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Thursday · 74 answers · 10 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    ERIE

    53D City on a lake of the same name

    48
    510
  2. 2
    LSD

    31A Alternative to mushrooms, maybe

    41
    245
  3. 3
    ACRE

    58A A lot of lot?

    38
    328
  4. 4
    ETC

    39A What "…" sometimes means

    37
    268
  5. 5
    ETON

    43A Alma mater of Ian Fleming (as well as James Bond)

    32
    282
  6. 6
    TAU

    20D T

    25
    169
  7. 7
    ATAD

    52D Very little

    24
    155
  8. 8
    SPOT

    32D Word before check or on

    24
    153
  9. 9
    IHOP

    2D Restaurant chain acronym

    21
    110
  10. 10
    AIDE

    28A Worker in a Washington office

    20
    192
  11. 11
    TEEN

    49A Prom attendee, typically

    20
    192
  12. 12
    SCAR

    51D Souvenir from a trip?

    20
    188
  13. 13
    IPA

    56D Porter or pilsner alternative, in brief

    20
    80
  14. 14
    AWOL

    15A Nowhere to be found, in a way

    15
    167
  15. 15
    SORT

    27A Word processing function … and a clue to the circled square in this row

    15
    116
  16. 16
    MCAT

    22A Aspiring doc's hurdle

    14
    33
  17. 17
    RID

    36A Cleared (of)

    13
    148
  18. 18
    DIS

    30D Put down

    13
    120
  19. 19
    NAPA

    59A County north of San Francisco

    13
    112
  20. 20
    STET

    63A [Don't delete this]

    12
    225
  21. 21
    SEND

    61A Gmail button

    12
    133
  22. 22
    ELKS

    12D Group that once included the members Babe Ruth and Harry Houdini

    11
    103
  23. 23
    PORE

    57A Skin feature … and a clue to the circled square in this row

    10
    75
  24. 24
    HINT

    25D When doubled, comment made with a wink

    10
    63
  25. 25
    OHNO

    14A "Yeesh!"

    9
    149
  26. 26
    INNS

    7D Stops for the night?

    9
    144
  27. 27
    AWARE

    10D "I'm well ___!"

    9
    95
  28. 28
    TOIL

    60A Work, work, work

    9
    90
  29. 29
    DENY

    33D Say it ain't so

    8
    90
  30. 30
    BALE

    9A Hay there!

    8
    84
  31. 31
    THAW

    13A Sign of warming temperatures

    8
    80
  32. 32
    GRAD

    62A Hard worker to a degree?

    8
    57
  33. 33
    HORA

    16A Jewish wedding staple … and a clue to the circled square in this row

    7
    101
  34. 34
    NAIF

    5A Overly trusting type

    7
    31
  35. 35
    SELES

    23A Monica in the International Tennis Hall of Fame

    5
    79
  36. 36
    NOOR

    5D Onetime queen of Jordan

    5
    49
  37. 37
    STAKE

    24D Hot ___

    5
    36
  38. 38
    DELT

    54D Arm-raising muscle, informally

    5
    34
  39. 39
    IODINE

    29A Common antiseptic

    5
    33
  40. 40
    YEARN

    48D Thirst (for)

    4
    49
  41. 41
    DRAPE

    37A Something that may be drawn at night

    4
    35
  42. 42
    KYOTO

    47A Former world capital that's an anagram of its country's current capital

    4
    26
  43. 43
    SIDES

    27D Us and them, for two

    4
    25
  44. 44
    MORN

    44A Poetic time of day … and a clue to the circled square in this row

    3
    38
  45. 45
    KORAN

    26D Source of the quote "Allah doesn't task a soul beyond its capacity"

    3
    30
  46. 46
    KNISH

    34A Jewish deli order

    3
    21
  47. 47
    BASALT

    9D Product of hardened lava

    3
    14
  48. 48
    KITTY

    42D Word sometimes repeated after "Here ..."

    3
    13
  49. 49
    NIPS

    1A Puppy bites

    2
    53
  50. 50
    JETLI

    17D Martial arts champion who co-starred in 2020's "Mulan"

    2
    15
  51. 51
    SPATTER

    19A Deep-frying hazard, maybe

    2
    7
  52. 52
    UBERED

    18D Used a certain rideshare service

    2
    5
  53. 53
    RECEIPTS

    38D Gate

    2
    4
  54. 54
    OCASEK debut

    40A Singer Ric of the Cars

    2
    2
  55. 55
    SEESAWS

    50A Tips back and forth

    1
    15
  56. 56
    LOCUS

    11D Defined set of points

    1
    11
  57. 57
    ATTIRED

    52A Clad

    1
    9
  58. 58
    NTHS

    1D Indefinite degrees

    1
    8
  59. 59
    SUBARUS

    21A Cars whose logo represents the Pleiades star cluster

    1
    4
  60. 60
    CROWING

    41D Boastfulness

    1
    2
  61. 61
    FOCUSON

    8D Devote attention to

    1
    2
  62. 62
    HOOTAT

    35D Heckle loudly

    1
    2
  63. 63
    MOSSED

    44D Covered with a green growth

    1
    2
  64. 64
    PARAMEDIC

    3D First responder

    1
    2
  65. 65
    SWATCHES

    4D Upholsterers' samples

    1
    2
  66. 66
    AHHA debut

    6D "Yes, that's it!"

    1
    1
  67. 67
    JOHANCUSACK debut

    17A Actor in "Say Anything …" and "High Fidelity"

    1
    1
  68. 68
    KELCE debut

    47D N.F.L. star Travis

    1
    1
  69. 69
    LATINROOT debut

    31D The word "aquarium" has one

    1
    1
  70. 70
    MNET debut

    46D New York pro athlete

    1
    1
  71. 71
    PELASTICITY debut

    55A Capability of being pulled and stretched

    1
    1
  72. 72
    SIMNCITY debut

    45A Urban area associated with gaming

    1
    1
  73. 73
    SPEAS debut

    50D Sites for saltwater soaks

    1
    1
  74. 74
    STHEHULK debut

    24A Green-skinned Marvel hero

    1
    1