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Thursday · 74 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASS

    12D Ding-dong

    58
    409
  2. 2
    ERE

    48D Before, in verse

    43
    602
  3. 3
    ETS

    20D Supposed creators of crop circles, for short

    37
    319
  4. 4
    ACAI

    2D It's berry tasty!

    37
    135
  5. 5
    ELM

    22A West ___ (furniture chain)

    30
    240
  6. 6
    RNA

    63D Genetic material

    29
    322
  7. 7
    SRI

    40D ___ Lanka

    28
    238
  8. 8
    UTE

    16D People for whom a state is named

    27
    263
  9. 9
    REN

    42A ___ Faire (historical festival, informally)

    27
    198
  10. 10
    STEP

    60D Put one's foot down

    25
    229
  11. 11
    AWE

    61D Dazzle

    18
    238
  12. 12
    SEEP

    69A Trickle

    18
    128
  13. 13
    LAB

    30D Setting for the 1962 hit "Monster Mash"

    16
    144
  14. 14
    ACTI

    6D Stage opening

    16
    129
  15. 15
    NAN

    50A Mum's mum

    16
    118
  16. 16
    BAE

    37A Sweetheart, in modern lingo

    16
    51
  17. 17
    SENT

    3D On cloud nine

    14
    190
  18. 18
    ARCH

    51A Principal

    13
    159
  19. 19
    ISTO

    21A Analogy words

    13
    95
  20. 20
    ACELA

    13A Northeast Corridor train

    13
    58
  21. 21
    IKE

    54D Old presidential nickname

    11
    181
  22. 22
    EBAY

    67A Taobao, the so-called "___ of China"

    11
    131
  23. 23
    AILS

    14D Isn't well

    11
    104
  24. 24
    NILE

    58D Home for many hippos

    10
    163
  25. 25
    GASP

    1A [I'm speechless!]

    10
    92
  26. 26
    FUR

    11D Something traded at a trading post

    10
    66
  27. 27
    RAID

    56D It's a bust

    9
    95
  28. 28
    ALFA

    9A Italian car, informally

    8
    108
  29. 29
    CLAN

    25A Family

    8
    86
  30. 30
    LIU

    10D ___ Yifei, star of 2020's "Mulan"

    8
    79
  31. 31
    FIB

    62D "You've hardly aged a bit," usually

    8
    57
  32. 32
    ADES

    68A Citrus drinks

    7
    126
  33. 33
    LANAI

    17A Hawaii's "Pineapple Isle"

    7
    80
  34. 34
    PITT

    35D A.C.C. team, informally

    7
    58
  35. 35
    ELIOT

    64A "Middlemarch" author

    6
    131
  36. 36
    TARP

    8D Bit of weatherproofing

    6
    78
  37. 37
    GALL

    1D Audacity

    6
    37
  38. 38
    DOVE

    59D Magician's bird

    5
    39
  39. 39
    CCED

    52D Kept informed, in a way

    5
    25
  40. 40
    AMONRA

    27D King of the Egyptian gods

    5
    12
  41. 41
    CUR

    39D Mongrel

    4
    73
  42. 42
    SEEDY

    33D Ramshackle

    4
    56
  43. 43
    FLAP

    7D Tizzy

    4
    50
  44. 44
    TORY

    49A Boris Johnson, e.g.

    4
    41
  45. 45
    FLAW

    32D Scratch or nick

    4
    39
  46. 46
    HAIL

    36A Flag down

    3
    56
  47. 47
    CARA

    55D Italian term of endearment

    3
    49
  48. 48
    ENMITY

    46D Hostile state

    3
    8
  49. 49
    TURF

    43A Territory

    2
    23
  50. 50
    CHARM

    25D Bracelet item

    2
    22
  51. 51
    LASSES

    47D Misses abroad

    2
    20
  52. 52
    WADED

    44A Didn't dive (into)

    2
    15
  53. 53
    WISDOM

    5D Domain of Athena

    2
    14
  54. 54
    MEANER

    24D More grinchlike

    2
    13
  55. 55
    HAMUP

    34A Exaggerate, as a stage role

    2
    10
  56. 56
    ONZE

    57D Eleven, to an élève

    1
    18
  57. 57
    LIM

    31D Calculus calculation: Abbr.

    1
    10
  58. 58
    LATEEN

    26D Triangular sail

    1
    6
  59. 59
    PLATINUM

    4D Credit card status

    1
    5
  60. 60
    ADORER

    9D Devotee

    0
    22
  61. 61
    DELVE

    66A Dig (into)

    0
    22
  62. 62
    LIBIDO

    23D Longing to go to bed?

    0
    16
  63. 63
    WAFT

    5A Float

    0
    16
  64. 64
    AFRIKAANS

    61A Language that gave us "aardvark"

    0
    4
  65. 65
    ICLAUDIUS

    15A 1934 novel made into a hit 1970s BBC/PBS miniseries

    0
    4
  66. 66
    ATOMICSUBMARINE

    38A When the main course was ready, [ZAP!] the six-foot hoagie turned into an ...

    0
    3
  67. 67
    LITTLEDIPPER

    19A At the party where the scientist was demonstrating her new shrink ray, [ZAP!] the punch ladle turned into a ...

    0
    2
  68. 68
    RATHOLES

    41D Squalid abodes

    0
    2
  69. 69
    AHUFF debut

    29D Leave in ___

    0
    1
  70. 70
    MERETRIFLE debut

    45A When the dessert was brought out, [ZAP!] the pudding cake turned into a ...

    0
    1
  71. 71
    MICROSECONDS debut

    53A Finally, when the still-hungry guests went back for more, [ZAP!] the additional helpings turned into ...

    0
    1
  72. 72
    SMALLFRIES debut

    28A When the appetizers were passed around, [ZAP!] the potato wedges turned into ...

    0
    1
  73. 73
    STARTOURS debut

    18A Bus excursions to see homes of celebrities

    0
    1
  74. 74
    WINTERIZE debut

    65A Prepare for cold weather

    0
    1