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Thursday · 76 answers · 12 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    58D Bygone ___

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ODE

    5D Written honor

    58
    523
  3. 3
    TEE

    57D Propper noun?

    49
    395
  4. 4
    SEE

    62A "What'd I tell you?!"

    44
    430
  5. 5
    ETSY

    50D Crafts site

    41
    116
  6. 6
    AHA

    14A "Just as I suspected!"

    40
    379
  7. 7
    ONCE

    32A First word of Poe's "The Raven"

    32
    326
  8. 8
    ETON

    38A ___ jacket (formal men's wear)

    32
    282
  9. 9
    LIE

    19A Many people do this about their height

    28
    318
  10. 10
    INS

    55D They might help you get a job

    28
    224
  11. 11
    STIR

    23A Turn on the stove?

    27
    292
  12. 12
    OIL

    25D Word with snake or salad

    27
    282
  13. 13
    ELLE

    51D Fanning of film

    25
    221
  14. 14
    SPOT

    24D Dilemma

    24
    153
  15. 15
    TAO

    42A Terence ___, noted expert on combinatorics and analytic number theory

    21
    223
  16. 16
    ALEC

    9D "Smart" name

    19
    279
  17. 17
    RUE

    54D Regret

    18
    207
  18. 18
    REO

    22D ___ Speedwagon

    18
    196
  19. 19
    THE

    41D An alternative?

    18
    175
  20. 20
    NAH

    8D "Pass"

    17
    146
  21. 21
    EPI

    47A Prefix with glottis

    16
    141
  22. 22
    OCD

    16A What psychotherapy can treat, in brief

    16
    45
  23. 23
    HON

    29A Sugar

    15
    121
  24. 24
    RDA

    6D Nutritional fig.

    13
    138
  25. 25
    AFT

    56D Sternward

    12
    144
  26. 26
    SECT

    60A They seem to believe otherwise

    11
    137
  27. 27
    ENS

    35D Nav. rank

    10
    270
  28. 28
    HINT

    52A When doubled, not-so-subtle nudge

    10
    63
  29. 29
    DEAR

    40A Much-desired

    9
    118
  30. 30
    HULA

    44A Polynesian performance

    9
    89
  31. 31
    REX

    36A King of ancient Rome

    8
    111
  32. 32
    SLIT

    37A Pupil of a cat's eye, often

    8
    104
  33. 33
    USC

    7D Where second gentleman Doug Emhoff got his J.D.

    8
    62
  34. 34
    FIB

    1A Little 19-Across

    8
    57
  35. 35
    ELUDE

    46A Slip past

    7
    87
  36. 36
    HAR

    18D When doubled, sarcastic laugh

    7
    73
  37. 37
    SSR

    59D Kazakhstan, e.g., formerly: Abbr.

    6
    161
  38. 38
    ADEN

    13D Mideast's Gulf of ___

    5
    163
  39. 39
    PEEN

    28A Hammer part

    5
    69
  40. 40
    ACC

    39A Duke's grp.

    5
    60
  41. 41
    KATY

    4D Perry who used to have the world's most-followed Twitter account

    5
    25
  42. 42
    SOON

    24A "The wait's almost over"

    4
    90
  43. 43
    STROP

    10D Razor sharpener

    3
    38
  44. 44
    TUDOR

    48D Queen Mary or Queen Elizabeth

    3
    37
  45. 45
    TRIPS

    41A Uses psychedelics

    3
    22
  46. 46
    IDSAY

    20A Opining opening

    3
    18
  47. 47
    EUR

    51A Source of much early immigration to the U.S.: Abbr.

    2
    83
  48. 48
    TTOPS

    48A Some convertible choices

    2
    29
  49. 49
    TECHS

    43D Computer pros

    2
    23
  50. 50
    TOQUE

    43A Lid seen in a kitchen?

    1
    29
  51. 51
    LDOPA

    31D Parkinson's treatment

    1
    22
  52. 52
    SPIRAL

    30A When preceded by [the circled letters], natural shape said to be seen in 61-Across and 27-Down

    1
    22
  53. 53
    CLEESE

    49A John of "Monty Python" fame

    1
    21
  54. 54
    ORDERUP

    26D Diner cry after a bell is rung

    1
    5
  55. 55
    IHADTO

    2D "You gave me no choice"

    1
    4
  56. 56
    GSA

    11A Student-led LGBTQ+ grp.

    0
    68
  57. 57
    SIMP

    45A Foolish person

    0
    28
  58. 58
    SOIREES

    30D Some shindigs

    0
    11
  59. 59
    BATSIN

    3D Brings home

    0
    6
  60. 60
    NAUTILI

    27D Certain cephalopods

    0
    5
  61. 61
    SEQUENCE

    37D When preceded by [the circled letters], progression starting with 0 and 1

    0
    4
  62. 62
    ADDSALT

    15A Common recipe step

    0
    3
  63. 63
    DOLLIES

    40D Warehouse store equipment

    0
    2
  64. 64
    FAMISH

    1D Starve

    0
    2
  65. 65
    CLAUDETTE debut

    34D ___ Colvin, civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus nine months before Rosa Parks

    0
    1
  66. 66
    COOLDUDE debut

    34A "Cat"

    0
    1
  67. 67
    CORDEN debut

    21A James of "Carpool Karaoke" fame

    0
    1
  68. 68
    EXCOPS debut

    33D Many security guards

    0
    1
  69. 69
    GOLDENRATIO debut

    11D Numerical constant associated with [the circled letters]

    0
    1
  70. 70
    KORUNAS debut

    4A Units on Czech checks

    0
    1
  71. 71
    MATHTEACHER debut

    17A Someone well versed in this puzzle's theme

    0
    1
  72. 72
    SCIENCECAMP debut

    12D Summer learning opportunity for students

    0
    1
  73. 73
    STRAWY debut

    45D Like some horse bedding

    0
    1
  74. 74
    SUNFLOWERS debut

    61A Classic van Gogh subject

    0
    1
  75. 75
    TRIALDATES debut

    53A Judgment days?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    YESTERYEAR debut

    63A A bygone age

    0
    1