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Friday · 72 answers · 15 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    57A Elizabethan ___

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    791
  2. 2
    EEL

    10D Sniggler's wriggler

    53
    487
  3. 3
    OMEN

    56D Sudden break in the clouds, say

    29
    257
  4. 4
    AND

    4D "What else...?"

    29
    238
  5. 5
    KNEE

    8D Kind of socks

    24
    264
  6. 6
    NESS

    14D Monster's home

    23
    202
  7. 7
    SAG

    42D Decline

    22
    191
  8. 8
    EGG

    36A Frangipane ingredient

    21
    206
  9. 9
    SNIT

    60A Pet

    21
    159
  10. 10
    ANON

    15A "Primary Colors" author, for short

    20
    275
  11. 11
    PIE

    25D USA Today chart

    17
    183
  12. 12
    OLES

    64A Encouraging words

    17
    130
  13. 13
    IRENE

    50D Hit 1919 musical revived in 1973

    16
    208
  14. 14
    SAO

    60D Paulo or Pedro, e.g.

    15
    171
  15. 15
    SURE

    52A "Why not?"

    14
    84
  16. 16
    VET

    39A Doc of the bay?

    13
    116
  17. 17
    AVER

    6D State

    12
    195
  18. 18
    JAB

    44D Left or right

    12
    89
  19. 19
    EDITS

    32A Makes the cut?

    9
    101
  20. 20
    BAS

    20D Many college grads

    9
    96
  21. 21
    AZTEC

    13D ___ Ruins National Monument, N.M.

    9
    71
  22. 22
    TOR

    19A ___ Books (paperback publisher)

    8
    115
  23. 23
    STUD

    17A Tire part

    8
    84
  24. 24
    ADES

    21A Drinks with vitamin C

    7
    126
  25. 25
    CANE

    29A Soundly beat

    7
    85
  26. 26
    SOLI

    52D Arias, usually

    7
    62
  27. 27
    AJAX

    30A Sophocles tragedy

    6
    62
  28. 28
    OPTIC

    24A Eye doctor's lens

    6
    60
  29. 29
    OXEN

    28D Conestoga haulers

    5
    149
  30. 30
    PAVE

    55D Asphalt

    5
    56
  31. 31
    ADZE

    62A Cooper's tool

    5
    53
  32. 32
    DESKS

    40A Secretaries

    5
    39
  33. 33
    DIEGO

    49A Artist Rivera

    5
    32
  34. 34
    GMS

    48D Ford alternatives

    5
    32
  35. 35
    CAPN

    7D Informal title of respect

    4
    35
  36. 36
    MANES

    37A Long tresses

    4
    34
  37. 37
    IGLOOS

    9D Block houses?

    4
    24
  38. 38
    JOE

    23D Drink at a diner

    3
    75
  39. 39
    FEMA

    1A Disaster relief org.

    3
    36
  40. 40
    HINDI

    12D Language in 22-Across

    3
    33
  41. 41
    JANE

    44A One of Spot's masters

    2
    43
  42. 42
    JACK

    31D It's an honor

    2
    27
  43. 43
    ROVERS debut

    46D Players without fixed positions

    2
    6
  44. 44
    UGANDA

    47A British Commonwealth member

    1
    25
  45. 45
    KLEENEX

    41D Tear sheet?

    1
    15
  46. 46
    BORNEO

    20A Where Brunei is

    1
    14
  47. 47
    JOSIE debut

    27A Actress Bissett of "Melrose Place"

    1
    13
  48. 48
    LARKS debut

    45A Escapades

    1
    13
  49. 49
    SDI

    59D 80's military inits.

    0
    62
  50. 50
    ASIT

    54D "___ happens..."

    0
    41
  51. 51
    ARIOSO

    26A Melodic composition

    0
    37
  52. 52
    OPENSESAME

    58A Entry words?

    0
    17
  53. 53
    CINQ

    43A Rouge roulette number

    0
    12
  54. 54
    AMBLER

    51A Stroller

    0
    10
  55. 55
    JANIS

    27D Singer Ian

    0
    8
  56. 56
    ENTOURAGE

    2D Bodyguards, personal hairdressers, etc.

    0
    6
  57. 57
    CLEATED

    11D Like soccer shoes

    0
    5
  58. 58
    PUNJAB

    22A Land south of Kashmir

    0
    5
  59. 59
    JEROBOAM

    5D Oversize wine bottle

    0
    4
  60. 60
    IVANLENDL

    33D Three-time U.S. Open champ

    0
    3
  61. 61
    LINEDRIVES debut

    61A They may be good for singles

    0
    3
  62. 62
    VAPORS debut

    53A Some decongestants

    0
    3
  63. 63
    EVANGELIZE debut

    16A Attempt a conversion?

    0
    2
  64. 64
    FASTPACED debut

    1D Brisk

    0
    2
  65. 65
    SQUAREST debut

    38D Most conservative

    0
    2
  66. 66
    DUPIN debut

    49D "The Purloined Letter" detective

    0
    1
  67. 67
    INEXISTENT debut

    63A Only hypothetical

    0
    1
  68. 68
    JACKIECHAN debut

    5A Actor known for his stunts

    0
    1
  69. 69
    MOURNINGS debut

    3D Periods of grief

    0
    1
  70. 70
    REPELLENTS debut

    18A Debuggers?

    0
    1
  71. 71
    STEARATES debut

    35D Chemical salts

    0
    1
  72. 72
    TENDERIZE debut

    34D Pound, perhaps

    0
    1