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Friday · 72 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ONE

    36A See 29-Across

    63
    612
  2. 2
    ALA

    23A In the way of

    58
    513
  3. 3
    EST

    53A Direction de Paris à Nancy

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    428
  4. 4
    ASAP

    18D By yesterday, so to speak

    36
    300
  5. 5
    ESP

    9D Picking up skill?

    35
    344
  6. 6
    OPERA

    31D Grammy category

    26
    247
  7. 7
    MET

    41A Bumped into

    25
    187
  8. 8
    ICEE

    26D Drink brand symbolized by a polar bear

    25
    91
  9. 9
    ETRE

    53D Ser, across the Pyrenees

    24
    241
  10. 10
    ITS

    5D The Who's "___ Hard"

    23
    257
  11. 11
    ATON

    54D Loads

    19
    136
  12. 12
    AGAR

    54A Vegan gelatin substitute

    15
    172
  13. 13
    SCI

    57D ___-fi

    13
    179
  14. 14
    VET

    22A Fixer, perhaps

    13
    116
  15. 15
    FRO

    28A ___-yo (cold treat, briefly)

    13
    114
  16. 16
    SWAN

    42D Pavlova portrayed one over 4,000 times

    13
    78
  17. 17
    SAW

    42A Bumped into

    12
    114
  18. 18
    AMY

    51A Tan in a library

    11
    136
  19. 19
    ANODE

    16A Magnetron component

    10
    107
  20. 20
    ARS

    20A Things often dropped in Harvard Yard?

    8
    112
  21. 21
    ASHES

    23D Indication of some oxidation

    7
    109
  22. 22
    UNTIL

    11D Preposition on a business-hours sign

    7
    50
  23. 23
    ONEAL

    31A 10-year-old Best Supporting Actress

    5
    140
  24. 24
    NORM

    32D What's typical

    5
    92
  25. 25
    ALOES

    38A Soothing flora

    5
    64
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    AREOLA

    52A Anatomical ring

    5
    58
  27. 27
    ARP

    27A "Before My Birth" collagist, 1914

    4
    129
  28. 28
    NOLAN

    30D "The Dark Knight Rises" director, 2012

    4
    50
  29. 29
    AKIRA

    7D Landmark anime film of 1988

    4
    36
  30. 30
    DODGE

    48D Grand Caravan maker

    4
    32
  31. 31
    GREET

    24D Hug or kiss, maybe

    4
    32
  32. 32
    LUCIA

    10A Donizetti heroine

    4
    18
  33. 33
    ASSISI

    25A Birthplace of the Franciscan order

    3
    69
  34. 34
    POEMS

    37A Robert W. Service output

    3
    26
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    GAT

    56D Piece of the street

    2
    81
  36. 36
    AGNES

    60A Baden-Powell of the Girl Guides

    2
    53
  37. 37
    INIGO

    58A ___ Montoya, swordsman in "The Princess Bride"

    2
    30
  38. 38
    IMARET

    45D Eastern lodging

    2
    26
  39. 39
    IKID

    19A "Just playin'"

    2
    14
  40. 40
    EVOKES

    2D Brings out

    2
    13
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    MAMMAMIA

    33D "Lordy!" in Lodi

    2
    10
  42. 42
    AGA

    50A Ottoman bigwig

    1
    132
  43. 43
    MRED

    4D He'll "talk 'til his voice is hoarse"

    1
    71
  44. 44
    AGNEW

    27D 39th vice president

    1
    39
  45. 45
    TECS

    8D Many pulp heroes, in slang

    1
    33
  46. 46
    OLIOS

    49D Jumbles

    1
    31
  47. 47
    MCGEE

    33A Robert W. Service's "The Cremation of Sam ___"

    1
    20
  48. 48
    LARKS

    10D Cheerful early risers

    1
    13
  49. 49
    GODIVA

    1D One known for riding out of gear?

    1
    9
  50. 50
    CHANGE

    29A With 36- and 39-Across, go from 1- to 61-Across

    1
    8
  51. 51
    REMITS

    3D Sends in

    1
    8
  52. 52
    SKIDOO

    21A Big name in winter vehicles

    1
    6
  53. 53
    LETTER

    39A See 29-Across

    0
    25
  54. 54
    PAGODA

    44D Storied place of worship

    0
    25
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    AREACODES

    59A Prefixes featured on some maps

    0
    15
  56. 56
    ASHER

    50D One of Jacob's sons

    0
    15
  57. 57
    AEROSOLS

    14D Restricted flight items

    0
    9
  58. 58
    ARMPIT

    43A Razor target, maybe

    0
    9
  59. 59
    TAGTEAM

    40D One-two in the ring?

    0
    9
  60. 60
    TYRESE debut

    46D "2 Fast 2 Furious" co-star Gibson

    0
    6
  61. 61
    IDEOGRAM

    13D "&" or "@," but not "and" or "at"

    0
    4
  62. 62
    MINDINGTHESTORE

    55A Stopgap supervisor's duty

    0
    3
  63. 63
    NATALIA

    6D ___ Romanova, alter ego of Marvel's Black Widow

    0
    3
  64. 64
    CONDOFEE debut

    12D Unit charge

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    2
  65. 65
    DOMESTICPARTNER

    17A Relative of a spouse

    0
    2
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    GASLOGS debut

    24A Phony blazers

    0
    2
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    MATDOWN

    47A Pack into a thick mass

    0
    2
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    OVERTAKES

    15A Catches up to

    0
    2
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    TERMINATE

    61A End

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    2
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    CLEARING debut

    34D Snow job?

    0
    1
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    GERMINATE debut

    1A Begin

    0
    1
  72. 72
    GOTTENIN debut

    35D Been chosen, as for office

    0
    1