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Friday · 72 answers · 16 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ORAL

    30D Word-of-mouth

    42
    367
  2. 2
    AIR

    10D Tune

    32
    303
  3. 3
    EARS

    33A Canal zones?

    27
    163
  4. 4
    REPO

    25A Tow truck hook-up, maybe

    18
    146
  5. 5
    TUNA

    42A Salade niçoise ingredient

    18
    112
  6. 6
    RAIN

    22A Pitter-patter maker

    17
    139
  7. 7
    VET

    34A Nov. honoree

    13
    116
  8. 8
    POEM

    51A "A ___ should not mean / But be": MacLeish

    13
    81
  9. 9
    OTT

    4D Player with 511 career home runs

    10
    193
  10. 10
    SLUR

    32D Arc on a score

    10
    100
  11. 11
    SYNC

    56D Coordination

    9
    72
  12. 12
    STOW

    23A Pack

    8
    117
  13. 13
    SARAH

    48A "Adia" singer McLachlan

    7
    76
  14. 14
    RIC

    59D Rocker Ocasek

    7
    56
  15. 15
    WONT

    24D "I ___ tell!"

    6
    40
  16. 16
    OSS

    19A W.W. II spy grp.

    5
    114
  17. 17
    EEG

    41A Head lines, for short?

    5
    75
  18. 18
    AFROS

    27A 60's dos

    5
    49
  19. 19
    DOVE

    53A Didn't just tiptoe into the water

    5
    39
  20. 20
    SEDANS

    20A Motorcade units

    5
    24
  21. 21
    ITSIN

    13D "___ His Kiss" (golden oldie)

    5
    13
  22. 22
    REFER

    6D Direct

    4
    56
  23. 23
    MEARA

    52D Funny Anne

    4
    53
  24. 24
    ROLLS

    50D Coin collections

    4
    29
  25. 25
    ESCAPEE

    8D This shouldn't be loose

    4
    20
  26. 26
    GAR

    57A Needlefish

    3
    62
  27. 27
    SCIFI

    48D It may be filled with saucers and such

    3
    35
  28. 28
    EVENS

    14D Choice in choosing up sides

    3
    33
  29. 29
    RAND

    40D African money

    2
    58
  30. 30
    SNERD

    47A Bergen sidekick

    2
    55
  31. 31
    BARNS

    26A Animal houses

    2
    22
  32. 32
    INSECT

    64A Ladybird, for one

    2
    19
  33. 33
    CLOD

    54A Oaf

    1
    50
  34. 34
    ALLAN

    49D Gumshoe Pinkerton

    1
    43
  35. 35
    UZIS

    5D Strong arms?

    1
    37
  36. 36
    LEADEN

    44A Heavy

    1
    18
  37. 37
    GENRES

    55A Op Art and Pop Art

    1
    13
  38. 38
    DVORAK

    11D "St. Ludmilla" composer

    1
    10
  39. 39
    AMONGST

    43D In the middle of

    1
    9
  40. 40
    SLIDER debut

    7D Perfect pitch, maybe

    1
    8
  41. 41
    LENTILS

    37A Podded seeds

    1
    4
  42. 42
    TEACHEST debut

    65A Boston Harbor flotsam, 1773

    1
    4
  43. 43
    GDAYMATE

    60A Sydney salutation

    1
    3
  44. 44
    SNIPE

    38D Straight-billed game bird

    0
    42
  45. 45
    MAH

    61D ___-jongg

    0
    33
  46. 46
    DEWAR

    12D Kind of flask used by a chemist

    0
    18
  47. 47
    BROWSE

    18A Window-shop

    0
    15
  48. 48
    SADDLE

    45D Order to a cowboy, with "up"

    0
    12
  49. 49
    GYNT

    55D Ibsen character

    0
    11
  50. 50
    SCRIMP

    45A Cut corners

    0
    10
  51. 51
    LATRINE

    39A Military duty?

    0
    9
  52. 52
    REDOAK

    29A New Jersey's state tree

    0
    9
  53. 53
    BASTES

    26D Stitches

    0
    7
  54. 54
    PERDUE debut

    46D Chicken man

    0
    6
  55. 55
    LLBS

    9D Foreign attorneys' degs.

    0
    5
  56. 56
    OFCOURSE debut

    1A "Naturally"

    0
    5
  57. 57
    FALLIN

    62A Sergeant's order

    0
    3
  58. 58
    ILLDRY debut

    58A Welcome offer to a dishwasher

    0
    3
  59. 59
    LIVETV debut

    16A Much of "The Ed Sullivan Show"

    0
    3
  60. 60
    NODAL

    21D Knobby

    0
    3
  61. 61
    PRETZELS

    15A Bar offerings

    0
    3
  62. 62
    SURNAMES

    63A Currier and Ives, e.g.

    0
    3
  63. 63
    BRINKS debut

    31A Big name in security

    0
    2
  64. 64
    CENSORING debut

    3D Not allowing to speak one's mind

    0
    2
  65. 65
    LADDIE debut

    9A Sonny boy

    0
    2
  66. 66
    ENERVATES debut

    35D Exhausts

    0
    1
  67. 67
    FROSTFREE debut

    2D Like some refrigerators

    0
    1
  68. 68
    OPPOSABLE debut

    1D Subject to being challenged

    0
    1
  69. 69
    PONTIFIC debut

    17A Like a pope, old-style

    0
    1
  70. 70
    SKITCH debut

    28D Bandleader Henderson

    0
    1
  71. 71
    TENDEREST debut

    36D Like blue-ribbon-winning steak

    0
    1
  72. 72
    VIDEOGAME debut

    34D Hunt the Wumpus, for one

    0
    1