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Thursday · 74 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    AGO

    8D Fifth word of "American Pie"

    39
    291
  2. 2
    ETNA

    13A Where Ulysses encountered the Cyclops

    36
    334
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    IDEA

    6D "You have no ___"

    33
    396
  4. 4
    ENT

    36A Otoscope-using M.D.

    24
    222
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    ARES

    59A Father of Phobos and Deimos

    21
    271
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    MESS

    54D Tinker (with)

    17
    145
  7. 7
    TOT

    19A "Aww"-inspiring one

    16
    200
  8. 8
    TLC

    10A Convalescent's need, for short

    16
    146
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    RIM

    53A Glass part

    15
    140
  10. 10
    SIC

    44D [not a typo]

    15
    116
  11. 11
    MSN

    62A Web portal with a butterfly logo

    15
    73
  12. 12
    RAIL

    33A Air alternative

    13
    120
  13. 13
    OLA

    22D Greeting in Portuguese

    12
    175
  14. 14
    CHAR

    15A Blacken

    12
    89
  15. 15
    ARMOR

    37A Scales on a pangolin, e.g.

    10
    76
  16. 16
    CREE

    12D Largest First Nations group

    9
    105
  17. 17
    LIMO

    52D Stretch for the stars?

    9
    101
  18. 18
    KAT

    4D ___ Chow, author of 2021's "Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir"

    8
    101
  19. 19
    RAKE

    18A Accrue in large amounts, with "in"

    8
    90
  20. 20
    INCH

    30D The "i" in p.s.i.

    8
    75
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    ESOS

    51D Those, in Spanish

    8
    59
  22. 22
    SEOUL

    23A Capital city with three consecutive vowels

    8
    40
  23. 23
    ADAGE

    14A Saw

    7
    107
  24. 24
    NAOMI

    60A Tennis star Osaka

    7
    98
  25. 25
    BEST

    1D Outdo

    7
    90
  26. 26
    TARS

    29D Ones on the briny

    7
    72
  27. 27
    UKES

    61A Hula accompaniers, informally

    7
    61
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    ATHOS

    2D Malkovich's role in "The Man in the Iron Mask"

    6
    58
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    SWAM

    50D Made a bank getaway?

    6
    56
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    CUB

    58D Ursa minor?

    6
    44
  31. 31
    OKOK

    24D "Enough already!"

    6
    30
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    AAAS

    20A Small batteries

    6
    29
  33. 33
    PAY

    57D Word before "a fine" or "a visit"

    5
    71
  34. 34
    LABS

    7D Places to find dishes of different cultures

    5
    67
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    NRA

    34A 1930s Depression-fighting org.

    4
    262
  36. 36
    IDIOT

    30A Dostoyevsky novel, with "The"

    4
    84
  37. 37
    MAYO

    40A Hero feature, often

    4
    55
  38. 38
    TYSON

    63A Three-time Emmy winner Cicely

    4
    43
  39. 39
    GOATEE

    21A Feature of the Devil

    4
    32
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    ICANTEVEN

    32D Words from the "speechless"

    4
    11
  41. 41
    CSA

    39A Farm delivery letters

    3
    98
  42. 42
    EDITOR

    25D One behind The Times

    3
    59
  43. 43
    BESS

    64A ___ Myerson, only Jewish woman crowned Miss America

    3
    58
  44. 44
    DANES

    43D Some Nordics

    3
    43
  45. 45
    ALCOVE

    37D Nook

    3
    32
  46. 46
    CRAIG

    15D "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" actor Robinson

    3
    23
  47. 47
    YIKES

    49D "Oh no!"

    3
    17
  48. 48
    MAHALO

    5D Hawaiian "thanks"

    3
    12
  49. 49
    WEVE

    55A "Houston, ___ had a problem" (message misquoted in "Apollo 13")

    3
    10
  50. 50
    RIAL

    38D Yemeni money

    2
    81
  51. 51
    CNOTE

    3D Benjamin

    2
    50
  52. 52
    MILAN

    5A Setting for much of "A Farewell to Arms"

    2
    42
  53. 53
    BACK

    1A What a left arrow might mean

    2
    27
  54. 54
    STAINS

    46A Besmirches

    2
    18
  55. 55
    ELEV

    51A Death Valley's is -282.2 ft.

    1
    55
  56. 56
    LIENS

    41A They're attached to many houses

    1
    38
  57. 57
    ICEDIN

    45D Stuck until a thaw

    1
    14
  58. 58
    STENCH

    50A It's funky

    1
    14
  59. 59
    BRAKE

    48D Mini freezer?

    1
    13
  60. 60
    NICKS

    35A Dings

    1
    12
  61. 61
    KANYE

    28D West of Malibu

    1
    10
  62. 62
    CREAMS

    27D Some Sephora purchases

    1
    6
  63. 63
    EILISH debut

    25A "Bad Guy" singer Billie

    1
    3
  64. 64
    THATSONME debut

    10D "I take the blame"

    1
    2
  65. 65
    TAUNTS

    17D Baits, in a way

    0
    8
  66. 66
    COLBY

    47A Cheese often mixed with Monterey Jack

    0
    4
  67. 67
    DISASTERS

    31D Worst-case scenarios

    0
    4
  68. 68
    LAKEHURON

    11D Great place to visit near Michigan?

    0
    3
  69. 69
    MANHUNT debut

    40D Much of "The Fugitive"

    0
    2
  70. 70
    HANDSAMERICA debut

    42A With 1 Across, charity event involving a coast-to-coast human chain

    0
    1
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    KNOCKDRAGOUT debut

    26A With 1 Down, like a free-for-all fight

    0
    1
  72. 72
    NEWGIRL debut

    9D Zooey Deschanel sitcom

    0
    1
  73. 73
    SHOTTHEBOW debut

    16A With 1 Across, warning at sea

    0
    1
  74. 74
    UPSIDECAKE debut

    56A With 1 Down, dessert sometimes made with pineapple

    0
    1