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Wednesday · 78 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERE

    65D Before, to Byron

    43
    602
  2. 2
    SIR

    5D Ben Kingsley or Ian McKellen, e.g.

    35
    271
  3. 3
    ISLE

    60D Man, for one

    31
    316
  4. 4
    SASS

    33A Lip

    29
    202
  5. 5
    ONES

    55A Kind of column

    28
    295
  6. 6
    INN

    37A Spot for a sojourn

    27
    258
  7. 7
    TAR

    40D Sailor, in slang

    26
    351
  8. 8
    ABLE

    25D Competent

    25
    259
  9. 9
    ATIT

    66A With 54-Down, back to fighting

    24
    197
  10. 10
    STEW

    20A Gumbo, e.g.

    23
    180
  11. 11
    ISNT

    2D "Who ___?!" (“That's true of everyone!”)

    23
    162
  12. 12
    NENE

    27D Bird with a reduplicative name

    23
    140
  13. 13
    ILL

    32A "Well, ___ be!"

    21
    260
  14. 14
    AIDE

    59A Assistant

    20
    192
  15. 15
    SMOG

    10A Q: What happens when the ___ clears over Los Angeles? A: UCLA!

    19
    122
  16. 16
    SEAR

    43A Scorch on a stovetop

    18
    113
  17. 17
    OKRA

    67A Gumbo ingredient

    17
    156
  18. 18
    ANAL

    24D Particularly particular

    17
    67
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    AWOL

    34D Nowhere to be found, say

    15
    167
  20. 20
    WOE

    42A Grief-stricken state

    15
    119
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    LOLA

    15A Looney Tunes bunny

    14
    131
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    ASAHI

    14A Beer brand whose name translates to "morning sun"

    14
    45
  23. 23
    ISIS

    26D Goddess with a reduplicative name

    13
    102
  24. 24
    EDDY

    62D Swirl in a stream

    12
    154
  25. 25
    AVID

    39D Fervent

    12
    114
  26. 26
    ADORN

    22A Festoon

    12
    72
  27. 27
    AGAIN

    54D See 66-Across

    11
    109
  28. 28
    EDGY

    6A Provocative … like this answer's position in the grid?

    10
    81
  29. 29
    SEEYA

    31A "Peace out"

    10
    75
  30. 30
    OHNO

    69A "That's terrible!"

    9
    149
  31. 31
    DAIS

    1D Spot for a speech

    9
    106
  32. 32
    ALF

    30D TV E.T.

    9
    104
  33. 33
    SAVE

    3D Relief pitcher's success

    9
    95
  34. 34
    TALL

    19D Seven-foot, say

    9
    89
  35. 35
    EARTH

    53D Home to over seven billion people

    9
    76
  36. 36
    LOP

    64D Hack (off)

    8
    99
  37. 37
    TYKE

    57D Rug rat

    8
    53
  38. 38
    VAT

    45A Brewery vessel

    7
    101
  39. 39
    SEXY

    36D "___ and I Know It" (2012 #1 hit for 52-Down)

    7
    81
  40. 40
    CENA

    28D John of "The Suicide Squad"

    7
    15
  41. 41
    DEEM

    61D Consider

    6
    86
  42. 42
    ECCE

    41D Behold: Lat.

    6
    84
  43. 43
    PEEN

    70A Hammer's end

    5
    69
  44. 44
    SOUL

    35D Genre for Luther Vandross

    5
    48
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    RILED

    68A Het (up)

    5
    35
  46. 46
    TAPS

    23A Bugle call at lights out

    4
    66
  47. 47
    NECK

    49D Prominent part of an apatosaurus

    4
    64
  48. 48
    WIRE

    58D ___ transfer

    4
    64
  49. 49
    MASON

    11D Employee at a brick-and-mortar business

    4
    48
  50. 50
    DISCS

    1A Game pieces in Othello and Connect Four

    4
    37
  51. 51
    YIPS

    18D Coyote calls

    4
    33
  52. 52
    ENEMY

    71A ___ of the state

    3
    97
  53. 53
    IAMB

    21A One foot in "the grave," poetically speaking

    3
    59
  54. 54
    DOOM

    7D Gloom's partner

    3
    53
  55. 55
    PAUL

    16A Cézanne or Gauguin

    3
    38
  56. 56
    MAGIC

    56A Specialty of clerics, druids and paladins, in Dungeons & Dragons

    3
    37
  57. 57
    GLOB

    8D Formless mass

    3
    30
  58. 58
    LMFAO debut

    52D Electronic dance music duo that performed at the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show

    3
    4
  59. 59
    ELPASO

    6D "West Texas town" in a classic country song

    2
    48
  60. 60
    GLENN

    13D Close in many close-ups

    2
    32
  61. 61
    LIETO

    29D Not be straight with

    1
    52
  62. 62
    TWOD

    57A Flat, for short

    1
    17
  63. 63
    LATEFEE

    38A Charge for tardiness

    1
    16
  64. 64
    LEANED

    52A Had an inclination

    1
    12
  65. 65
    OUTRO

    12D Musical bit that slowly fades

    1
    7
  66. 66
    CHEWTOY

    4D Target of a canine's canines, maybe

    1
    4
  67. 67
    HASANIN debut

    47D Is connected

    1
    2
  68. 68
    ALANON

    25A Support group associated with the Twelve Steps

    0
    20
  69. 69
    YAR

    9D Common word in pirate-speak

    0
    14
  70. 70
    NOONAN

    50D Pulitzer-winning columnist Peggy

    0
    12
  71. 71
    INDC

    51D Visiting the Natl. Museum of African American History and Culture, say

    0
    8
  72. 72
    RUNINTO

    44D Encounter unexpectedly

    0
    6
  73. 73
    SPADAYS

    10D Outings devoted to relaxation and self-care

    0
    2
  74. 74
    CHOUX debut

    46A Pastry dough used in crullers and beignets

    0
    1
  75. 75
    FRANKLYINCENSED debut

    63A "You guys are supposed to be 'Wise Men' and *these* are the gifts you bring a newborn?!" asked Tom, ___

    0
    1
  76. 76
    INCONSOLABLY debut

    26A "What do you mean there are no PlayStations left in stock?" asked Tom ___

    0
    1
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    INVERYPOORTASTE debut

    17A "You cooked this? It's *disgusting*!" said Tom ___

    0
    1
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    UNIRONICALLY debut

    48A "I’m worried I may have anemia," said Tom ___

    0
    1