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Friday · 64 answers · 9 debuts

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

  1. 1
    REST

    28D Lie

    22
    256
  2. 2
    ACTS

    4D Congressional output

    21
    214
  3. 3
    PEN

    46D Many a retirement gift

    19
    187
  4. 4
    SEAL

    19D It leaves an impression

    18
    151
  5. 5
    INRE

    39A Memo heading

    17
    251
  6. 6
    ANG

    24A Geom. measure

    14
    117
  7. 7
    SOAP

    25A Kind of dish

    14
    114
  8. 8
    NERD

    32A Bully's target, maybe

    10
    159
  9. 9
    NAB

    5D Grab ahold of

    10
    136
  10. 10
    SEEYA

    15D "G'bye!"

    10
    75
  11. 11
    LORE

    20A Traditional know-how

    9
    130
  12. 12
    AIRS

    26D Is shown

    9
    110
  13. 13
    NIECE

    3D Potential heiress

    9
    104
  14. 14
    SAND

    44D Soft rock?

    9
    86
  15. 15
    MISS

    37A Overlook

    9
    64
  16. 16
    PEAS

    22A Mushy ___ (British dish)

    8
    89
  17. 17
    GENT

    40A Square dance partner

    7
    67
  18. 18
    SAKS

    25D "The Odd Couple" director

    7
    56
  19. 19
    ORIENT

    34D Show the ropes to

    6
    69
  20. 20
    JOB

    33A Biblical figure who says to God "Make me understand how I have erred"

    6
    48
  21. 21
    ARETHA

    26A "___ Now" (1968 R & B album)

    5
    40
  22. 22
    GENRE

    40D Romance or horror

    4
    68
  23. 23
    CARR

    38A Baker v. ___ (landmark Supreme Court voting rights case)

    4
    58
  24. 24
    SKYS

    19A "The ___ the limit!"

    4
    30
  25. 25
    LETT

    9D Two-time football Pro Bowler Leon

    3
    50
  26. 26
    BRETT

    35D Jeremy ___, 1980s-'90s portrayer of Sherlock Holmes

    3
    28
  27. 27
    ERRATIC

    31D Undependable

    3
    20
  28. 28
    MATRON

    12D Female prison official

    3
    11
  29. 29
    POLS

    22D D.C. players

    2
    28
  30. 30
    KONG

    21A Skull Island denizen, for short

    2
    27
  31. 31
    DIRK

    43D Highlands weapon

    2
    22
  32. 32
    HOFFA

    41D 1992 Nicholson title role

    2
    16
  33. 33
    CHIMP

    29D Early "astronaut"

    2
    10
  34. 34
    SORBET

    44A Gelato sans milk

    2
    10
  35. 35
    MRED

    23D Wilbur Post's "pal"

    1
    71
  36. 36
    BRINE

    18A Liquid used in canning

    1
    32
  37. 37
    CORRAL

    38D Stock holder

    1
    13
  38. 38
    PILLS

    8D Compartmentalized box's contents

    1
    13
  39. 39
    BANANASPLIT

    1A Oblong dessert

    1
    12
  40. 40
    MOUSY

    23A Drab and colorless

    1
    8
  41. 41
    BABKA

    14D Sweet, glazed cake

    1
    7
  42. 42
    SPLAYS

    7D Spreads out

    1
    6
  43. 43
    SALTFREE debut

    17A Suitable for hypertension sufferers

    1
    3
  44. 44
    ALASKAPENINSULA debut

    6D It separates the Bering Sea from the Pacific

    1
    2
  45. 45
    HOWIE

    41A Long known for playing football

    0
    25
  46. 46
    HIRES

    36A Takes on

    0
    22
  47. 47
    GREENTEA

    27D Ice cream flavor

    0
    14
  48. 48
    MERGES

    37D Gets into a single lane, say

    0
    14
  49. 49
    ATTICS

    16A "Heat traps" in houses

    0
    12
  50. 50
    ASKING

    2D For the ___

    0
    11
  51. 51
    LINEUP

    30D It reveals who's on first

    0
    10
  52. 52
    TEAROUT

    11D Take from a book, say

    0
    8
  53. 53
    SMERSH

    13D "From Russia With Love" org.

    0
    7
  54. 54
    CLERKS

    29A Court staff

    0
    5
  55. 55
    JAWBONE debut

    33D Paleontologist's discovery, maybe

    0
    3
  56. 56
    CAKESANDALE

    48A 1930 novel that takes its title from Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"

    0
    2
  57. 57
    GALLERIES

    27A Old masters reside in them

    0
    2
  58. 58
    MEANDERS

    42A Doesn't stay on topic

    0
    2
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    PIERRELENFANT debut

    47A French-born architect who designed Washington, D.C.

    0
    2
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    BASKETBALLTEAMS debut

    14A Wizards and Magic, e.g.

    0
    1
  61. 61
    BUSTING debut

    1D Bankrupting

    0
    1
  62. 62
    ICEFLOES debut

    10D White sheets

    0
    1
  63. 63
    MUSICALPIECES debut

    12A Compositions

    0
    1
  64. 64
    PUTTINGUPAFRONT debut

    45A Hiding one's true feelings

    0
    1