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Thursday · 72 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EDEN

    61A Adam's apple locale

    42
    457
  2. 2
    ETS

    8D Mars rovers, in brief?

    37
    319
  3. 3
    ERS

    28A Some hesitations

    33
    284
  4. 4
    EDIT

    14A Make some cuts, perhaps

    32
    302
  5. 5
    IMO

    4D "You didn't ask, but …" to a texter

    29
    107
  6. 6
    PSI

    56D Letter resembling Indiana University's logo

    24
    198
  7. 7
    TED

    57D ___-Ed (animated talks for kids)

    22
    245
  8. 8
    ACME

    9A Supplier of iron carrots in old cartoons

    19
    210
  9. 9
    DESI

    1A South Asian, informally

    18
    139
  10. 10
    INA

    32D ___ moment

    17
    178
  11. 11
    ALIAS

    22A Captain Marvel, for one

    14
    115
  12. 12
    EDGES

    29A There are 30 on an icosahedron

    14
    78
  13. 13
    EACH

    52A "___ one teach one" (rhyming proverb)

    11
    130
  14. 14
    ELIA

    60A "Popular Fallacies" writer, 1826

    10
    213
  15. 15
    ACHES

    15A Tender feelings

    10
    72
  16. 16
    FDR

    54A Prez who founded the March of Dimes

    10
    72
  17. 17
    IMAM

    13A Islamic scholar

    9
    111
  18. 18
    IMPS

    62A Sprites, but not Pepsis

    9
    87
  19. 19
    TEAL

    26A Duck color

    8
    105
  20. 20
    DENY

    63A Controvert

    8
    90
  21. 21
    RELIC

    58A The Ark of the Covenant, e.g.

    8
    78
  22. 22
    ACRID

    9D Like burning plastic

    8
    61
  23. 23
    REALM

    48D Sphere

    8
    54
  24. 24
    ALEXA

    23D Echo speaker

    8
    44
  25. 25
    ADLIB

    6D Wing it

    7
    77
  26. 26
    CHO

    50D Comedian Margaret

    7
    49
  27. 27
    BRB

    44A Texter's "hold on a sec"

    7
    19
  28. 28
    TIT

    19A What may be traded for tat

    6
    81
  29. 29
    HUN

    27A Ancient dweller of Central Asia and Eastern Europe

    6
    54
  30. 30
    IMPEI

    55A His first initial stands for "Ieoh"

    6
    37
  31. 31
    AHS

    41A Things "said" in doctors' offices

    5
    121
  32. 32
    TRIES

    18A Samples

    5
    39
  33. 33
    DIEGO

    7D Soccer star Maradona

    5
    32
  34. 34
    SOLVE

    33D Unravel

    5
    26
  35. 35
    WIIG

    20A Comic actress Kristen

    5
    16
  36. 36
    OWS

    17D Biting remarks?

    4
    51
  37. 37
    ESSAYS

    12D 60-Across output or 18-Across synonym

    4
    49
  38. 38
    JEDI

    5D Force-ful character

    4
    48
  39. 39
    JADE

    5A "Imperial gem" mined as early as 6000 B.C.

    4
    44
  40. 40
    LETBE

    31D Leave alone

    4
    33
  41. 41
    COGS

    53D Peons, metaphorically

    4
    25
  42. 42
    SLUG

    59A Fake coin

    3
    34
  43. 43
    CELIA

    50A Feminine name that anagrams to another feminine name

    3
    29
  44. 44
    EMAILED

    2D Corresponded with, in a way

    3
    16
  45. 45
    ATTIRE

    41D It may get worn out

    2
    56
  46. 46
    SLASH

    38A One of two in 2/22/22

    2
    46
  47. 47
    SATUP

    49D Took notice, in a way

    2
    27
  48. 48
    FRUIT

    21D Carnivorous : meat :: carpophagous : ___

    2
    16
  49. 49
    ATLANTIS

    15D Where Aquaman reigns as king

    2
    11
  50. 50
    LIMITS

    31A Bounds

    2
    9
  51. 51
    STAPLE

    43D Readers may flip over it

    1
    33
  52. 52
    TIEIN

    47D Movie-themed Happy Meal, e.g.

    1
    25
  53. 53
    AMYTAN

    37A Author of "The Bonesetter's Daughter," 2001

    1
    13
  54. 54
    GYROS

    35D Street food favorites topped with tzatziki

    1
    13
  55. 55
    SANTIAGO

    3D World capital on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire

    1
    9
  56. 56
    HEARSAY

    40D Grist for the rumor mill

    1
    7
  57. 57
    VILE

    45A Repellent

    0
    35
  58. 58
    OHMAN

    25D Often-uttered lead-in to "That's gotta hurt!"

    0
    12
  59. 59
    TRAILS

    51A Is behind

    0
    12
  60. 60
    MEEKER

    11D More submissive

    0
    9
  61. 61
    CHICLE

    10D Early chewing gum ingredient

    0
    7
  62. 62
    HARMED

    42D In a position to sue, say

    0
    6
  63. 63
    NAILFILE

    36D It may be applied to a single digit

    0
    6
  64. 64
    DICTATE

    1D Call the shots

    0
    4
  65. 65
    FLICKA

    21A "My Friend ___" (classic of children's literature)

    0
    4
  66. 66
    CANOODLES

    16A Mood setters for a romantic dinner

    0
    3
  67. 67
    SLIDEIN

    39D Sit after everyone else scooches over

    0
    2
  68. 68
    TATTOOERS

    46A Torn and ragged clothing

    0
    2
  69. 69
    BOORADLEY debut

    24A Actor Cooper

    0
    1
  70. 70
    OXYGENATION debut

    34A Photosynthetic process "inflating" 16-, 24-, 46- and 56-Across

    0
    1
  71. 71
    PATOOTIES debut

    56A Quarter-pound things at McDonald's

    0
    1
  72. 72
    SYMBOLIC debut

    30D Like Canada's maple leaf

    0
    1