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Friday · 66 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    TIE

    35A Roadbed inset

    34
    284
  2. 2
    ISLE

    32A Pirate's hiding place, possibly

    31
    316
  3. 3
    OPAL

    11D Flame Queen ___ (famous gemstone)

    23
    253
  4. 4
    NAP

    31A Day break

    17
    192
  5. 5
    ALDA

    43D Alan who won an Emmy for his role on "The West Wing"

    13
    160
  6. 6
    AVER

    47D Make known

    12
    195
  7. 7
    AREAS

    53A Spheres

    10
    147
  8. 8
    CARE

    34A Maintenance

    10
    87
  9. 9
    ROSE

    21A One with big hips, maybe

    9
    138
  10. 10
    ELLEN

    24D Actress Corby who played Grandma Walton

    9
    105
  11. 11
    EDITS

    22D Cuts a line, say

    9
    101
  12. 12
    META

    12D Having multiple layers of self-reference

    9
    87
  13. 13
    ETAT

    46D Conseil d'___ (French government body)

    8
    143
  14. 14
    AIMS

    20A Tries to ensure a hit

    8
    73
  15. 15
    BRER

    13D Southern contraction

    8
    69
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    IVAN

    3D Tolstoy character ___ Ilyich

    7
    135
  17. 17
    LURE

    8D It's at the end of the line

    7
    67
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    SPEND

    28D Devote

    7
    47
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    PARE

    2D Shave

    6
    92
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    MAITAI

    33D Cocktail often made with pineapple juice

    6
    41
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    DEEPEND

    37D Where one may take the plunge?

    5
    14
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    NELL

    48D "Little" Dickens character

    4
    78
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    TROY

    49D Where Patroclus met his end

    4
    76
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    SHOT

    1D Chance to win

    4
    74
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    FEAR

    44D "That little darkroom where negatives are developed," per Michael Pritchard

    4
    69
  26. 26
    RAVE

    45D Major party

    3
    115
  27. 27
    CHET

    42A Jazz trumpeter Baker

    3
    42
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    TEXAS

    25D Short-lived republic founded in 1836

    3
    42
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    MARIE

    27D Madame Tussaud's first name

    3
    40
  30. 30
    CLONE

    42D Copy

    3
    33
  31. 31
    ASSISTS

    9D Hockey stat

    3
    20
  32. 32
    DAVIS

    51A Mid 19th-century president

    3
    20
  33. 33
    TRIVIA

    39D Game show fodder

    3
    17
  34. 34
    EJECTS

    22A Bounces

    3
    11
  35. 35
    DARIN

    37A "Beyond the Sea" singer

    2
    25
  36. 36
    PAGAN

    36A Like the ancient Greeks

    2
    20
  37. 37
    TERMED

    40A Designated

    2
    6
  38. 38
    SUPER

    16A ___ 8

    1
    33
  39. 39
    ABOMB

    9A Cloud maker

    1
    29
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    LOFTS

    7D Artists' stories, maybe

    1
    19
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    MAXIM

    33A "Poor Richard's Almanack" tidbit

    1
    18
  42. 42
    JOSIE

    23D Animated girl-group leader

    1
    13
  43. 43
    ATEAMS

    6D Special Forces units

    1
    12
  44. 44
    PROCESS

    36D Handle, as paperwork

    1
    10
  45. 45
    SPITBALL

    1A It uses liquid from a pitcher

    1
    6
  46. 46
    UNARM

    26D Take a piece from

    0
    21
  47. 47
    PEPYS

    30A Old English recorder

    0
    17
  48. 48
    ROTA

    41A Membership list

    0
    16
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    TENTACLE

    4D Arm of the sea?

    0
    14
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    BUTLER

    10D Role in a drawing-room mystery

    0
    10
  51. 51
    EPONYM

    18D Rob Roy or Shirley Temple

    0
    9
  52. 52
    LEAVEITTOBEAVER

    50A Popular June program?

    0
    6
  53. 53
    TERRAPIN

    15D Swampland swimmer

    0
    6
  54. 54
    DOLLY

    29A What keeps a camera rolling?

    0
    5
  55. 55
    SENTRIES

    38A Ones offering pass protection?

    0
    5
  56. 56
    AFRICANELEPHANT

    43A Largest land animal

    0
    3
  57. 57
    TANTRUMS

    25A They're thrown in anger

    0
    3
  58. 58
    CARTHAGE debut

    34D Queen Dido's home

    0
    2
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    ORANGEFREESTATE

    17A Political entity of 1854-1900

    0
    2
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    PAGEANTS

    30D Elaborate spectacles

    0
    2
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    THEBAN

    40D Oedipus, for one

    0
    2
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    BIGCITY debut

    5D Typical of urban life

    0
    1
  63. 63
    HAVEITOUT debut

    14A Resolve a longstanding disagreement

    0
    1
  64. 64
    SANANGELO debut

    52A Site of Goodfellow Air Force Base

    0
    1
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    TENDERLY debut

    54A 1950s million-selling song that begins "The evening breeze caressed the trees ..."

    0
    1
  66. 66
    TENTCATERPILLAR debut

    19A Tree-defoliating insect

    0
    1