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Wednesday · 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
    ELI

    15A One of the Manning brothers

    60
    599
  2. 2
    SNL

    50A NBC staple since 1975, in brief

    40
    263
  3. 3
    TEN

    30D Perfect score, often

    39
    369
  4. 4
    SLY

    22A Scheming

    24
    264
  5. 5
    DEE

    60D Poor grade

    22
    182
  6. 6
    OTOE

    32D Plains tribe

    21
    198
  7. 7
    NOS

    66A Turndowns

    21
    156
  8. 8
    SOSO

    53D Meh

    21
    154
  9. 9
    AERO

    42D Prefix with nautical

    20
    269
  10. 10
    EERIE

    64A Like a cemetery at night, maybe

    19
    260
  11. 11
    EARL

    55D Rank associated with tea and sandwiches?

    19
    195
  12. 12
    ABEL

    39A First murder victim

    18
    194
  13. 13
    OAHU

    21D Waikiki locale

    18
    185
  14. 14
    USSR

    1D It's written as "C.C.C.P." in Cyrillic

    17
    171
  15. 15
    LESS

    46A Taking off

    17
    167
  16. 16
    TAP

    6A Alternative to "swipe" for a credit card

    17
    165
  17. 17
    OAK

    40A Common wine barrel material

    16
    152
  18. 18
    PGA

    12D Sports org. with an annual championship on the weekend before Memorial Day

    16
    132
  19. 19
    HES

    13D "___ So Shy" (1980 Pointer Sisters hit)

    16
    122
  20. 20
    ELON

    37A Private university of North Carolina

    15
    102
  21. 21
    APR

    59D Borrower's concern, for short

    13
    170
  22. 22
    ASL

    63A In which the pinky and thumb pointing out represents Y, in brief

    13
    90
  23. 23
    AWL

    39D Leatherworker's tool

    12
    118
  24. 24
    MAO

    38A Leader who was the author of "On Protracted War"

    11
    141
  25. 25
    RHEA

    57D Large flightless bird

    11
    133
  26. 26
    SALSA

    67A Latin dance

    11
    98
  27. 27
    UNE

    45A Article in Le Monde

    10
    145
  28. 28
    MAP

    11D Hiker's aid

    10
    138
  29. 29
    SPAN

    52D Bridge

    10
    132
  30. 30
    PIER

    8D Spot from which to say "bon voyage"

    10
    97
  31. 31
    ALLA

    7D Penne ___ vodka

    10
    81
  32. 32
    SAKE

    2D Japanese rice wine

    9
    76
  33. 33
    USURP

    1A Seize

    9
    43
  34. 34
    OSAKA

    10D Tennis star Naomi

    8
    82
  35. 35
    RADII

    58A Arm bones

    8
    81
  36. 36
    USAGE

    16A Measurement on an electric meter

    8
    66
  37. 37
    TAPAS

    19A Spanish restaurant fare

    8
    44
  38. 38
    OSU

    36A The Cowboys and Cowgirls of the N.C.A.A.

    7
    100
  39. 39
    UVEA

    3D Pupil's place

    7
    95
  40. 40
    REDD

    4D Chris formerly of 50-Across

    7
    51
  41. 41
    AMSTEL

    27A Dutch beer named for a river

    6
    29
  42. 42
    BOHO

    31A ___-chic

    6
    17
  43. 43
    ONA

    33A "I'm ___ Boat" (Lonely Island song)

    5
    161
  44. 44
    RUG

    58D Toupee, slangily

    5
    49
  45. 45
    SAVER

    14A Word with life or screen

    5
    22
  46. 46
    SELLS

    50D Unloads, so to speak

    4
    46
  47. 47
    BREA

    54D La ___ Tar Pits

    4
    39
  48. 48
    DELLA

    18D Actress Reese of "Touched by an Angel"

    3
    33
  49. 49
    TEDDY

    6D Presidential nickname of the early 20th century

    3
    31
  50. 50
    INSERT

    25D Ad section in a newspaper, maybe

    3
    27
  51. 51
    BEAKS

    31D Prominent parts of toucans

    3
    12
  52. 52
    APIS

    56D Honeybees' genus

    3
    10
  53. 53
    SMOKEY

    29D Motown legend Robinson

    3
    6
  54. 54
    OOMPH

    9A Pizazz

    2
    36
  55. 55
    ARABIC

    23A Like the numerals 1, 2 and 3

    2
    34
  56. 56
    UPENN

    62A Philly school

    2
    18
  57. 57
    DANDY

    43D Fine partner?

    2
    16
  58. 58
    GREGG

    65A ___ Popovich, longtime coach for the Spurs

    2
    16
  59. 59
    MILANO

    28D City in which to see "Il Cenacolo" ("The Last Supper")

    2
    12
  60. 60
    BOOBOO

    24D Owie

    2
    8
  61. 61
    PRAISED

    5D Gave positive reinforcement

    2
    7
  62. 62
    POLYGRAPH debut

    61A Something you shouldn't take lying down?

    2
    2
  63. 63
    ALLOTS

    47A Earmarks

    1
    20
  64. 64
    ATEOUT

    27D Dined at a restaurant

    1
    15
  65. 65
    GMCS

    35D Sonoma and Yukon

    1
    10
  66. 66
    TOYCAR

    48A Matchbox, e.g.

    1
    8
  67. 67
    ALLAGES

    44D Audience for which a G-rated film is appropriate

    1
    7
  68. 68
    CCING

    49D Keeping in the loop, in a way

    1
    6
  69. 69
    SKEDADDLE

    17A Fly the coop

    1
    6
  70. 70
    OUTCROP

    9D Protruding feature on a cliff

    1
    3
  71. 71
    BLARING

    41D Extra-loud, as a loudspeaker

    1
    2
  72. 72
    CAULKS

    26D Seals, in a way

    1
    2
  73. 73
    BACKEDAWORK debut

    41A Invested on Broadway, say?

    1
    1
  74. 74
    CROSSEDABEAR debut

    51A Betrayed Paddington? … or what 20-, 34- and 41-Across did in this puzzle

    1
    1
  75. 75
    READIEDAROCK debut

    20A Prepared to fight Goliath?

    1
    1
  76. 76
    TIMEDAGETUP debut

    34A Practiced changing one's costume by the clock?

    1
    1