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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
    ADO

    24D Flurry

    44
    477
  2. 2
    SEMI

    27D Certain playoff game

    22
    178
  3. 3
    ITCH

    1D It may come with a bite

    21
    135
  4. 4
    RENT

    32A Having a gaping hole, say

    16
    190
  5. 5
    DEA

    33A Org. in "Breaking Bad"

    16
    124
  6. 6
    OMG

    60D Texter's "No way!"

    16
    86
  7. 7
    RASTA

    50A Dreaded sort?

    14
    83
  8. 8
    NAT

    5D Turner of pages in history

    13
    190
  9. 9
    IBM

    40A Corporate giant co-founded by Thomas Watson

    13
    106
  10. 10
    SECT

    56D Ending with inter-

    11
    137
  11. 11
    ATTN

    35D Subj. line alert

    11
    134
  12. 12
    ALIA

    55D Inter ___

    10
    108
  13. 13
    CHIA

    2D Pet project?

    10
    46
  14. 14
    ERATO

    31A Poetic member of a Greek nonet

    9
    174
  15. 15
    SEAS

    53A Noted septet

    9
    104
  16. 16
    ARBOR

    47D Subject of a celebration on the last Friday in April

    9
    60
  17. 17
    ETTE

    54D Trix alternative?

    7
    225
  18. 18
    OMITS

    13D Drops

    7
    60
  19. 19
    ERSE

    49A Language that gave us "slogan," originally meaning "battle cry"

    6
    160
  20. 20
    LOST

    39A TV show that debuted on 9/22/04 (middle of the cry)

    6
    82
  21. 21
    SPADE

    37A Bogart role

    6
    63
  22. 22
    SST

    58D Retired boomer

    5
    199
  23. 23
    SYNE

    8D Burnsian "ago"

    5
    87
  24. 24
    CRAB

    28D Zodiac symbol

    5
    85
  25. 25
    ROOST

    42A Sit on it

    5
    59
  26. 26
    HATS

    19A Roles, metaphorically

    4
    67
  27. 27
    MAZE

    36A Setting for "The Shining"

    4
    60
  28. 28
    FRANC

    30D Swiss standard

    4
    33
  29. 29
    FTC

    9D Govt. agency that supports competition

    4
    28
  30. 30
    EARED

    21D Ending with dog or jug

    3
    56
  31. 31
    CHAN

    41A Jackie with acting chops

    3
    52
  32. 32
    IROBOT

    46D Will Smith flick of 2004

    3
    30
  33. 33
    TATAMI

    16A Furnishing in many a tearoom

    3
    24
  34. 34
    ESSE

    34D To be in ancient times?

    2
    181
  35. 35
    DEATH

    22A "The king of terrors," per Job 18

    2
    28
  36. 36
    LATINO

    44D Marco Rubio, for one

    2
    20
  37. 37
    CRAN

    52D Lead-in to Apple

    2
    16
  38. 38
    ECTO

    51A Outside: Prefix

    1
    62
  39. 39
    ATTEND

    11D See (to)

    1
    40
  40. 40
    ENISLE

    6D Put on a key?

    1
    25
  41. 41
    HETERO

    45D Straight

    1
    20
  42. 42
    TALI

    23A Anklebones

    1
    17
  43. 43
    CARVE

    48D Chisel

    1
    14
  44. 44
    AMONGST

    25A In the company of

    1
    9
  45. 45
    CITATION

    17A Officer's "gift"

    1
    8
  46. 46
    THENANNY debut

    15A TV show that debuted on 11/3/93 (and start of a parent's distressed cry?)

    1
    3
  47. 47
    HAZMATSUIT debut

    29D Requirement for special handling?

    1
    2
  48. 48
    RLS

    42D Literary inits.

    0
    74
  49. 49
    SWEE

    20A ___' Pea

    0
    33
  50. 50
    RETORT

    63A "Says who?," e.g.

    0
    20
  51. 51
    KETT

    3D "Etta ___" (old comic strip)

    0
    19
  52. 52
    MENE

    26D Word on a biblical wall

    0
    18
  53. 53
    PAYNE

    38D Alexander who directed "Nebraska"

    0
    13
  54. 54
    CLEANER

    41D Pledge, e.g.

    0
    11
  55. 55
    AROMATIC

    62A Like Christmas candles, typically

    0
    10
  56. 56
    INASTATE

    4D Worked up

    0
    8
  57. 57
    CITRIC

    18A Lemony, for example

    0
    7
  58. 58
    FLAGON

    9A Container for Rip Van Winkle

    0
    7
  59. 59
    ACTAEON

    47A Greek hunter trained by Chiron

    0
    5
  60. 60
    OVINES

    61A Merino, Suffolk and Dorset

    0
    5
  61. 61
    SHMO

    37D Chucklehead

    0
    5
  62. 62
    LAIDOUT

    10D Presented

    0
    4
  63. 63
    SNOWIN

    7D Isolate, somehow

    0
    4
  64. 64
    BRUINS

    57A Trojan rivals

    0
    3
  65. 65
    LODESTAR

    39D Guiding light

    0
    3
  66. 66
    NICHT

    14D Not in Germany?

    0
    3
  67. 67
    ALLMYCHILDREN

    43A TV show that debuted on 1/5/70 (end of the cry)

    0
    2
  68. 68
    GARAGEDOOR debut

    12D Thing often controlled by a remote

    0
    1
  69. 69
    ICKINESS debut

    1A Cause for squirming

    0
    1
  70. 70
    NOTGREAT debut

    64A So-so

    0
    1
  71. 71
    REBOTTLE debut

    59A Transfer, as wine

    0
    1
  72. 72
    SCHADENFREUDE debut

    27A Guilty pleasure?

    0
    1