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Friday · 66 answers · 16 debuts

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

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    ARI

    48D Actress Meyers

    36
    378
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    ETNA

    35A "Empedocles on ___" (Matthew Arnold poem)

    36
    334
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    ATTA

    45D The U.N.'s Kofi ___ Annan

    28
    156
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    SEMI

    29A Cargo carrier

    22
    178
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    EARL

    2D ___ of Avon

    19
    195
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    LESS

    46D Lacking

    17
    167
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    RASP

    42D File

    15
    137
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    MTV

    26A Its first song was "Video Killed the Radio Star"

    13
    58
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    PLOT

    13D Bit of intrigue

    11
    78
  10. 10
    ALIA

    41D Amman's Queen ___ International Airport

    10
    108
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    SONS

    21A What England's George VI lacked

    7
    78
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    OLDS

    7D Futuramic of the late 40's and early 50's

    6
    103
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    REAMS

    37A Lots

    6
    39
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    BIEN

    44D "Très ___!"

    6
    28
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    REHAB

    24D Doctor's order

    5
    105
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    ELDER

    11D Like Esau vis-à-vis Jacob

    5
    84
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    DRAG

    1D Bring unwillingly

    5
    55
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    FINE

    40A Hunky-dory

    4
    53
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    ISLAND

    49A Popular vacation spot

    4
    30
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    MIRROR

    38D Kaleidoscope part

    4
    15
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    ASTRA

    23D Ad ___ per aspera (Kansas' motto)

    3
    45
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    TUNER

    22A One pulling strings?

    3
    30
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    MASKS

    38A Snorkelers' wear

    3
    12
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    ADIOSAMIGO

    3D Western "so long"

    3
    10
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    SAWS

    14D They may be pulled in two directions

    2
    45
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    BORNE

    39A Carried

    2
    44
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    OOLALA

    16A "Hey, hey, hey!"

    2
    35
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    TIEGAME

    22D Draw

    2
    13
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    INERTGAS debut

    52A Neon or helium

    2
    11
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    PLIES

    6D Layers

    1
    21
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    TYE

    8D Ship rope or chain

    1
    18
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    ARABY

    23A Exotic land, in verse

    1
    13
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    TRUNK

    27D Big case

    1
    11
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    ARISTIDE

    17A 2004 political exile

    1
    9
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    SATINY

    5D Luxuriously smooth

    1
    8
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    RAGGEDYANN

    34A Familiar redhead since 1918

    1
    4
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    BUNIONS debut

    20D Woes for toes

    1
    3
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    GLORIES debut

    19A Rejoices (in)

    1
    3
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    VEDAS debut

    28D Sacred Hindu text

    1
    2
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    ABO

    36A Blood letters

    0
    58
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    BORAX

    39D Natural cleanser

    0
    21
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    APEXES

    51A High points

    0
    12
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    FORCE

    40D Might

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    12
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    IBLE

    43D Suffix with discern

    0
    11
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    KEROSENE

    33D Camper's supply

    0
    11
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    LABREA

    47A Rancho ___ (fossil site)

    0
    11
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    DEADSPOT

    1A Place not much heard from

    0
    8
  48. 48
    KINGS

    25A Whence Ahab's story

    0
    7
  49. 49
    BORSTAL

    44A Brendan Behan's "___ Boy"

    0
    5
  50. 50
    HOUSESIT

    10D Be a homebody?

    0
    5
  51. 51
    LARC debut

    12D ___ de Triomphe

    0
    5
  52. 52
    SEEIFICARE debut

    30A Pouter's riposte

    0
    5
  53. 53
    ARIOSOS

    41A Melodic musical passages

    0
    4
  54. 54
    BISECTS debut

    20A Is divisive

    0
    4
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    PHELPS

    9A Mr. on "Mission: Impossible"

    0
    4
  56. 56
    KUDROW

    18A "Friends" actress

    0
    3
  57. 57
    AIRROUTE debut

    48A Main way to a 49-Across, maybe

    0
    2
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    CLEANSOUT debut

    31D Takes all the money from

    0
    2
  59. 59
    KENYANS

    25D Mau Maus, e.g.

    0
    2
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    MAOTSETUNG debut

    26D Chiang Ch'ing's mate

    0
    2
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    SIDEROADS debut

    30D Byways

    0
    2
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    THINKINGOUTLOUD debut

    32A Speaking one's mind?

    0
    2
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    DISROBING debut

    4D Stripping

    0
    1
  64. 64
    POKINGFUN debut

    9D Mocking, with "at"

    0
    1
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    RADIALLY debut

    15A How spokes go

    0
    1
  66. 66
    RECOUNTS debut

    50A Tells

    0
    1