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Friday · 72 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    NEON

    63A Strip sign

    24
    219
  2. 2
    OHIO

    59A Title locale in a Leonard Bernstein song where "life was so cozy"

    23
    200
  3. 3
    EGAD

    23A Surprised reaction

    18
    203
  4. 4
    LIAR

    19A Disorderly courtroom outburst

    18
    177
  5. 5
    ENG

    32A Reading locale: Abbr.

    17
    160
  6. 6
    ELATE

    45A Get happy

    16
    182
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    EMCEE

    50D One may give facts about acts

    15
    106
  8. 8
    LEAN

    65A Show bias

    14
    102
  9. 9
    TENS

    66A The U.S. Treasury is on their backs

    12
    128
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    SHED

    36D Get rid of

    12
    115
  11. 11
    IRAS

    2D Plans for one's golden years, briefly

    11
    129
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    AUNT

    28D Chloe in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," e.g.

    11
    92
  13. 13
    AMMO

    62A Need for heat

    10
    133
  14. 14
    OLEO

    16A Stick out in a restaurant?

    9
    264
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    SOSA

    34D Honoree of a 1998 New York ticker-tape parade

    9
    95
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    TASTE

    42A Liking

    8
    117
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    RIGA

    1D Port near Ogre

    8
    86
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    COAL

    52D Seamy stuff?

    8
    74
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    EINE

    57D "Nosferatu, ___ Symphonie des Grauens"

    6
    119
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    LEAR

    12D King on a stage

    6
    107
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    ELSIE

    31D Bovine at the 1939 New York World's Fair

    6
    89
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    NYU

    5D Sch. whose sports teams are the Violets

    6
    53
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    IRONY

    14A It's not to be taken literally

    6
    50
  24. 24
    ASNER

    25A "Rich Man, Poor Man" Emmy winner

    5
    103
  25. 25
    ERRANT

    46D Out-of-bounds

    5
    41
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    OHME

    53D Worrier's words

    5
    23
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    SIREN

    41A Attention-getter

    4
    70
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    HALF

    10A Top or bottom, in baseball

    4
    67
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    ANGOLA

    48D Cabinda is an exclave of it

    4
    26
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    ASTA

    20A Literary schnauzer

    3
    185
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    ALII

    11D Others, when listing

    3
    69
  32. 32
    HAW

    61D Speech hesitation

    3
    62
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    ALONG

    64A "Move ___!"

    3
    53
  34. 34
    SHRED

    49A Piece of evidence?

    3
    47
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    DUELS

    8D Fight settlers

    3
    27
  36. 36
    STREEP

    40D 2006 Golden Globe Best Actress

    3
    27
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    STRONG

    9D Willful

    3
    23
  38. 38
    GREG

    56A N.F.L.'er Olsen or Toler

    2
    49
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    GAGS

    58D Laughing stock?

    2
    32
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    FORD

    13D President who was born a King

    2
    25
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    PIMA

    54D Southwest native

    2
    25
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    SIE

    44A Opposite of me, in Munich

    1
    53
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    CEES

    26D Piccolo duet?

    1
    48
  44. 44
    LAZE

    6D Not work at all

    1
    39
  45. 45
    LCDS

    6A Watch things, briefly

    1
    22
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    ANDIE

    27D "Dawson's Creek" role

    1
    21
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    ENGAGE

    4D Mesh with

    1
    20
  48. 48
    NONS

    55D Vichy votes

    1
    13
  49. 49
    TEASPOON

    38D 1/768 gallon

    1
    5
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    CAREBEAR

    26A Funshine, Grumpy or Love-a-lot

    1
    4
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    GASGUZZLER

    17A Big wheels, often

    1
    3
  52. 52
    RIPEN

    1A Bring to perfection

    0
    41
  53. 53
    ESNE

    51A Bygone laborer

    0
    30
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    GLOBE

    29A Meridian shower

    0
    26
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    AOUT

    15A Hot time in Montréal

    0
    21
  56. 56
    EDITION

    37A Publication specification

    0
    17
  57. 57
    COOLS

    35A Loses enthusiasm

    0
    15
  58. 58
    ANDIRON

    43D Dog for logs

    0
    9
  59. 59
    SCUDS

    33A Moves quickly, as a cloud

    0
    8
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    ZYDECO

    18D Grammy category starting in 2007

    0
    8
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    OSHKOSH

    39A Seat of Winnebago County

    0
    7
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    WAXES

    67A They're applied to some backs

    0
    7
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    ACROPHOBIA

    60A Source of high anxiety?

    0
    5
  64. 64
    NARRATED

    47A Was an accountant?

    0
    5
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    COLLARD

    7D Kale kin

    0
    4
  66. 66
    ABSINTHE

    24D Potent stuff called "the green fairy"

    0
    3
  67. 67
    HOLBROOK debut

    10D Best Actor Tony winner for "Mark Twain Tonight!"

    0
    2
  68. 68
    BOOSTERBOX debut

    30D Item-concealing shoplifting aid

    0
    1
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    COPPERMINE debut

    52A Bingham Canyon operation

    0
    1
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    POSTERGIRL debut

    3D She's identified with a cause

    0
    1
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    WELCHERS debut

    22D Debt disregarders, slangily

    0
    1
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    YELLOWBIRD debut

    21A American goldfinch

    0
    1