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Friday · 70 answers · 10 debuts

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

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    IRE

    34D E.U. member

    52
    498
  2. 2
    TNT

    10D Rock blaster

    38
    338
  3. 3
    ACT

    29D It separates two breaks

    31
    302
  4. 4
    AMI

    32D "___ Blue?" (1929 hit)

    29
    302
  5. 5
    ELLE

    4D Marie Claire competitor

    25
    221
  6. 6
    LES

    21A Meyerbeer's "___ Huguenots"

    22
    270
  7. 7
    TAO

    20A Source of being, it's said

    21
    223
  8. 8
    SETS

    23D Salon specialties

    21
    170
  9. 9
    SAN

    33D Japanese honorific

    19
    182
  10. 10
    CNN

    57D Media inits. since 1980

    19
    126
  11. 11
    SEEP

    37D Percolate

    18
    128
  12. 12
    DEA

    5D Bust specialists, for short

    16
    124
  13. 13
    RIP

    58D It may be written in stone

    15
    144
  14. 14
    IRATE

    2D Uncontrollable

    14
    194
  15. 15
    TOTAL

    14D Thoroughgoing

    13
    85
  16. 16
    MCS

    41A Game show V.I.P.'s

    13
    79
  17. 17
    TUT

    25A Discouraging word

    12
    120
  18. 18
    MESA

    53D Blue ___ Reservoir (Colorado's largest body of water)

    11
    151
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    RINSE

    9D Dentist's direction

    11
    96
  20. 20
    AGER

    42A It produces wrinkles

    10
    108
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    LAW

    48A "A shrewd pickpurse": Howell

    10
    102
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    MAI

    11D Spring time in Paris

    10
    77
  23. 23
    AMEND

    8D Better

    9
    94
  24. 24
    MESH

    53A Reticulation

    8
    115
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    PATIO

    7D Place to sun

    8
    50
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    ETD

    31D LAX posting

    7
    113
  27. 27
    MAID

    52A Help

    6
    47
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    LOSE

    40A Shake off

    5
    102
  29. 29
    ALPHA

    42D Top dog

    5
    82
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    AMOCO

    45D Exxon rival

    5
    55
  31. 31
    RANON

    46D Became wearisome

    5
    45
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    MELD

    24A Amalgamate

    5
    42
  33. 33
    LENIN

    48D Moscow's ___ Museum

    4
    70
  34. 34
    SDS

    55D Old protest grp.

    3
    118
  35. 35
    ASCOT

    49D Track founded in 1711

    3
    84
  36. 36
    RIFLE

    47D Biathlon need

    3
    55
  37. 37
    PARROT

    44A Repeat

    3
    19
  38. 38
    EBAN

    26A "Promised Land" author

    2
    96
  39. 39
    ANODES

    22A Some poles

    2
    29
  40. 40
    FOCAL

    1D Centrally located

    2
    27
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    ETO

    12D 1940's arena: Abbr.

    1
    140
  42. 42
    ATEE

    18A Suit to ___

    1
    102
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    EINS

    19A Start of a German series

    1
    38
  44. 44
    GOREN

    43D "Bridge Complete" author

    1
    21
  45. 45
    BISECT

    27D Split

    1
    16
  46. 46
    JAWED

    28A Shot the breeze

    1
    12
  47. 47
    SOI

    56D "___ Married an Axe Murderer" (Mike Myers comedy)

    0
    41
  48. 48
    TERROR

    25D Brat

    0
    38
  49. 49
    LOM

    51A Herbert of "War and Peace"

    0
    23
  50. 50
    AYR

    35D Firth of Clyde port

    0
    20
  51. 51
    EXTENT

    6D Compass

    0
    15
  52. 52
    JAS

    28D Madison, for one: Abbr.

    0
    13
  53. 53
    SNOOD

    15D Hair holder

    0
    13
  54. 54
    AUDITS

    22D Reviews, as books

    0
    11
  55. 55
    MODELS

    41D 4-Down features

    0
    10
  56. 56
    MANTAS

    24D Tropical rays

    0
    6
  57. 57
    RALES

    3D Chest sounds

    0
    5
  58. 58
    ANTSINONESPANTS

    60A Restlessness

    0
    4
  59. 59
    EASER debut

    39A Assuaging agent

    0
    4
  60. 60
    ACHRISTMASSTORY

    36A 1983 film based on a Jean Shepherd book

    0
    3
  61. 61
    WHENS debut

    50D Times

    0
    3
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    HEADONCOLLISION

    59A Smash-up

    0
    2
  63. 63
    NINTENDOS debut

    13D Home entertainment systems

    0
    2
  64. 64
    ORALEXAMINATION debut

    16A Degree requirement, maybe

    0
    2
  65. 65
    PRESSCONFERENCE debut

    54A Brief time?

    0
    2
  66. 66
    CALLATTENTIONTO debut

    17A Point out

    0
    1
  67. 67
    EASTINDIA debut

    31A Old colonial region

    0
    1
  68. 68
    FIREDEPARTMENTS debut

    1A They're lifesavers

    0
    1
  69. 69
    STARTEDIN debut

    38A Began

    0
    1
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    WHALEMEAT debut

    30D Part of an Eskimo diet

    0
    1