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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.

  1. 1
    EEL

    25A See 23-Across

    53
    487
  2. 2
    SEA

    47A With 48-Across, underwater creature that's certainly not a 48-Across

    40
    370
  3. 3
    ORCA

    64A With 65-Across, underwater creature that actually IS a 65-Across despite a common misconception

    34
    234
  4. 4
    AIR

    32D Word before drop or ball

    33
    304
  5. 5
    ROE

    57D Preschool group?

    33
    283
  6. 6
    OVA

    12D Egg cells

    30
    259
  7. 7
    ATTA

    53D Lead-in to girl

    28
    156
  8. 8
    SEES

    63A Gets the picture

    19
    131
  9. 9
    NED

    13D Leftorium owner on "The Simpsons"

    18
    233
  10. 10
    EIRE

    2D Cork's land

    18
    204
  11. 11
    MAE

    43A ___ Jemison, first Black woman in space

    18
    181
  12. 12
    ARAL

    28A Kazakhstan's ___ Sea

    17
    184
  13. 13
    SAC

    19D Kind of fly

    17
    167
  14. 14
    OLES

    51D Corrida cheers

    17
    130
  15. 15
    CHE

    24D That, in Italian

    14
    162
  16. 16
    CMON

    10A "Let's go!"

    14
    69
  17. 17
    TETE

    55D French "noodle"

    12
    152
  18. 18
    ROB

    33A Burglarize

    12
    110
  19. 19
    LEIS

    61A Rings at a luau

    12
    82
  20. 20
    TUG

    37D Barge tower

    12
    67
  21. 21
    OCTET

    62A The Ivy League schools, e.g.

    11
    87
  22. 22
    RESTS

    21D Pauses from playing

    11
    86
  23. 23
    SHEL

    54D Author Silverstein

    11
    75
  24. 24
    ARGO

    32A Mythical ship that sailed to Colchis

    9
    148
  25. 25
    SIM

    34D Virtual city dweller

    9
    58
  26. 26
    SUM

    42D 45, for each row and column in a sudoku grid

    8
    80
  27. 27
    LEOS

    3D Proud, loyal types, it's said

    8
    60
  28. 28
    HIVE

    16A Comb home

    7
    64
  29. 29
    DJS

    56D 45 spinners

    7
    53
  30. 30
    CHAI

    10D Latte option

    7
    50
  31. 31
    CHA

    35D "___-ching!"

    6
    85
  32. 32
    EIEIO

    14A MacDonald's jingle?

    6
    76
  33. 33
    STEAD

    34A Lieu

    6
    54
  34. 34
    FISH

    6A See 1-Across

    6
    52
  35. 35
    PEND

    46A Remain to be seen

    6
    52
  36. 36
    SSA

    58D Org. for retirees

    4
    62
  37. 37
    ELBOW

    49D Place to find a crook

    3
    55
  38. 38
    BATHE

    59A Have a soak

    3
    44
  39. 39
    YODEL

    5D Sing in a high range?

    3
    42
  40. 40
    CPL

    48D Sgt.'s inferior

    3
    30
  41. 41
    PIQUE

    45A Arouse, as interest

    3
    30
  42. 42
    ICEDTEA

    7D It's often made hot and served cold

    3
    24
  43. 43
    RIGG

    44A Actress Diana of "The Avengers"

    3
    20
  44. 44
    PREACH

    46D "You said it!"

    3
    10
  45. 45
    SHEBA

    38D Biblical queendom

    2
    47
  46. 46
    SHEEP

    31A Conformists, metaphorically

    2
    29
  47. 47
    WHALE

    65A See 64-Across

    2
    24
  48. 48
    ECTO

    15A ___-1 ("Ghostbusters" vehicle)

    1
    62
  49. 49
    ROADIE

    29D One who sets the stage

    1
    31
  50. 50
    FEB

    6D It changes length every four years: Abbr.

    1
    29
  51. 51
    ODEUM

    39A Classical performance hall

    1
    18
  52. 52
    JEFF

    1D Actor Goldblum of "The Fly"

    1
    17
  53. 53
    STEERED

    8D Had the wheel

    1
    15
  54. 54
    FESTER

    20A Uncle of 1960s TV

    1
    13
  55. 55
    HOTTIP

    9D Insight from an insider

    1
    11
  56. 56
    PUEBLO

    45D Southwest settlement

    1
    9
  57. 57
    CITGO

    35A Gas brand with a triangular logo

    1
    8
  58. 58
    MANTIS

    36A With 38-Across, underwater creature that's not actually a 38-Across (nor a 36-Across, for that matter)

    1
    7
  59. 59
    PASHA

    40A High-ranking Turkish officer

    0
    39
  60. 60
    TOPEKA

    50A Capital that ends with its state's first two letters

    0
    21
  61. 61
    ALEAST

    52A Yankees' div.

    0
    20
  62. 62
    DETAIL

    22A Security ___

    0
    17
  63. 63
    JOVE

    60A Juno's husband

    0
    14
  64. 64
    FROND

    17A Part of a palm

    0
    11
  65. 65
    LINTEL

    4D Window frame part

    0
    9
  66. 66
    ELECTRIC

    23A With 25-Across, underwater creature that's not actually a 25-Across

    0
    8
  67. 67
    SHRIMP

    38A See 36-Across

    0
    8
  68. 68
    ARMORS

    28D Equips for battle

    0
    7
  69. 69
    AQUATIC

    41D Like the five animals in this puzzle's theme

    0
    6
  70. 70
    LOOPED

    27D cc'd, with "in"

    0
    5
  71. 71
    EGGMAN

    26D Doctor ___ (Sonic the Hedgehog villain)

    0
    4
  72. 72
    ABNEGATIVE

    30D Rare blood type

    0
    3
  73. 73
    BEETSALAD

    18A Reddish-purple side dish

    0
    2
  74. 74
    JELLY

    1A With 6-Across, underwater creature that's not actually a 6-Across

    0
    2
  75. 75
    CUCUMBER debut

    48A See 47-Across

    0
    1
  76. 76
    DRILLBITS debut

    56A They're chucked in a chuck and bored in a board

    0
    1
  77. 77
    MILLERTIME debut

    11D Beer o'clock, in commercials

    0
    1
  78. 78
    PICKIER debut

    40D More difficult to please

    0
    1