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Thursday · 74 answers · 9 debuts

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

  1. 1
    OLE

    25A Good cheer

    54
    525
  2. 2
    ASH

    1D Bit of air pollution

    50
    458
  3. 3
    AHA

    63D "Why, that's it!"

    40
    379
  4. 4
    OBOE

    23D Light wind?

    32
    315
  5. 5
    ARTS

    40D Section of a Sunday newspaper

    31
    222
  6. 6
    EMIT

    9A Radiate

    30
    262
  7. 7
    ONIT

    42D "Wilco!"

    30
    147
  8. 8
    ABBA

    1A "The Winner Takes It All" group

    25
    192
  9. 9
    OSHA

    45D Org. with thousands of inspectors

    24
    192
  10. 10
    URSA

    69A ___ Major

    22
    190
  11. 11
    SNAP

    68A Exclamation after a witty comeback

    20
    204
  12. 12
    SAGA

    59D "A Song of Ice and Fire," e.g.

    20
    144
  13. 13
    EDNA

    35A ___ Mode, animated film character who says "Words are useless! Gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble!"

    19
    245
  14. 14
    ELSA

    9D Jewelry designer Peretti

    19
    220
  15. 15
    CIA

    33D Snoopy grp.

    19
    206
  16. 16
    SARA

    21D Actress Gilbert

    19
    181
  17. 17
    PLEA

    62A Earnest request

    18
    154
  18. 18
    IOWA

    37A "The Music Man" locale

    16
    130
  19. 19
    SPAS

    67A Places with springs

    15
    163
  20. 20
    AGREE

    4D Concur

    14
    154
  21. 21
    LOLA

    34D German film award akin to an Oscar

    14
    131
  22. 22
    ONION

    54D Whopper ingredient

    14
    131
  23. 23
    FIT

    51A Concern for a tailor

    14
    81
  24. 24
    BAA

    26A What do ewe say?

    13
    167
  25. 25
    BIO

    36A It might be in the form of a thumbnail

    13
    123
  26. 26
    AAS

    49A Small batteries

    13
    73
  27. 27
    GALA

    32D Event with a dress code

    11
    115
  28. 28
    ROSS

    5A Singer Diana

    11
    98
  29. 29
    SEEYA

    18A "Byeee!"

    10
    75
  30. 30
    SLOG

    13A Hardly a jaunt

    10
    68
  31. 31
    ASIF

    30D "Yeah, suuuure"

    9
    105
  32. 32
    ONTAP

    14A Ready to go

    9
    104
  33. 33
    FAT

    50A Butter, e.g.

    8
    116
  34. 34
    SPIT

    19A One having a turn at a roast?

    7
    82
  35. 35
    NOSH

    66A Snack, as on a knish

    7
    63
  36. 36
    RUB

    27A Spice ___

    7
    52
  37. 37
    ARMANI

    46A Famed designer whose career was boosted by "American Gigolo"

    7
    44
  38. 38
    ESPNU

    56D College sports channel

    7
    16
  39. 39
    ONEL

    6D Scott Turow memoir

    6
    79
  40. 40
    HOUR

    17A Tolled time

    6
    56
  41. 41
    WETS

    60A Moistens

    6
    42
  42. 42
    STEIN

    7D Gertrude who wrote "We are always the same age inside"

    5
    64
  43. 43
    NOOR

    24A Former queen of Jordan

    5
    49
  44. 44
    SOARS

    53D Shoots up

    5
    29
  45. 45
    IPSO

    52A ___ facto

    4
    69
  46. 46
    LOCI

    16A Central points

    4
    64
  47. 47
    NAIAD

    61A Water nymph

    4
    32
  48. 48
    OHDEAR

    23A Worrier's words

    3
    21
  49. 49
    CSIS

    58D Print collectors, for short

    3
    14
  50. 50
    SAYNO

    8D "___ to This" (song from "Hamilton")

    2
    29
  51. 51
    ICICLE

    11D It comes to a point when it's too cold outside

    2
    27
  52. 52
    MRIS

    22D Hosp. scans

    2
    26
  53. 53
    BIBB

    28D Lettuce wrap lettuce

    2
    15
  54. 54
    DIAPER

    29A Often-changed item of wear

    2
    13
  55. 55
    MOPTOP

    10D Mod do

    2
    9
  56. 56
    ZUNI

    64A Pueblo people

    1
    14
  57. 57
    OFFCOLOR

    38D Risqué

    1
    5
  58. 58
    MTETNA

    48D View from Catania, in brief

    0
    25
  59. 59
    PAGODA

    15D Tiered temple

    0
    25
  60. 60
    RILEUP

    47D Provoke

    0
    6
  61. 61
    LACEDUP

    44D Prepared to skate

    0
    4
  62. 62
    CHECKS

    55A Box markings

    0
    3
  63. 63
    WIPING

    43D Erasing, as data

    0
    3
  64. 64
    AFEWZS debut

    46D Forty winks

    0
    2
  65. 65
    ROSTRUM

    5D Speaker's platform

    0
    2
  66. 66
    TITHER

    12D One who gives one-tenth

    0
    2
  67. 67
    BLOWHARD debut

    2D Gasbag

    0
    1
  68. 68
    BOURDAIN debut

    3D Anthony of "Parts Unknown"

    0
    1
  69. 69
    ELECTIONSEASON debut

    57A And know when to run

    0
    1
  70. 70
    GROGU debut

    65A "The Child," also known as Baby Yoda

    0
    1
  71. 71
    LOWBALLOFFER debut

    41A Know when to walk away

    0
    1
  72. 72
    ORIGAMICLASS debut

    31A Know when to fold 'em

    0
    1
  73. 73
    WEAKNESS debut

    39D "What is your greatest ___?" (interview question)

    0
    1
  74. 74
    WRESTLINGMATCH debut

    20A You've got to know when to hold 'em

    0
    1