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Thursday · 78 answers · 14 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SEA

    13D "SpongeBob SquarePants" setting

    40
    370
  2. 2
    AMI

    12D "You think that's true about me?"

    29
    302
  3. 3
    OIL

    11D Big Alaska export

    27
    282
  4. 4
    OPT

    56D Make a decision

    27
    211
  5. 5
    SON

    46A Holy Trinity part

    24
    213
  6. 6
    MRS

    23A Virginia Woolf's "___ Dalloway"

    21
    125
  7. 7
    DOS

    55D Galas

    18
    175
  8. 8
    SPEC

    6A A house may be built on it

    18
    120
  9. 9
    EDS

    8D S.I. V.I.P.s

    17
    230
  10. 10
    TAP

    49A Select

    17
    165
  11. 11
    OAK

    52A Wood rich in tannins

    16
    152
  12. 12
    RIOT

    54D Gas

    15
    191
  13. 13
    NADA

    15A A goose egg

    15
    145
  14. 14
    SRA

    45A Spanish 23-Across: Abbr.

    14
    186
  15. 15
    HAM

    44A Ingredient in a Cuban sandwich

    13
    144
  16. 16
    TUB

    22A Ice cream container

    12
    81
  17. 17
    EPSOM

    1D English town known for its salt

    11
    72
  18. 18
    TOTS

    64A Little ones

    10
    65
  19. 19
    LIME

    16A Gimlet garnish

    9
    90
  20. 20
    RUM

    19D ___ Rebellion, 1808 uprising in New South Wales

    9
    69
  21. 21
    OWETO

    33D Have a loan from

    9
    27
  22. 22
    ONYX

    52D Traditional gemstone for a seventh wedding anniversary

    8
    74
  23. 23
    STYX

    63A Where Achilles took a dip?

    7
    111
  24. 24
    TAROT

    39A Cartomancy tool

    7
    95
  25. 25
    TRU

    38A Capote sobriquet

    7
    83
  26. 26
    AGATE

    28D Stone with curved bands

    7
    78
  27. 27
    OINK

    61A "Old MacDonald" sound

    7
    78
  28. 28
    OPRY

    60A Nashville music mecca, informally

    7
    34
  29. 29
    ERSE

    21D Language that gave us "spunk" and "slogan"

    6
    160
  30. 30
    MAORI

    26D Performers of the ceremonial haka dance

    6
    74
  31. 31
    ENRON

    27D Noted example of corporate misconduct

    6
    73
  32. 32
    WRY

    57D Sardonic

    6
    57
  33. 33
    SNARE

    6D Catch

    5
    108
  34. 34
    MEA

    26A ___ culpa

    5
    100
  35. 35
    KOALA

    31D Dweller in a eucalyptus forest

    5
    64
  36. 36
    BLAB

    10D Gossip

    5
    49
  37. 37
    STYES

    65A They can be treated with warm compresses

    4
    47
  38. 38
    LASTS

    3D Goes the distance

    4
    44
  39. 39
    BOAS

    10A Burlesque accessories

    3
    57
  40. 40
    FAY

    30A Elflike

    3
    15
  41. 41
    DATUM

    25D Piece of information

    3
    13
  42. 42
    AWORD

    37A "I need to speak with you," briefly

    3
    12
  43. 43
    PTRAP

    35D Letter-shaped part of a sink

    3
    9
  44. 44
    DIO

    58D Italian god

    2
    33
  45. 45
    EFREM

    29D Violinist Zimbalist

    2
    29
  46. 46
    TODDY

    49D Hot alcoholic drink

    2
    10
  47. 47
    ATUL debut

    4D ___ Gawande, author of the 2014 best seller "Being Mortal"

    2
    4
  48. 48
    ANGIE

    50D 1973 #1 Rolling Stones love ballad

    1
    33
  49. 49
    EFLAT

    1A Key for Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture"

    1
    26
  50. 50
    PIERS

    51D Fishing spots

    1
    24
  51. 51
    CAVES

    32D Capitulates

    1
    11
  52. 52
    MACARONI

    53A "Yankee Doodle" epithet that's also the name of a food

    1
    10
  53. 53
    FOGIN

    34D Strand at the airport, maybe

    1
    6
  54. 54
    TYPIFIED debut

    5D Embodied

    1
    2
  55. 55
    EIS

    29A Autobahn hazard

    0
    55
  56. 56
    MARKS

    48D Grades

    0
    16
  57. 57
    RAU

    47D Novelist Santha Rama ___

    0
    14
  58. 58
    FLEUR

    2D ___ de sel

    0
    9
  59. 59
    PSEC

    42D Time it takes light to travel .3 mm: Abbr.

    0
    9
  60. 60
    FREEDOM

    24A Statue of ___, figure atop the U.S. Capitol

    0
    8
  61. 61
    AUSTRALIA

    18A Locale suggested by this puzzle's theme

    0
    5
  62. 62
    TRAMPOLINE

    41A Bouncer's equipment

    0
    5
  63. 63
    CATTOYS

    9D Balls of yarn, fake mice, etc.

    0
    3
  64. 64
    DOWNUNDER

    55A Nickname for 18-Across, and a hint to how four answers in this puzzle are to be entered

    0
    3
  65. 65
    PAUSEFORAMOMENT

    7D Take five

    0
    2
  66. 66
    REPOMEN

    47A Ones coming for a ride?

    0
    2
  67. 67
    COFFEEPOTS debut

    32A Things with perks?

    0
    1
  68. 68
    DIDGE debut

    59A Instrument played using circular breathing

    0
    1
  69. 69
    ETIM debut

    43A -

    0
    1
  70. 70
    KANG debut

    31A Big hopper

    0
    1
  71. 71
    OODIR debut

    62A -

    0
    1
  72. 72
    OORA debut

    36A -

    0
    1
  73. 73
    OUTLIERS debut

    20A Malcolm Gladwell best seller that explores the 10,000-hour rule

    0
    1
  74. 74
    PLATY debut

    14A Web-footed mammals

    0
    1
  75. 75
    SESUP debut

    17A -

    0
    1
  76. 76
    THEKNOT debut

    41D What it takes two to tie

    0
    1
  77. 77
    TORNADOS debut

    39D Whirled powers?

    0
    1
  78. 78
    VEGE debut

    40A Brand of spread for sandwiches and toast

    0
    1