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Friday · 72 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    IRE

    58D Steam

    52
    498
  2. 2
    ERIE

    61A Lake bordering four states

    48
    510
  3. 3
    USA

    6D ___ Patriot Act (2001 measure)

    40
    261
  4. 4
    TNT

    26A Boom producer

    38
    338
  5. 5
    EPIC

    52D "Beowulf," for one

    23
    235
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    SKI

    33D Biathlon need

    21
    180
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    ROT

    57D Hokum

    20
    214
  8. 8
    EBB

    44A Dwindle

    20
    182
  9. 9
    TRY

    32D Go for it

    19
    181
  10. 10
    LOL

    42A Response to an e-mailed joke, maybe

    17
    132
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    LEAST

    48D Minimal

    17
    83
  12. 12
    ASONE

    15A Harmoniously

    13
    118
  13. 13
    PEAT

    62A Three-___

    13
    75
  14. 14
    ANYA

    8D "Dragonwyck" author Seton

    13
    58
  15. 15
    SILO

    1A Tower that's typically scaled from the outside

    12
    127
  16. 16
    LETS

    9D Do-overs

    12
    106
  17. 17
    SNOW

    16A Cap material?

    11
    123
  18. 18
    SPAR

    34A Argue (with)

    10
    188
  19. 19
    ICAN

    14A Confident assertion

    10
    57
  20. 20
    AMES

    19D C.I.A. betrayer arrested in 1994

    9
    174
  21. 21
    ERNST

    25A "Ubu Imperator" artist, 1923

    9
    101
  22. 22
    UKE

    31A "Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips With Me" instrument

    6
    93
  23. 23
    ALLY

    39A Get together (with)

    6
    86
  24. 24
    STALE

    47A Stuffy, as air

    6
    84
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    SKIP

    33A Playback problem

    6
    66
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    CASTE

    63A Nobles and knights in the Middle Ages, e.g.

    6
    51
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    GENA

    53D Rowlands of "Gloria"

    6
    39
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    INES

    59A Supermodel Sastre

    6
    39
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    EMPIRE

    44D Result of many conquests, perhaps

    6
    26
  30. 30
    OAFS

    54D Lubbers

    5
    72
  31. 31
    KENS

    38A Some dolls

    5
    32
  32. 32
    ENCODE

    24D Secure, in a way

    5
    29
  33. 33
    PREOP

    20A Before making the cut?

    5
    25
  34. 34
    JAR

    5D It holds the mayo

    3
    97
  35. 35
    AZALEA

    29D Garden shrub

    3
    37
  36. 36
    FACT

    10A Concern for a checker

    2
    48
  37. 37
    BORG

    7D Wimbledon champ, 1976-80

    2
    35
  38. 38
    ALTEREGO

    51A Captain Marvel, to Billy Batson

    2
    30
  39. 39
    README debut

    23D Computer instructions heading

    2
    8
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    BROKER debut

    46D Stock figure

    2
    7
  41. 41
    NEER

    64A Start to do well?

    1
    100
  42. 42
    GOPRO

    55A Hit the big leagues

    1
    24
  43. 43
    TORCH

    28D Image on a dime

    1
    23
  44. 44
    VSIGN

    41D Winning move?

    1
    17
  45. 45
    INFOR

    60A Soon to experience

    1
    15
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    AUSTERE

    22A Bare-bones

    1
    10
  47. 47
    ICERUN

    2D Annual river thaw

    1
    10
  48. 48
    TWOSTEPS debut

    13D Some ballroom dances

    1
    5
  49. 49
    TEMPORARYTATTOO debut

    17A Fun application

    1
    4
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    TERP

    43D Maryland player, informally

    0
    30
  51. 51
    ONPOT

    4D High, in a way

    0
    16
  52. 52
    LAMEST

    3D Like the worst of excuses

    0
    12
  53. 53
    RENTALS

    27A Beach houses, often

    0
    11
  54. 54
    SALSADIP

    34D Party dishful

    0
    9
  55. 55
    BERNIE

    45D Late comedian Mac

    0
    8
  56. 56
    OPERE

    18D ___ citato

    0
    8
  57. 57
    SITPAT

    1D Be content with where one is

    0
    8
  58. 58
    DISAPPEARINGINK

    56A Means of secret writing ... or a description of a 17-Across?

    0
    5
  59. 59
    FSTAR

    10D Canopus or Polaris

    0
    4
  60. 60
    MOGEN

    50D ___ David (six-pointed star)

    0
    4
  61. 61
    TEACOZY

    32A Pot cover

    0
    4
  62. 62
    ALLATSEA

    36D Hopelessly confuddled

    0
    3
  63. 63
    GASMAINS

    21A Subterranean lines

    0
    3
  64. 64
    ANTINUKE debut

    11D Protesting the pro-testers?

    0
    2
  65. 65
    ASIMMER debut

    49A Barely boiling

    0
    2
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    COONSKIN

    12D Kind of cap with a tail

    0
    2
  67. 67
    DORAN

    37A Ann of "Rebel Without a Cause"

    0
    2
  68. 68
    PLOTLINE

    35D Stripped-down story

    0
    2
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    JUBAL debut

    5A Confederate general Early

    0
    1
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    LYNXES debut

    30D Largish animals with black ear tufts

    0
    1
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    MDCLXVI debut

    40A The annus in Dryden's "Annus Mirabilis"

    0
    1
  72. 72
    TEEHEES debut

    43A Giggles

    0
    1