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Wednesday · 74 answers · 7 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    ERA

    59D The "E" of B.C.E.

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ALE

    27A Blond at the bar, say

    59
    570
  3. 3
    ARE

    35D Amount to

    57
    533
  4. 4
    AHA

    11A Crossword solver's cry

    40
    379
  5. 5
    DNA

    49A Strands in a cell

    37
    260
  6. 6
    IMO

    61D Texter's "I think"

    29
    107
  7. 7
    ALL

    3D ___ fours

    28
    299
  8. 8
    RAN

    30D Went on, as an errand

    25
    291
  9. 9
    ANEW

    37D Freshly

    24
    237
  10. 10
    IDOL

    24D "American ___"

    23
    293
  11. 11
    EGG

    65A Beat it!

    21
    206
  12. 12
    ELO

    2D Chess rating system

    17
    250
  13. 13
    NAP

    62D Catch some Z's

    17
    192
  14. 14
    HAN

    42D Solo in spaceflight?

    15
    113
  15. 15
    TERM

    31A Sentence ... or something found in a sentence

    13
    93
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    YEAH

    41A "Right on!"

    12
    73
  17. 17
    NANO

    39D One-billionth: Prefix

    11
    95
  18. 18
    GAH

    1D Cry of frustration

    11
    25
  19. 19
    STENO

    6A Shorthand pro

    10
    131
  20. 20
    NHL

    9D Org. for Ducks and Penguins

    9
    101
  21. 21
    KAT

    21D Actress Dennings

    8
    101
  22. 22
    RADII

    4D Minute hands, essentially

    8
    81
  23. 23
    NOTI

    25D "Moi? Never!"

    8
    75
  24. 24
    SAYS

    55D Declares

    8
    55
  25. 25
    YSL

    28A Letters on a luxury handbag

    7
    99
  26. 26
    ALLAH

    14A Deity with 99 names

    7
    89
  27. 27
    COMMA

    64A One in 1,000?

    6
    26
  28. 28
    INTER

    52D Bury

    5
    75
  29. 29
    OAFS

    10D Bunglers

    5
    72
  30. 30
    GMT

    33D Intl. standard used by many astrologers

    4
    38
  31. 31
    STOLI

    20A Vodka brand

    4
    38
  32. 32
    VERB

    23D Crow, but not magpie

    4
    34
  33. 33
    GEARS

    1A They may be switched while cycling

    4
    29
  34. 34
    PUNS

    26A "Need an ark? I Noah guy," and others

    4
    20
  35. 35
    ARIE

    50A Four-time Grammy winner India.___

    3
    72
  36. 36
    ELEA

    22D Philosopher Zeno's birthplace

    3
    59
  37. 37
    INURN

    19A Preserve, as ashes

    3
    12
  38. 38
    IEDS

    38D Roadside bombs, for short

    3
    7
  39. 39
    AFL

    46A ___-C.I.O.

    2
    52
  40. 40
    SPAREME

    43A "I don't want to hear the gory details"

    2
    27
  41. 41
    SWARM

    66A Bee teem?

    2
    22
  42. 42
    FRONT

    40A Cover for illicit activity

    2
    21
  43. 43
    DORITOS

    29A Chips brand

    2
    11
  44. 44
    RMS

    60D Info in an apt. listing

    1
    45
  45. 45
    BTW

    58D As an aside, in a text

    1
    34
  46. 46
    ANTHEM

    46D "Ode to Joy," for the European Union

    1
    29
  47. 47
    LEROY

    53D The "L" of Samuel L. Jackson

    1
    27
  48. 48
    LILACS

    48D New Hampshire state flowers

    1
    14
  49. 49
    NUBS

    18D Pencil remnants

    1
    14
  50. 50
    FWIW

    47D Texter's "I think"

    1
    12
  51. 51
    HELLNO

    12D "Over my dead body!"

    1
    10
  52. 52
    TRANK

    7D Sedative in a blowgun dart, informally

    1
    6
  53. 53
    AGEOUT

    11D Get too old to qualify

    1
    5
  54. 54
    ECU

    8D Old French coin

    0
    51
  55. 55
    HOMO

    36D Our genus

    0
    27
  56. 56
    SYSOP

    67A Internet admin

    0
    12
  57. 57
    SAVEME

    43D "I need a hero!"

    0
    11
  58. 58
    SHINNY

    5D Climb (up), as a pole

    0
    6
  59. 59
    VOLES

    54A Some burrowing mouselike rodents

    0
    5
  60. 60
    AILING

    45D Under the weather

    0
    3
  61. 61
    PROLOG

    44D Computer language that sounds like a literary intro

    0
    3
  62. 62
    SACRAL

    6D Related to religious rites

    0
    3
  63. 63
    GOTAC

    33A Did so-so at school

    0
    2
  64. 64
    MONEYTREE

    63A Houseplant that some think brings luck and prosperity

    0
    2
  65. 65
    MRFREEZE

    32D Gotham City supervillain in a cryogenic suit

    0
    2
  66. 66
    NITPICKY

    16D Particularly particular

    0
    2
  67. 67
    NTILE

    56A One-point Scrabble draw

    0
    2
  68. 68
    ABRAHAMLINKIN debut

    34A The Great Emancipator sharin' URLs on his blog?

    0
    1
  69. 69
    ALDISS debut

    13D Hugo-winning "Hothouse" author Brian

    0
    1
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    ARCHANGEL debut

    15A Raphael, Gabriel or Michael

    0
    1
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    ELIZABETHWARRIN debut

    57A Massachusetts senator wagin' conflict?

    0
    1
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    HOLDINCAULFIELD debut

    17A Cradlin' a Salinger protagonist?

    0
    1
  73. 73
    KEVINBAKIN debut

    21A "Footloose" star cookin' a fresh batch of brownies?

    0
    1
  74. 74
    OWINWILSON debut

    51A Bein' in debt to a "Wedding Crashers" co-star?

    0
    1