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Thursday · 79 answers · 7 debuts

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

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    ASS

    43D Buffoon

    58
    409
  2. 2
    ALI

    35A Boxing champ Laila

    49
    518
  3. 3
    TEE

    46A Concert souvenir

    49
    395
  4. 4
    PSST

    59D "Over here!"

    44
    250
  5. 5
    SSN

    29D You can request a new one on religious grounds if it contains "666": Abbr.

    44
    242
  6. 6
    SNL

    61D Sketch show with Colin Jost, in brief

    40
    263
  7. 7
    NSA

    36A Subject of the Edward Snowden leaks, in brief

    38
    233
  8. 8
    NOR

    42D Neither's partner

    33
    332
  9. 9
    TMI

    4D "Eww … just eww"

    27
    122
  10. 10
    ORC

    56A Servant of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings"

    26
    128
  11. 11
    AFAR

    55D Over yonder

    25
    233
  12. 12
    ETRE

    2D Raison d'___

    24
    241
  13. 13
    ARK

    22A Symbol of protection

    24
    160
  14. 14
    ATOM

    14A "Up and ___!" (catchphrase for a physicist)

    23
    266
  15. 15
    SLR

    10D High-end camera, for short

    23
    129
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    OUR

    44A "___ Father …"

    21
    160
  17. 17
    ITO

    30D "What was ___ think?"

    20
    240
  18. 18
    SPEC

    10A Design detail

    18
    120
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    TKO

    62D Fight-ending letters

    17
    123
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    PRO

    24A One-half of a golf partnership, perhaps

    15
    214
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    ELITE

    32D Ruling class

    15
    168
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    OLGA

    58D Actress Kurylenko

    15
    133
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    NOTE

    37A Jot down

    15
    132
  24. 24
    EGGS

    66A Some colorful plastic items in the seasonal aisle in the spring

    15
    116
  25. 25
    HOP

    57A Short flight

    15
    102
  26. 26
    TESS

    52A "___ of the D'Urbervilles"

    14
    167
  27. 27
    KEG

    21A Fraternity party order

    14
    106
  28. 28
    HISS

    25A Sound of disapproval

    14
    79
  29. 29
    VET

    63D Screen, as a candidate

    13
    116
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    LAMA

    17A Tibetan title

    12
    107
  31. 31
    MEGA

    54A Big beginning?

    12
    73
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    USEME

    45D "I'm at your disposal"

    11
    28
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    BEN

    53A Big name in London

    10
    122
  34. 34
    ICAN

    64A Volunteer's words

    10
    57
  35. 35
    HAH

    31D "Yeah, right!"

    9
    86
  36. 36
    PHIL

    67A Noted Punxsutawney resident

    9
    66
  37. 37
    SILL

    23A Part of a window above the apron

    9
    65
  38. 38
    EMIRS

    12D Mideast leaders

    9
    47
  39. 39
    BIOS

    8D Some paragraphs in playbills

    9
    42
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    THAT

    69A "Take ___!"

    8
    98
  41. 41
    RESIN

    39D Varnish ingredient

    8
    84
  42. 42
    DRONE

    68A Source of some aerial shots

    8
    63
  43. 43
    OWEN

    56D Wilson of the Frat Pack

    7
    87
  44. 44
    PIECE

    47D Bishop, e.g.

    6
    36
  45. 45
    STRODE

    50D Took steps

    6
    36
  46. 46
    PECOS

    47A River to the Rio Grande

    6
    22
  47. 47
    BLIP

    53D Radar operator's concern

    5
    60
  48. 48
    LEECH

    51D Medieval cure-all

    5
    33
  49. 49
    ENRICH

    9D Improve

    5
    18
  50. 50
    CASINO

    13D Spot to play baccarat

    4
    33
  51. 51
    BANA

    40A Australian actor Eric

    4
    25
  52. 52
    STUNG

    34A Swindled

    4
    24
  53. 53
    LOSETO

    51A Be defeated by

    4
    16
  54. 54
    THIRST

    5D Want very much, with "for"

    4
    14
  55. 55
    RANK

    6D Major, e.g.

    3
    48
  56. 56
    TRIBE

    5A Choctaw or Chickasaw

    3
    46
  57. 57
    IVF

    7D Reproductive option, for short

    3
    5
  58. 58
    SIRES

    33D Fathers

    2
    39
  59. 59
    JACK

    1D Part of a royal flush

    2
    27
  60. 60
    BONSAI

    48D Japanese word that's sometimes translated as "planted in a pot"

    2
    18
  61. 61
    CLOSES

    27A Concludes

    2
    9
  62. 62
    IGNEOUS

    26D Formed from molten lava

    2
    5
  63. 63
    WRITERS

    38D Dickens and Dickinson

    2
    5
  64. 64
    HAVING

    15A In possession of

    2
    3
  65. 65
    TOUGHNUT debut

    3D Metaphor for a challenging puzzle

    2
    2
  66. 66
    JETT

    1A Punk rocker Joan

    1
    18
  67. 67
    NOGOOD

    49D Commentator's call after a missed field goal

    1
    9
  68. 68
    SEABEDS

    28D Sunken treasure sites

    1
    9
  69. 69
    PAUPER

    11D Penniless one

    1
    6
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    SOAKED

    65A Completely immersed, perhaps

    1
    4
  71. 71
    BLOWS

    20D Is really bad, in slang

    1
    3
  72. 72
    WHIRRS

    38A Makes a noise like an electric fan

    1
    3
  73. 73
    SASSING

    19D Talking back to

    1
    2
  74. 74
    ACESHIGH debut

    41D Card game clarification

    1
    1
  75. 75
    BUSINESSINSIDERS debut

    48A They may have knowledge of corporate secrets

    1
    1
  76. 76
    CRUISINFORABRUISIN debut

    18A Courting disaster, slangily

    1
    1
  77. 77
    GALLONS debut

    16D Gas units

    1
    1
  78. 78
    LESSEROFTWOEVILS debut

    60A Better choice, given the options … or the circled squares vis-à-vis the shaded ones?

    1
    1
  79. 79
    SINGSINTHESHOWER debut

    29A Uses a shampoo bottle as a microphone, perhaps

    1
    1