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Friday · 66 answers · 15 debuts

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

  1. 1
    TEE

    21D Basketball timeout sign

    49
    395
  2. 2
    AREA

    24D Staging ___

    46
    631
  3. 3
    SSN

    55D Passport application datum: Abbr.

    44
    242
  4. 4
    SON

    16D Prince, e.g.

    24
    213
  5. 5
    RHO

    38D A fraternity chapter

    23
    191
  6. 6
    MRS

    28A Certain ring-bearer: Abbr.

    21
    125
  7. 7
    REDO

    14D Mulligan, say

    20
    173
  8. 8
    PEN

    40A Compose

    19
    187
  9. 9
    USSR

    2D BOAC destination, in song

    17
    171
  10. 10
    TSP

    7D It's more than a pinch: Abbr.

    15
    154
  11. 11
    CUE

    56D Pool need

    14
    140
  12. 12
    INTEL

    45D Pentium source

    11
    83
  13. 13
    INE

    26A Like Bruckner's Symphony No. 7

    9
    155
  14. 14
    FRI

    27A Day associated with an unlucky number: Abbr.

    9
    75
  15. 15
    BIB

    13D Lobster catcher?

    9
    74
  16. 16
    EYED

    33D Saw

    8
    125
  17. 17
    HELLO

    46D "What do we have here?!"

    8
    55
  18. 18
    ANDSO

    20D "Hence ..."

    8
    38
  19. 19
    BEAR

    31D Certain Wall Street type

    6
    70
  20. 20
    SST

    6D Boomer that retired in the early '00s?

    5
    199
  21. 21
    TITO

    9D One of the Jacksons

    5
    98
  22. 22
    NEONS

    12D Bygone Dodges

    5
    56
  23. 23
    PROD

    42A Poker

    5
    53
  24. 24
    ORSON

    22A Bean, for one

    4
    59
  25. 25
    NOCANDO

    18A "Impossible"

    4
    16
  26. 26
    NEGATE

    19A Cancel

    3
    44
  27. 27
    SSS

    53D Draft org.

    2
    167
  28. 28
    ANE

    39A End of many a fuel source name

    2
    130
  29. 29
    MAUS

    23A Ruhr rodent

    2
    12
  30. 30
    HONSHU debut

    46A Island whose name means, literally, "main land"

    2
    6
  31. 31
    LAPD

    44D Grp. in "Die Hard"

    1
    39
  32. 32
    GEOG

    51D Popular Sporcle subj.

    1
    13
  33. 33
    TINGES

    50A Overtones

    1
    6
  34. 34
    ONTARIAN

    11D Mike Myers or Dan Aykroyd, once

    1
    3
  35. 35
    ERNE

    52D Sea cliff dweller

    0
    111
  36. 36
    APO

    43D Base letters

    0
    99
  37. 37
    ENATE

    4D Related on the mother's side

    0
    36
  38. 38
    HOD

    41A Mortar carrier

    0
    26
  39. 39
    HINGE

    47D Connector with a pivotal role

    0
    24
  40. 40
    ALPACINO

    35D "Author! Author!" star, 1982

    0
    16
  41. 41
    FEDON

    30D Had for a meal

    0
    11
  42. 42
    PANCAKE

    48A Flatten

    0
    8
  43. 43
    BYROTE

    17A Mechanically

    0
    7
  44. 44
    LMNO

    32D Alphabet run

    0
    7
  45. 45
    USFL

    25D Defunct sports org. with the Denver Gold and Chicago Blitz

    0
    7
  46. 46
    PITONS

    3D Climbers' gear

    0
    5
  47. 47
    SUNY

    1D Sch. syst. with a campus in Buffalo

    0
    5
  48. 48
    ALIAR

    43A "Are you calling me ___?"

    0
    4
  49. 49
    EXENEMY debut

    36A Germany vis-à-vis France, e.g.

    0
    3
  50. 50
    IDONE

    8D "What on earth have ___?"

    0
    3
  51. 51
    INACORNER

    10D Trapped

    0
    3
  52. 52
    CALLTOORDER debut

    37A Open formally

    0
    2
  53. 53
    KAAT

    49D Pitcher Jim who was a 16-time Gold Glove winner

    0
    2
  54. 54
    MMDC

    23D End of the 26th century

    0
    2
  55. 55
    BUSINESSDINNER debut

    13A Deal-making occasion, maybe

    0
    1
  56. 56
    DEFANGS debut

    34A Takes the bite out of?

    0
    1
  57. 57
    DENTALSURGEONS debut

    57A Bridge workers, perhaps

    0
    1
  58. 58
    FIXEDSTARS debut

    27D Apparently stationary light sources, to astronomers

    0
    1
  59. 59
    INDEFINABLE debut

    29A Hard to nail down

    0
    1
  60. 60
    INSTANTPOTATOES debut

    15A Betty Crocker or Hungry Jack product

    0
    1
  61. 61
    INTERACTS debut

    29D Plays with others, for instance

    0
    1
  62. 62
    LOSTONESEDGE debut

    58A Wasn't quite as great as before

    0
    1
  63. 63
    OPTICALSCANNERS debut

    54A Reading devices

    0
    1
  64. 64
    PUNNED debut

    42D Made Berne burn?

    0
    1
  65. 65
    RENEGINGON debut

    5D Backing out of

    0
    1
  66. 66
    SUPERSTITION debut

    1A [See blurb]

    0
    1