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Friday · 66 answers · 13 debuts

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

  1. 1
    AND

    39A Far-away connection?

    30
    239
  2. 2
    ITS

    23A "___ Growing" (Temptations hit)

    23
    257
  3. 3
    ABA

    50D Utah Stars' org.

    14
    195
  4. 4
    KEG

    19A Something below the bar

    14
    106
  5. 5
    CHI

    51D City with both A.L. and N.L. teams, informally

    13
    148
  6. 6
    FOE

    24A One against another

    12
    112
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    OTT

    6D Target of Durocher's "Nice guys finish last" sentiment

    10
    193
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    OBESE

    44D Very upscale?

    8
    145
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    CLAN

    48D Group sharing a coat of arms

    8
    86
  10. 10
    HESSE

    2D 1946 Literature Nobelist

    6
    94
  11. 11
    ORELSE

    16A Words of intimidation

    5
    75
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    SPORE

    7D Body in a case

    5
    44
  13. 13
    MAY

    29D Period named for an earth goddess

    4
    63
  14. 14
    ASSERT

    11D Hold

    4
    44
  15. 15
    INTEND

    55A Mean

    3
    24
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    SCHISM

    15D Big break

    3
    16
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    FIERY

    42D Very hot

    3
    11
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    PALETTE

    13D Item used for studio mixing

    3
    11
  19. 19
    UPI

    46A Inits. by a dateline

    2
    95
  20. 20
    GAT

    30D Option for a hit

    2
    81
  21. 21
    ORLON

    45D DuPont discontinued it in 1990

    2
    50
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    ROTATE

    49A Make the rounds?

    2
    33
  23. 23
    HERESY

    20A Diet of Worms concern

    2
    24
  24. 24
    HAUNT

    43D Go to a lot

    2
    21
  25. 25
    ISITME

    38D A question of introspection

    2
    13
  26. 26
    HRE

    9D It ended in 1806: Abbr.

    1
    77
  27. 27
    SIL

    47A Tony's consigliere on "The Sopranos"

    1
    42
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    STEAMY

    54A R-rated, say

    1
    21
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    HARDG

    22D What Greece has that Germany doesn't

    1
    16
  30. 30
    THEWHO

    1A Releaser of "1921" in 1969

    1
    16
  31. 31
    TANTE

    25A Soeur de la mère

    1
    14
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    SANSKRIT

    15A Source of the word "avatar"

    1
    7
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    CABRIDE

    48A It's often taken down Broadway

    1
    5
  34. 34
    CLUELESS

    51A Completely in the dark

    1
    5
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    FRAIDSO

    33D "Yep, unfortunately"

    1
    5
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    BEEGEE debut

    12D Member of the 27-Down group

    1
    4
  37. 37
    CHURNS debut

    36D Dairy equipment

    1
    4
  38. 38
    RIPOUT debut

    37D Remove, as carpet

    1
    3
  39. 39
    CRI

    18A Shout about Paris?

    0
    56
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    HANSOLO

    53A Sci-fi smuggler

    0
    23
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    CRIBS

    36A They rock, sometimes

    0
    17
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    PHRASE

    14A Thing turned while speaking

    0
    17
  43. 43
    WORRY

    4D Cause of fitful sleep

    0
    12
  44. 44
    GIBBS

    27D Brothers who sang "Stayin' Alive"

    0
    10
  45. 45
    NUMBER

    52A Cell assignment

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    9
  46. 46
    HOOFIT

    43A Not splurge on a 48-Across, say

    0
    6
  47. 47
    LAU

    40A "The Art of Hitting .300" writer Charley

    0
    6
  48. 48
    TENORSAX

    1D Band member with a bent neck

    0
    6
  49. 49
    CHESHIRE

    21A Lewis Carroll's birthplace

    0
    5
  50. 50
    CLOSERS debut

    17A They get many saves

    0
    4
  51. 51
    CONSENT debut

    21D O.K.

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    4
  52. 52
    ELKES

    3D Tennis's Clijsters and others

    0
    4
  53. 53
    PEELOUT

    13A Participate in drag?

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    4
  54. 54
    CHEATED

    18D How a gull might feel

    0
    3
  55. 55
    ECOSYSTEM

    28D Biodiversity setting

    0
    3
  56. 56
    FLUTES debut

    34D Orchestra section

    0
    3
  57. 57
    HISSYFIT debut

    41A A diva may throw one

    0
    3
  58. 58
    SCHWAB

    7A Author of the best-selling investment book "You're Fifty — Now What?"

    0
    3
  59. 59
    BOYMEETSGIRL debut

    35A Start of a traditional love story

    0
    2
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    FANMAIL debut

    24D Means of reaching the stars

    0
    2
  61. 61
    HUIS

    5D Sartre's "___ clos"

    0
    2
  62. 62
    OILFIELD

    32D Setting for big rigs

    0
    2
  63. 63
    STAGEMANAGER debut

    26A One concerned with entrances and exits

    0
    2
  64. 64
    CHRISTENS debut

    8D Breaks a bottle on, maybe

    0
    1
  65. 65
    MEXICANSTANDOFF debut

    31A Stalemate

    0
    1
  66. 66
    WALKIN debut

    10D Capacious closet

    0
    1