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Saturday · 70 answers · 12 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERE

    39A Word before now

    43
    602
  2. 2
    ART

    57D Refined oil product?

    40
    384
  3. 3
    ISEE

    45A "Mmm hmm ..."

    36
    360
  4. 4
    ASK

    27D Query

    24
    204
  5. 5
    NAS

    53A Mass Appeal Records co-founder

    21
    122
  6. 6
    AVA

    22A Third-most-popular baby girls' name in 2020, after Olivia and Emma

    19
    229
  7. 7
    NAAN

    40A Scoop often used in Indian cuisine

    17
    69
  8. 8
    ELATE

    47D Lift a lot

    16
    182
  9. 9
    ESPY

    25A Make out

    16
    130
  10. 10
    PDA

    20A Exhibition that might attract eye rolls, for short

    16
    91
  11. 11
    SAO

    56D Word in some South American city names

    15
    171
  12. 12
    EDDY

    16D Whirl

    12
    154
  13. 13
    SIRE

    4D Part of an equine bloodline

    12
    125
  14. 14
    TESTS

    61A Examinations

    12
    94
  15. 15
    NBC

    32A Org. associated with the note series G-E-C

    12
    90
  16. 16
    BAMA

    10D Foe of the Fighting Tigers

    12
    63
  17. 17
    CREE

    54D Native of central Canada

    9
    105
  18. 18
    KAT

    38D Kit ___ Club ("Cabaret" locale)

    8
    101
  19. 19
    TEC

    49A Gumshoe

    7
    80
  20. 20
    DIRT

    52D It covers a lot of ground

    7
    58
  21. 21
    HEY

    5D Song word sung twice before "goodbye"

    6
    87
  22. 22
    DROP

    24D Lemon ___

    5
    82
  23. 23
    WORE

    19A Eroded

    5
    61
  24. 24
    RELIT

    59A Like the flame between exes, sometimes

    5
    48
  25. 25
    ENTRY

    17A Certain record

    4
    55
  26. 26
    SILOS

    46D Storage units prone to explosion

    4
    43
  27. 27
    ELAND

    23A Serengeti grazer

    3
    67
  28. 28
    IMAN

    45D One-named model and philanthropist

    3
    55
  29. 29
    COEN

    31A "Intolerable Cruelty" director, 2003

    3
    44
  30. 30
    BLEEP

    13D Censor

    3
    25
  31. 31
    INSETS

    29D Legends, often

    3
    18
  32. 32
    FRESH

    1A Sassy

    3
    14
  33. 33
    KPH

    8D Metric speed meas.

    3
    14
  34. 34
    RAFA

    51D Tennis star of the 2000s, familiarly

    3
    14
  35. 35
    ELNINO

    23D Pacific Ocean phenomenon

    2
    71
  36. 36
    COVE

    54A Sheltered place

    2
    55
  37. 37
    EHUD

    9D ___ Olmert, former Israeli P.M.

    2
    19
  38. 38
    BEAGLE

    42A Ship on which Darwin collected material for "On the Origin of Species"

    2
    17
  39. 39
    ALPHAMALE

    15A Pack man

    2
    8
  40. 40
    ITISNT

    30A "Incorrect!"

    2
    7
  41. 41
    SAIDAH

    6D Opened up during an examination

    2
    5
  42. 42
    NAVY

    36D Kind of blue

    1
    36
  43. 43
    YEOMAN

    43D Medieval servant

    1
    17
  44. 44
    MALTS

    12D Fountain fare

    1
    13
  45. 45
    YOLKS

    48A Ingredients for pastry cream

    1
    11
  46. 46
    PLATEAU

    20D The highest form of flattery?

    0
    13
  47. 47
    ALMANAC

    7D The first one printed in America was in 1639

    0
    11
  48. 48
    SENATORS

    60A Century of note

    0
    10
  49. 49
    DARTED

    21A Went quickly

    0
    7
  50. 50
    REEBOKS

    28D Running gear named after running animals

    0
    7
  51. 51
    MILORD

    50A Term of address for a noble

    0
    6
  52. 52
    GLANDS

    44D Secretive things?

    0
    5
  53. 53
    NEONOIR

    41D Genre for "The Dark Knight," appropriately

    0
    3
  54. 54
    TOLKIEN

    35A Author who referred to his works as a "legendarium"

    0
    3
  55. 55
    FLEWAKITE

    1D Played in the wind, say

    0
    2
  56. 56
    LEXIE debut

    14A Meredith's half sister on "Grey's Anatomy"

    0
    2
  57. 57
    NIGHTOWLS

    32D Ones late to work?

    0
    2
  58. 58
    OMBRES

    11D Multicolor hair effects

    0
    2
  59. 59
    SAKEBOMB

    6A Drink with a shot balanced on chopsticks over a beer

    0
    2
  60. 60
    ALAMAISON debut

    55A French phrase in many bistro names

    0
    1
  61. 61
    ARWEN debut

    57A Daughter of Elrond in "The Lord of the Rings"

    0
    1
  62. 62
    BELIEVEIT debut

    33D "Seriously!"

    0
    1
  63. 63
    CRESCENTS debut

    34D Symbols on the flags of Algeria and Azerbaijan

    0
    1
  64. 64
    EXTRAMILE debut

    3D Above and beyond, with "the"

    0
    1
  65. 65
    IMHUMBLED debut

    18A Gracious words when accepting an honor

    0
    1
  66. 66
    KAMALAHARRIS debut

    26A Joint winner of Time's Person of the Year for 2020

    0
    1
  67. 67
    NOTAFRAID debut

    58A Fearless

    0
    1
  68. 68
    PESKIER debut

    37A More vexing

    0
    1
  69. 69
    RENOVATOR debut

    2D Fixer-upper

    0
    1
  70. 70
    YOUVEGOTTHIS debut

    43A Encouraging words

    0
    1