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Friday · 70 answers · 9 debuts

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

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    SPA

    1A There's the rub!

    59
    475
  2. 2
    ERIE

    52D County name in three states

    48
    510
  3. 3
    ACRE

    31A Lot, maybe

    38
    328
  4. 4
    ANI

    39A "Star Wars" boy, informally

    36
    238
  5. 5
    OPS

    4D Ending with psy-

    31
    179
  6. 6
    ONES

    20D Common notes

    28
    295
  7. 7
    ELK

    17A Animal on the Michigan state flag

    25
    207
  8. 8
    ENE

    21A Heading from Okla. City to Tulsa

    24
    403
  9. 9
    IDOL

    12D Fan fixation

    23
    293
  10. 10
    TON

    15A Lot

    21
    209
  11. 11
    SAGA

    53D Novel format

    20
    144
  12. 12
    SEER

    33A Tiresias in "Oedipus Rex," e.g.

    18
    170
  13. 13
    SEAL

    40A Vacuum maintainer

    18
    151
  14. 14
    ACID

    55A Indigestion cause

    17
    159
  15. 15
    DATA

    44D Table filler

    16
    157
  16. 16
    AMO

    25A "Ella giammai m'___" (Verdi aria)

    13
    152
  17. 17
    SINE

    13D 0, for 180 degrees

    12
    102
  18. 18
    ANTSY

    30A Rarin' to go

    10
    78
  19. 19
    YEW

    58D Tree whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet

    10
    62
  20. 20
    LIU

    61A Dr. Watson portrayer on CBS's "Elementary"

    8
    79
  21. 21
    CRY

    32D "Extra! Extra!," e.g.

    8
    76
  22. 22
    ETD

    8D Gate approx.

    7
    113
  23. 23
    TOES

    14D Tips of wingtips

    7
    84
  24. 24
    PDFS

    51D Many email attachments

    7
    27
  25. 25
    SST

    63A Craft that must overcome wave drag, in brief

    5
    199
  26. 26
    ATRA

    31D Gillette brand

    5
    122
  27. 27
    ADDIN

    43A Find a spot for, say

    5
    26
  28. 28
    MAYO

    24D Subway option

    4
    55
  29. 29
    LARS

    38D Never-seen neighbor on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"

    4
    37
  30. 30
    ATO

    59A Volume 1 starter, maybe

    3
    102
  31. 31
    IRANI

    6D Almost any character in Jon Stewart's "Rosewater"

    3
    99
  32. 32
    TRIX

    27D Cereal that reverted to spherical shapes in 2007

    3
    34
  33. 33
    VANES

    7D Turbine blades

    3
    26
  34. 34
    POSEAS

    26A Pretend to be

    3
    14
  35. 35
    NOLO

    19A Plea opener

    2
    69
  36. 36
    PESETA

    51A Coin with a picture of un rey

    2
    42
  37. 37
    DIR

    35A Heading: Abbr.

    2
    40
  38. 38
    AFR

    54A About 28% of the U.N.: Abbr.

    1
    37
  39. 39
    RESTAREA

    9D Where you might see someone walk the dog

    1
    21
  40. 40
    OFFAL

    50D Some haggis ingredients

    1
    19
  41. 41
    LITERS

    5D Some bottled water purchases

    1
    8
  42. 42
    TRAWLS

    27A Casts a wide net?

    1
    6
  43. 43
    ASE

    57D Enzyme suffix

    0
    79
  44. 44
    NEC

    48A Big name in chips

    0
    42
  45. 45
    ORYX

    42A "Scimitar-horned" creature

    0
    28
  46. 46
    RETORT

    46D Shoot back

    0
    20
  47. 47
    TRAUMA

    10D ___ center

    0
    20
  48. 48
    BRAVOS

    47A Chorus of approval

    0
    11
  49. 49
    TALKS

    49D Part of SALT

    0
    11
  50. 50
    SPIREA

    45A Flowering shrub whose name comes from the Greek for "coil"

    0
    10
  51. 51
    BYROTE

    47D Mechanically

    0
    7
  52. 52
    SENIORITIS

    29D Certain drop in motivation

    0
    7
  53. 53
    JOECAMEL

    37D Pack animal?

    0
    6
  54. 54
    SEATTLESLEW

    62A Track star of 1977

    0
    5
  55. 55
    ANKLESTRAP

    3D Stiletto attachment, perhaps

    0
    3
  56. 56
    LINECUT

    41D Black-and-white engraving

    0
    3
  57. 57
    OLIVERTWIST

    4A Novel subtitled "The Parish Boy's Progress"

    0
    3
  58. 58
    PIRATERADIO

    16A Underground waves?

    0
    3
  59. 59
    TOYSTORE

    49A Play house?

    0
    3
  60. 60
    OPENMRIS debut

    23A Tests that accommodate claustrophobes

    0
    2
  61. 61
    STENOPADS

    1D Quaint office supply

    0
    2
  62. 62
    TULLES

    22A Gown maker's supply

    0
    2
  63. 63
    DRACOMALFOY debut

    56A Fictional school bully with henchmen named Crabbe and Goyle

    0
    1
  64. 64
    FIGURESKATE debut

    60A Practice swizzles and twizzles, say

    0
    1
  65. 65
    LEADVOCALS debut

    28D Frontman's assignment

    0
    1
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    OJTRIAL debut

    36A Major media event of '95

    0
    1
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    POLOPONIES debut

    2D Ones involved in horseplay?

    0
    1
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    RINSEDOUT debut

    34D No longer sudsy, say

    0
    1
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    STANDSALONE debut

    18A Is beyond compare

    0
    1
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    WALLOWS debut

    11D Indulges oneself, in a way

    0
    1