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Friday · 74 answers · 15 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EASE

    18D Lighten

    40
    334
  2. 2
    ANN

    6D Fay, in "King Kong"

    33
    300
  3. 3
    OMEN

    3D Eclipse, maybe, to primitive peoples

    28
    257
  4. 4
    ITEM

    59D Society note

    27
    274
  5. 5
    ATLAS

    30D Man of the world

    25
    195
  6. 6
    NENE

    54D Endangered state bird

    23
    140
  7. 7
    OTTO

    37A German equivalent of the Oscar

    22
    273
  8. 8
    ARES

    45A Olympian hawk

    21
    271
  9. 9
    SMOG

    69A Air apparent?

    19
    122
  10. 10
    NEW

    24A Just in or just out

    18
    181
  11. 11
    SEEP

    39D Slip through the cracks

    18
    128
  12. 12
    NAP

    35A Day break

    17
    192
  13. 13
    SOD

    22A "Old" country

    17
    180
  14. 14
    ACID

    34A Baseless?

    17
    159
  15. 15
    PRO

    51A Cowboy or Indian

    15
    214
  16. 16
    RIP

    50A Fabled sleeper, informally

    15
    144
  17. 17
    NONO

    60D A don't

    13
    116
  18. 18
    REA

    44A Old New Yorker cartoonist Gardner

    12
    201
  19. 19
    REESE

    33D "Don't You Know" songstress

    12
    153
  20. 20
    OCTET

    26D Mendelssohn's ____ in E flat major

    11
    87
  21. 21
    ONICE

    15A Shelved for now

    10
    91
  22. 22
    SPIN

    10D English

    9
    104
  23. 23
    LIME

    14A Margarita ingredient

    9
    90
  24. 24
    STAGE

    36A Put on

    9
    68
  25. 25
    MEANT

    42A Deliberate

    8
    61
  26. 26
    HUGE

    11D Gargantuan

    8
    40
  27. 27
    NAOMI

    25D Supermodel Campbell

    7
    98
  28. 28
    BEST

    4D Tiptop

    7
    90
  29. 29
    DIAL

    23D Ring up

    7
    86
  30. 30
    DREW

    55D Allured

    7
    82
  31. 31
    GEN

    63D Ike, e.g.: Abbr.

    7
    74
  32. 32
    SAKS

    58D "Mame" director Gene

    7
    56
  33. 33
    KENO

    66A Atlantic City attraction

    6
    93
  34. 34
    DUNE

    64A Frank Herbert book series

    6
    48
  35. 35
    WETS

    13D Volstead Act opponents

    6
    42
  36. 36
    BLIP

    1D Radar dot

    5
    60
  37. 37
    NOOR

    49D Jordan's Queen ____

    5
    49
  38. 38
    LIVE

    2D Full of current

    4
    65
  39. 39
    ZITI

    56D Tubular pasta

    4
    54
  40. 40
    SHOW

    10A Stopper opener?

    4
    50
  41. 41
    LUGE

    41A In this race, the runners are always behind

    4
    36
  42. 42
    OCHS

    12D Singer Phil

    3
    67
  43. 43
    BLOB

    1A Out-of-focus object

    3
    40
  44. 44
    EGGED

    32D Incited, with "on"

    3
    33
  45. 45
    PUCE

    16A Eggplant color

    3
    29
  46. 46
    LOINS

    68A Pork purchases

    3
    27
  47. 47
    SLUSH

    38A Unsolicited manuscripts

    3
    12
  48. 48
    TEETER

    9D Wobble

    2
    41
  49. 49
    THROE

    43D Spasm

    2
    35
  50. 50
    SPURN

    29D Cold-shoulder

    2
    21
  51. 51
    GROG

    61D Tar's toddy

    1
    38
  52. 52
    SMEW debut

    67A Diving duck

    1
    27
  53. 53
    IDONT

    28D "____ Wanna Cry" (Mariah Carey #1 hit)

    1
    23
  54. 54
    ICHING debut

    8D "Book of Changes"

    1
    9
  55. 55
    IVESEENTHELIGHT debut

    17A Start of a quip

    1
    2
  56. 56
    HABIT

    5A Pencil chewing, e.g.

    0
    35
  57. 57
    LTDS debut

    52D Former Ford models

    0
    24
  58. 58
    ETTES

    65A Cigar butts?

    0
    18
  59. 59
    OPORTO

    48D City north of Lisbon

    0
    12
  60. 60
    PENTAD debut

    20A Fivesome

    0
    9
  61. 61
    EIFFEL debut

    47D Tower designer Alexandre

    0
    8
  62. 62
    AHUM

    53D Buzzing

    0
    6
  63. 63
    LOSING debut

    57A Behind

    0
    6
  64. 64
    BITT

    7D Mooring post

    0
    4
  65. 65
    HOEDOWNS

    5D Country blowouts

    0
    4
  66. 66
    TAURI

    31D Bull: Prefix

    0
    4
  67. 67
    HAIRLESS debut

    40D Bald

    0
    3
  68. 68
    LANDOFOZ debut

    52A Emerald City locale

    0
    2
  69. 69
    ITSTHEONEINSIDE debut

    46A Part 3 of quip

    0
    1
  70. 70
    LAWES debut

    19D Noted criminologist with an apt-sounding name

    0
    1
  71. 71
    NOVIEWISGREATER debut

    25A Part 2 of quip

    0
    1
  72. 72
    THEREFRIGERATOR debut

    62A End of quip

    0
    1
  73. 73
    TITANESS debut

    21A Phoebe, Rhea or Tethys

    0
    1
  74. 74
    VITAS debut

    27D Bjorn competitor

    0
    1