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Thursday · 76 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELI

    5D N.F.L. cornerback Apple

    60
    599
  2. 2
    SEE

    47A Holy ___

    44
    430
  3. 3
    NET

    61D Final number, say

    37
    376
  4. 4
    ARTS

    48A Newspaper section

    31
    222
  5. 5
    ENO

    65A Brian of ambient music

    29
    285
  6. 6
    SRI

    10D Colombo's country, in Olympics shorthand

    28
    238
  7. 7
    IDOL

    28A Loved one

    23
    293
  8. 8
    SCAR

    10A Indication of an operation

    20
    188
  9. 9
    STYE

    35D Ailment treated with a warming compress

    20
    162
  10. 10
    ERIN

    63A Name that can be heard phonetically somewhere in this clue

    19
    279
  11. 11
    MAR

    1A Scratch the surface of, say

    19
    215
  12. 12
    PAL

    39A Compadre

    18
    198
  13. 13
    MAE

    23A Oda ___ Brown, Whoopi Goldberg's role in "Ghost"

    18
    181
  14. 14
    OBI

    14A Bit of samurai attire

    17
    199
  15. 15
    STS

    68A GPS display: Abbr.

    16
    191
  16. 16
    ALPO

    30D Pedigree competitor

    13
    138
  17. 17
    INK

    60D Sign

    11
    166
  18. 18
    ROLE

    16A Play part

    11
    165
  19. 19
    MRI

    42D Hospital diagnostic, for short

    11
    126
  20. 20
    BEN

    54A With 22-Across, former senator whose name can be spelled using only the letters in NEBRASKA (his home state)

    10
    122
  21. 21
    TOTO

    57D In ___ (completely)

    9
    113
  22. 22
    TUBA

    7D Helicon, e.g., musically speaking

    9
    77
  23. 23
    WAG

    29A Go back and forth, in a way

    9
    54
  24. 24
    PEC

    27D Bench press target

    8
    64
  25. 25
    STUB

    56D Toe-jam?

    8
    60
  26. 26
    TERSE

    9D Short

    7
    142
  27. 27
    TINT

    33A Glare reducer

    7
    86
  28. 28
    EDGAR

    50D "King Lear" son

    7
    80
  29. 29
    ALMS

    6D Charitable relief

    7
    67
  30. 30
    SILT

    21D Material that's bad for the mouth?

    6
    63
  31. 31
    TENTS

    32A Some farmer's market setups

    6
    46
  32. 32
    COSMO

    58A Mag that began endorsing political candidates in 2014

    6
    45
  33. 33
    SWEAT

    25D Drops in the gym?

    6
    36
  34. 34
    IDEST

    8D Oft-abbreviated Latin phrase

    5
    88
  35. 35
    ODIST

    55A Horace was one, notably

    3
    45
  36. 36
    TAMER

    36D Not as fierce

    3
    45
  37. 37
    BATHE

    4D Get in hot water, say

    3
    44
  38. 38
    RESETS

    13D Fresh starts

    3
    34
  39. 39
    DANK

    66A Dungeonlike

    3
    33
  40. 40
    EMAILED

    49A Like many invitations nowadays

    3
    16
  41. 41
    PACO

    43D Fashion designer Rabanne

    3
    10
  42. 42
    DISCO

    51D Summer music

    2
    39
  43. 43
    BEATIT

    4A 1983 hit that won a Grammy for Record of the Year

    2
    25
  44. 44
    OMEARA

    45D Mark in the World Golf Hall of Fame

    2
    24
  45. 45
    RIGATONI

    3D Writer Morrison

    2
    18
  46. 46
    ONI

    37A Demon in Japanese folklore

    2
    14
  47. 47
    SOG

    17A Lose crispness, as cereal

    2
    11
  48. 48
    PALO

    43A ___ Alto

    1
    43
  49. 49
    ELASTIC

    34A Flexible

    1
    22
  50. 50
    QUASH

    20A Suppress

    1
    17
  51. 51
    ROBOTS

    67A Metal workers?

    1
    13
  52. 52
    CONMAN

    11D Scammer

    1
    11
  53. 53
    ACUTER

    64A More discerning

    1
    10
  54. 54
    UNTIES

    24A Lets loose

    1
    9
  55. 55
    CAPITAL

    38A With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle

    1
    7
  56. 56
    METONYM

    42A "Hollywood" vis-à-vis the film industry, e.g.

    1
    6
  57. 57
    TENPAST

    26A A little after the hour

    1
    6
  58. 58
    ALEAST

    12D What the Rays and Jays are in, for short

    0
    20
  59. 59
    HOB

    62A Lead-in to goblin

    0
    17
  60. 60
    LENTIL

    19D Kind of soup

    0
    16
  61. 61
    ACERS

    53D Some laptops

    0
    15
  62. 62
    GAINS

    31D See 38-Across

    0
    15
  63. 63
    ALLUDE

    15A Refer (to)

    0
    13
  64. 64
    WORRY

    44A You might calmly tell someone not to do this

    0
    12
  65. 65
    RACIAL

    52A Kind of identity

    0
    6
  66. 66
    RANKIN

    46D Jeannette who was the first woman elected to Congress (1916)

    0
    5
  67. 67
    ABOUNDIN

    2D Overflow with

    0
    4
  68. 68
    ALTAMONT

    40D California concert site featured in the documentary "Gimme Shelter"

    0
    3
  69. 69
    CEYLON

    38D Former name of Colombo's country

    0
    3
  70. 70
    LOSLOBOS

    41D Some corp. takeovers

    0
    3
  71. 71
    BAKINGSTONE

    59A Sweetheart

    0
    2
  72. 72
    MOSQUITO

    1D Criminal patterns, in brief

    0
    2
  73. 73
    SASSE

    22A See 54-Across

    0
    2
  74. 74
    PARISHES debut

    39D Fellows

    0
    1
  75. 75
    TIMBERLINES debut

    18A What "x" might mean

    0
    1
  76. 76
    WEBBED debut

    44D Like an otter's feet

    0
    1