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Wednesday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    ERA

    18D Historically significant period

    97
    791
  2. 2
    AREA

    57D Field of expertise

    46
    631
  3. 3
    ALOE

    69A Ingredient in traditional medicine

    46
    497
  4. 4
    ORAL

    1A Like court arguments

    42
    367
  5. 5
    LEE

    38A Pulitzer winner Harper

    40
    360
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    ASAP

    61D Acronym of urgency

    36
    300
  7. 7
    APE

    26A Bonobo, for one

    28
    415
  8. 8
    OAT

    52A ___ milk

    28
    290
  9. 9
    YET

    67D "The best is ___ to come"

    27
    201
  10. 10
    ORC

    6D "The Lord of the Rings" brute

    26
    128
  11. 11
    REP

    47D Agent, briefly

    23
    192
  12. 12
    ELSA

    11D Lohengrin's love

    19
    220
  13. 13
    ABE

    54D First prez to have a 60-Across

    18
    274
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    RCA

    24D Magnavox rival

    17
    227
  15. 15
    MESS

    51A Pickle

    17
    145
  16. 16
    SCAB

    55D Healing indicator

    17
    101
  17. 17
    ETTU

    46D Ides of March reproach

    16
    191
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    TSKS

    13D Clicks that chide

    15
    63
  19. 19
    BAM

    5D [Kapow!]

    14
    99
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    KALE

    59D Cabbage kin

    14
    91
  21. 21
    ARCH

    15A Part of the foot

    13
    159
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    SPED

    73A Hastened

    13
    154
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    LOU

    44A Bega who sang "Mambo No. 5"

    12
    139
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    ATEAM

    68A First-stringers

    12
    122
  25. 25
    ATMS

    3D NCR devices

    12
    119
  26. 26
    PITA

    14A Kind of bread

    12
    102
  27. 27
    OPEC

    1D International grp. founded in Baghdad in 1960

    11
    143
  28. 28
    SLOT

    12D Parking meter opening

    11
    131
  29. 29
    SHOE

    27A It's a little longer than a foot

    11
    125
  30. 30
    SPAR

    53A Rigging support

    10
    188
  31. 31
    ONEUP

    29D A stroke ahead, in golf

    9
    51
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    NEAT

    58D Well-kept

    8
    224
  33. 33
    RITE

    48A Confirmation or quinceañera

    8
    117
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    LOP

    41A ___-eared

    8
    99
  35. 35
    RAKE

    62D Leave no leaves, say

    8
    90
  36. 36
    YESES

    35D Some R.S.V.P.s

    8
    72
  37. 37
    OMEGA

    39A The end

    7
    129
  38. 38
    NARC

    23A Buster

    7
    121
  39. 39
    LITE

    56D Low-calorie, in beer names

    7
    75
  40. 40
    TAKE

    70A Film shot

    7
    61
  41. 41
    SOX

    66D Fenway squad, in brief

    7
    50
  42. 42
    CESAR

    20A Celebrity dog trainer Millan

    7
    45
  43. 43
    DYED

    63D Like pink or purple hair

    6
    85
  44. 44
    MEETS

    34D Pool competitions

    6
    74
  45. 45
    ELLIE

    33D Ewing matriarch on "Dallas"

    6
    72
  46. 46
    BOAT

    5A What travels on sound waves?

    5
    57
  47. 47
    CHEST

    9A Heart's home

    5
    39
  48. 48
    ITSOK

    19A "Not a problem"

    5
    37
  49. 49
    SALES

    42A Retail figure

    4
    47
  50. 50
    CIRCA

    64A Around, for a date

    4
    40
  51. 51
    THEO

    8D Van Gogh's art dealer brother

    3
    65
  52. 52
    ALLSET

    37A "You ready?"

    3
    25
  53. 53
    SWOLE

    27D Muscled, slangily

    3
    14
  54. 54
    YOGAMATS

    21A Articles of exercise equipment

    3
    6
  55. 55
    TEXT

    72A Ding-y thingy?

    2
    87
  56. 56
    WING

    36A Bit of bar food

    2
    44
  57. 57
    BEARD

    60A Stereotypical lumberjack feature

    2
    35
  58. 58
    GAYE

    22D Singer known as the "Prince of Motown"

    2
    28
  59. 59
    TOMCAT

    50D Garfield, for one

    2
    19
  60. 60
    ARMRESTS

    43D Where elbows may collide

    2
    13
  61. 61
    CALLME

    25D "You have my number!"

    2
    8
  62. 62
    RIME

    2D Fog-induced frost

    1
    50
  63. 63
    HIMOM

    28D Shout-out from the stands

    1
    34
  64. 64
    ESPIES

    32D Notices

    1
    22
  65. 65
    LAYANEGG

    4D Fail miserably, unless you're a chicken

    1
    6
  66. 66
    SLAMDUNK

    55A Sure thing

    1
    6
  67. 67
    AMYADAMS

    40D Leading star in Disney's "Enchanted"

    1
    5
  68. 68
    BEATS

    71A Prevails over

    0
    20
  69. 69
    ACEY

    7D ___-deucy

    0
    18
  70. 70
    HITMEN

    10D Ice pack?

    0
    11
  71. 71
    MEMOIR

    45A Barack Obama's "A Promised Land," e.g.

    0
    11
  72. 72
    HILLS

    16A Saddlebacks, tumps, knolls and the like

    0
    9
  73. 73
    CHIAPETS

    9D 1980s fad items advertised as "the gift that grows"

    0
    2
  74. 74
    GLOOP

    31D Thick, liquidy clump

    0
    2
  75. 75
    CAGEYENEMY debut

    30A Lettered adversary in a battle of wits?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    EASYESSAY debut

    65A Lettered school paper that's a snap to write?

    0
    1
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    EMMYEMCEE debut

    17A Lettered awards show host?

    0
    1
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    EMPTYTEPEE debut

    49A Lettered home on the range when no one's home?

    0
    1