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Saturday · 70 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    IRA

    27D Org. in "Patriot Games"

    46
    448
  2. 2
    TEA

    37D It may be in the bag

    30
    374
  3. 3
    RNA

    57D Kind of virus

    29
    322
  4. 4
    IDOL

    11A Treasure hunter's loot, maybe

    23
    293
  5. 5
    ARES

    4D War force

    21
    271
  6. 6
    ONUS

    25A Responsibility

    21
    197
  7. 7
    PESO

    10D Philippine money

    20
    131
  8. 8
    ACME

    31D Tiptop

    19
    210
  9. 9
    ELO

    6D "Out of the Blue" group, for short

    17
    250
  10. 10
    OARS

    47A Set at sea?

    16
    154
  11. 11
    HOP

    48A Small vault

    15
    102
  12. 12
    APPS

    19A Developers work on them

    13
    78
  13. 13
    MISO

    54A ___ soup

    13
    68
  14. 14
    LAMA

    45A Religious figure from on high?

    12
    107
  15. 15
    ELL

    42A Crooked joint

    10
    228
  16. 16
    NEIL

    59A Gaiman who wrote "American Gods" and "Coraline"

    10
    115
  17. 17
    MAP

    29A Station display

    9
    137
  18. 18
    BAS

    58D Not haut

    9
    96
  19. 19
    MALT

    54D Like Colt 45 and Mickey's

    8
    69
  20. 20
    AXON

    55A Impulse transmitter

    8
    53
  21. 21
    WES

    22A Jazz great Montgomery

    7
    113
  22. 22
    MANI

    51D Salon job, informally

    7
    25
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    PEEL

    30D Exfoliation

    6
    97
  24. 24
    TOGO

    52D Land on the Gulf of Guinea

    6
    66
  25. 25
    LOTS

    14D Heaps

    6
    64
  26. 26
    IBSEN

    11D His last play was "When We Dead Awaken"

    6
    55
  27. 27
    BOHO

    16A Unconventional and hippielike, informally

    6
    17
  28. 28
    FIEF

    26D Sphere of control

    5
    35
  29. 29
    HURL

    53D Project with a lot of momentum

    4
    46
  30. 30
    IHOPE

    2D [Fingers crossed]

    4
    39
  31. 31
    LONE

    35D Isolated

    3
    105
  32. 32
    TEM

    5D Pro ___

    3
    80
  33. 33
    SYST

    18A Way: Abbr.

    3
    56
  34. 34
    IDLY

    61A Without much effort

    3
    54
  35. 35
    ZINC

    23A More than a fraction of a cent

    3
    49
  36. 36
    TERSER

    28D Like Hemingway vis-à-vis most other writers

    3
    15
  37. 37
    PSHAW

    1D "Yeah, right!"

    2
    53
  38. 38
    OSKAR

    49D "The Tin Drum" boy

    2
    37
  39. 39
    POSES

    50D Duck faces, e.g.

    2
    17
  40. 40
    ROMPS

    3D Wins easily

    2
    17
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    IVER debut

    9D 2011 Best New Artist Grammy winner Bon ___

    2
    5
  42. 42
    SANDAL

    41A Flip-flop, e.g.

    1
    20
  43. 43
    MANLY

    46D Rugged

    1
    15
  44. 44
    KAREEM

    44D First name on the 1970s-'80s Lakers

    1
    12
  45. 45
    CHEEZIT

    36A Orange snack in a red box

    1
    4
  46. 46
    HAIRCUT

    8D Buzz, e.g.

    1
    4
  47. 47
    HINGE

    48D Swinging joint

    0
    24
  48. 48
    ACTING

    31A "The perfect idiot's profession," per Katharine Hepburn

    0
    12
  49. 49
    SEVENS

    7D "Hockey sticks," in cards

    0
    11
  50. 50
    ARGONNE

    38A Where the Lost Battalion got lost

    0
    10
  51. 51
    PIRATESHIP

    1A One might have black-and-white standards

    0
    9
  52. 52
    SHORELEAVE

    15A Stay off the water?

    0
    8
  53. 53
    TREELINE

    34A Certain upper-growth limit

    0
    8
  54. 54
    BLACKEYE

    43A Boxing ring?

    0
    6
  55. 55
    ITGIRL

    24D This year's starlet

    0
    5
  56. 56
    TESLACOIL

    33D It may cause sparks to fly

    0
    5
  57. 57
    DOYOUMIND

    12D "Excuse me?"

    0
    4
  58. 58
    MACARTHUR

    51A One of 20-30 "genius grants" awarded annually

    0
    4
  59. 59
    NOSEGAYS

    21D Bouquets, quaintly

    0
    4
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    OHSUSANNA

    13D Classic folk number

    0
    4
  61. 61
    ZANZIBAR

    23D Island known for its spices

    0
    4
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    GREENALGAE

    60A Film about rock groups?

    0
    3
  63. 63
    MISFIRES

    39A Doesn't go off as expected

    0
    3
  64. 64
    SCOUTED

    40D Went looking for places to shoot

    0
    3
  65. 65
    ERRONEOUS debut

    20A Wrong

    0
    2
  66. 66
    OLDMASTERS debut

    62A Bellini and Botticelli

    0
    2
  67. 67
    CHILLAXED debut

    32D Hung around casually?

    0
    1
  68. 68
    FATSUITS debut

    26A Outfits for big parts?

    0
    1
  69. 69
    HOMEMOVIES debut

    17A Some juvenile records

    0
    1
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    OUTERBANKS debut

    56A North Carolina vacation area

    0
    1