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Tuesday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALA

    46A Lead-in to mode

    58
    513
  2. 2
    ADS

    28D Paid spots

    46
    325
  3. 3
    ODOR

    4D Smelly smell

    39
    344
  4. 4
    NET

    59A Take home

    38
    377
  5. 5
    ETC

    71A And so on

    37
    268
  6. 6
    DNA

    32A Crime lab evidence

    37
    260
  7. 7
    OGRE

    37D Ugly beast

    36
    284
  8. 8
    SOS

    70A "Help!"

    34
    251
  9. 9
    STAR

    23D Feature (in)

    31
    316
  10. 10
    IRIS

    14D Bluish-purple flower

    26
    225
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    ESS

    7D Shape of some curves

    22
    413
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    ELAN

    63D Panache

    20
    267
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    NOD

    33D An aye for the eye?

    20
    158
  14. 14
    ESPN

    26D Channel for armchair athletes

    19
    154
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    IMP

    36A Little troublemaker

    17
    166
  16. 16
    MAT

    10D Bit of yoga equipment

    16
    145
  17. 17
    MEH

    6A Apathetic reaction

    16
    80
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    ELENA

    55A Justice Kagan

    15
    178
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    RASP

    60A Speak hoarsely

    15
    137
  20. 20
    HTTP

    8D Letters before ://

    15
    69
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    ALIEN

    67A Like 48-Downs, to Ireland

    14
    180
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    ALS

    11D Ice Bucket Challenge cause, for short

    13
    134
  23. 23
    CBS

    64D "Sunday Morning" airer

    13
    123
  24. 24
    GEM

    43A ___ State (Idaho nickname)

    12
    119
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    RAG

    42D Cleaning cloth

    11
    149
  26. 26
    IRAS

    31A Certain nest eggs, in brief

    11
    129
  27. 27
    REI

    21A Co-op that sells camping gear

    11
    77
  28. 28
    NEIL

    38D Justice Gorsuch

    10
    115
  29. 29
    OOO

    65D Away from work, for short

    10
    81
  30. 30
    STL

    35D Gateway to the West, on scoreboards

    9
    111
  31. 31
    ASIF

    56D "In your dreams!"

    9
    105
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    SMART

    50D Like many appliances in modern homes

    8
    81
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    DANA

    44A "S.N.L." alum Carvey

    8
    74
  34. 34
    RIPS

    47A Sewing targets

    8
    48
  35. 35
    DELETE

    53D Erase

    7
    48
  36. 36
    SCORE

    24A Number in the Gettysburg Address

    7
    47
  37. 37
    KNEES

    72A Places for patellas

    6
    40
  38. 38
    RAMI

    25D Malek of "Mr. Robot"

    6
    17
  39. 39
    SRTA

    27A Mlle. : French :: ___ : Spanish

    5
    103
  40. 40
    ELTON

    16A John who sang "Crocodile Rock"

    5
    102
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    PERE

    61D Parisian papa

    5
    62
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    STOOD

    1A Gave up a seat, maybe

    5
    57
  43. 43
    KNOB

    40D Door handle

    5
    46
  44. 44
    HANS

    34A Composer Zimmer who won Oscars for "The Lion King" and "Dune"

    5
    45
  45. 45
    SNAKE

    48D Creature that grows longer in a classic video game (also in this puzzle, when it "eats" a black square)

    3
    35
  46. 46
    GODS

    51A Mount Olympus figures

    3
    34
  47. 47
    BOARS

    22A Wild pigs

    3
    20
  48. 48
    SMEARS

    1D Slings mud at, in a campaign

    3
    20
  49. 49
    VICAR

    13D Clergy member

    3
    19
  50. 50
    MENORAH

    6D Hanukkah centerpiece

    3
    17
  51. 51
    DENEB

    5D Brightest light in Cygnus

    2
    34
  52. 52
    ONLINE

    52D Where one might be represented by an avatar

    2
    34
  53. 53
    JUT

    66D Stick (out)

    2
    27
  54. 54
    GUCCI

    15D Aldo of fashion

    2
    8
  55. 55
    STENOS

    54D Transcription pros

    1
    55
  56. 56
    ARAMAIC

    45D Language of ancient Syria

    1
    20
  57. 57
    MAUDE

    12A Bea Arthur sitcom of the 1970s

    1
    17
  58. 58
    DRATS

    29A Frustrated cries

    1
    9
  59. 59
    TALLER

    2D Like basketball players vis-à-vis jockeys, typically

    1
    7
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    EMPERORS

    39D Rulers of the Aztecs and Incas

    1
    5
  61. 61
    CANTO

    69A Section of a long poem

    0
    31
  62. 62
    ABACK

    58D One way to be taken

    0
    28
  63. 63
    PICT

    20A Ancient inhabitant of Scotland

    0
    21
  64. 64
    SODACAN

    19D Common recyclable

    0
    11
  65. 65
    BAMBA

    57A "La ___" (1958 Ritchie Valens hit)

    0
    7
  66. 66
    NORSK

    49A Native language in Oslo

    0
    6
  67. 67
    COOKIEJAR

    64A Where sticky fingers might be caught

    0
    5
  68. 68
    ONESOCK

    37A Frustrating find while folding laundry

    0
    5
  69. 69
    ALFRESCO

    18A In the open air, as a meal

    0
    4
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    OUTFIT

    3D Ensemble

    0
    4
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    RETRAIN

    41A Brush up on old skills

    0
    4
  72. 72
    VICTORIA

    9D Roman goddess who is the equivalent of the Greek Nike

    0
    4
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    BOREFRUIT

    68A Eventually brought results

    0
    3
  74. 74
    SNEAKBY

    30D Pass without notice

    0
    3
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    VMA

    9A MTV prize whose trophy features an astronaut

    0
    2
  76. 76
    INSTRUCTS debut

    17A Teaches

    0
    1
  77. 77
    MAYBELLE debut

    62A Motormouth ___ ("Hairspray" role for Queen Latifah)

    0
    1
  78. 78
    VESTIGIAL debut

    13A Like the "legs" on a 48-Down

    0
    1