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Friday · 68 answers · 13 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASS

    41A Jerk

    58
    409
  2. 2
    RAM

    57D Broadside, maybe

    25
    166
  3. 3
    ASEA

    2D Offshore

    22
    326
  4. 4
    UCLA

    10D Most-applied-to school in the U.S.

    22
    174
  5. 5
    RCA

    22A Toshiba competitor

    17
    227
  6. 6
    WAR

    24A "God created ___ so that Americans would learn geography" (line attributed to Mark Twain)

    15
    149
  7. 7
    LACE

    51A Spike

    14
    105
  8. 8
    BED

    5D Safe place to crash

    13
    113
  9. 9
    MAO

    38A Ubiquitous Chinese character

    11
    141
  10. 10
    ARCO

    25A With the bow, in music

    11
    114
  11. 11
    ARMS

    29A Some of Lockheed Martin's business

    10
    95
  12. 12
    SLOP

    42A School cafeteria food, stereotypically

    10
    79
  13. 13
    ATF

    46A D.O.J. branch

    10
    58
  14. 14
    NEAP

    44A ___ tide

    8
    114
  15. 15
    DENSE

    43A Stupid

    7
    77
  16. 16
    ALLIN

    32A Committed

    7
    50
  17. 17
    CLAP

    53D Thunderous sound

    6
    84
  18. 18
    SADE

    19A "Your Love Is King" singer, 1984

    6
    84
  19. 19
    ORD

    47A Chicago airport code

    6
    64
  20. 20
    EELY

    54D Slithery

    6
    58
  21. 21
    PEEN

    50D Hammer's end

    5
    69
  22. 22
    FOB

    31A ___ chain

    5
    44
  23. 23
    MOUSSE

    58A Style setter?

    5
    20
  24. 24
    AXES

    52D Choppers

    4
    72
  25. 25
    PROSE

    45D Essayist's writing

    4
    40
  26. 26
    FIST

    49D It may pack a punch

    4
    36
  27. 27
    AWMAN

    32D "Jeez, that's a shame!"

    4
    20
  28. 28
    RHODA

    11D Hit 1970s sitcom

    3
    38
  29. 29
    MOWS

    1D Does some diamond cutting?

    3
    26
  30. 30
    DALES

    40A Low-lying areas

    3
    17
  31. 31
    OBIES

    26D Cousins of Drama Desk Awards

    2
    38
  32. 32
    MOLD

    3D Jell-O maker

    2
    23
  33. 33
    PAGAN

    27A Like many Christmas traditions

    2
    20
  34. 34
    UPSETS

    60A Riles

    2
    17
  35. 35
    MOLASSES

    36D Common ingredient in baked beans

    2
    8
  36. 36
    DOSAGE

    43D Just what the doctor ordered

    1
    21
  37. 37
    RIMA

    7D Italian poetic form

    1
    12
  38. 38
    AFI

    34A "100 Years ... 100 Movies" org.

    1
    10
  39. 39
    IMAFAN

    6D "Your work inspires me"

    1
    10
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    SNYDER

    30D Tom of old late-night TV

    1
    10
  41. 41
    MAMABIRD

    1A Egg warmer

    1
    4
  42. 42
    OSOLEMIO

    15A Pavarotti standard whose name means "My Sunshine"

    0
    14
  43. 43
    AMU

    55D Asia's ___ Darya River

    0
    13
  44. 44
    CANONS

    23D Nikon competitors

    0
    11
  45. 45
    ALLERGIC

    4D Like some reactions

    0
    7
  46. 46
    TURNIP

    9A A rutabaga is a cross between a cabbage and this

    0
    7
  47. 47
    ALLOSAURUS

    28D Terror in Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World"

    0
    5
  48. 48
    HARPON

    21D Refuse to drop

    0
    5
  49. 49
    NORUN

    39A Like a three-pitch inning

    0
    5
  50. 50
    ATROIS

    55A For three: Fr.

    0
    3
  51. 51
    ICEDCOFFEE debut

    13D Summer drink with caffeine

    0
    3
  52. 52
    ICHECK

    16A "No bet," in poker

    0
    3
  53. 53
    LANDLADY

    37D Ethel Mertz, on "I Love Lucy"

    0
    3
  54. 54
    PKS

    14D Tie-breaking shots in soccer: Abbr.

    0
    3
  55. 55
    REARAXLE

    56A Backspin producer?

    0
    3
  56. 56
    ENEMYSPY debut

    61A Plant from another country

    0
    2
  57. 57
    GLOVES

    18A Doctor's wear

    0
    2
  58. 58
    MEGADEAL debut

    59A High-profile merger, e.g.

    0
    2
  59. 59
    WELLDAMN debut

    17A "Ain't that somethin'!"

    0
    2
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    ZEROTH debut

    33D Preceder of first

    0
    2
  61. 61
    DONTWAITUPFORME debut

    8D "I won't be back till late"

    0
    1
  62. 62
    FATHEADED debut

    20A Stupid

    0
    1
  63. 63
    NEVERFAILS debut

    12D "Works every time"

    0
    1
  64. 64
    PLEASESTOP debut

    27D "Enough!"

    0
    1
  65. 65
    SURFSHOPS debut

    48A Businesses often near beaches

    0
    1
  66. 66
    TIGERMOM debut

    9D Strict, demanding parent

    0
    1
  67. 67
    WELCOMETOMYLIFE debut

    35A "And I get dumped on again"

    0
    1
  68. 68
    ZIPON debut

    33A Like some jacket hoods

    0
    1