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Thursday · 76 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASH

    8D Pizza oven residue

    50
    458
  2. 2
    AXE

    49A Dismiss abruptly

    34
    269
  3. 3
    ATARI

    11D Chess : check :: go : ____

    28
    224
  4. 4
    UTE

    9D Beehive State native

    27
    263
  5. 5
    STEP

    22D Prefix with any family member

    25
    229
  6. 6
    ABS

    1A Targets of crunches, informally

    25
    214
  7. 7
    SLY

    59D Roguish

    24
    264
  8. 8
    APT

    19A Like the last name of swimming legend Diana Nyad

    23
    217
  9. 9
    BOA

    2D Stole onstage

    21
    168
  10. 10
    STAY

    38D Court-ordered delay

    20
    159
  11. 11
    ALEC

    4A "Smart" guy

    19
    279
  12. 12
    PEN

    20D Signature item

    19
    187
  13. 13
    APP

    1D Home screen selection

    19
    133
  14. 14
    CEL

    45A Cartoon frame

    18
    141
  15. 15
    SKY

    3D Difficult area of a jigsaw puzzle, maybe

    17
    129
  16. 16
    DAD

    40A Pops

    14
    144
  17. 17
    CHI

    53D Life force

    13
    148
  18. 18
    OBIT

    41A A thing of the passed?

    13
    142
  19. 19
    RAGE

    37D Short-lived fashion

    13
    122
  20. 20
    KIA

    27A Telluride maker (that's 6,000+ miles away from Telluride)

    13
    94
  21. 21
    EIN

    54D Köln one

    12
    159
  22. 22
    ERMA

    31A Humorist Bombeck

    11
    147
  23. 23
    IRAS

    36D 401(k) alternatives

    11
    129
  24. 24
    SERTA

    12D Tempur-Pedic competitor

    11
    82
  25. 25
    ING

    50A Dutch banking giant

    10
    77
  26. 26
    FBI

    57D "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" org.

    10
    75
  27. 27
    TINY

    26D Minute

    10
    64
  28. 28
    BAD

    32A Spoiled

    9
    109
  29. 29
    META

    44A Breaking the fourth wall, say

    9
    87
  30. 30
    ABASE

    4D Humble

    9
    82
  31. 31
    ICY

    64A In need of salt, say

    9
    81
  32. 32
    WIN

    51A Get to 21 first in cornhole, e.g.

    8
    96
  33. 33
    ATEIN

    62A Remained home for supper

    8
    79
  34. 34
    THIS

    28A Faith Hill hit with the lyric "It's perpetual bliss"

    8
    68
  35. 35
    NCIS

    63A CBS drama with five spinoffs

    8
    58
  36. 36
    TEC

    58D Gumshoe

    7
    80
  37. 37
    AURAS

    8A Vibes

    7
    52
  38. 38
    GPAS

    25D They might accompany SAT scores

    7
    28
  39. 39
    BIN

    43D Hamper, e.g.

    6
    90
  40. 40
    LOIS

    5D Lane in DC?

    6
    76
  41. 41
    SNIDE

    47A Snarkily disparaging

    5
    47
  42. 42
    STAKE

    22A Vampire hunter's weapon

    5
    36
  43. 43
    EXPAT

    46D One living abroad

    5
    20
  44. 44
    KFC

    56D Fast-food chain with 30,000+ locations

    4
    46
  45. 45
    ASTUTE

    15A Perceptive

    4
    37
  46. 46
    WIFI

    51D Something that's often free in airports but expensive on airplanes

    4
    27
  47. 47
    EWS

    6D Grossed-out cries

    4
    7
  48. 48
    KNITS

    34D Sweaters and such

    3
    20
  49. 49
    IRT

    21A Original N.Y.C. subway line

    2
    70
  50. 50
    ISS

    18A Astronauts' outpost, for short

    2
    27
  51. 51
    MOIRA

    39A Samira Wiley's role on "The Handmaid's Tale"

    2
    27
  52. 52
    CASCA

    45D Caesar's first stabber

    2
    20
  53. 53
    KNOCK

    33A Forgo a ring, maybe

    2
    13
  54. 54
    THRUM

    23D Steady engine sound

    2
    11
  55. 55
    CLEARED

    7D Given the go-ahead

    2
    6
  56. 56
    PEATBOG

    42A Wetland fuel source

    2
    6
  57. 57
    PENCILS

    29A Slim-fitting bottom

    2
    6
  58. 58
    SKILIFTS

    55A Peak picker-uppers, as depicted three times in this puzzle's grid

    2
    5
  59. 59
    ATTACKAD

    15D Negative campaign tactic

    2
    4
  60. 60
    LOGOMANIA debut

    30D Slangy term for an obsession with branded fashion items

    2
    2
  61. 61
    GREAT

    25A "Well, that's just perfect"

    1
    39
  62. 62
    GASSY

    48A Like a baby in need of burping

    1
    23
  63. 63
    SPACEK

    52A Oscar nominee for "Carrie"

    1
    10
  64. 64
    GILLS

    48D Bass organs

    1
    8
  65. 65
    THEBAR

    17A Lawyers, collectively

    1
    7
  66. 66
    RAYGUNS

    37A Futuristic zappers

    1
    5
  67. 67
    BEATNIKS

    32D Coffeehouse poets

    1
    4
  68. 68
    ERIKSATIE

    14D Early 20th-century composer who introduced the typewriter as a percussion instrument

    1
    3
  69. 69
    PUTTIES

    35A Fills in the gaps of, in a way

    1
    3
  70. 70
    PAYRAISE

    16A End-of-year hope

    1
    2
  71. 71
    RUBIKSCUBES

    10D Toys once marketed as having "Over three billion combinations, but only one solution"

    1
    2
  72. 72
    AIMTOPLEASE debut

    24D Focus on making others happy

    1
    1
  73. 73
    CASHIS debut

    60A "Money talks"

    1
    1
  74. 74
    DODGSON debut

    40D Lewis Carroll's real last name, hence Lewis's last name in "Jurassic Park"

    1
    1
  75. 75
    OFFLABEL debut

    61A Unapproved, pharmaceutically

    1
    1
  76. 76
    POKEBOWL debut

    13A Hawaiian dish with cubed fish

    1
    1