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Wednesday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALOE

    28A Sunburn soother

    46
    496
  2. 2
    ADO

    60D Ruckus

    44
    477
  3. 3
    SHE

    62D "___ Drives Me Crazy" (1989 #1 hit)

    35
    345
  4. 4
    ESC

    42A "Cancel" on a keyboard

    30
    209
  5. 5
    ETAS

    53D Midflight stats

    26
    214
  6. 6
    YEN

    27D Ache

    24
    212
  7. 7
    EYES

    13D What ":" might represent in a text

    24
    195
  8. 8
    ASPS

    22A Symbols of Egyptian royalty

    22
    157
  9. 9
    OTOE

    49A Plains people

    21
    198
  10. 10
    LIL

    63D Teeny-weeny

    20
    166
  11. 11
    SOB

    38A Let it all out, in a way

    20
    149
  12. 12
    EMMA

    53A A well-known Stone

    19
    173
  13. 13
    APED

    6D Imitated

    19
    103
  14. 14
    OWL

    3D Hooter

    18
    135
  15. 15
    DOH

    45A Classic "Simpsons" sound

    18
    116
  16. 16
    CEO

    52D Big boss, informally

    15
    177
  17. 17
    TESLA

    59A Alternating current pioneer

    14
    144
  18. 18
    IFSO

    56D On the off chance that happens

    13
    70
  19. 19
    SFO

    43D West Coast hub for United

    13
    66
  20. 20
    SNIP

    12D Quick cut

    12
    133
  21. 21
    MESA

    54D Butte, but bigger

    11
    151
  22. 22
    OPEC

    15A Intl. price-setting group

    11
    143
  23. 23
    ICED

    44A Did in

    11
    106
  24. 24
    RINSE

    9A Step after lather

    11
    96
  25. 25
    SPAR

    36A Get into it

    10
    188
  26. 26
    RIB

    18D Kid

    10
    113
  27. 27
    OOO

    2D On vacation, in work calendar shorthand

    10
    81
  28. 28
    CHIA

    67A Smoothie seed

    10
    46
  29. 29
    NDA

    33A Secrecy-enforcing contract, for short

    9
    13
  30. 30
    IDEAS

    40A You might entertain them

    7
    95
  31. 31
    BBC

    1D Airer of many David Attenborough documentaries

    7
    76
  32. 32
    YAP

    64D Talk, talk, talk

    7
    75
  33. 33
    GENIE

    19A Object of wishful thinking?

    7
    66
  34. 34
    LYRE

    26A Instrument that Hermes made from a tortoise shell and reeds, in myth

    7
    65
  35. 35
    SLEEP

    43A Recharge, so to speak

    7
    60
  36. 36
    TALES

    50D "___ From the Crypt," HBO horror anthology

    7
    48
  37. 37
    BOWL

    14A Throw a ball for a strike, say

    7
    28
  38. 38
    RPG

    9D D&D or WoW, e.g.

    7
    17
  39. 39
    OLDS

    69A Parents, to kids

    6
    103
  40. 40
    TITO

    41A Eponym of a popular vodka brand

    5
    98
  41. 41
    SLOB

    66A One guilty of disorderly conduct?

    5
    66
  42. 42
    MALE

    48A Like father, like son

    5
    65
  43. 43
    SAYSO

    68A Parental authority

    5
    60
  44. 44
    PROD

    58D Nudge

    5
    53
  45. 45
    LEAPT

    32D Vaulted

    5
    44
  46. 46
    IHEAR

    10D This is how rumors get started

    5
    34
  47. 47
    BESO

    7D Spanish smooch

    5
    24
  48. 48
    HAMS

    39A "Steamed ___," classic "Simpsons" sketch

    4
    44
  49. 49
    OGDEN

    30D Nash who called the rhinoceros "prepoceros"

    4
    38
  50. 50
    ILIED

    40D "OK, so that's not exactly true"

    4
    33
  51. 51
    GREEN

    37A Indication of correctness in Wordle

    4
    32
  52. 52
    ASKED

    65A Beseeched

    3
    69
  53. 53
    ABODES

    35D Dwellings

    3
    21
  54. 54
    PHONY

    16A Fake

    3
    20
  55. 55
    ELPASO

    24D Westernmost city in Texas

    2
    48
  56. 56
    KELP

    70A Edible seaweed

    2
    26
  57. 57
    BOOP

    1A Playfully tap on the nose

    2
    25
  58. 58
    MULL

    57D Chew on

    2
    15
  59. 59
    NOCLUE

    29A "I haven't the foggiest"

    2
    7
  60. 60
    ADLIBS

    47D Unrehearsed lines

    1
    22
  61. 61
    BABU

    5A Hindu Mr.

    1
    6
  62. 62
    UCSF

    8D Bay Area sch.

    1
    4
  63. 63
    DOTELL

    34D "You've got my attention"

    0
    26
  64. 64
    CREES

    31D Plains people

    0
    13
  65. 65
    BOLEYN

    5D Number two of six for Henry VIII

    0
    10
  66. 66
    FLUES

    21D Chimney vents

    0
    9
  67. 67
    WENTBY

    23A Was known as

    0
    4
  68. 68
    DCELLS

    51A Big batteries

    0
    3
  69. 69
    DIMPLES

    55A Golf ball features

    0
    3
  70. 70
    WASHED

    23D Past one's prime, with "up"

    0
    3
  71. 71
    PLOTTERS

    4D They're up to no good

    0
    2
  72. 72
    TIEDOFF

    20A Sealed with a knot

    0
    2
  73. 73
    COLORLESS debut

    17A Like helium and carbon dioxide

    0
    1
  74. 74
    FINSTA debut

    46A Second social media account for posting private jokes and such, informally

    0
    1
  75. 75
    FURIOUSLY debut

    61A Following 17-, 37-, 40- and 43-Across, end of a properly formed yet 11-Down sentence by 25-Down demonstrating the distinction between syntax and semantics

    0
    1
  76. 76
    NOAMCHOMSKY debut

    25D So-named "father of modern linguistics"

    0
    1
  77. 77
    NONSENSICAL debut

    11D Meaningless

    0
    1
  78. 78
    TIMESUCK debut

    41D Doomscrolling, e.g.

    0
    1