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Tuesday · 74 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    35D Most common answer in New York Times crosswords (more than 6% of all puzzles)

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ETA

    42A Info for an airport limo driver

    74
    571
  3. 3
    ASH

    18D Volcanic pollutant

    50
    458
  4. 4
    ALI

    5D "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" boxer

    49
    518
  5. 5
    EON

    59D Long, long time

    43
    343
  6. 6
    ECO

    8D Prefix with tourism

    42
    370
  7. 7
    ETSY

    33D Etail site for handmade goods

    41
    116
  8. 8
    ASIA

    28A Region traveled by 63-Across

    38
    350
  9. 9
    STAN

    30D Obsessive fan, in slang

    31
    228
  10. 10
    INS

    20A Connections

    28
    224
  11. 11
    SIS

    4D "___ boom bah!"

    26
    210
  12. 12
    ASP

    29A Nile biter

    22
    265
  13. 13
    PER

    65A For each

    19
    270
  14. 14
    CPA

    60D Many an I.R.S. employee

    19
    189
  15. 15
    EMAIL

    13A The first one was sent in 1971

    19
    180
  16. 16
    RUE

    57A Regret

    18
    207
  17. 17
    LYE

    43A NaOH, familiarly

    17
    146
  18. 18
    NAH

    56A "Thanks, but I'm good"

    17
    146
  19. 19
    IRENE

    10D "Goodnight, ___" (classic song)

    16
    208
  20. 20
    CHE

    52D Revolutionary Guevara

    14
    162
  21. 21
    ERROR

    7D Cause for a correction

    14
    161
  22. 22
    KEG

    61D Container with a pump

    14
    106
  23. 23
    ARCH

    14A Shape for an eyebrow or rainbow

    13
    159
  24. 24
    SFO

    21A Bay Area airport code

    13
    66
  25. 25
    TECH

    39D Support for a PC

    12
    101
  26. 26
    SALSA

    1A Dip for chips

    11
    98
  27. 27
    TSPS

    55D 768 of them make a gal.

    11
    84
  28. 28
    RESET

    53D Button at a bowling alley

    10
    109
  29. 29
    POLO

    63A Explorer Marco

    9
    98
  30. 30
    TAHOE

    51D Lake on 25-Down's border

    9
    90
  31. 31
    SERIF

    1D Font flourish

    9
    60
  32. 32
    LIU

    31A "Kill Bill" actress Lucy

    8
    79
  33. 33
    RAPT

    15A Captivated

    7
    90
  34. 34
    BEET

    6A Epitome of redness

    7
    83
  35. 35
    UNCLE

    50D "I give!"

    7
    74
  36. 36
    LYRE

    43D U-shaped stringed instrument

    7
    65
  37. 37
    IWO

    10A ___ Jima (1945 battle site)

    6
    79
  38. 38
    PEACE

    64A Informal goodbye

    6
    56
  39. 39
    LIMP

    19D Rock's ___ Bizkit

    6
    46
  40. 40
    AGLET

    67A Tip of a shoelace

    6
    32
  41. 41
    BOAT

    36A Dinghy or dory

    5
    57
  42. 42
    CELS

    44A Cartoon collectibles

    5
    45
  43. 43
    DONOR

    48D Name on a building wing, perhaps

    5
    39
  44. 44
    ELEMENT

    32A One of more than 115 on a table

    4
    32
  45. 45
    METED

    34D Doled (out)

    4
    22
  46. 46
    DUES

    40A Club charges

    3
    30
  47. 47
    NIELS

    24D Nobelist Bohr with a 32-Across named for him

    3
    26
  48. 48
    DETECT

    40D Pick up on

    3
    21
  49. 49
    BANFF

    6D Canada's oldest national park

    3
    14
  50. 50
    MERCH

    27A Sales at concerts or games, informally

    3
    9
  51. 51
    ESPORT debut

    54A Counter-Strike or League of Legends

    3
    4
  52. 52
    THUD

    9D A bad joke might go over with one

    2
    46
  53. 53
    LASSES

    3D Scottish girls

    2
    20
  54. 54
    SOURCE

    46D Listing in a footnote

    2
    14
  55. 55
    TODDY

    47A Hot drink at a ski resort

    2
    10
  56. 56
    CALI

    25D San Diego's state, informally

    1
    55
  57. 57
    STAINED

    41A Like some aprons or reputations

    1
    15
  58. 58
    TENHUT

    16D Drill sergeant's shout

    1
    9
  59. 59
    LOREAL

    45D World's largest cosmetics company

    1
    8
  60. 60
    DINEIN

    22A Not get take-out

    1
    4
  61. 61
    SNEE

    66A Old dagger

    0
    92
  62. 62
    YANNI

    26D One-named Greek New Age musician

    0
    19
  63. 63
    TOPO

    62A Map with elevation lines, in brief

    0
    15
  64. 64
    RUSSIANROULETTE

    17A Game that has only a single round

    0
    10
  65. 65
    WATERLOO

    11D Decisive defeat

    0
    10
  66. 66
    CHINESECHECKERS

    58A Board game played on a big hexagram

    0
    6
  67. 67
    BIDED

    36D ___ one's time (waited)

    0
    4
  68. 68
    LEADPIPE

    38D Weapon in the original Clue

    0
    4
  69. 69
    AMUNRA

    2D Egyptian king of the gods

    0
    3
  70. 70
    DUTCHDOOR

    49A Entrance divided in half horizontally

    0
    2
  71. 71
    OPTICIAN debut

    12D Professional you might need to see?

    0
    2
  72. 72
    ALLITERNATION debut

    37A Portmanteau coinage describing this puzzle's theme

    0
    1
  73. 73
    AUTOSHOP debut

    37D Where model workers can be found?

    0
    1
  74. 74
    FRENCHFRY debut

    23A Single item seemingly always found at the bottom of a McDonald's bag

    0
    1