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Wednesday · 74 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ODE

    54A Beethoven's "___ to Joy"

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    523
  2. 2
    OREO

    60A Double Stuf cookie

    45
    408
  3. 3
    PSST

    63A "Hey! Over here!"

    44
    250
  4. 4
    USA

    38D Conference ___ (college athletic association)

    40
    261
  5. 5
    ESP

    18A Helpful skill for guessers

    35
    344
  6. 6
    ESAU

    15D Elder son of Isaac

    31
    245
  7. 7
    APE

    52A Hairy Halloween costume

    28
    415
  8. 8
    ADD

    42D Elaborate

    27
    224
  9. 9
    ESE

    7D Demonym suffix

    26
    386
  10. 10
    PTA

    47A Group that may have an organizational meeting in Sept.

    25
    240
  11. 11
    ATAD

    30D Somewhat

    25
    156
  12. 12
    PEA

    19A "Black-eyed" or "sugar snap" legume

    23
    230
  13. 13
    IRAN

    27A Country between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf

    22
    276
  14. 14
    ADELE

    30A Singer with the 2011 #1 hit "Set Fire to the Rain"

    22
    158
  15. 15
    ROO

    4D Kanga's kid in "Winnie-the-Pooh"

    20
    189
  16. 16
    REDO

    13A Overhaul

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    173
  17. 17
    STYE

    61A Eye problem

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    162
  18. 18
    AGES

    52D "10 and up" preceder

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    202
  19. 19
    USES

    44A Swiss Army knives have many of these

    19
    193
  20. 20
    DARE

    5D Truth's alternative

    19
    116
  21. 21
    ESL

    56D Course for becoming bilingual, for short

    18
    153
  22. 22
    UPS

    17D Positive swings

    17
    123
  23. 23
    EDYS

    10D East Coast counterpart to Dreyer's in the freezer aisle

    17
    106
  24. 24
    STS

    8D Elm and Maple are common ones: Abbr.

    16
    191
  25. 25
    OATH

    28D Something you can be under when in court

    16
    143
  26. 26
    AGAR

    1A Petri dish growth medium

    15
    172
  27. 27
    AHAB

    36A Pequod captain

    15
    156
  28. 28
    AHAS

    34D Cries of enlightenment

    14
    70
  29. 29
    BOP

    58D Noggin knock

    14
    68
  30. 30
    VET

    48D Scrutinize

    13
    116
  31. 31
    ABATE

    42A Decrease in intensity

    12
    108
  32. 32
    GIN

    24D Martini or Negroni spirit

    12
    108
  33. 33
    LOSS

    62A A 2-1 record has one

    12
    65
  34. 34
    DYES

    5A Turns red, say

    11
    100
  35. 35
    PHDS

    53D Degrees of success, for short?

    11
    55
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    ODIE

    28A Comics dog with a big red tongue

    10
    153
  37. 37
    AMORAL

    12D Lacking principles

    10
    64
  38. 38
    CERA

    9A Michael of "Superbad"

    10
    38
  39. 39
    GATE

    33D Receipts

    9
    91
  40. 40
    MIRE

    51D Bog

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    84
  41. 41
    VAC

    26A Appliance that may have different floor settings, for short

    8
    43
  42. 42
    ISO

    57D Prefix with -morphic

    7
    117
  43. 43
    GRU

    24A "Despicable Me" protagonist

    7
    20
  44. 44
    NEEDS

    22A Requires

    6
    85
  45. 45
    YMCA

    6D Where volleyball and racquetball were invented, in brief

    6
    77
  46. 46
    SPUR

    45A Encourage, with "on"

    6
    61
  47. 47
    CRAB

    9D Grouch

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    85
  48. 48
    BCE

    21D More than 2,000 years ago, for short

    5
    28
  49. 49
    PICO

    47D ___ de gallo (Mexican salsa)

    5
    19
  50. 50
    VERNE

    48A Author of "L'Île Mystérieuse"

    4
    34
  51. 51
    EGGY

    50D Like soufflés

    4
    32
  52. 52
    ABSORB

    20A Take in

    4
    19
  53. 53
    KATE

    35A Fashion designer Spade

    3
    46
  54. 54
    AMSTERDAM

    14A European capital with canals

    3
    9
  55. 55
    DIR

    46A N, E, W or S

    2
    40
  56. 56
    RANOVER

    11D Trampled

    2
    10
  57. 57
    DIEOUT

    29D Go extinct

    2
    8
  58. 58
    ADSPEAK

    3D "New and improved" and "For a limited time only"

    2
    7
  59. 59
    WARRANT

    37D Official authorization

    2
    5
  60. 60
    DEBOSE

    31D Ariana ___, Best Supporting Actress winner for 2021's "West Side Story"

    2
    2
  61. 61
    RELATE

    25D "I can ___"

    1
    35
  62. 62
    DOREMI

    49A Solfège start

    1
    32
  63. 63
    ARMENIA

    1D It shares a 27-mile border with 27-Across

    1
    17
  64. 64
    BIOMES

    43D Tundras and deserts, e.g.

    1
    8
  65. 65
    GEYSERS

    2D Erupting hot springs

    1
    5
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    UPROARS

    39D Brouhahas

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    3
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    ASKAGAINLATER

    32A I repeat: "Will Ruby go to prom with me?"

    1
    2
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    BUNDLES

    40D Dresses warmly, with "up"

    1
    2
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    ENGROSSED

    59A Completely immersed

    1
    2
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    MYSOURCESSAYNO

    16A "Will Ruby go to prom with me?"

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    2
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    DNAKIT debut

    23D 23andMe mailing

    1
    1
  72. 72
    MAGICEIGHTBALL debut

    55A Provider of the answers at 16-, 32- and 37-Across

    1
    1
  73. 73
    TREELOT debut

    41D Place to buy a fir at Christmas

    1
    1
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    WITHOUTADOUBT debut

    37A Third time's the charm: "Will Ruby go to prom with me?"

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    1