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Tuesday · 73 answers · 5 debuts

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

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    ERA

    8D Notable time period

    97
    791
  2. 2
    SPA

    23D Place for a wax

    59
    475
  3. 3
    ANT

    51A Queen's pawn?

    45
    401
  4. 4
    ODOR

    2D Strong smell

    39
    344
  5. 5
    ANI

    4D What "their" is spelled with, but not "there" or "they're"

    36
    238
  6. 6
    ETAL

    49A Abbr. at the end of a list of authors

    32
    327
  7. 7
    EKE

    55D Barely manage, with "out"

    31
    236
  8. 8
    ESSO

    26D Standard Oil offshoot

    30
    276
  9. 9
    AMI

    37A French friend

    29
    302
  10. 10
    ARM

    19A Inventor David Aguilar built a fully functional prosthetic one from Legos

    27
    264
  11. 11
    ASEA

    28A On the briny

    22
    326
  12. 12
    MRS

    61A Simon & Garfunkel's "___ Robinson"

    21
    125
  13. 13
    SCAR

    60A Sign of past stitches, perhaps

    20
    188
  14. 14
    CCS

    10A Syringe amts.

    20
    98
  15. 15
    EEK

    58A Cry that's a homophone (and anagram) of 55-Down

    19
    163
  16. 16
    DEL

    9D Director Guillermo ___ Toro

    18
    128
  17. 17
    ARAL

    21A ___ Sea, body of water between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

    17
    184
  18. 18
    HAT

    15A Something to draw names out of

    17
    183
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    ODIN

    13A Anthony Hopkins's role in "Thor"

    17
    159
  20. 20
    RIG

    32D Equip for sailing

    16
    114
  21. 21
    FIR

    40D Silver ___ (tree of the Alps)

    16
    101
  22. 22
    RASP

    44D Scratchy voice quality

    15
    137
  23. 23
    RYES

    50A Marbled loaves

    15
    116
  24. 24
    MSN

    33A AOL competitor

    15
    73
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    NCAA

    52D Final Four org.

    13
    164
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    HAM

    56D Theatrical sort

    13
    144
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    OTHER

    46D Catchall survey option

    13
    114
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    USB

    57D Kind of port seen at airport kiosks

    12
    59
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    AMY

    28D Comedian Sedaris

    11
    136
  30. 30
    PCS

    27D Windows runners

    11
    109
  31. 31
    ONME

    20A "My treat!"

    11
    102
  32. 32
    STYLE

    12D Something that editors and clothing designers are concerned with

    10
    80
  33. 33
    IMUP

    35D "It's my turn!"

    10
    28
  34. 34
    AMOK

    31D Bad way to run

    9
    128
  35. 35
    TAUT

    24D Like a tightrope, ideally

    9
    80
  36. 36
    BEAU

    63A Fellow bringing a dozen roses, maybe

    9
    74
  37. 37
    RIFE

    7D Widespread

    7
    62
  38. 38
    BOBA

    1A Tea with tapioca pearls

    7
    14
  39. 39
    OSAGE

    22A "August: ___ County" (Pulitzer-winning play)

    6
    90
  40. 40
    COAT

    17D Cold weather wear

    6
    89
  41. 41
    FROG

    40A Toad's kid-lit pal

    6
    33
  42. 42
    AWARD

    48A Trophy or medal

    5
    57
  43. 43
    LOIRE

    14A France's longest river

    4
    53
  44. 44
    LAPEL

    18D Folded part of a 17-Down

    4
    51
  45. 45
    CACAO

    11D Chocolate source

    4
    37
  46. 46
    EFILE

    39D Use TurboTax, e.g.

    4
    33
  47. 47
    THRU

    53D No ___ Traffic

    3
    80
  48. 48
    SHRED

    5A Tear to bits

    3
    47
  49. 49
    EMORY

    62A Georgia school said to be one of the "Southern Ivies"

    3
    34
  50. 50
    KABOB

    59A Meat skewer

    3
    20
  51. 51
    GETEM

    45D "Don't let those people escape!"

    3
    9
  52. 52
    HOLMES

    6D "A Study in Scarlet" detective

    3
    8
  53. 53
    CHART

    10D Reach the Billboard Hot 100, e.g.

    2
    24
  54. 54
    TIPTOE

    24A Walk quietly

    2
    19
  55. 55
    ROBO

    50D Prefix meaning "automated"

    2
    18
  56. 56
    PARM

    34D Eggplant ___ (Italian dish, familiarly)

    2
    14
  57. 57
    PIGSTY

    34A Messy living area

    2
    9
  58. 58
    BARNDANCE

    30D Where to swing your partner 'round and 'round

    2
    4
  59. 59
    ICRY

    25D Flo Rida hit with the lyric "Champagne buckets still got two tears in it"

    2
    4
  60. 60
    LOGICALFALLACY

    16A Flaw in an argument

    2
    3
  61. 61
    BOLA

    1D Cattle-catching weapon

    1
    16
  62. 62
    LARKS

    47D Birds that sing extravagant melodies

    1
    13
  63. 63
    TAYLOR

    42D Swift to fill a concert hall?

    1
    13
  64. 64
    GOI

    36D "There but for the grace of God ___"

    1
    9
  65. 65
    YOTEAMO

    38A "I love you," in Spanish

    1
    8
  66. 66
    SLANGY

    5D Like "b-boy" or "my b"

    1
    5
  67. 67
    GOLIMP

    45A Lose rigidity

    1
    4
  68. 68
    THREEHOLEPUNCH

    54A Spring-loaded office device ... or a collective hint to 16-, 26-, 34- and 41-Across

    1
    2
  69. 69
    BIGMOMENT debut

    3D Eagerly awaited occasion

    1
    1
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    CURLBAR debut

    29A Weightlifting item for a biceps routine

    1
    1
  71. 71
    DWEEBY debut

    43D Dorky

    1
    1
  72. 72
    EMPTYSPACE debut

    26A Void

    1
    1
  73. 73
    FRUITDRINK debut

    41A Many a beverage ending in "-ade"

    1
    1