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Tuesday · 70 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASH

    9D ___ Wednesday

    50
    458
  2. 2
    SAT

    49A Went unused

    35
    284
  3. 3
    ORCA

    44A Black-and-white whale

    34
    234
  4. 4
    TIL

    7D Up to, informally

    29
    169
  5. 5
    OPT

    23D Choose

    27
    211
  6. 6
    TAR

    20A La Brea substance

    26
    351
  7. 7
    LES

    59D Plural article in French

    22
    270
  8. 8
    ARC

    52A Curved path

    20
    265
  9. 9
    EVA

    58D "Deliver Us From ___" (2003 rom-com)

    20
    247
  10. 10
    ACES

    28A Scores 100 on

    20
    211
  11. 11
    OMAN

    46A Country that borders Yemen

    17
    201
  12. 12
    HAT

    55D All ___ and no cattle

    17
    183
  13. 13
    EOS

    39D Dawn goddess

    17
    173
  14. 14
    REAP

    27A Counterpart of sow

    17
    155
  15. 15
    UFO

    56D Mysterious sky sighting

    17
    131
  16. 16
    ORO

    8D Spanish for "gold"

    16
    231
  17. 17
    IVE

    17A "___ been wondering ..."

    15
    158
  18. 18
    PEST

    6D Nuisance

    13
    128
  19. 19
    ELMS

    31D Stately trees

    9
    115
  20. 20
    ISAW

    50A "Yeah, that didn't escape my notice"

    9
    47
  21. 21
    PST

    1D Winter clock setting in Calif.

    8
    82
  22. 22
    OPRAH

    25A One-named "Queen of All Media"

    7
    92
  23. 23
    HAIR

    26D Eyebrows and beards

    7
    90
  24. 24
    MAORI

    40A Language in which "hello" is "kia ora"

    6
    74
  25. 25
    SIGN

    37D Exit or Yield

    6
    65
  26. 26
    FLY

    33A Aviate

    6
    46
  27. 27
    WAYS

    51D Methods

    5
    27
  28. 28
    UVA

    5D Campus setting in the story collection "My Monticello," in brief

    4
    67
  29. 29
    MINT

    24A Item that might be left on a hotel pillow

    4
    63
  30. 30
    STATIC

    10D Cause of some cling

    4
    34
  31. 31
    LISTS

    34A Rosters

    4
    33
  32. 32
    TOASTS

    7A Salutes with flutes?

    4
    16
  33. 33
    TOLL

    21D Turnpike payment

    3
    53
  34. 34
    TOED

    21A Three-___ sloth

    3
    38
  35. 35
    TULANE

    11D New Orleans university

    3
    19
  36. 36
    SHRUG

    45A "No idea" gesture

    3
    16
  37. 37
    LASSI

    32A Curd-based drink

    3
    10
  38. 38
    OREOOS

    38A Black-and-white breakfast cereal

    3
    9
  39. 39
    CATCAFE

    60A Establishment that serves "purr"-over coffee?

    3
    5
  40. 40
    TCU

    54D Fort Worth sch. whose mascot is SuperFrog

    2
    44
  41. 41
    COMO

    41A "___ está usted?"

    2
    35
  42. 42
    AERIAL

    57A Pre-cable TV appurtenance

    2
    32
  43. 43
    CONN

    48A Hartford's state: Abbr.

    2
    30
  44. 44
    ONAUTO

    62A Not being manually operated

    2
    17
  45. 45
    LIBYA

    29A Its capital is Tripoli

    1
    23
  46. 46
    STROVE

    13A Tried really hard

    1
    21
  47. 47
    OYSTER

    30A Shellfish that may be served cooked or raw

    1
    20
  48. 48
    COSTCO

    41D Rival of Sam's Club

    1
    7
  49. 49
    THATHURT

    53A "Ow!"

    1
    4
  50. 50
    ENTO

    22A Study of insects, for short

    0
    61
  51. 51
    SPORTS

    12D Cricket and squash, for two

    0
    16
  52. 52
    SAYYES

    63A Agree to something

    0
    15
  53. 53
    YVETTE

    61A "Living Single" creator ___ Lee Bowser

    0
    14
  54. 54
    THOMAS

    15A W.N.B.A. All-Star Alyssa

    0
    13
  55. 55
    OMAHAN

    42D Resident of Nebraska's largest city

    0
    12
  56. 56
    ETHIOPIA

    2D Addis Ababa's land

    0
    11
  57. 57
    THON

    18A Suffix for a long fund-raiser

    0
    10
  58. 58
    MATATA

    43D Hakuna ___ (Swahili phrase meaning "no problems")

    0
    4
  59. 59
    SORORITY

    35D Delta Sigma Theta, for one

    0
    4
  60. 60
    TRUNCATE

    36D Shorten

    0
    4
  61. 61
    PEPSUP

    1A Enlivens

    0
    3
  62. 62
    PROVERBS

    3D "A closed mouth doesn't get fed" and others

    0
    3
  63. 63
    HONEYLOCUST

    16D Tree whose pods contain a sweet-tasting pulp

    0
    2
  64. 64
    MARIAHCAREY

    24D Chanteuse with chart-topping hits found at the tops of 4-, 14-, 16- and 19-Down

    0
    2
  65. 65
    SOMEDAYSOON

    4D Not too long from now

    0
    2
  66. 66
    FANTASYSAGA debut

    14D Giant narrative that may be about giants (and elves as well)

    0
    1
  67. 67
    FIRSTUP debut

    14A "Leading us off ..."

    0
    1
  68. 68
    HALOHALO debut

    16A Crushed-ice dessert with a reduplicative name

    0
    1
  69. 69
    HEROFORHIRE debut

    19D Luke Cage's title in his first comics appearance

    0
    1
  70. 70
    SHUG debut

    47A "The Color Purple" character ___ Avery

    0
    1