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Friday · 72 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ETA

    15A Control tower projection, for short

    74
    571
  2. 2
    LSD

    6A So-called "battery acid"

    41
    245
  3. 3
    TIE

    28A One to one, say

    34
    284
  4. 4
    AVE

    42A Uber app abbr.

    28
    246
  5. 5
    ALTO

    37A Cher or Adele, e.g.

    25
    290
  6. 6
    ERASE

    62A Get rid of

    24
    295
  7. 7
    OWE

    25D Be short

    23
    208
  8. 8
    SEC

    58A Heartbeat

    23
    187
  9. 9
    LES

    55D Relative of "die"

    22
    270
  10. 10
    HAS

    39D Bears

    19
    175
  11. 11
    TLC

    41A Close attention, in brief

    16
    146
  12. 12
    AWAY

    18D Follower of fire or bombs

    14
    86
  13. 13
    ABATE

    45D Go down

    12
    108
  14. 14
    SALSA

    19A It'll give a chip zip

    11
    98
  15. 15
    HEIR

    53D Probate figure

    11
    91
  16. 16
    ENACT

    2D Pass

    9
    96
  17. 17
    STATE

    57A Plasma, for one

    9
    90
  18. 18
    HAH

    61A "Dream on!"

    9
    86
  19. 19
    MOW

    27A Do some plot work

    9
    63
  20. 20
    ENVY

    36D "Pain at another's good," per Plutarch

    8
    55
  21. 21
    LAMB

    51A One devoted to Mary?

    7
    74
  22. 22
    CLAP

    26D Sound in a storm

    6
    84
  23. 23
    ONEAL

    54A He joined the 52-Across in 2004

    5
    140
  24. 24
    QUAD

    21A Dazzling figure skating feat

    5
    41
  25. 25
    VPS

    9D Some execs

    5
    23
  26. 26
    LTD

    22A Abbr. for Lucasfilm

    4
    99
  27. 27
    STARE

    50D Vacancy sign?

    4
    81
  28. 28
    SALES

    60A What Willy Loman was in

    4
    47
  29. 29
    CAY

    26A Sandy islet

    4
    43
  30. 30
    GAIT

    34D Dressage concern

    4
    42
  31. 31
    POPS

    24D Boston ___

    4
    39
  32. 32
    BELLA

    48D Gorgeous, to Giorgio

    4
    25
  33. 33
    BBS

    48A Stingers from a gun

    3
    56
  34. 34
    PRONE

    16A Susceptible

    3
    33
  35. 35
    LETAT

    6D Unleash upon

    3
    24
  36. 36
    IMPLY

    29A Get at

    3
    13
  37. 37
    STOIC

    7D Not the movable type

    2
    80
  38. 38
    MECCA

    1A Churchill Downs, to horse racing fans

    2
    50
  39. 39
    JOT

    43A Modicum

    2
    46
  40. 40
    IRAQI

    10D Many a dweller along the Euphrates

    2
    45
  41. 41
    SIDEA

    46D Queen's "We Are the Champions," vis-à-vis "We Will Rock You"

    1
    39
  42. 42
    MILER

    59A One who might target four minutes

    1
    34
  43. 43
    CUL

    33D ___-de-sac

    1
    23
  44. 44
    JIMI

    43D Guitarist Hendrix

    1
    23
  45. 45
    BABES

    49D Ones up in arms?

    1
    20
  46. 46
    MOBIL

    1D Company once named Socony-Vacuum

    1
    17
  47. 47
    PARCH

    47D Dry out

    1
    8
  48. 48
    MIAMIHEAT

    52A Its logo features a flaming ball

    1
    7
  49. 49
    DEADSETON

    13D Unwaveringly committed to

    1
    4
  50. 50
    IMATALOSS

    29D "No clue"

    1
    3
  51. 51
    MALLSANTA

    30D Worker always seen with a beard

    1
    3
  52. 52
    BACONATOR debut

    17A Wendy's burger for "discerning carnivores"

    1
    2
  53. 53
    COON

    4D Cousin of a polecat

    0
    19
  54. 54
    WIDEN

    40A Opposite of narrow

    0
    18
  55. 55
    EQUUS

    36A Group of horses?

    0
    14
  56. 56
    WOEISME

    40D Pity party cry

    0
    13
  57. 57
    MAIA

    35A Eldest of the Pleiades

    0
    12
  58. 58
    SCAPEGOAT

    32A Shakespeare's Shylock, for one

    0
    8
  59. 59
    ONYOU

    14A Words after "Stuck" or "High" in hit song titles

    0
    7
  60. 60
    VIVID

    9A Striking

    0
    7
  61. 61
    IDRISELBA

    56A Title role player in 2013's "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"

    0
    4
  62. 62
    ICANTWAIT

    20A "This is gonna be amazing!"

    0
    3
  63. 63
    ASEASYASPIE

    44A Simple, simple, simple

    0
    2
  64. 64
    AUNTMAY debut

    5D Sally Field's role in "The Amazing Spider-Man"

    0
    2
  65. 65
    ALEPHNULL debut

    38A Smallest infinite cardinal number

    0
    1
  66. 66
    CYCAD debut

    3D Palmlike tropical plant

    0
    1
  67. 67
    DARTHMAUL debut

    8D Main villain in "The Phantom Menace"

    0
    1
  68. 68
    INSATIATE debut

    12D Constantly wanting more

    0
    1
  69. 69
    MATCHPOINTS debut

    23A Court finales

    0
    1
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    PIECEMEAL debut

    31D Bit by bit

    0
    1
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    SQUEAMISH debut

    32D Easily disgusted

    0
    1
  72. 72
    VOLUNTOLD debut

    11D Assigned, as to do charity work, in modern lingo

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    1