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Friday · 72 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ETA

    35A Plane capt.'s announcement

    74
    571
  2. 2
    EST

    58D Inflationary suffix

    55
    428
  3. 3
    ISEE

    56D "Uh-huh"

    36
    360
  4. 4
    ELM

    40A Kind of beetle

    30
    240
  5. 5
    SAG

    9D Wilt

    22
    191
  6. 6
    OMAN

    30A Gulf war ally

    17
    201
  7. 7
    OMIT

    37D Drop

    16
    218
  8. 8
    NEMO

    7D Early comics name

    16
    156
  9. 9
    ECRU

    13D Decorator's shade

    15
    196
  10. 10
    ICU

    45A Med. center ward

    15
    128
  11. 11
    RYES

    39D Bar selections

    15
    116
  12. 12
    HISS

    1D Heckle, in a way

    14
    79
  13. 13
    CHI

    54A Frat letter

    13
    148
  14. 14
    TETE

    14D Where les yeux are

    12
    152
  15. 15
    SNIP

    23D Salon sound

    12
    133
  16. 16
    HERO

    55D Parade honoree

    11
    159
  17. 17
    SOW

    19A Promulgate

    11
    88
  18. 18
    SLOP

    43A A four-star meal it's not

    10
    79
  19. 19
    MIST

    41A Aerosol

    10
    69
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    ATOLL

    31D A-test site, perhaps

    8
    104
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    ARNIE

    33A "L.A. Law" lawyer

    7
    93
  22. 22
    RAPT

    53D Absorbed

    7
    90
  23. 23
    SEAM

    50D Vein

    7
    89
  24. 24
    MEOW

    3D Plaintive cry

    7
    76
  25. 25
    SHA

    23A ___ Na Na

    6
    107
  26. 26
    LASH

    25D Mascara target

    6
    80
  27. 27
    NANAS

    32D Some baby holders

    4
    43
  28. 28
    AKIRA debut

    6D Director Kurosawa

    4
    36
  29. 29
    CROSS

    20A Hybrid

    4
    36
  30. 30
    SCRAM

    52A Blow the joint

    3
    64
  31. 31
    APIECE

    16A Individually

    3
    57
  32. 32
    MARIE

    49D English novelist Corelli

    3
    40
  33. 33
    CHIT

    54D Voucher

    3
    25
  34. 34
    CICERO

    11D "O tempora, O mores!" speaker

    3
    23
  35. 35
    OCTO

    2D VIII

    2
    62
  36. 36
    SIENA

    50A Tuscany town

    2
    50
  37. 37
    MIS

    49A Prefix with handle

    2
    37
  38. 38
    REVUE

    22A Ziegfeld offering

    2
    30
  39. 39
    ENTICE

    57A Bait

    2
    23
  40. 40
    SAKES

    26D "Land ___!"

    2
    19
  41. 41
    STOPTIME debut

    17A Jazzy rhythm technique

    2
    4
  42. 42
    INGA

    51D Swenson of "Benson"

    1
    69
  43. 43
    FRA

    29A Italian monk

    1
    67
  44. 44
    AGENTS

    61A Operatives

    1
    42
  45. 45
    EMP

    4D Akihito, e.g.: Abbr.

    1
    29
  46. 46
    XACTO

    48D Kind of knife

    1
    25
  47. 47
    PRELL

    27D Alberto VO5 rival

    1
    22
  48. 48
    SACHET

    9A Closet odorizer

    1
    18
  49. 49
    SPANK

    26A Hit bottom?

    1
    15
  50. 50
    APORT

    10D To the left

    0
    33
  51. 51
    TELLS

    46A Leaks

    0
    20
  52. 52
    JOES

    34A Average guys

    0
    14
  53. 53
    CFL debut

    60D Toronto Argonauts' org.

    0
    13
  54. 54
    GOCART

    18A Four-wheeler

    0
    13
  55. 55
    SUREST

    21D Optimal, as a bet

    0
    11
  56. 56
    NYALA

    42A African antelope

    0
    9
  57. 57
    INTIMATE

    38D Soul mate

    0
    7
  58. 58
    HOMELAND

    1A One's native country

    0
    6
  59. 59
    KEEPYOURSHIRTON

    36A "Just simmer down!"

    0
    6
  60. 60
    HEAVYMETAL

    12D It's just a racket to some

    0
    5
  61. 61
    MARGOT

    63A Dumas's "La Reine ___"

    0
    5
  62. 62
    EARACHES debut

    59A Symptoms of otitis

    0
    4
  63. 63
    ICEMAKER

    15A Source of cubes

    0
    4
  64. 64
    JUICES debut

    34D Saliva

    0
    4
  65. 65
    SPITFIRE debut

    62A Battle of Britain fighter

    0
    4
  66. 66
    SULTRY

    24A Like sex symbols

    0
    4
  67. 67
    ANEMOMETER

    28D Wind instrument

    0
    3
  68. 68
    DRESSFORSUCCESS debut

    8D Executive's fashion credo

    0
    3
  69. 69
    PINING

    44D Heartsick (for)

    0
    3
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    STEELTOE debut

    64A Work boot feature

    0
    3
  71. 71
    LATCHKEY debut

    5D Kind of kid

    0
    2
  72. 72
    MIXTEC debut

    47A Indian of southern Mexico

    0
    1