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Friday · 68 answers · 8 debuts

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

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    ARTS

    54A Word with letters?

    31
    222
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    ELLE

    30D W competitor

    25
    221
  3. 3
    DRE

    34D 2009 Grammy winner for "Crack a Bottle," briefly

    22
    175
  4. 4
    SNIT

    48D Vexation

    21
    159
  5. 5
    ALEC

    24A Greven who wrote the 2008 best seller "How to Talk to Girls"

    19
    279
  6. 6
    DESI

    23D First name in '50s TV

    18
    139
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    OARS

    10D Propulsion gear

    16
    154
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    EASEL

    45D Flip chart supporter

    16
    144
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    TAXI

    47D Move before taking off

    12
    136
  10. 10
    NOVA

    17A Rising star?

    12
    125
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    AILS

    13D Isn't fine

    11
    104
  12. 12
    CITE

    57A Commend

    11
    93
  13. 13
    LAND

    36D Hit the dirt?

    10
    69
  14. 14
    OPIE

    50D ___ Taylor, old sitcom character

    9
    150
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    AUDI

    15A Q7 maker

    9
    111
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    EWER

    40A Accessory near a basin

    8
    146
  17. 17
    ICET

    46D "Law & Order: SVU" co-star

    7
    110
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    LURE

    6D It'll help you get a bite

    7
    67
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    OGLE

    33A Creep's peep

    6
    200
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    IONIA

    9A Neighbor of Lydia

    6
    94
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    ZEE

    31D First character seen in "Zelig"

    6
    93
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    ERIK

    20A Pitcher Bedard

    6
    91
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    DEEM

    51D Believe

    6
    86
  24. 24
    MAORI

    2D Much-tattooed people

    6
    74
  25. 25
    NUTS

    11D See 34-Across

    6
    56
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    FADE

    5D Die

    6
    53
  27. 27
    COTTA

    44D Italian for "baked"

    6
    34
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    ISAAC

    9D Hull of the Constitution

    5
    134
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    RODE

    37A Used bikes

    5
    78
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    THEM

    59A The opposition

    4
    64
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    BAAS

    42A Calls from a 27-Down

    4
    55
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    FLAW

    5A Logic problem

    4
    39
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    SAUDI

    16A Like a national flag with a sword on it

    4
    35
  34. 34
    IDEE

    12D Flash d'inspiration

    2
    81
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    ABNER

    1D ___ J. Mikva, White House counsel under Clinton

    2
    62
  36. 36
    AMCS

    1A Gremlins of the '70s, e.g.

    2
    20
  37. 37
    PROW

    32D Boat stem

    1
    43
  38. 38
    TITUS

    58A Flavian dynasty ruler

    1
    25
  39. 39
    EXITS

    55A They take people out

    1
    18
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    DUNCE

    43A Reluctant wearer of a cap

    1
    14
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    BAIN

    14A ___ Capital (investment firm)

    1
    11
  42. 42
    JEEZ

    28A "All in the Family" exclamation

    1
    10
  43. 43
    BROMANCE

    41A Relative of a man crush

    1
    9
  44. 44
    WIGGLEROOM

    8D Flexibility

    1
    5
  45. 45
    STOA

    52A Classic covered walk

    0
    75
  46. 46
    ATIE

    56A Play to ___

    0
    47
  47. 47
    ATTU

    49D 1943 U.S.-vs.-Japan battle site

    0
    43
  48. 48
    ADULATE

    7D Flatter to a fault

    0
    17
  49. 49
    RICED

    22A Like small potatoes?

    0
    12
  50. 50
    BLASS

    42D Bill of fashion

    0
    7
  51. 51
    GOSOUTH

    39D Start to tank

    0
    5
  52. 52
    OILHOLE

    35A Aperture in some drills

    0
    5
  53. 53
    CRESSIDA

    19D Shakespearean title character

    0
    4
  54. 54
    ITSALLGOOD

    46A "I'm not upset, really"

    0
    4
  55. 55
    KCAL

    60A Heat meas.

    0
    4
  56. 56
    PRELATES

    25A Holy higher-ups

    0
    4
  57. 57
    PRISONERS

    32A Cell group

    0
    4
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    EGOCENTRIC

    29D Like a diva

    0
    3
  59. 59
    SNAKERIVER

    4D Carver of Hells Canyon

    0
    3
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    CANTALOUPE debut

    53A Composition of some orange spheres

    0
    2
  61. 61
    CIVICPRIDE debut

    3D What a mayor tries to instill

    0
    2
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    EELGRASSES

    21A Tropical aquarium plants

    0
    2
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    GOGODANCE debut

    38A It prompts tipping in a bar

    0
    2
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    ANGORAGOAT debut

    27D Mohair source

    0
    1
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    DRIVING debut

    34A With 11-Down, bugging no end

    0
    1
  66. 66
    DRUGCARTEL debut

    18A One blatantly disobeying traffic laws

    0
    1
  67. 67
    JOHNCUSACK debut

    28D "High Fidelity" star, 2000

    0
    1
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    LONGBALL debut

    26D Into-the-stands homer, say

    0
    1