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Friday · 72 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    ASIA

    36A Silk Road locale

    38
    350
  2. 2
    EELS

    8D Catch in pots

    28
    199
  3. 3
    MET

    4D Huddled (with)

    25
    187
  4. 4
    IAN

    21A Producer/director ___ MacNaughton of Monty Python

    23
    260
  5. 5
    ATT

    18A Call letters?

    23
    161
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    IRAN

    45D Modern home of ancient Medes

    22
    276
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    INRE

    12D About

    17
    251
  8. 8
    ITT

    42A Member of an "ooky" sitcom family

    15
    152
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    SIP

    43A Take in tentatively

    15
    128
  10. 10
    ALDA

    1D Tynan player in "The Seduction of Joe Tynan"

    13
    160
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    DENS

    19A Retreats

    11
    125
  12. 12
    ATV

    49A Yamaha product, briefly

    11
    73
  13. 13
    GASP

    48A Betray horror

    10
    92
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    GIST

    48D Meat

    9
    68
  15. 15
    TIDE

    50D Periodic riser

    7
    92
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    SARAH

    43D Miles of film

    7
    76
  17. 17
    LEGS

    13D Staying power

    7
    64
  18. 18
    AARP

    47D Powerful D.C. lobby

    6
    76
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    MASTS

    29D Pair from a deck, maybe

    5
    51
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    FRERE

    23D Réunion reunion attendee

    5
    42
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    ZITI

    46D Feeding tubes?

    4
    54
  22. 22
    POPS

    44D Old man

    4
    39
  23. 23
    ALTHO

    25D Poetic conjunction

    4
    25
  24. 24
    SNIPS

    57A Small pieces

    3
    26
  25. 25
    VITAL

    39A Key

    3
    24
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    ARREAR

    6D Unfulfilled duty

    3
    22
  27. 27
    AMAT

    3D End of a loving trio

    2
    99
  28. 28
    UPI

    54D News inits.

    2
    95
  29. 29
    DEVIL

    9A Ranger rival

    2
    33
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    QUEST

    27D Pursuit

    2
    23
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    QTS

    22A Peck parts: Abbr.

    2
    22
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    USSTEEL

    15D Largest tenant of Pittsburgh's tallest skyscraper

    2
    15
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    IRSAUDIT

    53A Dodger's dread?

    2
    6
  34. 34
    MEALS

    31D Board

    1
    24
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    LEANN

    7D Rimes with "Blue"

    1
    16
  36. 36
    URSINE

    15A Like some cubs

    1
    15
  37. 37
    ROLOS

    32A Chocolate snacks

    1
    13
  38. 38
    VTEN

    51D Powerful engine

    1
    12
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    DRUMSET

    9D Band ensemble

    1
    8
  40. 40
    QUILT

    22D It often gets down

    1
    8
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    KIOSKS

    41A Stands in line at an airport?

    1
    6
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    SUPERG debut

    17A Olympic event since 1988

    1
    4
  43. 43
    VIPPASS debut

    39D It might get you backstage

    1
    3
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    DNATURAL debut

    16A Accidental in the key of B or E

    1
    2
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    ADAR

    49D When the Feast of Lots is observed

    0
    37
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    ESTH

    34A Job preceder: Abbr.

    0
    31
  47. 47
    DINT

    2D Force

    0
    26
  48. 48
    ESPO

    10D 1969 and 1974 Hart Trophy winner, familiarly

    0
    23
  49. 49
    NGAIO

    28D Contemporary of Agatha and Erle

    0
    20
  50. 50
    PATROL

    55A Do borderline work?

    0
    19
  51. 51
    SMORES

    20A Three-ingredient treats

    0
    16
  52. 52
    ORIANA

    52A Title woman of a film that won the 1985 Camera d'Or

    0
    15
  53. 53
    ADAMSALE

    1A Abstainer's order

    0
    13
  54. 54
    UMIAK

    30D Literally, "women's boat"

    0
    13
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    KISSME

    41D Pecking order?

    0
    10
  56. 56
    QUELL

    35A Silence

    0
    9
  57. 57
    SAMSPADE

    56A Sleuth who "looked rather pleasantly like a blond satan"

    0
    9
  58. 58
    VIER

    11D Number between drei and funf

    0
    7
  59. 59
    LIMETREE

    14A Linden

    0
    6
  60. 60
    MOSEL

    24D German wine region

    0
    6
  61. 61
    QUETZAL

    35D Guatemala's national bird

    0
    5
  62. 62
    STUDIOS

    5D Places to make tracks

    0
    5
  63. 63
    JOHNQ debut

    26D 2002 Denzel Washington drama

    0
    4
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    QUINT

    33D Rare delivery

    0
    4
  65. 65
    QUIZNOS

    38D "Mmmm ... Toasty!" sloganeer

    0
    4
  66. 66
    ELOQUENT debut

    40A One way to wax

    0
    3
  67. 67
    THESIREN

    58A Spellbinding "Batman" villainess played by Joan Collins

    0
    3
  68. 68
    FMAJOR

    23A Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony is in it

    0
    2
  69. 69
    PIZAZZ

    44A Dash

    0
    2
  70. 70
    QUEENMUM debut

    27A Noted centenarian of 2000, familiarly

    0
    2
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    REHNQUIST debut

    37A Burger replacement

    0
    2
  72. 72
    QUIETGAME debut

    33A Parent's ruse to hush noisy kids

    0
    1