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Wednesday · 72 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ONE

    2D Four quarters

    64
    613
  2. 2
    ARE

    25A Verb often abbreviated to a letter

    56
    533
  3. 3
    AREA

    21D Vicinity

    46
    631
  4. 4
    ARI

    61D Filmmaker Aster

    36
    378
  5. 5
    RNA

    24A Cellular messenger

    29
    322
  6. 6
    APE

    60D Central figure in a classic sci-fi series

    28
    415
  7. 7
    YET

    42A Up to now

    27
    201
  8. 8
    STEM

    55D Academic acronym

    26
    228
  9. 9
    PTA

    45A Educational support grp.

    25
    240
  10. 10
    OKS

    6D Gives the thumbs up

    25
    128
  11. 11
    OPAL

    23A Iridescent stone

    23
    253
  12. 12
    SEC

    28A Brief bit of time

    23
    187
  13. 13
    EMT

    44A One trained in CPR

    21
    188
  14. 14
    LIL

    50D Qualifier for many a rapper

    20
    166
  15. 15
    APP

    46A Notes or Messages

    19
    133
  16. 16
    EGOT

    56D Showbiz quartet

    18
    35
  17. 17
    TALC

    20D Soft rock

    17
    145
  18. 18
    TEAS

    39D Oolong and rooibos, for two

    16
    103
  19. 19
    HTTP

    38D URL starter

    15
    69
  20. 20
    AMT

    26A Oz., e.g.

    14
    92
  21. 21
    BOP

    16D Knock on the noggin

    14
    68
  22. 22
    UMP

    57A Judger of pitches

    13
    96
  23. 23
    FED

    17A Added fuel to

    10
    105
  24. 24
    YAK

    40A Himalayan ox

    10
    88
  25. 25
    ITSME

    65A Common reply to "Who's there?"

    10
    70
  26. 26
    CHIA

    29D Kind of seed

    10
    46
  27. 27
    TEED

    7D Up for a drive?

    9
    85
  28. 28
    SILL

    49A Place for a cooling pie

    9
    65
  29. 29
    ACTOR

    10D Hawke or Crowe

    8
    92
  30. 30
    EMEND

    53D Fix, as text

    8
    56
  31. 31
    TAPAS

    14D Chopitos and croquetas, e.g.

    8
    44
  32. 32
    DAL

    62D Indian lentil dish

    7
    18
  33. 33
    PARE

    22D Trim (down)

    6
    92
  34. 34
    TRAY

    31D Base for some lunches

    6
    59
  35. 35
    HENNA

    12D Dye in some body art

    6
    41
  36. 36
    BRASH

    8A Cocksure

    6
    14
  37. 37
    RUED

    9D Regretted

    5
    55
  38. 38
    HINDU

    5D One who practices bhakti and puja

    5
    35
  39. 39
    VHS

    34A Old standard of tape

    5
    25
  40. 40
    SLEEK

    4D Smooth and glossy

    4
    38
  41. 41
    INTERN

    63A Summer hire, perhaps

    4
    37
  42. 42
    ASCII

    46D Character set for electronic communication

    4
    34
  43. 43
    WITS

    37D Good things to have about you

    4
    27
  44. 44
    TIPIN

    43D Easy basket

    3
    17
  45. 45
    TOUCHE

    14A "You got me there!"

    3
    9
  46. 46
    BOSSLEVEL

    8D Climax in many a video game

    3
    3
  47. 47
    MASC

    27D Like the French words for every weekday and month: Abbr.

    2
    40
  48. 48
    NOAM

    33D Linguist Chomsky

    2
    39
  49. 49
    PLANT

    47D Audience member who might be in on the trick

    2
    33
  50. 50
    BUD

    1D Pardner

    2
    28
  51. 51
    SLEEPS

    51A Is out

    2
    24
  52. 52
    DEFENSE

    15A Obstacle in achieving one's goal?

    2
    16
  53. 53
    LUMEN

    52D Measure of brightness

    2
    16
  54. 54
    OPENERA

    64A Tennis period since 1968

    2
    12
  55. 55
    CATTAIL

    58A Furry wetlands growth

    2
    5
  56. 56
    UNALIKE

    13A Not the same

    2
    4
  57. 57
    PUTTS

    48D Gentle strokes

    1
    16
  58. 58
    TENDRIL

    66A Appendage for a morning glory

    1
    10
  59. 59
    SHAWN

    11D William ___, longtime editor of The New Yorker

    1
    7
  60. 60
    LEFTBRAIN

    30A Analytical thinker?

    1
    3
  61. 61
    SGTPEPPER

    35D Fictional bandleader of the 1960s

    1
    3
  62. 62
    SLUSHPILE

    54A Common assignment for editorial assistants ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters?

    1
    3
  63. 63
    BASETAN

    16A Something acquired in a salon bed, perhaps

    1
    2
  64. 64
    BOWSHOT

    1A Distance traversed by an arrow

    1
    2
  65. 65
    CHAILATTE

    41A Steamed beverage with spices from the Indian subcontinent

    1
    2
  66. 66
    BIKESHARE debut

    32D Modern transport service

    1
    1
  67. 67
    CARRIESNOWEIGHT debut

    36A Doesn't really matter

    1
    1
  68. 68
    DROPSDOWN debut

    18A Opens, as a menu ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters?

    1
    1
  69. 69
    GAMEPAD debut

    59A Console device with triggers and thumbsticks

    1
    1
  70. 70
    ROTINHELL debut

    19D "Damn you!"

    1
    1
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    TALKUP debut

    20A Bang the drum for

    1
    1
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    WAFFLEFRY debut

    3D Starchy food item named for a food it resembles

    1
    1