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Thursday · 76 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    END

    71A Appropriate answer for this spot in the puzzle

    55
    447
  2. 2
    ERIE

    41D Cleveland abuts it

    48
    510
  3. 3
    SSN

    32D Doubly hyphenated fig.

    44
    242
  4. 4
    ECO

    10D Prefix with -cide

    42
    370
  5. 5
    EPEE

    50D One-on-one Olympic event

    41
    343
  6. 6
    SEA

    65D With 45-Across, Northwest airport, in brief

    40
    370
  7. 7
    NSA

    37D Surveillance org.

    38
    233
  8. 8
    ETC

    38D Shortening used for shortening

    37
    268
  9. 9
    ISEE

    49A "Ah"

    36
    360
  10. 10
    EPA

    31D Org. with grants for asbestos removal

    36
    320
  11. 11
    IDEA

    24A "The very ___!"

    33
    396
  12. 12
    EKE

    23A Squeeze (out)

    31
    236
  13. 13
    NTH

    22D Unspecified ordinal

    30
    251
  14. 14
    ESC

    31A Keyboard key not found on smartphones

    30
    209
  15. 15
    ASA

    47D Former Arkansas governor Hutchinson

    27
    230
  16. 16
    OPERA

    62A Love of Charles Foster Kane in "Citizen Kane"

    26
    247
  17. 17
    DRE

    68A TV dad on "Black-ish"

    22
    175
  18. 18
    DARE

    59A Party game choice

    19
    116
  19. 19
    ASTI

    4D Prosecco alternative, familiarly

    17
    224
  20. 20
    NAP

    58A It's rarely taken at night

    17
    192
  21. 21
    RIG

    63D Fix unfairly

    16
    114
  22. 22
    IDES

    61D Full moon period on the Roman lunar calendar

    14
    170
  23. 23
    EENIE

    53D Start of a counting rhyme

    14
    48
  24. 24
    CBS

    1A Norah O'Donnell's network

    13
    123
  25. 25
    PAIR

    54A Salt and pepper or peanut butter and jelly

    13
    87
  26. 26
    CHAR

    40D Toast

    12
    89
  27. 27
    LENA

    21A Musical Horne

    11
    140
  28. 28
    ANODE

    55D Part of some cells

    10
    107
  29. 29
    YEOH

    28A Michelle of "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

    9
    18
  30. 30
    EARP

    27D Surname at the O.K. Corral

    8
    102
  31. 31
    TAC

    45A See 65-Down

    8
    90
  32. 32
    BORED

    2D Regularly checking the time, maybe

    8
    25
  33. 33
    ECOLI

    16A Spoiler alert! It's bacteria!

    7
    103
  34. 34
    AOK

    14A NASA's "all good"

    7
    94
  35. 35
    PHD

    35D Academic's credential

    7
    87
  36. 36
    ABBOT

    4A One with many priors, maybe

    7
    47
  37. 37
    ALIKE

    12D How most stormtroopers look in "Star Wars"

    7
    40
  38. 38
    CLAP

    34A Two-handed gesture

    6
    84
  39. 39
    CACTI

    1D Sights around Joshua Tree National Park

    6
    65
  40. 40
    BUM

    6D Seat in Parliament?

    6
    41
  41. 41
    TETRIS

    20A Activity that involves shape shifting

    6
    34
  42. 42
    SKATE

    3D Pass quickly (over)

    5
    74
  43. 43
    RATED

    57D Follower of G or X

    5
    52
  44. 44
    LIEGE

    67A "My ___" (medieval term of address)

    5
    49
  45. 45
    CAPRI

    52D ___ pants

    5
    39
  46. 46
    PHAT

    26D Excellent, in dated slang

    5
    34
  47. 47
    FRAY

    18D Grow threadbare

    5
    32
  48. 48
    SAUDI

    15A Like 80% of the Arabian Peninsula

    4
    35
  49. 49
    ODELL

    7D Scott who wrote "The Black Pearl"

    4
    31
  50. 50
    PRUNE

    36A Shrunken snack item

    4
    28
  51. 51
    ANCHO

    43A Dried version of the almost-ripe poblano

    4
    14
  52. 52
    TINEAR

    8D Bad listening ability

    3
    26
  53. 53
    SIENNA

    60A Pigment akin to ocher or umber

    3
    19
  54. 54
    GRAIL

    66A Coveted cup

    3
    18
  55. 55
    INURN

    56D Store, as ashes

    3
    12
  56. 56
    SINGS

    69A Finks

    3
    12
  57. 57
    SEPAL

    9A Leaflike plant part

    2
    36
  58. 58
    LINED

    13D Having wrinkles

    2
    28
  59. 59
    NOWIN

    19A Kind of situation that's hopeless

    2
    19
  60. 60
    RHEAS

    30A Cousins of cassowaries

    2
    15
  61. 61
    LAPAT

    46A Slosh against, as the shore

    2
    13
  62. 62
    DREG

    44A Last bit

    2
    11
  63. 63
    THRILL

    48D Delight

    2
    10
  64. 64
    SNOGS

    51D Makes out, in Britain

    2
    9
  65. 65
    INSIDEOUT

    64A Thoroughly … or how to read the four Across answers with parentheses in this puzzle

    2
    3
  66. 66
    POWERSUIT

    11D Confidence-boosting corporate attire

    2
    3
  67. 67
    SENATEPAGE

    9D One running for Congress?

    2
    3
  68. 68
    LEANS

    70A Has a bias

    1
    29
  69. 69
    BASSSOLO

    5D Iconic feature of the Who's "My Generation"

    1
    7
  70. 70
    PSYCHOTHERAPIST

    39A "Not that shrink!"?

    1
    2
  71. 71
    SPLATTERED

    25A Result of dropping a tray of coffee drinks?

    1
    2
  72. 72
    CRAFTSMEN debut

    17A Workers at the rear of some flat boats?

    1
    1
  73. 73
    CYCLOPEAN debut

    33D Huge

    1
    1
  74. 74
    ECHOPEDALS debut

    29D Special effects devices at a rock concert

    1
    1
  75. 75
    RESTSIGN debut

    42D Indication to stop playing, perhaps

    1
    1
  76. 76
    SCORESHEET debut

    51A Tally of samples at a geology competition?

    1
    1