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Friday · 72 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    AREA

    57D Bay or gray follower

    46
    631
  2. 2
    ANTE

    12D Play money?

    45
    461
  3. 3
    OLD

    7D "___ New Hampshire" (state song)

    30
    247
  4. 4
    RAE

    38A Actress Issa ___ of "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"

    28
    278
  5. 5
    ODDS

    1D Parimutuel calculation

    23
    171
  6. 6
    ONUS

    11D Responsibility

    21
    197
  7. 7
    REDO

    36D Overhaul

    20
    173
  8. 8
    ABC

    48A 2 letters

    20
    153
  9. 9
    TIA

    61D Quinceañera invitee

    20
    144
  10. 10
    APED

    3D Made like

    19
    103
  11. 11
    PAL

    21A Bud

    18
    198
  12. 12
    NASA

    35D Curiosity org.

    18
    174
  13. 13
    SLAT

    55D Crib part

    17
    141
  14. 14
    OLES

    54D Shouts of support

    17
    130
  15. 15
    AWOL

    52D Taking unauthorized R&R

    15
    167
  16. 16
    TESS

    13D 1980 Oscar nominee directed by Roman Polanski

    14
    167
  17. 17
    SENOR

    25D "Sí" man?

    12
    90
  18. 18
    LEST

    64A "___ Darkness Fall" (L. Sprague de Camp novel)

    10
    104
  19. 19
    TWOS

    59D Yahtzee category

    10
    80
  20. 20
    ROAM

    56D Go here and there

    9
    94
  21. 21
    AMAZE

    31D Blow away

    9
    70
  22. 22
    ORALB

    1A Sister brand of Scope

    9
    55
  23. 23
    SOFT

    6A Like blackjack hands with an ace counted as 11

    9
    47
  24. 24
    USS

    23A Letters before Kitty Hawk

    8
    110
  25. 25
    ASPEN

    33D Winter X Games host city

    8
    97
  26. 26
    SHORE

    24D Coast

    8
    49
  27. 27
    TAEBO

    63A Cardio option

    8
    47
  28. 28
    REAM

    65A Chew (out)

    6
    113
  29. 29
    NICE

    53D "Good going!"

    6
    105
  30. 30
    TARP

    39A Shield from the elements

    6
    78
  31. 31
    MOAT

    10A Feature of a modern zoo

    6
    69
  32. 32
    SOUP

    46A You might put stock in it

    6
    60
  33. 33
    IONA

    37A The Gaels of collegiate sports

    5
    100
  34. 34
    YAY

    22A "Whoopee!"

    5
    53
  35. 35
    GYRO

    27D Sandwich topped with tzatziki sauce

    5
    34
  36. 36
    SOARS

    28D Goes up, up, up

    5
    29
  37. 37
    COBB

    58D His .366 lifetime batting average is the best ever

    5
    25
  38. 38
    AERATE

    45A Make less flat

    4
    63
  39. 39
    MOCS

    10D Comfy footwear

    4
    24
  40. 40
    ROUE

    2D Marquis de Sade, e.g.

    3
    75
  41. 41
    SCUD

    6D Long-range guided missile

    3
    37
  42. 42
    LETUP

    4D Pause

    3
    20
  43. 43
    STRAW

    51D Drinker's bender?

    2
    59
  44. 44
    BELOW

    18D Later in the text

    2
    28
  45. 45
    STAMEN

    41D Thing with a filament

    2
    27
  46. 46
    STAYAT

    16D Patronize, as a hotel

    2
    13
  47. 47
    FOGGY

    8D Not clear

    2
    6
  48. 48
    UPROOTS

    44D Pulls out

    2
    5
  49. 49
    EEN

    47A Gloaming, to a sonneteer

    1
    159
  50. 50
    RRS

    50A Pennsylvania and others: Abbr.

    1
    93
  51. 51
    UTICA

    23D Capital of the Roman province of Africa

    1
    51
  52. 52
    DOGS

    26A Feet, in slang

    1
    38
  53. 53
    CASABA

    29A Fruit with yellow skin

    1
    25
  54. 54
    BERLE

    32D Comedian who married Joyce Mathews in 1941, divorced her in 1947 and married her again in 1949 "because she reminded me of my first wife"

    1
    20
  55. 55
    RIOTACT

    56A Vigorous reprimand

    1
    18
  56. 56
    PURIM

    43D Holiday a month before Passover

    1
    15
  57. 57
    TIERACK

    9D Closet organizer

    1
    5
  58. 58
    OCEANARIA debut

    62A Large marine fish tanks

    1
    2
  59. 59
    CADRE

    49D Military group

    0
    40
  60. 60
    SWABS

    66A Collects a DNA sample from, say

    0
    12
  61. 61
    SITZ

    30D ___ bath

    0
    10
  62. 62
    BROCADE

    5D Fancy fabric

    0
    8
  63. 63
    CROSSWORDPUZZLE

    40A See 17-Across

    0
    4
  64. 64
    ANOSMIA

    52A Inability to sense smells

    0
    3
  65. 65
    DOPER

    14A Athlete who uses steroids

    0
    3
  66. 66
    SEDUCED

    19A Led astray

    0
    3
  67. 67
    WEBINAR

    42D Online course

    0
    3
  68. 68
    GRASSES

    20A Agrostologists' study

    0
    2
  69. 69
    THENEWYORKTIMES debut

    34A See 17-Across

    0
    2
  70. 70
    CLOISONNE debut

    15A Decorative enamelware

    0
    1
  71. 71
    DUETOBUDGETCUTS debut

    17A With 34-, 40- and 60-Across, a somber message for our loyal fans

    0
    1
  72. 72
    WILLENDTOMORROW debut

    60A See 17-Across

    0
    1