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Thursday · 78 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ANTE

    30A Before opening?

    45
    461
  2. 2
    TNT

    37D Demolition material

    38
    338
  3. 3
    SIR

    64D Officer's title

    35
    271
  4. 4
    TIE

    5D It's no loss

    34
    284
  5. 5
    EAT

    38D Finish off

    33
    399
  6. 6
    ESC

    27A Key used for exiting

    30
    209
  7. 7
    ONES

    57D –

    28
    295
  8. 8
    SSNS

    67A IDs since the Great Depression

    26
    130
  9. 9
    IOTA

    45A Bit

    25
    243
  10. 10
    TSK

    46A [Cluck]

    23
    189
  11. 11
    ARES

    35D –

    21
    271
  12. 12
    NOD

    31D Signal to proceed

    20
    158
  13. 13
    EDIE

    18A Falco of TV's "Oz"

    19
    190
  14. 14
    ECON

    27D Major option for a future C.E.O.

    19
    151
  15. 15
    IRON

    40A Pumped metal

    18
    284
  16. 16
    RAY

    23A Shiner?

    16
    128
  17. 17
    ALMA

    25A Michigan college or its town

    15
    130
  18. 18
    SAL

    68A 2013 biopic about actor Mineo

    14
    221
  19. 19
    LARA

    59D "___ Croft: Tomb Raider"

    14
    138
  20. 20
    NOAH

    22D Creator of an animal shelter

    14
    138
  21. 21
    NCAA

    61A Sports org. for students

    13
    164
  22. 22
    RIAN

    58D Johnson who directed "The Last Jedi"

    13
    18
  23. 23
    SHOE

    28D With 29-Down, taught a lesson

    11
    125
  24. 24
    ARCO

    9A Direction to bow, for a violinist

    11
    114
  25. 25
    STENO

    24A One who's up to the minutes

    10
    131
  26. 26
    MAAM

    20D Officer's title

    10
    92
  27. 27
    HINT

    34D With 35-Down, some common attire for cooks

    10
    63
  28. 28
    MASH

    42D TV series with the all-time most-watched episode

    10
    63
  29. 29
    CLUE

    11D With 12-Down, secretly plots (with)

    9
    93
  30. 30
    TEED

    55D Set up for a swing

    9
    85
  31. 31
    SID

    54A PBS's "___ the Science Kid"

    9
    77
  32. 32
    TEAT

    65A Milk delivery point

    9
    42
  33. 33
    DEFT

    7D Expert

    8
    52
  34. 34
    URAL

    60D Europe's third-longest river

    7
    180
  35. 35
    ROOT

    10D Nose (around)

    7
    119
  36. 36
    LOUD

    17A F in music class?

    7
    43
  37. 37
    COLD

    29D –

    7
    40
  38. 38
    OLDS

    12D –

    6
    103
  39. 39
    UNIX

    62A Common operating system for supercomputers, once

    6
    43
  40. 40
    NERTS

    43A "Blinking heck!"

    5
    48
  41. 41
    HANS

    47A Geiger of Geiger counter fame

    5
    45
  42. 42
    DDT

    6A Banned antimalarial

    4
    76
  43. 43
    POOL

    39A Collect all together

    4
    67
  44. 44
    FLAG

    14D The Swiss fly a square one

    4
    40
  45. 45
    ROLLS

    69A Crapshoots, essentially

    4
    29
  46. 46
    LOLL

    15A Lie about

    3
    66
  47. 47
    ADAPTS

    48D Novelizes, e.g.

    3
    35
  48. 48
    SEXTS

    54D Blue notes?

    3
    12
  49. 49
    UPI

    33D News letters

    2
    95
  50. 50
    DIEU

    6D Hermès, par exemple

    2
    42
  51. 51
    ATRAIN

    25D With 26-Down, repeated occurrences of things in turn

    2
    29
  52. 52
    ALLAY

    9D Temper, as fears

    2
    28
  53. 53
    CAMEOS

    1D Many Stan Lee film appearances

    2
    11
  54. 54
    TSTORM

    8D Sudden source of rain, informally

    2
    5
  55. 55
    SHIV

    44D Prison weapon

    1
    34
  56. 56
    CUTS

    56D With 57-Down, noble title

    1
    28
  57. 57
    MUCHO

    32A "Bésame ___" (bolero song)

    1
    11
  58. 58
    EDGEIN

    4D Enter cautiously

    1
    10
  59. 59
    OILING

    21A Loosening, as a joint

    1
    5
  60. 60
    LENDTO

    50D Bestow upon temporarily

    1
    3
  61. 61
    WORK

    36D Tasks

    0
    18
  62. 62
    SLUGS

    49A Slowpokes at the head of a trail

    0
    14
  63. 63
    VIRILE

    3D Strong and energetic

    0
    9
  64. 64
    CIVET

    1A Musky "cat"

    0
    7
  65. 65
    GOAWOL

    52D Disappear midtour, say

    0
    7
  66. 66
    UNCOIL

    51D Deploy, as wire from a spool

    0
    5
  67. 67
    HAWTHORNE

    34A Dedicatee of "Moby-Dick"

    0
    3
  68. 68
    LENTOS

    26D –

    0
    3
  69. 69
    THENOW

    55A "I never look back, dahling. It distracts from ___": Pixar's Edna Mode

    0
    3
  70. 70
    ICEDIT

    2D Sealed the deal

    0
    2
  71. 71
    SWANNS

    53D Proust's "___ Way"

    0
    2
  72. 72
    ACIDIFIES debut

    13A Shifts from neutral, in a way

    0
    1
  73. 73
    AUTOMATES debut

    19A Causes to run without human involvement

    0
    1
  74. 74
    COREVALUE debut

    56A Honesty, kindness or respect, for many people

    0
    1
  75. 75
    DATAMINED debut

    41A Looked for facts in figures

    0
    1
  76. 76
    MERGELEFT debut

    16A What you might have to do for some highway construction … or a first hint to solving this puzzle's theme

    0
    1
  77. 77
    PARESDOWN debut

    63A Gradually trims … or a phonetic second hint to solving this puzzle's theme

    0
    1
  78. 78
    TRADITION debut

    66A How things have always been done

    0
    1