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Friday · 70 answers · 10 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-03), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    EEL

    43A Creature that might live in a 39-Across forest

    53
    487
  2. 2
    ACT

    50A Not twiddle one's thumbs

    31
    302
  3. 3
    ALAS

    29D "I wish it weren't so!"

    26
    321
  4. 4
    KNEE

    32D Something to take in protest

    24
    264
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    OTTO

    55A Man's name that's a number in Italian

    22
    273
  6. 6
    TEND

    19A ___ bar

    22
    122
  7. 7
    ELF

    22A One traditionally dressed in red or green

    21
    197
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    ACES

    50D Opposite of bombs

    20
    211
  9. 9
    REM

    59D "Stand" band, 1989

    19
    158
  10. 10
    THE

    11D Not just any

    18
    175
  11. 11
    TARO

    52D Its leaves are used for the Hawaiian dish laulau

    15
    122
  12. 12
    DAM

    5D Put a stop to?

    14
    132
  13. 13
    ALUM

    7D '18 honoree, today

    13
    123
  14. 14
    CFO

    57D Head of lettuce?

    13
    51
  15. 15
    THREE

    2D + 1

    11
    83
  16. 16
    SPIN

    38D English

    9
    104
  17. 17
    SAKE

    31D ___ bomb (cocktail)

    9
    76
  18. 18
    PHIL

    40A Uncle ___, main role on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"

    9
    66
  19. 19
    GILA

    34A River that meets the Colorado at Yuma

    8
    55
  20. 20
    RIMS

    46A Glassless glasses

    7
    58
  21. 21
    COAT

    51D Application of paint

    6
    89
  22. 22
    MANY

    30D A bajillion

    6
    55
  23. 23
    SECEDE

    45D Leave the country

    6
    37
  24. 24
    OATY

    24D Like some breakfast bars

    6
    22
  25. 25
    STEEP

    48D Likely to take a bite out of one's wallet

    5
    72
  26. 26
    FAM

    28A Group of close friends, in modern slang

    5
    29
  27. 27
    JADE

    12D Green hue

    4
    44
  28. 28
    BEEF

    14D Argument

    4
    37
  29. 29
    ONESEC

    53A "Bear with me"

    4
    34
  30. 30
    AMPERE

    20A An "A" in physics?

    3
    44
  31. 31
    EBAN

    54D Abba of Israel

    2
    96
  32. 32
    AIRY

    33A Light and graceful

    2
    59
  33. 33
    SKEET

    31A Shell game?

    2
    55
  34. 34
    KELP

    39A Aquatic source of iodine

    2
    26
  35. 35
    POESY

    42A Verse

    2
    24
  36. 36
    BROHUG debut

    44D Greeting that might follow a fist bump

    2
    3
  37. 37
    OPEL

    13D Sister company of Peugeot

    1
    76
  38. 38
    EMERALD

    21D Green hue

    1
    23
  39. 39
    SOFTG

    1D Feature of Algeria and Egypt

    1
    23
  40. 40
    ANALYST

    35A Sports news pro

    1
    20
  41. 41
    ISEEIT

    10D "Gotcha"

    1
    13
  42. 42
    ENDASH

    47A –

    1
    9
  43. 43
    HOKEY

    49D Cornball

    1
    9
  44. 44
    COACHK

    56A Longtime head of Duke basketball, to fans

    1
    8
  45. 45
    OHREALLY

    15A "You sure about that?"

    1
    8
  46. 46
    YSHAPE

    16A Something a tuning fork has

    1
    7
  47. 47
    IASSUME

    41D "... per my reasoning"

    1
    6
  48. 48
    AMOI

    25A What "mía" means across the Pyrenees

    0
    72
  49. 49
    ALSORAN

    37A Thomas Dewey or Hubert Humphrey, notably

    0
    36
  50. 50
    STOOGE

    62A Not-too-bright subordinate

    0
    36
  51. 51
    DEEDEE

    18A Singer Sharp with the 1962 hit "Mashed Potato Time"

    0
    21
  52. 52
    PLIANT

    6D Flexible

    0
    13
  53. 53
    STANDPAT

    1A Stick to one's guns

    0
    13
  54. 54
    EARFUL

    60A Verbal attack

    0
    7
  55. 55
    SATHOME

    27D Didn't go out

    0
    6
  56. 56
    GETSON

    23A Mounts

    0
    5
  57. 57
    FIREEATERS

    28D Performers who take a lot of heat?

    0
    3
  58. 58
    UBERGEEK

    58A Proudly tech-savvy sort

    0
    3
  59. 59
    ARENTWEALL debut

    3D "Everybody has their issues, right?"

    0
    2
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    BROADSIDE debut

    44A Verbal attack

    0
    2
  61. 61
    ENEMYSPY

    63A Invasive plant?

    0
    2
  62. 62
    FREEMIUM

    17A Sort of pricing model with multiple tiers

    0
    2
  63. 63
    TYMPANI

    8D Part of a percussion ensemble

    0
    2
  64. 64
    GOODDOGGY debut

    34D Praise that might be dispensed with a treat

    0
    1
  65. 65
    HITJOB debut

    9A Mission for a Mafia member

    0
    1
  66. 66
    HYDROXYL debut

    9D Chemical group with the formula -OH

    0
    1
  67. 67
    MADEGREE debut

    61A Conferral after some two-year programs

    0
    1
  68. 68
    NEEDSHELP debut

    4D Can't do it alone

    0
    1
  69. 69
    SPRINKLE debut

    36D Light shower

    0
    1
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    WHATSNEXT debut

    26A Question from an anxious person

    0
    1