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Tuesday · 74 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALOE

    12A Ingredient in some topical gels

    46
    497
  2. 2
    ODOR

    48A Unwanted discovery in a refrigerator

    39
    344
  3. 3
    ROE

    44A Sushi topper

    33
    283
  4. 4
    ARTS

    63A National Endowment for the ___

    31
    222
  5. 5
    ESSO

    65A Big name in petrol

    30
    276
  6. 6
    OPAL

    18A October birthstone

    23
    253
  7. 7
    OTTO

    59A Eight, in Italian

    22
    273
  8. 8
    ARAB

    10D Part of U.A.E.

    22
    228
  9. 9
    ILL

    38A ___-advised

    21
    260
  10. 10
    ASIS

    54A Yard sale caveat

    21
    183
  11. 11
    ALEC

    2D Actor Baldwin

    19
    279
  12. 12
    PAPA

    50D One of the Smurfs

    13
    134
  13. 13
    PEST

    60A Persistent little sibling, maybe

    13
    128
  14. 14
    RSVP

    45A Say that you're going, say

    13
    85
  15. 15
    SUR

    21D California's Big ___

    12
    97
  16. 16
    JAB

    1D The "one" in a one-two

    12
    89
  17. 17
    MAA

    5A Goat's bleat

    12
    48
  18. 18
    NORA

    15A Writer Ephron

    11
    139
  19. 19
    SOU

    43D ___'wester (hat)

    11
    87
  20. 20
    GAL

    11D ___ pal

    9
    124
  21. 21
    PSAT

    32D H.S. exam

    9
    106
  22. 22
    POLO

    53D Sport with mallets

    9
    98
  23. 23
    APU

    42D "The Simpsons" storekeeper

    9
    95
  24. 24
    SHAG

    8A Catch, as fly balls

    8
    83
  25. 25
    GAY

    57D Part of L.G.B.T.

    8
    48
  26. 26
    BEST

    16A Top

    7
    90
  27. 27
    ENNUI

    17A The blahs, more formally

    7
    83
  28. 28
    HERD

    33D Word with immunity or mentality

    7
    70
  29. 29
    HOPE

    9D Wish

    7
    59
  30. 30
    TYPO

    52D Care for cars?

    7
    51
  31. 31
    KENO

    37A Game often played with a random number generator

    6
    93
  32. 32
    BIN

    40A Small interval for grouping data, to a coder

    6
    90
  33. 33
    SINCE

    36A "___ you asked ..."

    6
    44
  34. 34
    SST

    47A Bygone jet, for short

    5
    199
  35. 35
    ASNER

    39A Late actor Ed

    5
    103
  36. 36
    CELL

    13D Housing in the big house

    5
    63
  37. 37
    SAYSO

    64A Unsupported assertion

    5
    60
  38. 38
    OZONE

    30D Globe coverer

    4
    73
  39. 39
    VEIL

    62A Hijab, e.g.

    4
    35
  40. 40
    UMS

    58D Hesitant syllables

    4
    34
  41. 41
    LAMP

    31A Genie's locale

    3
    47
  42. 42
    KLEIN

    23D Fashion's Calvin

    3
    30
  43. 43
    THA

    56D "___ Carter V" (2018 Lil Wayne album)

    3
    29
  44. 44
    PICS

    51D Insta uploads

    3
    18
  45. 45
    NYY

    41A Baseball rival of BOS

    3
    11
  46. 46
    RATSO

    27A ___ Rizzo, main role in "Midnight Cowboy"

    2
    47
  47. 47
    JAMB

    1A Part of a doorframe

    2
    44
  48. 48
    PEACH

    32A It has fuzzy skin

    2
    23
  49. 49
    CHAMP

    61A Title winner

    2
    18
  50. 50
    VESTS

    46D Pieces of three-pieces

    2
    17
  51. 51
    KEEPS

    23A Holds on to

    2
    13
  52. 52
    ERIS

    35A Greek goddess of discord

    1
    59
  53. 53
    HIED

    14D Rushed, old-style

    1
    24
  54. 54
    MOSH

    3D Dance in a pit

    1
    19
  55. 55
    DROVE

    49D Teed off

    1
    16
  56. 56
    ITGUY

    55A Whom you might contact after a computer crash

    1
    13
  57. 57
    COUCH

    13A Furniture item often facing a TV

    1
    7
  58. 58
    EARLYRISER

    24D One who's up at dawn

    1
    5
  59. 59
    ALLTIEDUP debut

    22A Dead even

    1
    2
  60. 60
    RLS

    20D Monogram of the "Treasure Island" author

    0
    74
  61. 61
    CHEZ

    34A French word in some bistro names

    0
    27
  62. 62
    HEA

    26A "Isn't ___ bit like you and me?" (Beatles lyric)

    0
    11
  63. 63
    ATTENDS

    42A Takes classes at

    0
    9
  64. 64
    SENIORITIS

    29D "Affliction" for those close to graduation

    0
    7
  65. 65
    TURNIP

    52A Radish lookalike

    0
    7
  66. 66
    ACUTEACCENT

    7D Bit of décor?

    0
    5
  67. 67
    PILEUP

    50A Accumulate

    0
    5
  68. 68
    CHARLOTTESWEB

    19A *Children's book whose title character says "If I can fool a bug, I can surely fool a man. People are not as smart as bugs"

    0
    2
  69. 69
    AUNTIEANNES debut

    6D *Chain known for its soft pretzels

    0
    1
  70. 70
    BETAAPPS debut

    4D Downloads in the testing phase

    0
    1
  71. 71
    EMILYSLIST debut

    25D *Prominent left-leaning political action committee

    0
    1
  72. 72
    MONOTHEISTS debut

    5D Muslims, e.g., but not Hindus

    0
    1
  73. 73
    SNOWPACK debut

    8D Layered buildup in the Arctic

    0
    1
  74. 74
    THEBRONTES debut

    28D Literary trio found in the answers to this puzzle's starred clues

    0
    1