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Friday · 70 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ANN

    6D Rule among true crime writers

    33
    300
  2. 2
    ONCE

    34A "When I was a lad ..."

    32
    326
  3. 3
    OBOE

    24D Instrument with a bell

    32
    315
  4. 4
    OLD

    45A Bygone

    30
    247
  5. 5
    ADD

    21D Attach (to)

    27
    224
  6. 6
    SOSO

    25D Average

    21
    154
  7. 7
    PELE

    56D Forward who wore #10

    21
    115
  8. 8
    DOS

    58D Elements of some lists

    18
    175
  9. 9
    TAP

    8D Physical "Psst!"

    17
    165
  10. 10
    EYRE

    15D "Gentle reader, may you never feel what I then felt!" speaker

    15
    150
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    ORATE

    40A Stump the crowd?

    14
    196
  12. 12
    ALONE

    2D Helpless?

    14
    191
  13. 13
    PEST

    42A 16-Across, e.g.

    13
    128
  14. 14
    NIKE

    54D Figure on the front of Olympic medals since 1928

    11
    67
  15. 15
    OPIE

    9D Grandnephew in 1960s TV

    9
    150
  16. 16
    NNE

    44D Anchorage-to-Fairbanks dir.

    7
    205
  17. 17
    FADS

    39D They're not hot for very long

    7
    33
  18. 18
    ASSN

    48D Order: Abbr.

    5
    137
  19. 19
    ATRA

    20A ___ Plus (razor brand)

    5
    122
  20. 20
    ELY

    26A Ron who played Tarzan

    5
    96
  21. 21
    MATT

    33D Political writer ___ Bai

    5
    59
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    BRED

    5D Raised

    5
    50
  23. 23
    BRIM

    30A Filling point

    5
    42
  24. 24
    ESTES

    63A Rob of "Melrose Place"

    4
    125
  25. 25
    ZAG

    60D Quickly turn back

    4
    50
  26. 26
    BAY

    27A Where your ship may come in

    4
    41
  27. 27
    FLAW

    49A Chip in a dish, e.g.

    4
    39
  28. 28
    GOBANANAS

    7D Run wild

    4
    11
  29. 29
    SPCA

    41A Vet employer, maybe: Abbr.

    3
    89
  30. 30
    ELEA

    22A Home to a school of pre-Socratic philosophers

    3
    59
  31. 31
    ESTS

    55A Round nos.

    3
    42
  32. 32
    MAGIC

    1D Word with square or number

    3
    37
  33. 33
    INBED

    19A Retired

    3
    23
  34. 34
    ILLBE

    3D "Can you beat that?!"

    2
    30
  35. 35
    SEIKO

    61A Big name in watches

    2
    21
  36. 36
    FAWN

    53A Gush (over)

    2
    18
  37. 37
    GEOS

    38D Prizm and Spectrum, once

    2
    17
  38. 38
    LAPAT

    50D Wash against gently

    2
    13
  39. 39
    FLUBS

    49D Contents of many outtakes

    2
    11
  40. 40
    ESSAYTEST

    12D Final words?

    2
    10
  41. 41
    CEES

    23A Comedic duo?

    1
    48
  42. 42
    LODES

    4D Bonanzas

    1
    24
  43. 43
    SUAVE

    36A Smooth

    1
    23
  44. 44
    WANED

    52D Declined

    1
    23
  45. 45
    ANOSE

    51D Win by ___

    1
    20
  46. 46
    GULP

    29D [This is scary!]

    1
    18
  47. 47
    ONMEDS

    24A Using an Rx, say

    1
    11
  48. 48
    NINELIVES

    11D Cat's gift

    1
    7
  49. 49
    USAID

    57A Foreign assistance org. since 1961

    1
    5
  50. 50
    NOTMYCUPOFTEA debut

    14D Passing remark?

    1
    2
  51. 51
    RAREGASES debut

    31D Contents of the rightmost column of a table

    1
    2
  52. 52
    AGT

    46A 86 or 99 on "Get Smart": Abbr.

    0
    60
  53. 53
    PLANA

    56A It's often backed up

    0
    24
  54. 54
    APHIS

    16A Farmer's enemy

    0
    8
  55. 55
    ALLORNONE

    13A Extreme choice

    0
    7
  56. 56
    DOGSIT

    28A Loafs on the job

    0
    7
  57. 57
    EGESTED

    64A Discharged

    0
    6
  58. 58
    SNAFUS

    47A Tangles

    0
    6
  59. 59
    TOWNE

    8A Quaint place to live?

    0
    6
  60. 60
    MAILBAG

    1A Letter carrier

    0
    5
  61. 61
    PIONS

    18A Some subatomic particles

    0
    5
  62. 62
    WENTON

    43A Rambled

    0
    5
  63. 63
    NAVALBASE

    62A Place to find subs

    0
    4
  64. 64
    BLOWAFUSE debut

    30D Lose it

    0
    3
  65. 65
    ICANTWAIT

    32D Words of anticipation

    0
    3
  66. 66
    LACAGEAUXFOLLES

    37A Six-time Tony winner of 1984

    0
    3
  67. 67
    GOLDENBOY debut

    17A Much-favored person

    0
    2
  68. 68
    EXCLUSIVE debut

    35D Scoop

    0
    1
  69. 69
    SEIZEUPON debut

    59A Use advantageously, as an idea

    0
    1
  70. 70
    WHOLESALE debut

    10D Not marked up

    0
    1