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Friday · 72 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    OLE

    58A Festive cry

    54
    525
  2. 2
    USA

    63D Stars represent its constituents

    40
    261
  3. 3
    STAN

    39D Persian for "place of"

    31
    228
  4. 4
    TIN

    60A Tobacco holder

    26
    207
  5. 5
    DEN

    68A Kickback site?

    22
    260
  6. 6
    NATO

    47A Strike authorizer

    19
    167
  7. 7
    THE

    4D With 5-Down, what iconoclasts break

    18
    175
  8. 8
    TEL

    64D Letterhead abbr.

    17
    183
  9. 9
    UNI

    66A Single opening?

    16
    153
  10. 10
    CEO

    18A Outfit's biggest suit

    15
    177
  11. 11
    SOAR

    57D Rocket

    15
    125
  12. 12
    ARF

    19A What might send Rover right over?

    14
    153
  13. 13
    NAT

    9D Red rival, briefly

    13
    190
  14. 14
    LION

    35D ___ of Judah

    13
    131
  15. 15
    ELL

    16A Leader of leaders?

    10
    228
  16. 16
    PIER

    46A Fishing spot

    10
    97
  17. 17
    DEC

    12A Present time?: Abbr.

    10
    70
  18. 18
    SEWS

    25A Has a seamy job?

    9
    77
  19. 19
    DUE

    20A Directly

    8
    99
  20. 20
    SAAB

    27D "Move your mind" sloganeer

    8
    94
  21. 21
    RTES

    10D GPS choices: Abbr.

    7
    128
  22. 22
    AOK

    61A NASA fine?

    7
    94
  23. 23
    YARD

    30D Half a fathom

    7
    62
  24. 24
    LOIS

    23A Newbery Medal-winning author Lowry

    6
    76
  25. 25
    CRAG

    31A Scaling challenge

    5
    62
  26. 26
    NOHO

    53A Area near Manhattan's Union Square

    5
    35
  27. 27
    ERLE

    55A First name in mysteries

    3
    198
  28. 28
    GMAN

    32D Old pulp fiction hero

    3
    45
  29. 29
    SKOAL

    34A Red Man rival

    2
    42
  30. 30
    TTOPS

    49A Camaro options

    2
    29
  31. 31
    MOLD

    5D See 4-Down

    2
    23
  32. 32
    CPLUS

    6D 79, say

    2
    15
  33. 33
    OLAFI

    54D King surnamed Tryggvason

    2
    9
  34. 34
    ETO

    8D The Lorraine Campaign was part of it: Abbr.

    1
    140
  35. 35
    SPATE

    28A Rush

    1
    54
  36. 36
    RIT

    65D Slowing, in mus.

    1
    33
  37. 37
    NICEONE

    41D Expression of approval

    1
    19
  38. 38
    EFFS

    59D Pair of buffalo?

    1
    18
  39. 39
    HOMEEC

    7D Students might clean up in it

    1
    17
  40. 40
    ANECDOTE

    40A Small yarn?

    1
    16
  41. 41
    YOLKS

    11D Whites' counterparts

    1
    11
  42. 42
    UPTODATE

    22D Current

    1
    8
  43. 43
    LESBOS

    56A Eponymous Greek island

    1
    7
  44. 44
    ELEKTRA

    13D The Doors' record label

    1
    6
  45. 45
    PORTICO

    44D Classical Greek temple feature

    1
    6
  46. 46
    SKULKS

    21A Is catlike

    1
    6
  47. 47
    RATFINK debut

    3D Canary

    1
    4
  48. 48
    NEAPS

    43A Occurrences between springs

    0
    17
  49. 49
    TIRO

    33A Cicero's servant and secretary

    0
    16
  50. 50
    SUNNY

    29A Bright

    0
    12
  51. 51
    PCLAB

    51A Campus home for mice

    0
    10
  52. 52
    FINALS

    1D Campus stress source

    0
    9
  53. 53
    WNET

    37D N.Y.C.'s PBS station

    0
    9
  54. 54
    OHOHOH

    48D "What a girl" lead-in, in an Eddie Cantor hit

    0
    7
  55. 55
    BOSCO

    52D Hershey's alternative

    0
    6
  56. 56
    IAMWOMAN

    36A First #1 Billboard hit by an Australian artist (1972)

    0
    6
  57. 57
    SPLICER

    45D Old-fashioned film editor

    0
    6
  58. 58
    APPLAUD

    40D Express approval

    0
    5
  59. 59
    EELSKIN

    42D Wallet material

    0
    4
  60. 60
    NOTELLMOTEL

    17A Tryst spot

    0
    4
  61. 61
    SNOWCRAB debut

    24D Frequent catch on TV's "Deadliest Catch"

    0
    4
  62. 62
    ODOROUS

    2D Nose-noticeable

    0
    3
  63. 63
    SENARY

    50D Based on the number six

    0
    3
  64. 64
    WRITETO

    26D E-mail, say

    0
    3
  65. 65
    DECLAIM

    12D Give a passionate recital

    0
    2
  66. 66
    IDAHOPOTATO

    15A Russet Burbank, e.g.

    0
    2
  67. 67
    ORALHISTORY

    69A Researcher's audiotapes and such

    0
    2
  68. 68
    SOUTHAFRICA debut

    62A Natal setting

    0
    2
  69. 69
    WRISTBAND debut

    38A Hospital gown go-with

    0
    2
  70. 70
    CASEOFFICER debut

    67A Handler of intelligence agents

    0
    1
  71. 71
    CLOSEON debut

    14D Seal, as a deal

    0
    1
  72. 72
    FORTMCHENRY debut

    1A Historic U.S. place in the shape of a five-pointed star

    0
    1