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Thursday · 74 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    26D ___ Now (onetime political button)

    97
    791
  2. 2
    EAR

    32A Place for a hammer and anvil

    57
    485
  3. 3
    OVA

    7D Eggs

    30
    259
  4. 4
    ACHE

    29D Place for icing

    28
    282
  5. 5
    OVER

    15A One side of a bet

    25
    247
  6. 6
    IOTA

    28A Trace

    25
    243
  7. 7
    STU

    24A "Rugrats" dad

    24
    190
  8. 8
    ENYA

    68A "A Day Without Rain" singer

    22
    161
  9. 9
    TRIO

    9D The Minutemen, e.g.

    21
    204
  10. 10
    SMOG

    36D Urban ill

    19
    122
  11. 11
    CAR

    64D Tesla, for one

    17
    201
  12. 12
    SAC

    20A Egg holder

    17
    167
  13. 13
    HUE

    21A Shade

    17
    121
  14. 14
    TRAP

    10A Hip-hop subgenre in Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road"

    15
    156
  15. 15
    IRATE

    52A Steamed

    14
    194
  16. 16
    NIA

    42D Actress Long

    13
    138
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    IDA

    59A Journalist ___ B. Wells

    12
    251
  18. 18
    MAIL

    66A Word after G

    11
    58
  19. 19
    AREAS

    35A Wheelhouses

    10
    147
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    RIB

    62D Bone to pick at dinner, say

    10
    113
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    ELLEN

    41A Comedian who said "Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself," familiarly

    9
    105
  22. 22
    ICH

    4D I, to Einstein

    6
    75
  23. 23
    SHORT

    37A With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle

    6
    40
  24. 24
    LOG

    56A Grist for a mill

    5
    92
  25. 25
    TORT

    6A It may result in damages

    5
    80
  26. 26
    ARCED

    70A Like a comet's path

    5
    68
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    ARETHA

    17A "Queen" of 40-Down

    5
    40
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    LEECH

    14A Creature whose saliva acts as a blood thinner

    5
    33
  29. 29
    MTA

    60A Underground N.Y.C. group

    4
    87
  30. 30
    PESTER

    13D Bother persistently

    4
    21
  31. 31
    ENBY debut

    69A Genderqueer identity

    4
    6
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    GURU

    51A Spiritual teacher

    3
    48
  33. 33
    KGB

    46A Cold War inits.

    3
    38
  34. 34
    MOLT

    65A Come out of one's shell, say

    3
    32
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    TORERO

    6D One wearing a traje de luces ("suit of light") in the ring

    3
    31
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    REDONE

    11D Fixed up

    3
    19
  37. 37
    KAPPA

    55D Italian sportswear brand named after a Greek letter

    3
    18
  38. 38
    THEEU

    10D What Britain left in 2020, in brief

    3
    13
  39. 39
    TORTA

    53D Mexican sandwich

    3
    10
  40. 40
    AHITUNA

    12D Ingredient in sushi rolls and poke bowls

    3
    8
  41. 41
    HEHE

    16A [giggle]

    2
    18
  42. 42
    CAMIS debut

    1A Some sleeveless undergarments, informally

    2
    3
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    STREW

    25A Scatter

    1
    38
  44. 44
    SHAHS

    5D Bygone rulers

    1
    25
  45. 45
    AERATOR

    2D Faucet accessory

    1
    19
  46. 46
    PAIGE

    67A One-named former wrestler who twice won the W.W.E. Divas Championship

    1
    19
  47. 47
    TORAHS

    30A Sanctuary scrolls

    1
    13
  48. 48
    PROTEGE

    44D Mentored one

    1
    11
  49. 49
    STOOPS

    43A Popular urban hangouts

    1
    10
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    SORORAL

    57A Sisterly

    1
    8
  51. 51
    MEETCUTES

    3D Rom-com staples

    1
    3
  52. 52
    ATME

    58D "Look ___!"

    0
    33
  53. 53
    CRECHE

    33A Christmas display

    0
    14
  54. 54
    CLASSIC

    1D "Old Coke" vis-à-vis New Coke, in marketing

    0
    11
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    DUNNE

    27A Irene of old Hollywood

    0
    10
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    KISSME

    46D Words on a candy heart

    0
    10
  57. 57
    BARELY

    48D By a narrow margin

    0
    8
  58. 58
    OLDSALT

    19D Seasoned sailor

    0
    8
  59. 59
    LYRIST

    49A Sappho, for one

    0
    7
  60. 60
    FILMS

    39A See 37-Across

    0
    6
  61. 61
    DOLEOUT

    23A Distribute, as pineapples?

    0
    4
  62. 62
    HOLLERS

    34D Calls

    0
    4
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    REDDWARF

    8D Star with low luminosity

    0
    4
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    SLIMLY

    50D By a narrow margin

    0
    4
  65. 65
    UTTERLY

    22D Ridiculous introduction?

    0
    4
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    GROUPON

    47D E-commerce site with a portmanteau name

    0
    3
  67. 67
    MALEK

    54A Best Actor winner for "Bohemian Rhapsody"

    0
    3
  68. 68
    PCUSER debut

    63A One with Windows

    0
    2
  69. 69
    RADIOEDITS

    18A CeeLo Green's "Forget You" and the Black Eyed Peas' "Don't Mess With My Heart"

    0
    2
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    SOULMUSIC

    40D Otis Redding's genre

    0
    2
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    SUGARED

    45D Powdered, in a way

    0
    2
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    HEISTED debut

    31D Did a job on

    0
    1
  73. 73
    SUPERSTORM debut

    61A Increasingly common weather event akin to a hurricane

    0
    1
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    TERMLOAN debut

    38D Bank offering with a fixed payment schedule

    0
    1