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Tuesday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    AREA

    10D Word before 51 or rug

    46
    631
  2. 2
    ANTE

    14A Casino buy-in

    45
    461
  3. 3
    OREO

    13A Snack item that might be twisted or dunked

    45
    408
  4. 4
    ECO

    35D Green prefix

    42
    370
  5. 5
    OMNI

    60A Luxury hotel chain

    31
    218
  6. 6
    TAR

    55A Road gunk … or, when doubled, tooth gunk

    26
    351
  7. 7
    LOT

    57D Place to park

    25
    189
  8. 8
    TIS

    34D "___ but a scratch!"

    24
    222
  9. 9
    NOD

    36A Doze (off)

    20
    158
  10. 10
    PEN

    8D Fountain ___

    19
    187
  11. 11
    TEST

    63A Try the patience of

    19
    181
  12. 12
    DYE

    30D Henna, e.g.

    18
    162
  13. 13
    SEAR

    50D Scorch on a grill

    18
    113
  14. 14
    ISLA

    52D Cuba, por ejemplo

    17
    119
  15. 15
    ANAL

    6D Meticulous to a fault

    17
    67
  16. 16
    TAB

    31A Key above Caps Lock

    16
    167
  17. 17
    LAOS

    57A Country between Thailand and Vietnam

    16
    121
  18. 18
    RASP

    5A Scratchy voice

    15
    137
  19. 19
    ICU

    39A Post-O.R. locale

    15
    128
  20. 20
    REAR

    62A Butt

    14
    184
  21. 21
    EONS

    54D Periods longer than eras

    14
    162
  22. 22
    DISC

    1A It's black on one side and white on the other, in Othello

    13
    81
  23. 23
    SESH

    12D Meeting, informally

    13
    26
  24. 24
    ELL

    29D Loss leader?

    10
    228
  25. 25
    TBAR

    23D Lift on a ski slope

    10
    144
  26. 26
    ANODE

    25D Battery end

    10
    107
  27. 27
    IPOS

    32A Stock launches, in brief

    10
    51
  28. 28
    RAID

    40D Antipest spray

    9
    95
  29. 29
    MOOT

    61A Not worth having, as an argument

    9
    68
  30. 30
    AFOOT

    37D In progress

    9
    52
  31. 31
    APPLE

    37A Mac maker

    8
    67
  32. 32
    MAPS

    9A Trailhead displays

    8
    61
  33. 33
    IDEAS

    18A Things that thinkers think of

    7
    95
  34. 34
    TERRA

    34A Word before firma or incognita

    7
    75
  35. 35
    GENT

    53A Fellow, informally

    7
    67
  36. 36
    ELSIE

    56A Borden Dairy cow

    6
    89
  37. 37
    PIECE

    15D Jigsaw item

    6
    36
  38. 38
    FOO

    41A Rock's ___ Fighters

    6
    35
  39. 39
    ELY

    33A ___ Culbertson, member of the contract bridge hall of fame

    5
    96
  40. 40
    PLIE

    51D Ballet dip

    5
    88
  41. 41
    COB

    4D Inner ear?

    5
    63
  42. 42
    RUTS

    21D They're hard to get out of

    5
    32
  43. 43
    VIBE

    58A Aura

    5
    27
  44. 44
    RUNE

    40A Magical writing, as in Dungeons & Dragons

    4
    72
  45. 45
    YELP

    20A Business review site

    4
    58
  46. 46
    LOEB

    16A Lisa with the 1994 #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)"

    4
    48
  47. 47
    INXS

    64A "Need You Tonight" band, 1987

    4
    32
  48. 48
    PSAS

    11D Educational promos, in brief

    4
    32
  49. 49
    PURSE

    15A Holder of keys, phone and IDs

    4
    32
  50. 50
    SAUCE

    24A Chimichurri or hollandaise

    4
    30
  51. 51
    POPO

    38D The fuzz

    4
    16
  52. 52
    ANS

    19A T or F, e.g.

    3
    91
  53. 53
    INURE

    32D Harden (to)

    3
    68
  54. 54
    POPTAB

    22A Soda can opener

    3
    8
  55. 55
    AILED

    59A Wasn't well

    2
    38
  56. 56
    CREED

    44D Belief system

    2
    36
  57. 57
    IRONON

    2D Like some T-shirt graphics

    2
    32
  58. 58
    EGRETS

    47D Heron varieties

    2
    29
  59. 59
    CAEN

    17A City in Normandy

    1
    49
  60. 60
    CRIES

    48A Lets the tears flow

    1
    19
  61. 61
    OOPSIE

    45A Li'l slip

    1
    7
  62. 62
    YABBA

    20D "___ dabba doo!"

    1
    6
  63. 63
    RACEBY

    5D Fly past

    1
    4
  64. 64
    SONICARE debut

    42A Big name in electric toothbrushes

    1
    3
  65. 65
    UNTENDED

    27A Like a weedy garden, perhaps

    1
    3
  66. 66
    SEESPOTRUN debut

    3D Line from "Dick and Jane" readers

    1
    2
  67. 67
    REHASH

    21A Go over again, as plans

    0
    25
  68. 68
    DOLAPS

    1D Practice swimming

    0
    9
  69. 69
    VMI

    58D Keydets' sch.

    0
    7
  70. 70
    ICKIER

    43D More "ew"-inducing

    0
    6
  71. 71
    SPIKED

    50A Like some volleyballs and hair

    0
    4
  72. 72
    MUDHEN

    9D Toledo minor-leaguer, named for a marsh bird

    0
    3
  73. 73
    DEPOSITION

    28D Testimony under oath

    0
    2
  74. 74
    OWNSIT

    45D Takes responsibility for a mistake

    0
    2
  75. 75
    SNOBBY debut

    26A Stuck-up

    0
    2
  76. 76
    INABOX debut

    46D How breakfast cereal is usually packaged

    0
    1
  77. 77
    STEPSUPONESGAME debut

    7D Improves to meet a challenge … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters

    0
    1
  78. 78
    WOOING debut

    49A Wining and dining, say

    0
    1