12. 12
    PDA

    7D "Get a room!" elicitor, for short

    16
    91
  13. 13
    IVE

    56A "So ___ heard"

    15
    158
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    TARO

    21A Root in Polynesian cuisine

    15
    122
  15. 15
    SORE

    50A Disgruntled

    13
    157
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    TOP

    63D One-up

    13
    132
  17. 17
    REA

    40A Mens ___ (legal term)

    12
    201
  18. 18
    NOW

    19A See 18-Across

    11
    116
  19. 19
    OXO

    36A Kitchen brand

    11
    67
  20. 20
    ODIE

    46D Jon Arbuckle's dog

    10
    153
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    LAW

    58A It can be broken, but not fixed

    10
    102
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    INNER

    3D With 20-Across, balance regulator

    9
    96
  23. 23
    RAMEN

    52D Dish served with a spoon and chopsticks

    9
    43
  24. 24
    IMSET

    1D "All good here"

    8
    35
  25. 25
    MEAT

    24D Beef, e.g.

    7
    123
  26. 26
    RIMS

    23A Custom auto accessories

    7
    58
  27. 27
    HITME

    30D Request that's risky if you're over 18?

    7
    28
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    TSETSE

    37A Carrier of sleeping sickness

    6
    113
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    NEEDS

    31D Must-haves

    6
    85
  30. 30
    COSMO

    32D Pink alcoholic drink, familiarly

    6
    45
  31. 31
    LAX

    62D Loosey-goosey

    5
    78
  32. 32
    EWERS

    53D Big pitchers

    5
    59
  33. 33
    LORRE

    34D Peter of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"

    5
    57
  34. 34
    ESME

    39D Salinger title girl

    4
    87
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    SENORA

    6D Title with a tilde

    4
    45
  36. 36
    ASPENS

    67A White-barked trees

    4
    27
  37. 37
    SIVA

    9D Hindu god of destruction

    4
    21
  38. 38
    CELLI

    32A Relatives of violas

    3
    16
  39. 39
    OLINE

    51D QB protectors, informally

    3
    13
  40. 40
    TWIT

    17D Dipstick

    2
    60
  41. 41
    LOC

    54A ___ cit. (footnote abbr.)

    2
    35
  42. 42
    LWORD debut

    26D "The ___: Generation Q," sequel series starting in 2019

    2
    6
  43. 43
    ONEA

    48A Super's apartment, often

    1
    175
  44. 44
    SOONER

    65A Longhorn rival

    1
    22
  45. 45
    AWESOME

    35A "So cool!"

    1
    19
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    CIERA

    2D Popular Oldsmobile model of the 1980s-'90s

    1
    17
  47. 47
    LEU

    12D Romania's currency

    1
    17
  48. 48
    ITALIAN

    42D Popular salad dressing

    1
    16
  49. 49
    WAL

    60D Commercial lead-in to mart

    1
    12
  50. 50
    SCRIMPS

    41A Pinches pennies

    1
    11
  51. 51
    CLARETS

    10D Some reds

    1
    7
  52. 52
    PHSCALE

    7A Bases make up a part of it

    1
    5
  53. 53
    USVISA debut

    47D Issuance from an American embassy

    1
    2
  54. 54
    GMEN

    5D Feds

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    43
  55. 55
    OEDS

    49A Multivolume ref. works

    0
    21
  56. 56
    EXCON

    33D Former inmate

    0
    18
  57. 57
    LAMES

    27D Shiny fabrics

    0
    13
  58. 58
    IES

    44D -y, pluralized

    0
    12
  59. 59
    ASEAT

    28D "Please, have ___"

    0
    9
  60. 60
    DIDST

    43A "Why ___ thou promise such a beauteous day": Shak.

    0
    8
  61. 61
    PANACEA

    64A Cure-all

    0
    8
  62. 62
    DOILIES

    15A Dainty dining decorations

    0
    5
  63. 63
    ICINGS

    1A Finishing touches, of a sort

    0
    5
  64. 64
    MINIME

    14A Dr. Evil's little clone in the "Austin Powers" films

    0
    4
  65. 65
    PLANETX

    66A Hypothetical solar system body beyond Neptune

    0
    2
  66. 66
    AWRINKLEINTIME debut

    59A Classic young adult novel ... or hint to the path taken by four letters in the answers to the starred clues

    0
    1
  67. 67
    HOLESAWS debut

    8D Ring-shaped cutters attached to drills

    0
    1
  68. 68
    MORTERMOUSE debut

    45A *Mickey's rival for Minnie's affection

    0
    1
  69. 69
    SENTENTALVALUE debut

    16A *An old wedding dress might have this

    0
    1
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    SPROCKET debut

    38D It's got teeth

    0
    1
  71. 71
    WHATEANTWAS debut

    29A *"Er ... um ..."

    0
    1