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Wednesday · 75 answers · 2 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELI

    25D "The Book of ___" (2010 film)

    60
    599
  2. 2
    ASS

    42D ___-backwards

    58
    409
  3. 3
    ACE

    44D Crackerjack

    57
    493
  4. 4
    EAR

    21D Pencil holder, at times

    57
    485
  5. 5
    ERR

    50A Goof

    54
    522
  6. 6
    ALI

    47A "The Louisville Lip"

    49
    518
  7. 7
    USE

    63D Manipulate

    47
    356
  8. 8
    AREA

    11D Floor plan info

    46
    631
  9. 9
    SSN

    1D I.R.S. ID

    44
    242
  10. 10
    SIR

    61D "Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" song)

    35
    271
  11. 11
    EKE

    29D Scratch (out)

    31
    236
  12. 12
    ARIA

    16A "Vesti la giubba," in "Pagliacci"

    30
    446
  13. 13
    EDU

    22D End of a professor's address

    28
    194
  14. 14
    ALTO

    67A Chaka Khan, vocally

    25
    290
  15. 15
    TIARA

    37A Accessory for Wonder Woman

    24
    152
  16. 16
    EPIC

    2D The "Mahabharata" or the "Ramayana"

    23
    235
  17. 17
    SAN

    51A Hokkaido honorific

    19
    182
  18. 18
    REM

    30D "Out of Time" band

    19
    158
  19. 19
    ACID

    57D What's anything but basic?

    17
    159
  20. 20
    SLAP

    34D Haphazardly assemble, with "together"

    17
    123
  21. 21
    HEN

    62D Female lobster

    16
    188
  22. 22
    NINE

    17A Number that, in Chinese languages, is a homophone for "longevity," and is thus considered good luck

    15
    155
  23. 23
    AESOP

    18A Man with morals

    14
    127
  24. 24
    SELF

    1A Lead-in to love or care

    14
    90
  25. 25
    RAH

    38D Fan noise

    13
    215
  26. 26
    DRY

    60D Like some wine and humor

    13
    115
  27. 27
    INSTA

    7D Where Ariana Grande has 230+ million followers, informally

    13
    28
  28. 28
    OLA

    40A Greeting in Portuguese

    12
    175
  29. 29
    AROMA

    47D Something you might pick up at a bakery

    11
    191
  30. 30
    IKE

    36A 1950s White House nickname

    11
    181
  31. 31
    NAB

    59D Catch

    10
    136
  32. 32
    ARSON

    52D Basis of some insurance fraud

    10
    107
  33. 33
    EAGLE

    35D Two concentric circles, on a golf scorecard

    10
    98
  34. 34
    LUNA

    3D Moon goddess

    10
    74
  35. 35
    BAD

    13D "___ dog!"

    9
    109
  36. 36
    SGT

    24D ___ Pepper

    8
    117
  37. 37
    DENY

    69A Refuse

    8
    90
  38. 38
    RADII

    54A Spokes, say

    8
    81
  39. 39
    NEEDY

    53D High-maintenance, in a way

    8
    79
  40. 40
    IPOD

    66A Player that debuted in 2001

    7
    79
  41. 41
    EER

    45D Always, to poets

    6
    212
  42. 42
    MEND

    64A Fix

    6
    65
  43. 43
    SPUR

    14A Cowboy boot feature

    6
    61
  44. 44
    MEA

    49A ___ culpa

    5
    100
  45. 45
    ARIES

    65A Sign of spring

    4
    121
  46. 46
    MINT

    12D Ideal condition for collectibles

    4
    63
  47. 47
    LAPEL

    48D Place for a pin

    4
    51
  48. 48
    ANEMIA

    39D Target for iron supplements

    4
    46
  49. 49
    SENORA

    24A Hidalgo honorific

    4
    45
  50. 50
    RIOTS

    8D Hoots

    3
    57
  51. 51
    STIRS

    5A Begins to wake

    3
    54
  52. 52
    HAREM

    41A ___ pants

    3
    45
  53. 53
    GLO

    31A Day-___ paint

    2
    63
  54. 54
    INDO

    55D ___-European languages

    2
    61
  55. 55
    JAMB

    10A Part of a frame

    2
    44
  56. 56
    TVSET

    32A Family room fixture

    2
    27
  57. 57
    SACRE

    56A ___-Coeur (Paris basilica)

    2
    26
  58. 58
    BYRNE

    68A David of the Talking Heads

    2
    8
  59. 59
    BEND

    19A Something you might do "over backward"

    1
    31
  60. 60
    VODKA

    33D The spirit of Russia?

    1
    12
  61. 61
    SURFER

    27A One greeting others with the shaka sign

    1
    6
  62. 62
    CASTASIDE

    23A Discard

    1
    4
  63. 63
    CHECKPLEASE

    46A Restaurant request

    1
    4
  64. 64
    NOACCIDENT debut

    26D Done intentionally

    1
    2
  65. 65
    HEARST

    41D Inspiration for Citizen Kane

    0
    16
  66. 66
    TONIO

    15A "Pagliacci" baritone

    0
    13
  67. 67
    STAYSAT

    5D Patronizes, as a hotel

    0
    7
  68. 68
    JABBER

    10D Talk nonsense

    0
    6
  69. 69
    SOPHIST

    9D Specious reasoner

    0
    6
  70. 70
    OPENANDSHUTCASE

    58A Easy-to-resolve situation ... or a hint to the progression found in 20-, 23-, 43-, 46- and 58-Across

    0
    5
  71. 71
    FIREESCAPE

    28D Where the "balcony scene" takes place in "West Side Story"

    0
    4
  72. 72
    TOEAT

    6D Ready-___ (convenient food option)

    0
    4
  73. 73
    CASEYATTHEBAT

    20A Poem subtitled "A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888"

    0
    3
  74. 74
    FRESCO

    4D Certain Michelangelo work

    0
    3
  75. 75
    CANADAGEESE debut

    43A Some winter travelers to the U.S.

    0
    1