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Wednesday · 74 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    USE

    58D Application

    47
    356
  2. 2
    ALOE

    21D Common cosmetics component

    46
    497
  3. 3
    LEE

    28A Wrangler alternative

    40
    360
  4. 4
    IDEA

    44D It might occur to you

    33
    396
  5. 5
    ISH

    12D "Kinda"

    30
    193
  6. 6
    ECHO

    15A Come back

    29
    312
  7. 7
    ETTA

    64A James or Jones of jazz

    23
    254
  8. 8
    REST

    66A Common medical advice

    22
    256
  9. 9
    OED

    22D Subj. of Charlotte Brewer's "Treasure-House of the Language"

    22
    141
  10. 10
    MIA

    59D Hamm with two Olympic gold medals

    21
    209
  11. 11
    AERO

    27D Sleek, in auto-speak

    20
    269
  12. 12
    SEW

    48A Ply the needle

    20
    169
  13. 13
    EMMA

    63A Title matchmaker in an 1815 novel

    19
    173
  14. 14
    EEK

    30D Hair-raising cry

    19
    163
  15. 15
    AKIN

    18A Related

    18
    138
  16. 16
    REAP

    67A Harvest

    17
    155
  17. 17
    SLAT

    36D Strip in the bedroom, maybe

    17
    141
  18. 18
    TKO

    46D Ring ref's decision

    17
    123
  19. 19
    ETTU

    14A Shocked response to Brutus

    16
    191
  20. 20
    AROSE

    16A Cropped up

    14
    154
  21. 21
    ALPO

    35D Prime Cuts Extra Gravy brand

    13
    138
  22. 22
    ASIAN

    62A ___-American (like about 6% of the U.S.)

    13
    137
  23. 23
    GOT

    11D Caught

    11
    89
  24. 24
    CHIC

    7D Smart

    10
    83
  25. 25
    FEE

    13D Finder's ___

    9
    121
  26. 26
    ELMS

    56D Classic boulevard liners

    9
    115
  27. 27
    FAR

    38D Partner of away

    9
    110
  28. 28
    LIME

    55D Garnish for a gimlet

    9
    90
  29. 29
    MOSS

    1A Soft "seat" in the woods

    9
    60
  30. 30
    CLAN

    61A The McCoys, e.g.

    8
    86
  31. 31
    UPDO

    25D Popular prom hairstyle

    8
    46
  32. 32
    WASP

    34A Center of a sting operation?

    7
    63
  33. 33
    NORM

    17A Good name for an average Joe

    5
    92
  34. 34
    ERRATA

    49D Slips

    5
    64
  35. 35
    WASH

    34D Draw, colloquially

    5
    44
  36. 36
    LITHE

    19A Moving gracefully

    5
    42
  37. 37
    YEARS

    65A Junior and senior

    4
    37
  38. 38
    JAY

    57D Noisy bird

    4
    29
  39. 39
    SONOMA

    8D California county north of Marin

    4
    19
  40. 40
    OTOOLE

    2D Eight-time Oscar nominee for Best Actor

    3
    70
  41. 41
    ALLOW

    41A Concede

    3
    39
  42. 42
    TUDOR

    33A Elizabeth I, for one

    3
    37
  43. 43
    GLOB

    26D Apt rhyme for "blob"

    3
    30
  44. 44
    SVELTE

    48D Slender

    3
    30
  45. 45
    BRIDE

    31D Bouquet thrower

    3
    24
  46. 46
    MICS

    5A Things that may be hot or dropped

    3
    9
  47. 47
    SEGER

    32A Rocker Bob

    2
    24
  48. 48
    FILM

    60A "Argo" or "Fargo"

    2
    21
  49. 49
    OEUVRE

    52A Body of work

    2
    18
  50. 50
    SUMMA

    4D Highest, on a diploma

    2
    13
  51. 51
    ULCER

    53D Worrier's ailment, it's said

    1
    46
  52. 52
    ICKY

    6D Repulsive

    1
    28
  53. 53
    ALKALI

    23A Acid's opposite

    1
    27
  54. 54
    BOBO

    40A Stereotypical clown name

    1
    12
  55. 55
    STROKE

    3D Action in tennis, swimming and golf

    1
    12
  56. 56
    DALIS

    43A "The Persistence of Memory" and "Lobster Telephone"

    1
    9
  57. 57
    SKIFF

    37A Small, flat-bottomed boat

    1
    8
  58. 58
    HOTTAKE

    51A Quick, possibly controversial bit of commentary

    1
    5
  59. 59
    SPOILERALERT

    54A Warning you might give before revealing the endings of 20-, 29- and 45-Across?

    1
    5
  60. 60
    MENTAL

    1D Like solving crosswords

    0
    19
  61. 61
    HEIFER

    47D Calfless cow

    0
    8
  62. 62
    WETNAP

    50D After-meal amenity

    0
    8
  63. 63
    JUMBO

    57A Like some shrimp and jets

    0
    7
  64. 64
    BIGIF

    9A It's a lot to assume

    0
    5
  65. 65
    MESHUGA

    24A Mad as a hatter

    0
    4
  66. 66
    SPARETHEROD

    45A Start of a saying about parental discipline

    0
    3
  67. 67
    SPORTSBAR

    32D Place to watch a game with friends

    0
    3
  68. 68
    MEANINGS

    5D Polysemous words have multiple of these

    0
    2
  69. 69
    BALKSAT debut

    9D Refuses to carry out

    0
    1
  70. 70
    FLOORMAT debut

    39D Tripping hazard

    0
    1
  71. 71
    IRISHPUBS debut

    10D They're usually packed on St. Patrick's Day

    0
    1
  72. 72
    ONEBADAPPLE debut

    29A Start of a saying about negative influence

    0
    1
  73. 73
    TOOMANYCOOKS debut

    20A Start of a saying about getting in the way

    0
    1
  74. 74
    WEAPONS debut

    42D Boomerangs for Aboriginal Australians, e.g.

    0
    1