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Wednesday · 76 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    EEL

    47D Coral reef dweller

    53
    487
  2. 2
    ARI

    43D Cable news anchor Melber

    36
    378
  3. 3
    OGRE

    55A Villain defeated by Puss in Boots

    36
    284
  4. 4
    ESP

    33D Cousin of intuition

    35
    344
  5. 5
    INN

    49A Holiday ___

    27
    258
  6. 6
    ONTO

    22A Latch ___

    26
    244
  7. 7
    GEL

    62D Hairstyling stuff

    26
    185
  8. 8
    TREE

    46A Arboretum specimen

    25
    309
  9. 9
    ERASE

    52D Wipe, as a hard drive

    24
    295
  10. 10
    OVAL

    2D Like the head of a tennis racket

    24
    216
  11. 11
    STU

    27D Disco ___ ("The Simpsons" character)

    24
    190
  12. 12
    ION

    8D Naturally occurring example of "opposites attract"?

    23
    258
  13. 13
    OTTO

    57D German chancellor ___ von Bismarck

    22
    273
  14. 14
    TED

    66A Turner who launched CNN

    22
    245
  15. 15
    RYE

    26D Traditional ingredient in a manhattan

    19
    212
  16. 16
    ECON

    36D H.S. class

    19
    151
  17. 17
    EGRET

    51D Wading bird

    17
    111
  18. 18
    HEN

    41D One in a coop

    16
    188
  19. 19
    OAK

    21D Acorn producer

    16
    152
  20. 20
    OCD

    48A Condition often causing repetitive behavior, in brief

    16
    45
  21. 21
    ULNA

    37A It's parallel to a radius

    15
    178
  22. 22
    SLEW

    67A Whole passel

    14
    115
  23. 23
    EACH

    40A Every's partner

    11
    130
  24. 24
    DOOR

    20A Choice on "Let's Make a Deal"

    11
    87
  25. 25
    GEO

    29A Prefix with thermal

    10
    87
  26. 26
    SHO

    27A HBO alternative

    10
    86
  27. 27
    IDIOM

    45D "Fall in love" or "fall to pieces"

    10
    68
  28. 28
    LIME

    1D Shade of green

    9
    90
  29. 29
    KEYS

    30A Parts of accordions

    9
    77
  30. 30
    UTILE

    53A Helpful

    9
    67
  31. 31
    WAG

    5A Jocular sort

    9
    54
  32. 32
    STEEL

    68A Bethlehem ___ (old company)

    8
    93
  33. 33
    ASSAM

    42A Indian state along the Himalayas

    8
    63
  34. 34
    IVAN

    13A ___ Drago ("Rocky IV" villain)

    7
    135
  35. 35
    MESSY

    38A Jumbled

    7
    71
  36. 36
    BLOC

    56A Voting group

    6
    86
  37. 37
    ELLIE

    19A ___ Kemper, player of TV's Kimmy Schmidt

    6
    72
  38. 38
    WRY

    14A Sardonic

    6
    57
  39. 39
    YDS

    64D N.F.L. stat: Abbr.

    5
    125
  40. 40
    KEEN

    59D Sharp

    5
    68
  41. 41
    ANOINT

    18A Publicly ordain

    5
    42
  42. 42
    HOLA

    28D Greeting south of the border

    5
    41
  43. 43
    EXTOL

    12D Sing the praises of

    5
    37
  44. 44
    GYRO

    7D It's a wrap

    5
    34
  45. 45
    TEMPE

    34A Southwest city on the Salt River

    5
    34
  46. 46
    ORANGE

    61A Halloween hue

    4
    72
  47. 47
    ITINA

    10D 1986 celebrity autobiography

    4
    30
  48. 48
    VENTI

    11D 20-ounce Starbucks order

    4
    25
  49. 49
    ODS

    69A Some E.R. cases

    3
    98
  50. 50
    ONEIL

    4D Buck ___, first African-American coach in Major League Baseball

    3
    43
  51. 51
    LYNN

    70A Loretta with the #1 country hit "Coal Miner's Daughter"

    3
    40
  52. 52
    WWE

    5D TV's ___ Raw

    3
    9
  53. 53
    LOBO

    1A University of New Mexico mascot

    2
    49
  54. 54
    OINKS

    58A Sounds heard here and there in a nursery rhyme

    2
    32
  55. 55
    IGIVE

    8A "Uncle!"

    2
    29
  56. 56
    LESSER

    65A Inferior

    2
    23
  57. 57
    TOOLS

    50D Hammers and sickles

    2
    23
  58. 58
    SAWN

    60D Like cut logs

    1
    28
  59. 59
    TEETIME

    50A Golf reservation

    1
    12
  60. 60
    LIESL

    54D Eldest von Trapp daughter in "The Sound of Music"

    1
    11
  61. 61
    PASTTENSE

    32D Signed, sealed or delivered

    1
    10
  62. 62
    GLITZ

    23A Extravagant but superficial display

    0
    9
  63. 63
    AIRMAIL

    25A Stamp on an envelope [and 16-Across flipped]

    0
    7
  64. 64
    HEIGL

    17D Actress Katherine of "27 Dresses"

    0
    7
  65. 65
    VORTEX

    15A Polar ___ (weather phenomenon)

    0
    6
  66. 66
    GROOMSMEN

    9D Group at a wedding

    0
    3
  67. 67
    PATIENTLY

    35D One way to wait

    0
    2
  68. 68
    VARIETYACT

    15D Juggling or ventriloquism

    0
    2
  69. 69
    ARIDZONE debut

    6D Desert, e.g.

    0
    1
  70. 70
    BALLGOWNS debut

    3D Concerns for Cinderella and her stepsisters

    0
    1
  71. 71
    MALEHEIR debut

    16A Prince, e.g.

    0
    1
  72. 72
    PLAINTOE debut

    44A Basic kind of shoe [and 31-Across flipped]

    0
    1
  73. 73
    SLOUCHED debut

    39D Wasn't upright, say

    0
    1
  74. 74
    TEAMMEMBER debut

    24D Part of a squad

    0
    1
  75. 75
    THYMETEA debut

    63A Herbal drink full of antioxidants [and 50-Across flipped]

    0
    1
  76. 76
    TOWPLANE debut

    31A It takes a glider up to launch altitude

    0
    1