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Friday · 70 answers · 17 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ORE

    42D It's pursued in vein

    48
    581
  2. 2
    ART

    35D Trickery

    40
    384
  3. 3
    IRS

    55D Kind of form

    36
    246
  4. 4
    RNA

    31A Messenger's letters

    29
    322
  5. 5
    ETRE

    48D Raison d'___

    24
    241
  6. 6
    ESS

    5D Hook shape

    22
    413
  7. 7
    ABET

    2D Advance the cause of

    22
    228
  8. 8
    TRIO

    24D Donald Duck's nephews, e.g.

    21
    204
  9. 9
    NED

    56D Absent-Minded Professor ___ Brainard

    18
    233
  10. 10
    DIE

    30D It may get thrown for a loss

    16
    168
  11. 11
    ALS

    45A Smith and others

    13
    134
  12. 12
    BIO

    6D Life preserver?

    13
    123
  13. 13
    AHOY

    25D Call for a mate

    13
    108
  14. 14
    IRAS

    50D Attendant on Cleopatra, in Shakespeare

    11
    129
  15. 15
    ARMOR

    10A Tanks and such

    10
    76
  16. 16
    FBI

    57D Raiding grp.

    10
    75
  17. 17
    SITS

    49A Is in session

    7
    68
  18. 18
    ADAMS

    10D Smart player?

    6
    67
  19. 19
    DRAB

    30A Unexciting

    6
    65
  20. 20
    RAUL

    39A Brother of Fidel

    6
    47
  21. 21
    TITO

    51D Grammy winner Puente

    5
    98
  22. 22
    RONA

    11D Novelist Jaffe

    5
    97
  23. 23
    SYNE

    3D Song ender

    5
    87
  24. 24
    RUED

    37D Demonstrated contrition

    5
    55
  25. 25
    SAHARA

    9D "The English Patient" setting

    5
    53
  26. 26
    LISTS

    33A Tips at sea

    4
    33
  27. 27
    LILLE

    33D De Gaulle's birthplace

    3
    30
  28. 28
    ATTABOY

    34A Encouraging word

    3
    11
  29. 29
    ANTED

    18A Paid to get in

    2
    63
  30. 30
    KENT

    41A Channel county

    2
    63
  31. 31
    AME

    40A ___ Zion church

    2
    40
  32. 32
    ONEATATIME

    13D In single file

    2
    17
  33. 33
    KERRY

    58A Irish county containing the Lakes of Killarney

    2
    10
  34. 34
    CLAYS

    46D Soil samples

    2
    8
  35. 35
    ETO

    26A Area of 1940's mil. activity

    1
    140
  36. 36
    STER

    19A Song ender

    1
    87
  37. 37
    DOONE

    16A Blackmore title name

    1
    37
  38. 38
    JED

    21D One of the Beverly Hillbillies

    1
    27
  39. 39
    TIOS

    32A Los hermanos de la madre

    1
    22
  40. 40
    TSTRAP debut

    4D Woman's shoe

    1
    21
  41. 41
    ROSSSEA

    39D Antarctic waters

    1
    16
  42. 42
    DITTIES debut

    8D Songs

    1
    5
  43. 43
    ZURICH debut

    43D Major banking center

    1
    5
  44. 44
    TRIEDIT

    36A "Been there, done that"

    1
    4
  45. 45
    CRUSADED debut

    46A Fought with Richard the Lion-Hearted

    1
    2
  46. 46
    STEN

    52D Submachine gun

    0
    105
  47. 47
    UNU

    7D Burma's first P.M.

    0
    22
  48. 48
    ELSES

    60A Someone ___

    0
    20
  49. 49
    TAWS

    1D Fancy shooters

    0
    15
  50. 50
    SETBY debut

    23D Save for future use

    0
    9
  51. 51
    ONTHELEVEL

    28D Honest

    0
    8
  52. 52
    TANA

    36D Lake ___ (Blue Nile source)

    0
    8
  53. 53
    ASTAIRES

    22A Noted 1910's-20's Broadway duo

    0
    7
  54. 54
    CHARY

    38A Circumspect

    0
    7
  55. 55
    COPPERHEAD

    27A Dangerous biter

    0
    7
  56. 56
    TAJMAHAL

    20A Mogul memorial since the 1640's

    0
    7
  57. 57
    ADSORB

    44D Gather in a thin layer of molecules

    0
    6
  58. 58
    OZONELAYER

    42A Covering with a hole in it

    0
    5
  59. 59
    MOTHERSDAY debut

    12D When telephone lines really hum

    0
    4
  60. 60
    HASDIBSON debut

    61A Lays claim to

    0
    3
  61. 61
    TASTEBUDS debut

    1A They may be at the tip of your tongue

    0
    3
  62. 62
    WENTSOUTH debut

    17A Headed toward bankruptcy

    0
    3
  63. 63
    ABYSSINIA debut

    15A Land invaded by Italy, 1935

    0
    2
  64. 64
    ISINFORIT debut

    54A Awaits a chewing out

    0
    2
  65. 65
    JEWELERS debut

    47A Some stonecutters

    0
    2
  66. 66
    OVETA debut

    53A First H.E.W. Secretary ___ Culp Hobby

    0
    2
  67. 67
    PATANSWERS debut

    29D Glib responses

    0
    2
  68. 68
    CEREBRATE debut

    59A Have an idea

    0
    1
  69. 69
    CRACKAJOKE debut

    27D What you may do for laughs

    0
    1
  70. 70
    REDLOBSTER debut

    14D Popular restaurant

    0
    1