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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
    ANT

    19A Aesop's "The ___ and the Grasshopper"

    45
    401
  2. 2
    EON

    60D Forever, seemingly

    43
    343
  3. 3
    ESP

    4D Rafael Nadal's home, in Olympics shorthand

    35
    344
  4. 4
    ADE

    40A Ending with many fruit names

    35
    277
  5. 5
    ORCA

    1D Sight on an Alaskan cruise

    34
    234
  6. 6
    EELS

    7D Some bottom-dwellers

    28
    199
  7. 7
    OPT

    23A Elect

    27
    211
  8. 8
    IOTA

    51D "Not one ___!"

    25
    243
  9. 9
    YEN

    58D Thirst

    24
    212
  10. 10
    OSHA

    23D Agcy. headed by a deputy asst. secretary of labor

    24
    192
  11. 11
    ADELE

    48D "Send My Love" singer, 2016

    22
    158
  12. 12
    RNS

    49A Pro caregivers, for short

    19
    126
  13. 13
    LAS

    54A Start of many Southwest place names

    17
    173
  14. 14
    NOTE

    13D C or D

    15
    132
  15. 15
    AORTA

    10D Major vessel

    14
    144
  16. 16
    OOH

    36A "I'm in awe"

    13
    160
  17. 17
    ATMS

    30A They're loaded with cash

    12
    119
  18. 18
    ETUDE

    27D Piece played in a conservatory

    9
    87
  19. 19
    DOHA

    53D Site of the 2022 World Cup

    9
    38
  20. 20
    SEXT

    56D Barely communicate?

    8
    29
  21. 21
    SPIT

    3D Small peninsula

    7
    82
  22. 22
    LORI

    54D Rick's wife on "The Walking Dead"

    6
    68
  23. 23
    SINS

    39D Reasons to say "I'm sorry"

    6
    62
  24. 24
    MESSI

    26A Soccer superstar Lionel

    6
    18
  25. 25
    BOHO

    29A ___-chic

    6
    17
  26. 26
    ORNATE

    18A Like Art Nouveau

    4
    63
  27. 27
    GOES

    14D Splits

    4
    53
  28. 28
    MORPH

    31D Transform

    4
    17
  29. 29
    OTOOLE

    61A Lawrence of Arabia portrayer

    3
    70
  30. 30
    TOTES

    22A Utterly, in modern slang

    3
    47
  31. 31
    PHENOM

    44D Whiz

    3
    13
  32. 32
    ILES

    45A Composition of Indonésie

    2
    71
  33. 33
    MACAW

    26D Colorful parrot

    2
    45
  34. 34
    WEEP

    43A Openly lament

    2
    43
  35. 35
    SETAT

    6D Adjust to, as on a thermostat

    2
    40
  36. 36
    GODOT

    52A Title character not requiring an actor

    2
    26
  37. 37
    WASPS

    20A Upper-crust sorts, stereotypically

    2
    24
  38. 38
    ANKHS

    46A Looping symbols of life

    2
    23
  39. 39
    MADMEN

    63A Show that won the Outstanding Drama Emmy for each of its first four seasons

    2
    19
  40. 40
    RESORTS

    42D Many honeymoon locales

    2
    18
  41. 41
    YOOHOO

    16A "Hello-o-o-o!"

    2
    16
  42. 42
    CURACAO

    37A Fruity liqueur

    2
    10
  43. 43
    RAPSHEET

    15A Bad record

    2
    9
  44. 44
    SONOFA

    11D Cousin of "Gosh darn it!"

    2
    8
  45. 45
    IHATETOASK debut

    12D "Forgive the question ..."

    2
    3
  46. 46
    ANAS

    55D Santa ___ (some winds)

    1
    44
  47. 47
    FROM

    50D Email line

    1
    37
  48. 48
    MAXIM

    34D "Haste makes waste," e.g.

    1
    18
  49. 49
    BAHN

    2D German route

    1
    13
  50. 50
    BOOTLEG

    29D Pirated, in a way

    1
    9
  51. 51
    STEPMOM

    8D Part of a blended family

    1
    8
  52. 52
    THELORAX

    62A Classic book that begins "At the far end of town where the Grickle-grass grows ..."

    1
    8
  53. 53
    BYO

    9D Invitation qualification

    1
    7
  54. 54
    TARANTULA

    35D One with hairy legs

    1
    5
  55. 55
    STREETFOOD debut

    28D Cart fare

    1
    3
  56. 56
    ROGET

    49D 19th-century author whose works are still read word for word

    0
    45
  57. 57
    THAMES

    47A "Sweet" locale in T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"

    0
    14
  58. 58
    ROONEY

    57A Wayne of soccer fame

    0
    12
  59. 59
    CONIC

    25D Like Bugles snacks

    0
    11
  60. 60
    FIFED

    50A Led a parade, musically

    0
    5
  61. 61
    ROGUEONE

    59A 2016 prequel that earned more than a billion dollars at the box office

    0
    5
  62. 62
    SHAYS

    32D Rebellion leader of 1786

    0
    5
  63. 63
    CHIPOTLE

    17A Jalapeño, after smoking

    0
    4
  64. 64
    MIASARA

    38A "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" co-star

    0
    4
  65. 65
    OBSESSES

    1A Hangs onto something

    0
    4
  66. 66
    MCCAFE

    24A Starbucks competitor

    0
    3
  67. 67
    SATANIST

    64A Worshiper with an inverted pentagram, maybe

    0
    3
  68. 68
    SCHEMAS

    21D Outlines

    0
    3
  69. 69
    SHOWPIECE

    5D Exhibition highlight

    0
    2
  70. 70
    ATTHEMOMENT debut

    33A Currently

    0
    1
  71. 71
    BASING debut

    9A Establishing

    0
    1
  72. 72
    EXTRACRISPY debut

    41A Fried chicken option

    0
    1