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Thursday · 74 answers · 3 debuts

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

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    SSN

    25D ID datum

    44
    242
  2. 2
    ANA

    9D Newswoman Navarro

    33
    367
  3. 3
    RAE

    44D Issa of "Insecure"

    28
    278
  4. 4
    AFAR

    46A A ways away

    25
    233
  5. 5
    TRIO

    53A Bell Biv DeVoe or Bananarama

    21
    204
  6. 6
    CEL

    10D Frame in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"

    18
    141
  7. 7
    LIT

    60D Happening, in slang

    13
    166
  8. 8
    NCO

    40A G.I. with stripes

    13
    146
  9. 9
    AGENT

    27D Word with free or double

    12
    150
  10. 10
    OPTS

    28A Goes (for)

    12
    132
  11. 11
    ERMA

    14D Aretha's sister who sang "Piece of My Heart"

    11
    147
  12. 12
    STONE

    31A Ring thing

    11
    110
  13. 13
    SNAFU

    34D Big bungle

    10
    58
  14. 14
    ASHEN

    54A Pale as a ghost

    9
    128
  15. 15
    YOU

    56D Thou, now

    9
    83
  16. 16
    NEAT

    30D Straight up

    8
    224
  17. 17
    REX

    3D "Regal" pet name

    8
    111
  18. 18
    COP

    62D Extra in a procedural

    8
    90
  19. 19
    THIS

    53D "Get ___ ..." ("Here's the best part ...")

    8
    68
  20. 20
    EMEND

    32D Make corrections to

    8
    56
  21. 21
    OILER

    48D Many a sight on the Suez Canal

    7
    78
  22. 22
    ANDS

    54D They may lead to longer sentences

    7
    76
  23. 23
    OCCAM

    35D Philosopher who favored simple explanations

    7
    31
  24. 24
    IWO

    37A ___ Jima

    6
    79
  25. 25
    PARR

    33D Surname of the Incredibles

    6
    50
  26. 26
    SOT

    1D Lush

    5
    152
  27. 27
    ONT

    57D 8-Down's northern neighbor: Abbr.

    5
    144
  28. 28
    ISAAC

    6D Hayes who scored "Shaft"

    5
    134
  29. 29
    INTRO

    45A It's a start

    5
    82
  30. 30
    UNAGI

    29A Eel, on a menu

    5
    12
  31. 31
    UVA

    2D A.C.C. school

    4
    67
  32. 32
    DEBRA

    7D Messing of "Will & Grace"

    4
    34
  33. 33
    STOOP

    24D Go low, in a way

    4
    32
  34. 34
    HARSH

    19A Severe

    2
    50
  35. 35
    POSIT

    22D Put forth, as a hypothesis

    2
    38
  36. 36
    ROUTS

    13D Hammerings

    2
    25
  37. 37
    DHS

    59D M.L.B.'s "10th men"

    2
    23
  38. 38
    SEIKO

    51D Brand name that means "exquisite" in Japanese

    2
    21
  39. 39
    ARCADIA

    11D Idyllic spot of myth

    2
    20
  40. 40
    SPROUTS

    65A Topping for a vegan burger

    2
    8
  41. 41
    ISECOND

    63A Words supporting a motion

    2
    5
  42. 42
    ETO

    61D 1940s combat zone, in brief

    1
    140
  43. 43
    ECTO

    39D Prefix with -plasmic

    1
    62
  44. 44
    GRASP

    47D Get

    1
    39
  45. 45
    NONSTOP

    66A On and on and on

    1
    14
  46. 46
    WADES

    26A Gets one's feet wet?

    1
    12
  47. 47
    TRACI

    43A One of the sisters on TV's "Braxton Family Values"

    1
    11
  48. 48
    MACABRE

    8A King-like, in a way

    1
    9
  49. 49
    WASI

    26D "___ close?"

    1
    9
  50. 50
    MICH

    8D State whose northern residents are known as Yoopers: Abbr.

    1
    7
  51. 51
    BRICE

    12D Streisand role in "Funny Girl"

    1
    5
  52. 52
    NOIRS

    36D Gritty films, informally

    1
    5
  53. 53
    HALCYON

    55A Happy, as bygone days

    1
    4
  54. 54
    ERI

    4D Verdi's "___ tu"

    0
    76
  55. 55
    ACTA

    21A Court proceedings

    0
    47
  56. 56
    INERROR

    16A Wrongly

    0
    24
  57. 57
    OHMAN

    50D "Hoo-ee!"

    0
    12
  58. 58
    OVERUSE

    15A Turn into a cliché

    0
    10
  59. 59
    ENDIN

    52D ___ a tie

    0
    9
  60. 60
    TAXICAB

    17A City transport, redundantly

    0
    9
  61. 61
    TOPSECRET

    41A On a need-to-know basis

    0
    9
  62. 62
    AKIHITO

    64A Emperor who abdicated in 2019 after 30 years

    0
    7
  63. 63
    GORDO

    47A Astronaut Cooper as portrayed in "The Right Stuff"

    0
    7
  64. 64
    SUREDID

    1A "Yep, took care of it!"

    0
    4
  65. 65
    MEAGAIN

    38A "I'm back"

    0
    3
  66. 66
    MIDDLEC

    58A Starting point for a piano student, or a phonetic hint to 17-, 18-, 22-, 33-, 41-, 49- and 55-Across

    0
    3
  67. 67
    NOSEEUMS

    49A Camping pests

    0
    3
  68. 68
    PRESEASON

    33A Warm-up time for pro athletes

    0
    3
  69. 69
    SIROCCO

    42D Dry wind in the Sahara

    0
    3
  70. 70
    CALCIUM

    18A Most common mineral in the human body

    0
    2
  71. 71
    DUCHY

    5D Luxembourg is a grand one

    0
    2
  72. 72
    UPTWO debut

    23D Leading by a basket

    0
    2
  73. 73
    PUSSYCAT debut

    22A Gentle, mild-mannered sort

    0
    1
  74. 74
    STURGEONS debut

    20D Once-plentiful endangered fish nicknamed "Albany beef"

    0
    1