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Thursday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    SET

    21A Volleyball maneuver

    68
    402
  2. 2
    SEA

    42D ___ change (profound transformation)

    40
    370
  3. 3
    USA

    52A A founding member of 5-Across

    40
    261
  4. 4
    ISEE

    59D Palm reader's lead-in

    36
    360
  5. 5
    ESAU

    14A Party in a biblical swindle

    31
    245
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    ARTS

    45D M.M.A. finale?

    31
    222
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    SRI

    58A Guru's honorific

    28
    238
  8. 8
    OTS

    9D 2021's Illinois vs. Penn State football game featured nine of these, an N.C.A.A. record

    21
    128
  9. 9
    NAS

    34D Lil ___ X

    21
    122
  10. 10
    MAR

    44D Damage

    19
    215
  11. 11
    REEL

    29D Tackle part

    19
    184
  12. 12
    NATO

    5A Group in which Iceland is the only member without an army

    19
    167
  13. 13
    MAC

    39A Non-PC?

    19
    133
  14. 14
    CNN

    65D ___ Newsroom (daily newscast)

    19
    126
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    AAH

    30A "That's nice!"

    16
    152
  16. 16
    DEMO

    38A Bring down, informally

    16
    105
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    TEAS

    22D Some leafy greens?

    16
    103
  18. 18
    PRO

    28A Favorably inclined toward

    15
    214
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    ASOF

    2D Starting on

    14
    107
  20. 20
    GNU

    27D Bearded grazer

    13
    127
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    SHAM

    25D Make-believe

    13
    87
  22. 22
    DENS

    71A Places to rest or sleep

    11
    125
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    PALS

    1A Close ones

    11
    62
  24. 24
    PET

    1D Favored

    10
    149
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    TWOS

    7D Ducks, in poker

    10
    80
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    WENT

    68A Traveled to another country

    10
    70
  27. 27
    AIRS

    37D Clears (out)

    9
    110
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    ONTAP

    62A Ready to pour

    9
    104
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    POSH

    57D Like V.I.P. accommodations

    9
    64
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    ORCAS

    9A "Killer" members of a pod

    9
    58
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    ESTER

    54D Compound in pheromones

    8
    115
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    REX

    66D Short-armed "Toy Story" character

    8
    111
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    PAST

    57A All-you-can-eat venues with elbows and bow ties

    8
    79
  34. 34
    PHD

    28D High degree

    7
    87
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    BOWL

    15A Get the ball rolling, in a way

    7
    28
  36. 36
    SCENE

    67A Clip component

    6
    122
  37. 37
    BIN

    51A "Son of," in Arabic

    6
    90
  38. 38
    ADOBE

    12D Brick material

    6
    70
  39. 39
    DANCE

    53D Word after circle or square

    6
    47
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    AGASP

    55A Audibly blown away

    6
    39
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    CUBA

    40D Isla de la Juventud locale

    5
    44
  42. 42
    LUIS

    41A "Despacito" singer Fonsi

    5
    44
  43. 43
    TRIES

    24A Tests

    5
    39
  44. 44
    MAZE

    69A Cornfield formation

    4
    60
  45. 45
    IBEX

    72A Skilled climber in the logo of Italy's Gran Paradiso National Park

    4
    48
  46. 46
    NEGATE

    26A Wipe out

    3
    44
  47. 47
    SUTRA

    35A Buddhist scripture

    3
    33
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    SOAMI

    56D "Ditto here"

    3
    32
  49. 49
    BABY

    23A Pamper

    3
    30
  50. 50
    SPOOF

    19A Weird Al Yankovic's "Amish Paradise," for one

    3
    19
  51. 51
    OLSENS

    8D Twins Mary-Kate and Ashley

    3
    14
  52. 52
    RAPBATTLE

    10D Rhyming competition

    3
    5
  53. 53
    PEZ

    63D Candy originally marketed as a smoking cessation aid

    2
    48
  54. 54
    ISIAH

    18D Pistons great Thomas

    2
    30
  55. 55
    CROAT

    11D Adriatic coast resident

    2
    28
  56. 56
    SHREWD

    50D Canny

    2
    12
  57. 57
    BARS

    49A Keeps out

    1
    54
  58. 58
    SUPER

    4D Tiptop

    1
    33
  59. 59
    DEARTH

    53A Want

    1
    21
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    BROAD

    60A Extensive

    1
    18
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    TARDY

    16A Not on the dot

    1
    16
  62. 62
    AON

    6D Multinational financial services firm

    1
    15
  63. 63
    LEMMA

    43A Step in a mathematical proof

    1
    14
  64. 64
    SANT

    31A Holiday hit by Eartha Kitt

    1
    10
  65. 65
    ESCALATOR

    64A It may have a down side

    1
    7
  66. 66
    SYFY

    13D "Resident Alien" channel

    1
    7
  67. 67
    DOZE

    61D Enjoy a bit of downtime

    0
    46
  68. 68
    HERTZ

    70A Unit associated with waves

    0
    23
  69. 69
    GNARL

    48D Log feature

    0
    19
  70. 70
    NBATEAM

    5D Timberwolves, e.g.

    0
    9
  71. 71
    LAYITONME

    3D "I'm all ears"

    0
    4
  72. 72
    COMBATANT

    33D One in a skirmish

    0
    3
  73. 73
    BIGBATS

    47D Home run specialists, slangily

    0
    2
  74. 74
    HENCHMAN

    32A Trusted supporter

    0
    2
  75. 75
    FIEST debut

    20A Postseason game played in Phoenix

    0
    1
  76. 76
    RUNUPATAB debut

    36D Accumulate charges … or what you must do to answer four clues in this puzzle

    0
    1
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    SUBGENRE debut

    46A Dixieland or bebop vis-à-vis jazz

    0
    1
  78. 78
    TOYPIANOS debut

    17A Kinderklaviers

    0
    1