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Wednesday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    38A Dana's reaction was the start of an ___ for Ava.

    97
    791
  2. 2
    AGE

    37D Just a number, it's said

    47
    417
  3. 3
    ADO

    57A and Ava learned Dana loved "Much ___ About Nothing."

    43
    477
  4. 4
    EDEN

    25A and school was hardly an ___.

    42
    457
  5. 5
    ASIA

    66A bingeing subtitled dramas from ___, and

    38
    350
  6. 6
    OBOE

    15A her prized ___.

    32
    315
  7. 7
    ISLE

    60D Bali, for one

    31
    316
  8. 8
    YET

    21A It hadn't come ___ as she muttered,

    27
    201
  9. 9
    ISNT

    51A Dana grinned. "Then meditating together in corpse pose ___ an option!"

    23
    162
  10. 10
    EVER

    70A happily ___ after.

    22
    235
  11. 11
    EMT

    55D 911 responder

    21
    188
  12. 12
    ITO

    18D Figure skater Midori

    20
    240
  13. 13
    EOS

    30D Dawn goddess

    17
    173
  14. 14
    NOSE

    52A Ava wrinkled her ___ and laughed.

    15
    188
  15. 15
    RAD

    43A "That was a ___ joke!," Dana sputtered.

    14
    134
  16. 16
    REEF

    12D Shipwreck site

    12
    100
  17. 17
    EBAY

    44A "I got the shirt from ___; glad you like it."

    11
    131
  18. 18
    UPON

    1A Once ___ a time,

    11
    129
  19. 19
    TSARS

    26D Bygone Russian rulers

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    117
  20. 20
    TGIF

    22A "___, I guess. At least the week's over."

    9
    98
  21. 21
    TUBA

    26A Just then, Dana, a bandmate Ava was crushing on, walked up lugging a ___.

    9
    77
  22. 22
    SOLE

    14A Ava's ___ joy was

    8
    138
  23. 23
    STOW

    31A Dana bent down to ___ the heavy instrument.

    8
    117
  24. 24
    LON

    5D Actor Chaney

    8
    100
  25. 25
    USC

    1D Trojans' sch.

    8
    62
  26. 26
    BORED

    23A She was ___ with her music,

    8
    25
  27. 27
    SER

    64D Title for "Game of Thrones" knights

    7
    100
  28. 28
    OLAY

    3D Skin cream brand

    7
    65
  29. 29
    YOGA

    36A "Would it be a stretch to say I dig your ___ T-shirt?," Ava asked.

    7
    65
  30. 30
    SKIP

    47A and felt her heart ___ as she blurted,

    6
    66
  31. 31
    LONG

    5A not so ___ ago,

    6
    60
  32. 32
    CHIP

    56A Dana learned that Ava loved chocolate ___ cookies,

    6
    45
  33. 33
    LYING

    49A "I'd love to hang out some time, no ___!"

    6
    24
  34. 34
    HAY

    63D Stuff in a loft

    5
    79
  35. 35
    SODAS

    68A Ava and Dana shared their first kiss over cream ___.

    5
    67
  36. 36
    THERE

    9A ___ was a girl named Ava.

    5
    54
  37. 37
    COLE

    67A listening to Nat King ___,

    5
    53
  38. 38
    GMS

    61D M.L.B. execs

    5
    32
  39. 39
    KAY

    40D Alabama governor Ivey

    4
    53
  40. 40
    GHANA

    61A and Ava preferred Accra in ___,

    4
    50
  41. 41
    IDLED

    29A As Ava ___ nearby, gathering her courage,

    4
    49
  42. 42
    ADDED

    19A which were an ___ distraction.

    4
    43
  43. 43
    NOOGIE

    50D Knuckle-headed gesture?

    4
    17
  44. 44
    MALI

    58A Though Dana wanted to visit Timbuktu in ___

    3
    91
  45. 45
    THEY

    69A And, of course, ___ lived

    3
    48
  46. 46
    POLL

    2D Straw vote, e.g.

    3
    35
  47. 47
    GEST

    8D Daring deed

    3
    29
  48. 48
    CHOO

    56D When repeated, a toy train

    3
    28
  49. 49
    WASNT

    33D Never existed

    3
    24
  50. 50
    SPAYS

    53D Neuters

    3
    16
  51. 51
    ORLON

    32D Synthetic fabric

    2
    50
  52. 52
    POINTA

    48D Starting place

    2
    9
  53. 53
    ARAT

    57D Hamlet's interrogative after "How now!"

    1
    53
  54. 54
    DOSES

    54A After that spark, the pair bonded in large ___.

    1
    30
  55. 55
    NEURON

    46A Ava mustered every ___ in her brain

    1
    17
  56. 56
    OBEYED

    6D Followed

    1
    17
  57. 57
    HONED

    16A She had ___ her skill in band,

    1
    14
  58. 58
    MONTY

    65A One night, after watching "___ Python,"

    1
    12
  59. 59
    SMILED

    34A Ava ___ at Dana.

    1
    12
  60. 60
    HODGES

    10D Obergefell v. ___, Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage

    1
    5
  61. 61
    LYFT

    20A One day, after school, Ava called a ___.

    1
    5
  62. 62
    NERFBALL

    4D Round, squishy toy

    1
    4
  63. 63
    NOTEDLY

    7D With distinction

    1
    3
  64. 64
    RIDABLE

    24D Like buses and bicycles

    1
    3
  65. 65
    SIGNALS

    41A were ___ that Dana was smitten, too.

    1
    3
  66. 66
    RIGHTNESS debut

    62A the pair still felt the ____ of their connection.

    1
    2
  67. 67
    EEE

    35D Wide shoe spec

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    121
  68. 68
    EDD

    13D Reds great Roush

    0
    47
  69. 69
    UMIAK

    27D Inuit skin boat

    0
    13
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    NUISANCE

    42D Bother

    0
    9
  71. 71
    LEOV

    59D Pope after Benedict IV

    0
    6
  72. 72
    YIDDISH

    45D Language from which we get bupkis and shtick

    0
    5
  73. 73
    CLARINETS

    17A despite sitting next to the noisy ____,

    0
    3
  74. 74
    ENDINTEARS

    11D Conclude miserably

    0
    3
  75. 75
    EDGINGS

    25D Curtain trims, e.g.

    0
    2
  76. 76
    AIRLEAK debut

    39A Wheezing laughter like an ___ in an old tire and deep blushing

    0
    1
  77. 77
    BIRDINHAND debut

    28D It's a sure thing

    0
    1
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    THATD debut

    9D Contraction before "be great"

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    1