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Thursday · 70 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALI

    56D Who said "I'm so mean I make medicine sick"

    49
    518
  2. 2
    ORA

    54A 60 minuti

    35
    227
  3. 3
    ANA

    37A Get ___ (shine scholastically)

    33
    367
  4. 4
    TIL

    42D "___ death do us part"

    29
    169
  5. 5
    APE

    31A Parrot

    28
    415
  6. 6
    OPT

    11A Go (for)

    27
    211
  7. 7
    HOE

    16A Long-handled gardening tool or immoral pleasure seeker, per contestant Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy!" (incorrectly)

    27
    173
  8. 8
    PAR

    28D Two, for many a putt-putt hole

    25
    218
  9. 9
    SLY

    10D Machiavellian, in a way

    24
    264
  10. 10
    AHEM

    2D [Excuse me]

    23
    171
  11. 11
    ELF

    34D Resident of Rivendell, in Tolkien

    21
    197
  12. 12
    ANAL

    51D Fussbudgety, say

    17
    67
  13. 13
    STS

    22D Fremont and Folsom in S.F., for two

    16
    191
  14. 14
    DEA

    60A Org. targeting Walter White on "Breaking Bad"

    16
    124
  15. 15
    ELON

    40A Billionaire Musk

    15
    102
  16. 16
    RID

    57A Clear

    13
    148
  17. 17
    NINA

    3D Totenberg of public radio

    13
    108
  18. 18
    PTSD

    53D Affliction for many first responders, in brief

    13
    30
  19. 19
    OMAR

    20A Whistling stickup man on "The Wire"

    12
    252
  20. 20
    MAD

    55D "Spy vs. Spy" magazine

    11
    126
  21. 21
    ROTE

    52D Mindless repetition

    11
    114
  22. 22
    DYES

    61A Changes the locks?

    11
    100
  23. 23
    MAIN

    30A Kind of a drag?

    11
    85
  24. 24
    ARSE

    58A Bum around Europe

    11
    33
  25. 25
    NYSE

    49D Where to look if you're looking for LUV (i.e., Southwest Airlines)

    10
    113
  26. 26
    SOSA

    22A McGwire's rival in 1990s M.L.B.

    9
    95
  27. 27
    EARP

    50A Lawman who got out of Dodge

    8
    102
  28. 28
    HAR

    5D Bit of a laugh

    7
    73
  29. 29
    NIX

    19A Veto

    7
    62
  30. 30
    ASTROS

    25A Baseball team formerly known as the Colt .45s

    7
    36
  31. 31
    MITT

    29A Fly catcher?

    6
    74
  32. 32
    EGOIST

    45A Fan of "I" statements

    6
    21
  33. 33
    INTRO

    48A Start of many first-year course names

    5
    82
  34. 34
    WACO

    18D Birthplace of Dr Pepper

    5
    76
  35. 35
    OWLS

    7A Fly-by-night types?

    5
    73
  36. 36
    GOTO

    1D Programming statement that can result in spaghetti code

    5
    48
  37. 37
    PARSE

    46A Dissect with a diagram

    5
    46
  38. 38
    DELT

    38A Muscle exercised with a shoulder press, familiarly

    5
    34
  39. 39
    CARR

    43D Comedian Jimmy

    4
    58
  40. 40
    VIOL

    15A Baroque instrument

    3
    30
  41. 41
    SENSATE

    32A Perceptive

    3
    23
  42. 42
    AARGH

    21A Cry of frustration

    3
    14
  43. 43
    MECCA

    23A Hajj destination

    2
    50
  44. 44
    WING

    8D Bit of a lark

    2
    44
  45. 45
    INTACT

    6D Not separated

    2
    24
  46. 46
    TEXASTEA

    13D Oil, they say

    2
    11
  47. 47
    PLEATS

    59A Intentional creases

    2
    10
  48. 48
    PINACOLADA

    27D National drink of Puerto Rico

    2
    7
  49. 49
    TIPTOES

    39D Comes on little cat feet

    2
    6
  50. 50
    SAFEWORD

    32D Blue stop sign?

    2
    4
  51. 51
    SIDLED

    62A Acted all crabby?

    2
    3
  52. 52
    OHNOREASON

    11D Answer to "Why's your report card in the trash?"

    2
    2
  53. 53
    WELL

    47A "___, actually ..."

    1
    40
  54. 54
    OHIOAN

    14A Drew Carey, Halle Berry or Guy Fieri, originally

    1
    25
  55. 55
    ROSSSEA

    35A Icy passage to Antarctica's McMurdo Station

    1
    16
  56. 56
    GANDHI

    1A Surname of two Indian prime ministers

    1
    15
  57. 57
    OVERARM

    7D Throwing style

    1
    10
  58. 58
    LOTHARIO

    9D Lady-killer

    1
    8
  59. 59
    ESTADOS

    24D México's Tabasco, Jalisco and others

    1
    6
  60. 60
    MENAGERIE

    29D It's a zoo out there

    1
    5
  61. 61
    POISONPEN

    12D Written with venom

    1
    3
  62. 62
    TERTIARY

    33D Third in order

    1
    3
  63. 63
    DOORMATS

    4D People who get walked all over

    1
    2
  64. 64
    PASTORPRESENT

    27A Preacher's gift?

    1
    2
  65. 65
    SLOEEYED

    36D Dark and sultry, like a femme fatale's gaze

    1
    2
  66. 66
    FACTORFICTION debut

    41A 5 and 8 go into 42, for example?

    1
    1
  67. 67
    MAYORMAYNOT debut

    55A Local leader is prohibited?

    1
    1
  68. 68
    SENSEIS debut

    26D Guardians of bushido tradition

    1
    1
  69. 69
    TENORTWENTY debut

    17A Walking-around money for Pavarotti?

    1
    1
  70. 70
    TROMPS debut

    44D Opposite of 39-Down

    1
    1