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Tuesday · 74 answers · 2 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELI

    33D "The Book of ___" (2010 Denzel Washington film)

    60
    599
  2. 2
    ODE

    18A "___ to a Nightingale" (Keats poem)

    58
    523
  3. 3
    IRE

    57D Anger

    52
    498
  4. 4
    EAT

    58D Dog-___-dog (vicious)

    33
    399
  5. 5
    ETON

    3D Alma mater for Aldous Huxley and George Orwell

    32
    282
  6. 6
    GAS

    6A What Jupiter and Saturn are made of

    30
    218
  7. 7
    OIL

    12D Word with change or spill

    27
    282
  8. 8
    ARES

    21D Greek war god

    21
    271
  9. 9
    ELF

    65A Pointy-eared magical creature

    21
    197
  10. 10
    AIDE

    7D Assistant

    20
    192
  11. 11
    EBB

    56D Recede

    20
    182
  12. 12
    TRY

    13D Audition, with "out"

    19
    181
  13. 13
    WAS

    35A "Hmm, where ___ I?"

    17
    128
  14. 14
    AWOL

    52D Nowhere to be found, colloquially

    15
    167
  15. 15
    EDENS

    30A Places of paradise

    15
    113
  16. 16
    LIT

    15A On fire

    13
    166
  17. 17
    AONE

    53D The best of the best

    12
    209
  18. 18
    AFT

    34D Toward the back of a ship

    12
    144
  19. 19
    AWL

    59A Hole-punching tool

    12
    118
  20. 20
    NOW

    11D Sooner than soon

    11
    116
  21. 21
    ENID

    42D City NNW of Oklahoma City

    10
    232
  22. 22
    STEAM

    8D Power source for old locomotives

    10
    91
  23. 23
    LISP

    54D Speech therapist's concern

    10
    68
  24. 24
    ALF

    38A 1980s sitcom E.T.

    9
    104
  25. 25
    HAH

    32D "Pshaw!"

    9
    86
  26. 26
    AMAZE

    49D Astonish

    9
    70
  27. 27
    RELO

    2D Realtor-speak for "move"

    9
    67
  28. 28
    DEET

    55D Off! ingredient

    9
    45
  29. 29
    GRAD

    1D Alum

    8
    57
  30. 30
    DENSE

    63A Slow on the uptake

    7
    77
  31. 31
    BABA

    37A Rum-soaked cake

    7
    66
  32. 32
    RETIE

    14A Fix, as shoelaces

    7
    56
  33. 33
    NOUN

    39A What an adjective modifies

    6
    97
  34. 34
    EIEIO

    56A Refrain in 51-Across that accompanies the sounds at 24-, 37- and 47-Across

    6
    76
  35. 35
    ALOFT

    17A Up overhead

    6
    65
  36. 36
    SLEPT

    66A Got some shut-eye

    6
    53
  37. 37
    GIRL

    50A ___ Scout cookies

    6
    52
  38. 38
    CUB

    40A Chicago ballplayer

    6
    44
  39. 39
    CUED

    22D Prompted, in a play

    6
    29
  40. 40
    BETTE

    64A "The Rose" singer Midler

    5
    53
  41. 41
    ANOINT

    45D Consecrate, in a way

    5
    42
  42. 42
    NAENAE

    47A Hip-hop dance move popular in the 2010s

    5
    14
  43. 43
    SENORA

    48A Married woman in Madrid

    4
    45
  44. 44
    CHOIR

    16A Group that may stand on risers

    4
    30
  45. 45
    NOLOSE

    46D Win-win

    4
    11
  46. 46
    ZOE

    62A Actress Saldana of "Avatar"

    3
    47
  47. 47
    WARD

    41D Maternity ___

    3
    39
  48. 48
    LOOIE

    60A Rank between sarge and cap'n

    2
    18
  49. 49
    GREGG

    1A The Allman brother who married Cher

    2
    16
  50. 50
    HSBC

    27D U.K.-based financial giant

    2
    5
  51. 51
    LIANA

    44A Feminine name that's also a tropical jungle vine

    1
    30
  52. 52
    USAUSA

    26D Patriotic World Cup chant

    1
    17
  53. 53
    HUDDLE

    27A Convene to strategize on the football field

    1
    8
  54. 54
    ICLOUD

    9D Apple storage service beginning in 2011

    1
    5
  55. 55
    SNEE

    36D Old dagger

    0
    92
  56. 56
    ISNOT

    9A Ain't, in other words

    0
    29
  57. 57
    GCLEF

    50D Treble symbol

    0
    14
  58. 58
    IERE

    23A French suffix with jardin

    0
    13
  59. 59
    GLOVE

    6D Something good to have on hand for cold weather?

    0
    10
  60. 60
    MUUMUU

    24A Loose-fitting Hawaiian dress

    0
    10
  61. 61
    SHOWME

    10D "Please demonstrate"

    0
    8
  62. 62
    UHAULS

    28D Some moving rentals

    0
    7
  63. 63
    LOWLY

    19A Humble, as a manger

    0
    6
  64. 64
    DEBBIE

    29D Singer Gibson or Harry

    0
    5
  65. 65
    GETHELP

    5D Turn to others for assistance

    0
    3
  66. 66
    OLDMACDONALD

    51A Children's song featuring the animals and sounds in this puzzle

    0
    3
  67. 67
    UNWORN

    25D Like brand-new tires

    0
    3
  68. 68
    BRANS

    61A Healthful husks in cereal or muffins

    0
    2
  69. 69
    HAROLDS

    43D ___ Chicken (Chicago-based restaurant chain)

    0
    2
  70. 70
    NOELNOEL

    39D Carol words before "Born is the King of Israel"

    0
    2
  71. 71
    SHEEPSHEAD

    31A Game fish whose face resembles that of a herd animal

    0
    2
  72. 72
    WHITEHORSE

    41A Capital of the Yukon

    0
    2
  73. 73
    DONTHAVEACOW debut

    20A "Just chill!"

    0
    1
  74. 74
    GIFTIDEA debut

    4D Marketer's suggestion for the holidays

    0
    1