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Friday · 68 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASS

    4D Chucklehead

    58
    409
  2. 2
    IDEA

    6D Conception

    33
    396
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    ERS

    55D Hosp. parts

    33
    284
  4. 4
    SAD

    39A Down

    31
    236
  5. 5
    NEAR

    7D About

    20
    183
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    AHAB

    50D "Grand, ungodly, godlike man," in literature

    15
    156
  7. 7
    KOI

    57D Butterfly ___ (fish)

    15
    60
  8. 8
    OSCAR

    46A One letter of "NATO" in the NATO alphabet

    13
    145
  9. 9
    BAH

    9D "Enough of this!"

    12
    142
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    LOU

    53A Rocker Gramm of Foreigner

    12
    139
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    GAL

    30A Hoedown participant

    9
    124
  12. 12
    MOW

    19A Cut

    9
    63
  13. 13
    IDED

    52D No longer anonymous, for short

    9
    48
  14. 14
    SOLE

    51D Exclusive

    8
    138
  15. 15
    URNS

    37A Things often found by the dessert table

    8
    108
  16. 16
    LENS

    40A It changes one's perspective

    7
    129
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    ABETS

    22A Helps in a way one shouldn't

    7
    75
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    MACS

    33A Things non-PC people buy?

    7
    67
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    ORELSE

    54A Ominous parting words

    5
    75
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    ARCANA

    16A Obscure knowledge

    5
    26
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    PARIS

    48A Locale for much of "The Da Vinci Code"

    4
    55
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    ONEIL

    41A Buck ___, first African-American coach in Major League Baseball

    3
    43
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    SNIPS

    23A Twerps

    3
    26
  24. 24
    WOOS

    29A Tries to win

    3
    23
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    STRUM

    27A Play with strings

    2
    28
  26. 26
    YARDS

    20A Things to 19-Across

    2
    28
  27. 27
    YASIR

    49A Arabic name that sounds like a reply of agreement

    2
    26
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    APRONS

    2D Blacksmiths' wear

    2
    24
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    LAOTSE

    43D Who wrote "He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened"

    2
    23
  30. 30
    LESSER

    40D ___ ape (gibbon)

    2
    23
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    BEAMS

    1D Lintels, e.g.

    2
    19
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    ODDSARE

    25A "If I were a betting person, I'd say ..."

    2
    13
  33. 33
    SWANKY

    32D High-class

    2
    8
  34. 34
    READER

    58A Book of selected texts

    1
    25
  35. 35
    SCABS

    11D Sources of labor pains?

    1
    25
  36. 36
    SOONER

    21D Longhorn rival

    1
    22
  37. 37
    GILD

    8D Decorate elegantly

    1
    21
  38. 38
    WILDE

    45D "Salomé" playwright

    1
    19
  39. 39
    TASSELS

    14D Curtain decorations

    1
    13
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    DOESSO

    26D Playground retort

    1
    10
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    GRAYAREA

    34D Where the rules are unclear

    1
    7
  42. 42
    ICLOUD

    42D Digital storage service

    1
    5
  43. 43
    HEAVES

    18A Chucks

    1
    3
  44. 44
    TATERS

    60A Things hashed and mashed, informally

    0
    16
  45. 45
    PRAYS

    24D Appeals to a higher authority?

    0
    14
  46. 46
    RUBES

    47D Easily fooled sorts

    0
    13
  47. 47
    EPISODEI

    15A 1999 prequel that grossed over a billion dollars, familiarly

    0
    10
  48. 48
    ARCSINE

    31A Inverse function in trigonometry

    0
    8
  49. 49
    ARMSDEAL

    17A Iran-contra business

    0
    8
  50. 50
    BREADS

    10D Prepares, in a way, as chicken

    0
    7
  51. 51
    FAIRSEX

    38A Dated women?

    0
    6
  52. 52
    MAXES

    33D High points

    0
    6
  53. 53
    USBPORT

    37D Plug-in point

    0
    6
  54. 54
    ALEHOUSE

    59A Frequent locale in the comic strip "Andy Capp"

    0
    5
  55. 55
    UNDEREAT

    35D Be malnourished

    0
    4
  56. 56
    WIKIS debut

    29D User-editable internet pages

    0
    4
  57. 57
    DIMWIT

    3D Chucklehead

    0
    3
  58. 58
    BADABING

    1A "And there you have it!"

    0
    2
  59. 59
    BEDSIDES

    61A Places for nightstands

    0
    2
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    BODYSURF

    5D Catch a wave, in a way

    0
    2
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    BYEWEEK

    44A Time off for an N.F.L. team

    0
    2
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    HAVEAGAS

    12D Really enjoy oneself

    0
    2
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    MCAFEE

    28D Big name in digital security

    0
    2
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    MENORAHS

    36D Some holiday decorations

    0
    2
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    ONETRACK

    13D Kind of mind

    0
    2
  66. 66
    BBSHOT debut

    9A Small ammo

    0
    1
  67. 67
    GUYFAWKESMASK debut

    34A Symbol for a member of Anonymous

    0
    1
  68. 68
    HODAKOTB debut

    56A "Today" co-host beginning in 2007

    0
    1