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Friday · 72 answers · 11 debuts

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

  1. 1
    IDLE

    41A Unused

    30
    259
  2. 2
    ESC

    63D PC key

    30
    209
  3. 3
    OPERA

    46A Bizet work

    26
    247
  4. 4
    ARENA

    33A Sphere

    24
    334
  5. 5
    ANEW

    9D From square one

    23
    237
  6. 6
    EURO

    2D Mark's replacement

    22
    221
  7. 7
    LIL

    22A Like wee-uns

    20
    166
  8. 8
    NERO

    38A He was declared a public enemy by the Senate

    15
    243
  9. 9
    IDES

    66A November 13, e.g.

    14
    170
  10. 10
    TSO

    54A General on a Chinese menu

    13
    88
  11. 11
    GLEE

    60D Hilarity

    12
    112
  12. 12
    DEAR

    45A "My little chickadee"

    9
    118
  13. 13
    LIMO

    55A Airport pickup

    9
    101
  14. 14
    EMOTE

    31D Be theatrical

    8
    152
  15. 15
    GNAT

    21D Cause for slapping oneself

    8
    132
  16. 16
    OATES

    30A "Unholy Loves" author

    8
    70
  17. 17
    ROMP

    36A Walkaway

    8
    62
  18. 18
    GTO

    65D It was "really lookin' fine" in a 1964 hit

    7
    126
  19. 19
    GEN

    7D ___-X

    7
    74
  20. 20
    COPA

    16A Club of song

    6
    48
  21. 21
    RAUL

    43D Julia on screen

    6
    47
  22. 22
    MERC

    68A Ford product, informally

    6
    46
  23. 23
    TETRA

    47A Fore for four?

    5
    106
  24. 24
    SCH

    11D L.S.A.T. part: Abbr.

    5
    75
  25. 25
    DAHL

    59D Willy Wonka's creator

    5
    73
  26. 26
    SCOW

    11A Boat with square ends

    5
    62
  27. 27
    FIST

    8D Duke

    4
    36
  28. 28
    PILAF

    51D Kebab go-with

    4
    36
  29. 29
    VEIL

    52A Cover

    4
    35
  30. 30
    IMAN

    3D One-named supermodel

    3
    55
  31. 31
    CHAN

    1D "The Shanghai Cobra" hero, 1945

    3
    52
  32. 32
    SPOOF

    39A "The Naked Gun," for one

    3
    19
  33. 33
    LABEL

    4D Brand name, e.g.

    2
    42
  34. 34
    TWIG

    20A Divining rod

    2
    31
  35. 35
    ARRID

    26D Right Guard rival

    2
    21
  36. 36
    TRAPP

    37A "The Sound of Music" name

    2
    18
  37. 37
    NONETS

    19A Some chamber groups

    2
    6
  38. 38
    ITTO

    44A Give ___ (berate)

    1
    35
  39. 39
    IWAS

    34A Question after "You were snoring!"

    1
    22
  40. 40
    ORTO

    57D "___ take arms against a sea of troubles": Hamlet

    1
    21
  41. 41
    WSW

    27A Wind dir.

    1
    19
  42. 42
    SOURS

    35D Gets down (on)

    1
    15
  43. 43
    DEMUR

    42A Be reluctant

    1
    14
  44. 44
    SMUDGE

    58A Target for a gum eraser

    1
    14
  45. 45
    AIMSAT

    48D Targets

    1
    11
  46. 46
    ARABIANSEA

    17A Outlet for the Indus

    1
    7
  47. 47
    LARGESCALE

    64A Epic

    1
    4
  48. 48
    NBASTARS debut

    6D Shaq and Yao, for two

    1
    4
  49. 49
    HUMANBEING

    15A One of us

    1
    3
  50. 50
    WINDOWTRIM debut

    27D Carpenter's decoration

    1
    3
  51. 51
    DYS

    49A Prefix with peptic

    0
    27
  52. 52
    STOPIT

    24D "Quit that!"

    0
    26
  53. 53
    RIVE

    62A Paris's ___ Gauche

    0
    23
  54. 54
    NGAIO

    10D Marsh of mystery

    0
    20
  55. 55
    MARL

    56D Soil fertilizer

    0
    10
  56. 56
    EERS

    61D Plural suffix with auction

    0
    9
  57. 57
    HOTL

    18A Wilson's "The ___ Baltimore"

    0
    9
  58. 58
    LUCCI

    53D Susan with an Emmy

    0
    8
  59. 59
    INITIO

    5D Ab ___ (from the beginning)

    0
    7
  60. 60
    LITS

    23A Wagons-___ (sleeping cars, abroad)

    0
    4
  61. 61
    ONAHOP debut

    25A One way to field a ball

    0
    4
  62. 62
    CEILINGFAN debut

    1A High circulation increaser

    0
    3
  63. 63
    OPTIONPLAY debut

    13D Quarterback's call

    0
    3
  64. 64
    SPOTTV

    32D Broadcaster's ad offering

    0
    3
  65. 65
    WADSUP

    50A Crumples into a ball

    0
    3
  66. 66
    ARTTEACHER debut

    67A One with a drawing room

    0
    2
  67. 67
    WALLPAPERS

    14D Does decorating on the side

    0
    2
  68. 68
    COOLHEADED debut

    12D Calm

    0
    1
  69. 69
    FLOORTILES debut

    69A Decoration at public baths

    0
    1
  70. 70
    FORESEER debut

    40D Chiromancer

    0
    1
  71. 71
    SWEEPASIDE debut

    28D Have done with

    0
    1
  72. 72
    WARMEDOVER debut

    29D Ostensibly fresh, but not really

    0
    1