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Thursday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALE

    16A It may be brown or blonde

    59
    570
  2. 2
    ASS

    30D Bad ending?

    58
    409
  3. 3
    EAR

    19A Something to play by

    57
    485
  4. 4
    LEO

    59A Lion in ancient Rome

    40
    268
  5. 5
    ESP

    40D Medium capacity?

    35
    344
  6. 6
    OSLO

    31D Site of a Nobel Prize award ceremony every December 10

    32
    324
  7. 7
    ELM

    4D ___ City (nickname for New Haven, Conn.)

    30
    240
  8. 8
    INN

    7D Tavern

    27
    258
  9. 9
    NIL

    64A Love, at Wimbledon

    27
    249
  10. 10
    ESE

    37A Suffix with Sudan or Bhutan

    26
    386
  11. 11
    RAM

    42A Head into?

    25
    166
  12. 12
    ROT

    21A Utter nonsense

    20
    214
  13. 13
    CCS

    11A Adds to the chain, in a way

    20
    98
  14. 14
    PEN

    62D Write

    19
    187
  15. 15
    CAT

    29D Hard animal to herd

    19
    179
  16. 16
    HAT

    63D Porkpie, e.g.

    17
    183
  17. 17
    LOL

    60A "omg, u r too much"

    17
    132
  18. 18
    ASANA

    33A Cow or cobra, in yoga

    17
    51
  19. 19
    INC

    23D Company name ender

    16
    126
  20. 20
    ARO

    67A Like one who might prefer platonic relationships, informally

    16
    19
  21. 21
    ULNA

    54D Forearm bone

    15
    178
  22. 22
    RASP

    43A Speak hoarsely

    15
    137
  23. 23
    NOTE

    18D Musical building block

    15
    132
  24. 24
    SERA

    13D Will be, in Spanish

    14
    172
  25. 25
    NOIR

    55D Genre for "Double Indemnity"

    14
    110
  26. 26
    CLAM

    12D One might be cooked "casino"-style

    14
    86
  27. 27
    DIS

    49A Trash

    13
    120
  28. 28
    VAN

    39D One might help you move

    13
    107
  29. 29
    SIAM

    34D Setting for "The King and I"

    11
    91
  30. 30
    DOSE

    57D One tablespoon, maybe

    11
    88
  31. 31
    ROAM

    56D Last word in the first line of "Home on the Range"

    9
    94
  32. 32
    UNA

    27A Univision article

    8
    115
  33. 33
    TASK

    36A Do it!

    8
    66
  34. 34
    ABRA

    33D "East of Eden" girl

    8
    61
  35. 35
    EASED

    65A Softened

    8
    61
  36. 36
    ITSON

    69A "Challenge accepted!"

    8
    31
  37. 37
    ZIT

    46D Pimple

    7
    60
  38. 38
    CALL

    41A See 38-Across

    7
    46
  39. 39
    AMENS

    68A Fathers' last words?

    6
    57
  40. 40
    ABOUT

    2D Approximately

    6
    52
  41. 41
    CASTE

    66A "___: The Origins of Our Discontents," Isabel Wilkerson best seller

    6
    51
  42. 42
    BIRD

    38A With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle's theme

    6
    40
  43. 43
    CITI

    41D ___ Field (M.L.B. venue since 2009)

    6
    39
  44. 44
    PINOT

    44A ___ blanc (type of white grape)

    6
    27
  45. 45
    MOCHI

    1D Japanese rice cake

    6
    7
  46. 46
    TEMPE

    3D Home for the Sun Devils

    5
    34
  47. 47
    WWI

    58A Era in which daylight saving was introduced as a way to conserve energy, in brief

    5
    34
  48. 48
    GLASS

    51D Word with cut or shot

    4
    37
  49. 49
    TOKEN

    53D Symbol

    4
    37
  50. 50
    SHIM

    8D A matchbook, for a wobbly table, say

    4
    31
  51. 51
    HUP

    20A Marching syllable

    4
    26
  52. 52
    WELT

    32D Lasting lash effect

    4
    25
  53. 53
    PIPE

    9D "___ down!" ("Shut up!")

    3
    56
  54. 54
    UNHIP

    15A Square

    3
    26
  55. 55
    LISPS

    6A Speech therapists' targets

    3
    22
  56. 56
    OBELI

    14A Daggerlike symbols on manuscripts

    3
    15
  57. 57
    MATED

    1A Beat at chess

    3
    13
  58. 58
    UNITARD

    54A Attire for an acrobat

    3
    9
  59. 59
    HEWTO

    52D Observe closely, as orders

    3
    6
  60. 60
    POLISCI

    44D Major that might require International Relations and U.S. Government classes, informally

    3
    4
  61. 61
    RAND

    25D South African currency

    2
    58
  62. 62
    VESTS

    39A Stereotypical attire for tech bros

    2
    17
  63. 63
    SPELUNK

    10D Explore a cave

    2
    11
  64. 64
    RAWR

    48D Comical growl

    2
    5
  65. 65
    DIORAMA

    5D Many a Joseph Cornell artwork

    1
    15
  66. 66
    LUSTER

    6D Shine

    1
    9
  67. 67
    SITSPAT

    26D Doesn't get hit, say

    1
    7
  68. 68
    ARMADILLO

    35D Mammal that can roll up into a ball

    1
    5
  69. 69
    ITERATES

    24A Tries, tries again

    1
    5
  70. 70
    REWEDS

    47D Ties another knot, so to speak

    1
    5
  71. 71
    CAESAREAN

    11D Like the Roman Empire around 48 B.C.

    1
    3
  72. 72
    MELISMA

    22A Vocal flourish used by Lady Gaga in "Shallow" and "Bad Romance"

    1
    3
  73. 73
    AMAZONPARROT debut

    45A "Say 'goodnight' Alexa." "Goodnight Alexa"

    1
    1
  74. 74
    AMERICANCROW debut

    28A "Hey, England, happy Fourth of July!"

    1
    1
  75. 75
    COMMONSNIPE debut

    17A "Nice of you to show up"

    1
    1
  76. 76
    COOPERSHAWK debut

    61A "Bottom-of-the-barrel barrel prices! Buy today!"

    1
    1
  77. 77
    ROSACEA debut

    43D Skin condition that causes facial flushing

    1
    1
  78. 78
    TEALIGHT debut

    50A Relative of a votive candle

    1
    1