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Friday · 70 answers · 18 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ONE

    58D Bit of binary code

    63
    612
  2. 2
    ALA

    2D Like

    58
    513
  3. 3
    EGO

    45A It may be easily bruised

    42
    393
  4. 4
    AMI

    57D Start of Cain's query

    29
    302
  5. 5
    LIE

    59D Hammarskjold's predecessor

    28
    318
  6. 6
    HER

    3D "And I Love ___"

    27
    237
  7. 7
    IRAN

    54D Neighbor of Turkmenistan

    22
    276
  8. 8
    REO

    28D Vintage auto

    18
    196
  9. 9
    SNO

    43A ___-Cat

    14
    188
  10. 10
    REAR

    14D Stern

    14
    184
  11. 11
    DAN

    60D Rather, for one

    10
    122
  12. 12
    ARSON

    36D "Backdraft" crime

    10
    107
  13. 13
    ILE

    54A Nouvelle Caledonie, e.g.

    9
    234
  14. 14
    MOW

    1D Level the playing field?

    9
    63
  15. 15
    IRISH

    25A Lucky people?

    8
    85
  16. 16
    AOK

    19A Slangy approval

    7
    94
  17. 17
    GEN

    7D O.T. book

    7
    74
  18. 18
    CESAR

    44A French equivalent of the Oscar

    7
    45
  19. 19
    IBSEN

    49A "The Wild Duck" playwright

    6
    55
  20. 20
    ONEDGE

    32D Anxious

    6
    48
  21. 21
    LAIRS

    40A Retreats

    6
    35
  22. 22
    AROMAS debut

    23D Bouquets

    5
    50
  23. 23
    DABS

    53D Pats

    4
    42
  24. 24
    OCULAR

    9A Eyepiece, in jargon

    4
    23
  25. 25
    URANUS

    55A Herschel discovered it

    4
    23
  26. 26
    ARR

    26A Schedule abbr.

    3
    133
  27. 27
    OKAPI

    9D Relative of a giraffe

    3
    55
  28. 28
    JAPAN

    4D "Walk, Don't Run" setting, 1966

    3
    42
  29. 29
    KARATE

    16A Sport from 4-Down

    2
    25
  30. 30
    APRICOT

    29D Preserves flavor

    2
    15
  31. 31
    BEGOT

    50D Fathered

    2
    14
  32. 32
    FRA

    39D Monk's title

    1
    67
  33. 33
    HAZEL

    22D Old TV series based on a cartoon

    1
    21
  34. 34
    YOURE

    47D Cahn-Styne's "___ My Girl"

    1
    21
  35. 35
    CALLS

    10D Demands, with "for"

    1
    20
  36. 36
    LACY debut

    12D Filigreed

    1
    20
  37. 37
    EMPEROR

    37A Montezuma, e.g.

    1
    14
  38. 38
    LOSSES

    63A Team stat

    1
    12
  39. 39
    ANNIES

    31D "___ Song" (John Denver hit)

    1
    9
  40. 40
    HAO

    30A Vietnamese coin

    1
    7
  41. 41
    AROO

    52D Ending with buck or stink

    0
    53
  42. 42
    NDAK

    6D Site of Theo. Roosevelt Natl. Park

    0
    48
  43. 43
    ATIE

    13D What some games end in

    0
    47
  44. 44
    SENNA

    35A 1990-91 World Grand Prix champion

    0
    24
  45. 45
    ALICIA

    18A Alonso or Markova of ballet

    0
    21
  46. 46
    OLEANDER

    15A Ornamental shrub

    0
    15
  47. 47
    ROBERT

    61A Frost in New England

    0
    15
  48. 48
    FURL

    51D Roll up

    0
    13
  49. 49
    DUSTS debut

    48D Checks for prints

    0
    12
  50. 50
    NINETEEN

    64A Start of this year?

    0
    11
  51. 51
    MAHJONGG

    1A Game for the Joy Luck Club

    0
    6
  52. 52
    CDPLAYER

    20A Sound system staple

    0
    5
  53. 53
    NEWSMAN

    42D Rather, for one

    0
    5
  54. 54
    SYDOW

    46A Max von ___

    0
    5
  55. 55
    AMAZONIA debut

    62A Vast river basin

    0
    4
  56. 56
    DROPIN

    24D Visitor

    0
    4
  57. 57
    WARPLANE debut

    17A Spitfire, e.g.

    0
    4
  58. 58
    DRYROTS debut

    21D Timber diseases

    0
    3
  59. 59
    OFTENER debut

    38A With greater frequency

    0
    3
  60. 60
    HADNO debut

    22A "I ___ idea!"

    0
    2
  61. 61
    KEROSENES debut

    34D Oils obtained from petroleum, coal or wood

    0
    2
  62. 62
    MARIGOLD debut

    56A Orange-flowered plant

    0
    2
  63. 63
    STERILIZE debut

    35D Boil, perhaps

    0
    2
  64. 64
    ZOOKEEPER debut

    33A Cagey one?

    0
    2
  65. 65
    FADEOUTS debut

    51A Cinematic techniques

    0
    1
  66. 66
    GRECIZE debut

    8D Adopt Hellenism

    0
    1
  67. 67
    INTREPIDS debut

    41A Dodge cars

    0
    1
  68. 68
    KRAZY debut

    27A Like Herriman's Kat

    0
    1
  69. 69
    ONLOOKERS debut

    5D Spectators

    0
    1
  70. 70
    URIAHHEEP debut

    11D 'Umble Dickens character

    0
    1