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Friday · 70 answers · 13 debuts

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

  1. 1
    AREA

    51A Specialty

    46
    631
  2. 2
    SNL

    22A Debut of Oct. 11, 1975

    40
    263
  3. 3
    RAT

    10D Backstabber

    29
    280
  4. 4
    TIL

    29D No later than, informally

    29
    169
  5. 5
    OPEN

    48A Doing business

    26
    217
  6. 6
    ARENA

    45D Rock tour venue

    24
    334
  7. 7
    AHEM

    17A "Did you forget about me?"

    23
    171
  8. 8
    NATO

    42A 1999 air strike authorizer

    19
    167
  9. 9
    NIT

    50A Hoops competition, briefly

    19
    143
  10. 10
    RES

    56D Court matter

    17
    279
  11. 11
    CANOE

    44D Camp craft

    16
    113
  12. 12
    ABA

    36D Case studier's org.

    14
    195
  13. 13
    POLE

    26D End of the world?

    14
    74
  14. 14
    OTHER

    6D Choice word?

    13
    114
  15. 15
    AWES

    28D Wows

    12
    80
  16. 16
    EATS

    61A Grub

    11
    166
  17. 17
    HERO

    23A Savior

    11
    159
  18. 18
    LIST

    59A Catalog

    10
    86
  19. 19
    BRAT

    31D No angel

    9
    77
  20. 20
    HARP

    32D Heavenly sight

    9
    56
  21. 21
    ORION

    30A Pleiades pursuer

    8
    112
  22. 22
    ECOLI

    13D Potentially pathogenic strain

    7
    103
  23. 23
    WISE

    9D Smart-alecky

    7
    63
  24. 24
    SESTET

    43D Certain stanza

    7
    40
  25. 25
    NEWTS

    46D Semiaquatic swimmers

    7
    38
  26. 26
    DOES

    19A They may be fawning

    6
    68
  27. 27
    SILT

    21A Loam component

    6
    63
  28. 28
    HEFT

    52D Weight

    6
    35
  29. 29
    LEDA

    54A Castor and Pollux's mother

    4
    67
  30. 30
    TOMS

    4D Some cats

    4
    41
  31. 31
    KATO

    27A Mount ___ (Minnesota ski resort)

    4
    33
  32. 32
    RENTS

    14D Checks for letters?

    3
    63
  33. 33
    NEALE

    20A Two-time U.S. Open winner Fraser

    3
    58
  34. 34
    TIPIN

    12D It may be made on the rebound

    3
    17
  35. 35
    HADES

    52A Pluto's purview

    2
    36
  36. 36
    LYLE

    54D 1988 Masters winner

    2
    34
  37. 37
    DENIS

    24A Philosopher Diderot

    2
    21
  38. 38
    DRDRE

    41A Mentor of Eminem

    2
    19
  39. 39
    YSER

    57A Scene of heavy W.W. I fighting

    1
    134
  40. 40
    APER

    53D Parrot

    1
    85
  41. 41
    KARAOKE debut

    7D Literally, empty orchestra

    1
    16
  42. 42
    ONTHEFENCE

    58A Torn, say

    1
    7
  43. 43
    ENTO

    15A Prefix with dermal

    0
    61
  44. 44
    INUSE

    11D Loo message

    0
    61
  45. 45
    ELEANOR

    37A She followed Lou as first lady

    0
    45
  46. 46
    ELUL

    8D End of the year, for some

    0
    24
  47. 47
    ITALIANICE

    16A Frozen treat

    0
    13
  48. 48
    GOODONE

    40D "Ha, that was funny"

    0
    9
  49. 49
    DEADSPOT debut

    1D Place of poor radio reception

    0
    8
  50. 50
    EASYSTREET

    60A Millionaire's address?

    0
    8
  51. 51
    INDONESIA

    33D Land of 13,500+ islands

    0
    8
  52. 52
    CANWE

    44A Michael Bolton's "How ___ Be Lovers"

    0
    7
  53. 53
    RESTARTS

    38D They may follow computer crashes

    0
    7
  54. 54
    PERCE

    49D Nez ___

    0
    6
  55. 55
    JITNEY

    5D Passenger vehicle

    0
    5
  56. 56
    DOTEDON debut

    24D Gave extra attention

    0
    4
  57. 57
    HENBANE debut

    23D Plant of the nightshade family

    0
    4
  58. 58
    WASHY

    47D Somewhat irresolute?

    0
    4
  59. 59
    DIST debut

    1A Kind of atty.

    0
    3
  60. 60
    FLEABAGS

    39A No posh hotels

    0
    3
  61. 61
    INHONOROF debut

    2D Recognizing

    0
    3
  62. 62
    STEELMILL

    3D Heavy metal producer?

    0
    3
  63. 63
    JOKEWRITER debut

    5A Funny producer

    0
    2
  64. 64
    SOPORS

    43A Deep sleeps

    0
    2
  65. 65
    TOLLBAR debut

    35A Where the going rate is charged?

    0
    2
  66. 66
    TORRIDEST debut

    34D Most scorching

    0
    2
  67. 67
    BEWITHIT debut

    31A Stay on top of trends

    0
    1
  68. 68
    NEWSREPORT debut

    55A Program interruption

    0
    1
  69. 69
    POMPEY debut

    25A Member of the First Triumvirate

    0
    1
  70. 70
    THRUSTUPON debut

    18A Given to forcefully

    0
    1