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Thursday · 81 answers · 9 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALOE

    37D Soothing application

    46
    496
  2. 2
    ADO

    24A Hubbub

    44
    477
  3. 3
    NEO

    5D ___-Latin (Renaissance language)

    43
    332
  4. 4
    ICE

    62D Put away

    40
    391
  5. 5
    LEE

    9D Surname derived from the Chinese word for "plum"

    40
    360
  6. 6
    ACRE

    65A Part of the "back forty"

    38
    328
  7. 7
    OSLO

    7A Nobel Institute city

    32
    324
  8. 8
    ALIT

    19D Came down

    21
    220
  9. 9
    PER

    49D Each

    19
    270
  10. 10
    DYE

    33D Some food coloring

    18
    162
  11. 11
    SUE

    63D Seek damages

    17
    183
  12. 12
    AMID

    35D In

    17
    136
  13. 13
    DIET

    33A Daily nourishment

    17
    96
  14. 14
    WEE

    31A Teeny-tiny

    16
    165
  15. 15
    POE

    49A Poet who wrote the line "But we loved with a love that was more than love"

    15
    154
  16. 16
    ICU

    34D Post-op stop

    15
    128
  17. 17
    MSN

    23D Yahoo rival

    15
    73
  18. 18
    CEDE

    25D Relinquish

    14
    152
  19. 19
    NINA

    17A Singer/activist ___ Simone

    13
    108
  20. 20
    LIEU

    43A Stead

    11
    113
  21. 21
    ETHER

    55D Anesthetic since the 1840s

    11
    111
  22. 22
    DENT

    64A Bad impression?

    10
    112
  23. 23
    EDGY

    67A Tense

    10
    81
  24. 24
    COLA

    59D Cherry ___

    9
    116
  25. 25
    CREE

    59A Plains language

    9
    105
  26. 26
    IMPS

    4D Little rascals

    9
    87
  27. 27
    IDED

    11A Like some suspects in lineups, informally

    9
    48
  28. 28
    EWER

    26D Pitcher

    8
    146
  29. 29
    UNA

    48A Spanish article

    8
    115
  30. 30
    WIN

    30A Don't lose

    8
    96
  31. 31
    ITIS

    60A Words repeated in "___ what ___"

    8
    94
  32. 32
    DENY

    50D Declare not to be so

    8
    90
  33. 33
    VAL

    61D Kilmer of "Batman Forever"

    8
    83
  34. 34
    SANS

    21A ___ souci (carefree)

    7
    82
  35. 35
    ANDY

    35A "Toy Story" boy

    6
    93
  36. 36
    OPTIC

    7D ___ nerve

    6
    60
  37. 37
    MEDIA

    23A Oils, watercolors and acrylics, for artists

    6
    46
  38. 38
    INLET

    11D Harbor opening

    5
    83
  39. 39
    ABES

    39D Fivers

    5
    55
  40. 40
    PHEW

    16A "What a relief!"

    5
    50
  41. 41
    RCCAR debut

    57A Steerable electronic toy, for short

    5
    6
  42. 42
    NITE

    27D Time of day in commercials

    4
    71
  43. 43
    CLIO

    22A Mythical figure often pictured holding a book

    4
    63
  44. 44
    OWS

    10D Pained shrieks

    4
    51
  45. 45
    LEER

    68A Villain's look

    3
    156
  46. 46
    BESS

    40A ___ Houdini, co-star in her husband Harry's act

    3
    58
  47. 47
    LETT

    20A Riga resident

    3
    50
  48. 48
    EREADER

    2D Nook, e.g.

    3
    20
  49. 49
    SHOOK

    8D Agitated

    3
    7
  50. 50
    TASTY

    53D Delicious

    2
    39
  51. 51
    OROMEO

    15A Start of a classic question in Shakespeare

    2
    24
  52. 52
    UTNE

    58A ___ Reader (digital digest)

    1
    80
  53. 53
    OREAD

    32A Mountain nymph

    1
    40
  54. 54
    LUCRE

    54D Ill-gotten gains

    1
    27
  55. 55
    ENACTED

    41D Put into law

    1
    20
  56. 56
    QVC

    56A Home shopping channel

    1
    16
  57. 57
    VIED

    38D Locked horns (with)

    1
    15
  58. 58
    YEASTS

    69A Baking needs

    1
    15
  59. 59
    EONSAGO

    1D Way back when

    1
    3
  60. 60
    EKESBY debut

    51D Barely makes it

    1
    2
  61. 61
    BAHS

    29D Cries of disgust

    0
    29
  62. 62
    BIBLE

    44A Missionary work?

    0
    19
  63. 63
    ENTICED

    13D Tempted

    0
    10
  64. 64
    GOTCHA

    6D "April Fools!"

    0
    10
  65. 65
    LOVESET

    46D Court shutout

    0
    8
  66. 66
    BBQRIBS

    45D Cookout entree, in brief

    0
    4
  67. 67
    DIEDOWN

    12D Subside

    0
    4
  68. 68
    LOWNOTE

    3D Bummer

    0
    4
  69. 69
    BUSRIDE

    40D One means of commuting

    0
    3
  70. 70
    EELING

    1A Pulling up pots in Chesapeake Bay, say

    0
    3
  71. 71
    EXCEEDS

    47D Tops

    0
    3
  72. 72
    VICHYSSOISE

    61A Soup made with this puzzle's ingredients

    0
    3
  73. 73
    GETBEAT

    28A Lose

    0
    2
  74. 74
    HEAVYCREAM

    36A One cup, after cooling

    0
    2
  75. 75
    BULBED debut

    66A Onion-shaped

    0
    1
  76. 76
    CHICKENSTOCK debut

    25A Five cups, after lengthy simmering

    0
    1
  77. 77
    DATAKEY debut

    14D Tool for a cryptographer

    0
    1
  78. 78
    DEEDBOX debut

    50A Keeper of some official documents

    0
    1
  79. 79
    NEWPOTATOES debut

    18A Two pounds, peeled and chopped

    0
    1
  80. 80
    SAUCING debut

    42D Pouring gravy on, say

    0
    1
  81. 81
    SAUTEEDLEEKS debut

    52A Four cups, cleaned and sliced

    0
    1