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Friday · 70 answers · 12 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALE

    26A Lead-in for house or wife

    59
    570
  2. 2
    EON

    31A Clock watcher's wait, seemingly

    43
    343
  3. 3
    EGO

    41A Feelings

    42
    393
  4. 4
    ALOT

    2D Scores

    23
    262
  5. 5
    NOS

    36A ZIP codes: Abbr.

    21
    156
  6. 6
    ECON

    53D H.S. class

    19
    151
  7. 7
    SPEC

    50D Small detail?

    18
    120
  8. 8
    EGRET

    44A Source of ornamental plumes

    17
    111
  9. 9
    HERS

    27A "___ to Hold" (1943 musical romance)

    17
    86
  10. 10
    LAOS

    21A Where to spend a kip

    16
    121
  11. 11
    OLGA

    48A Gymnast Korbut

    15
    133
  12. 12
    MAMA

    3D Peggy Wood's title role on 50's TV

    14
    115
  13. 13
    NORA

    52D Myrna played her

    11
    139
  14. 14
    ARCO

    13D "Giovanna d'___" (Verdi opera)

    11
    114
  15. 15
    ABIDE

    10D Stand

    11
    81
  16. 16
    INSET

    25D Cartographic closeup

    10
    94
  17. 17
    ARBOR

    26D Shady place

    9
    60
  18. 18
    PEER

    14D One may exert pressure

    8
    116
  19. 19
    URAL

    51D It flows for 1,575 miles

    7
    180
  20. 20
    ASTRO

    6D Nolan Ryan, notably

    7
    118
  21. 21
    DUO

    38A Prefix with tone

    7
    105
  22. 22
    YRS

    9D 31-Across divs.

    7
    97
  23. 23
    ERSE

    55D Highland tongue

    6
    160
  24. 24
    DUAL

    54D Kind of income

    6
    55
  25. 25
    CANT

    12D Pessimist's word

    5
    49
  26. 26
    CLASS

    61A One may have a ring

    5
    47
  27. 27
    SNOOT

    30D High-hatter

    5
    44
  28. 28
    BLARE

    16A Tantara

    5
    38
  29. 29
    STIES

    7D Bachelor pads, stereotypically

    4
    52
  30. 30
    OVENS

    48D Roasters

    4
    49
  31. 31
    CADS

    1D Untrustworthy types

    4
    47
  32. 32
    EIDER

    28D Relative of a goldeneye

    3
    63
  33. 33
    EDITOR

    20A People person?

    3
    59
  34. 34
    EARED

    59A Like cornstalks

    3
    56
  35. 35
    ACIDS

    47D Niacin and vitamin C

    3
    50
  36. 36
    HOOHA

    24D Stir

    3
    28
  37. 37
    ROUGE

    29D Compact stuff

    3
    28
  38. 38
    NITS

    56D Coll. hoops competitions

    2
    58
  39. 39
    GREG

    22A Thomas Gibson's sitcom title role

    2
    49
  40. 40
    TENTH

    23D States' rights Amendment

    2
    45
  41. 41
    ACU

    58D Prefix with puncture

    2
    41
  42. 42
    LATH

    46A Stucco backing

    2
    41
  43. 43
    HECK

    8D "Gosh darn!"

    2
    22
  44. 44
    SUNOCO debut

    50A Shell alternative

    2
    13
  45. 45
    CAMERASHY

    1A Afraid of being shot

    2
    12
  46. 46
    HATH

    42A Shakespearean verb

    1
    43
  47. 47
    STARTREK

    19A Raison d'être of many annual conventions

    1
    14
  48. 48
    SLEIGHT debut

    11D Dexterity

    1
    6
  49. 49
    RHUBARB

    37A Dustup

    1
    4
  50. 50
    ASCAP

    10A Bruce Springsteen affiliation

    0
    61
  51. 51
    NCR

    43A A.T.M. mfr.

    0
    46
  52. 52
    THIEF

    23A Recipient of a stop order?

    0
    18
  53. 53
    PHANTOM

    33D Illusory

    0
    12
  54. 54
    ALABASTER

    15A Skin tone

    0
    8
  55. 55
    EVEARDEN

    53A "The Mothers-in-Law" star

    0
    8
  56. 56
    LENDA

    49D ___ hand

    0
    7
  57. 57
    CEREBRA

    18D Thought originators

    0
    5
  58. 58
    EBERLE

    4D Glenn Miller protégé Ray

    0
    4
  59. 59
    GARAND debut

    45D W.W. II rifle

    0
    4
  60. 60
    RASTAFARI

    5D Believer in Africa as the Promised Land

    0
    4
  61. 61
    GLOAM

    22D Twilight, old-style

    0
    3
  62. 62
    PUNCH debut

    34D Right or left

    0
    3
  63. 63
    CONDENAST debut

    60A Self publisher

    0
    2
  64. 64
    DOMESTICSCIENCE debut

    17A Home economics

    0
    2
  65. 65
    PROXIMACENTAURI debut

    57A It's 4.28 light years away

    0
    2
  66. 66
    ABNEGATED debut

    35D Gave up

    0
    1
  67. 67
    APPROBATION debut

    32A Blessing

    0
    1
  68. 68
    PHLOXES debut

    40D Wild sweet william and moss pink

    0
    1
  69. 69
    THEPIANOMAN debut

    39A Billy Joel, self-referentially

    0
    1
  70. 70
    UNSADDLES debut

    62A Takes a load off the back

    0
    1