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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
    EEL

    60D Reef predator

    53
    487
  2. 2
    ERIE

    37D Tribe that fought the Iroquois

    48
    510
  3. 3
    IRS

    24A Money-collecting org.

    36
    246
  4. 4
    IDO

    59D Formal "yes"

    33
    336
  5. 5
    OBOE

    7D Instrument featured in 36-Across

    32
    315
  6. 6
    IDLE

    62A Word before rich or talk

    30
    259
  7. 7
    RAE

    34A Singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey ___

    28
    278
  8. 8
    TED

    43A One of the Kennedys

    22
    245
  9. 9
    YETI

    4D Sight on Disney World's Expedition Everest ride

    22
    127
  10. 10
    ALIT

    35A Landed

    21
    220
  11. 11
    SOSO

    65A Just OK

    21
    154
  12. 12
    AFRO

    57D Prefix with Cuban

    18
    170
  13. 13
    ACH

    32A Cry of dismay in 5-Across

    18
    126
  14. 14
    MSG

    12D Flavor enhancer

    13
    92
  15. 15
    URGE

    41A Strongly advocate

    12
    208
  16. 16
    EXIT

    26D It takes people out

    12
    151
  17. 17
    ROLE

    19D Credit line?

    11
    165
  18. 18
    OXO

    31A Losing tic-tac-toe row

    11
    67
  19. 19
    ONEG

    67A What "exaggerated" is sometimes misspelled with

    11
    63
  20. 20
    ALAN

    25D ___ Freed, early radio personality who coined the term "rock 'n' roll"

    10
    232
  21. 21
    GENE

    45D Something editable using CRISPR technology

    10
    158
  22. 22
    AMMO

    10A Hunting store purchase

    10
    133
  23. 23
    ROI

    23A Important piece in échecs

    9
    121
  24. 24
    RODEO

    51D Copland ballet with a hoedown

    9
    93
  25. 25
    GIST

    17A Basic idea

    9
    68
  26. 26
    LEASE

    63A Rent

    8
    84
  27. 27
    AIDA

    35D Lover of Radames, in opera

    7
    161
  28. 28
    ACHY

    1A Needing some kneading, say

    6
    55
  29. 29
    PREGO

    30D Response to "Grazie!"

    6
    35
  30. 30
    MESSI

    52D Longtime star of F.C. Barcelona

    6
    18
  31. 31
    PLIE

    30A Ballet basic

    5
    88
  32. 32
    OFTEN

    53D A lot

    5
    65
  33. 33
    DEAF

    56D What 49-Down became in later life

    5
    46
  34. 34
    SMEE

    14A Hook's henchman

    4
    118
  35. 35
    OHS

    13D Exclamations of surprise

    4
    71
  36. 36
    AWAKE

    10D Up

    4
    47
  37. 37
    FLAW

    61A Shortcoming

    4
    39
  38. 38
    VEGA

    39D Summer Triangle star

    4
    32
  39. 39
    GOGO

    45A Big name in in-flight internet

    4
    30
  40. 40
    DOTH

    27D Biblical verb

    4
    24
  41. 41
    FATE

    29D What the opening motif of 36-Across is said to represent

    3
    67
  42. 42
    LOKI

    22A Troublemaker of 1-Down

    3
    50
  43. 43
    ELFIN

    66A Small and pointy-eared, perhaps

    3
    40
  44. 44
    TAMIL

    46A ___ Nadu (Indian state)

    3
    31
  45. 45
    WISH

    16A Birthday ___

    3
    29
  46. 46
    SCOTS

    5A Language in which a nutty person might be told "Yer bum's oot the windae"

    3
    28
  47. 47
    MOA

    52A Extinct flightless bird

    2
    45
  48. 48
    ICEAGE

    48D Cooling-off period?

    2
    44
  49. 49
    ACU

    54A Lead-in to puncture

    2
    41
  50. 50
    DITCH

    21D Leave behind

    2
    28
  51. 51
    FETAL

    40D ___ position

    2
    21
  52. 52
    ASGARD

    1D Mythical realm accessible only by the rainbow bridge Bifrost

    2
    13
  53. 53
    CLOTS

    6D Sticks together

    2
    11
  54. 54
    MINIGOLF

    11D Puttering around?

    2
    4
  55. 55
    OONA

    55A Actress Chaplin

    1
    102
  56. 56
    NEG

    42A -: Abbr.

    1
    53
  57. 57
    FIG

    44A Pudding flavor

    1
    42
  58. 58
    ALBUM

    15A Stamp holder

    1
    31
  59. 59
    BUFF

    36D Muscly

    1
    13
  60. 60
    TUM

    8D Rum ___ Tugger ("Cats" cat)

    1
    13
  61. 61
    DRAFT

    28A Rough write-up

    1
    12
  62. 62
    ANTIDOTE

    20A Remedy

    1
    7
  63. 63
    ALLEGED

    25A Word included to prevent libel, say

    1
    6
  64. 64
    CMINOR

    2D Key to this puzzle's theme?

    1
    5
  65. 65
    LUDWIG

    49D First name of this puzzle's dedicatee, born December 1770

    1
    4
  66. 66
    HESTIA

    3D Greek goddess of the hearth

    1
    3
  67. 67
    WIS

    58D Ill. neighbor

    0
    19
  68. 68
    EGGROLLS

    38D Servings with sweet-and-sour sauce

    0
    3
  69. 69
    FERRERA debut

    50A America ___, star of TV's "Ugly Betty"

    0
    3
  70. 70
    BEETHOVENSFIFTH

    36A Work suggested by this puzzle's circled and shaded squares

    0
    2
  71. 71
    DEFLATED

    56A Like an unused air mattress

    0
    2
  72. 72
    HONORABLE

    33D Epithet for a judge

    0
    2
  73. 73
    MATLIN

    47D Oscar winner Marlee

    0
    2
  74. 74
    WILDEBEEST

    58A That's gnus to me!

    0
    2
  75. 75
    BOOMERANGS debut

    18A Items that are hard to throw away?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    RIGI debut

    64A Swiss Alp next to Lake Lucerne

    0
    1
  77. 77
    SABOR debut

    5D Flavor: Sp.

    0
    1
  78. 78
    SMELLIEST debut

    9D Most foul

    0
    1