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Friday · 70 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    TNT

    55A Alternative to a wrecking crew

    38
    338
  2. 2
    SASS

    29D Some freshness

    29
    202
  3. 3
    ACME

    30D Ne plus ultra

    19
    210
  4. 4
    NETS

    38D Brings in

    17
    172
  5. 5
    NONO

    54D Roller-skating in the house, say

    13
    116
  6. 6
    MCS

    9D Hosts

    13
    79
  7. 7
    MEL

    39A Mr. Sharples, owner of a sitcom diner

    12
    151
  8. 8
    AFT

    45A Back

    12
    144
  9. 9
    REI

    18A Big gear retailer

    11
    77
  10. 10
    AGEE

    52D Jon who wrote and illustrated "Palindromania!"

    10
    201
  11. 11
    RENEW

    2D Keep the books?

    10
    91
  12. 12
    ARGO

    13D Besides "Gigi," the only Best Picture winner with a four-letter name

    9
    148
  13. 13
    ASIF

    52A Statement often accompanied by an eye roll

    9
    105
  14. 14
    ALDO

    21A Environmentalist ___ Leopold, author of the best-selling "A Sand County Almanac"

    9
    68
  15. 15
    COE

    26A George ___, original cast member of "S.N.L."

    8
    88
  16. 16
    DOA

    34A Doomed from the start, informally

    8
    88
  17. 17
    LOB

    25A Soft hit

    8
    87
  18. 18
    MIL

    57D "Cool" amount

    7
    77
  19. 19
    STOLE

    49D Bit of attire for a fancy night out

    7
    77
  20. 20
    INDIA

    3D World power in cricket

    6
    85
  21. 21
    ASWAN

    30A City south of Luxor

    6
    46
  22. 22
    MLK

    59D Subj. of a federal holiday since 1986

    6
    40
  23. 23
    TETRIS

    19A Where all the pieces fall into place

    6
    34
  24. 24
    EMERY

    40A ___ board

    5
    70
  25. 25
    ETHEL

    62A One of the Kennedys

    4
    83
  26. 26
    STEWS

    51D Is anguished over a decision

    4
    54
  27. 27
    SPARS

    1D Engages in argument

    4
    36
  28. 28
    HUNT

    7D Diana is the Roman goddess of it

    4
    28
  29. 29
    SRIRACHA debut

    1A Hot sauce

    4
    8
  30. 30
    ECLAIR

    15A Treat whose name means, literally, "flash of lightning"

    3
    32
  31. 31
    MAMMA

    9A First word for many

    3
    18
  32. 32
    FERNS

    42A Some jungle greenery

    2
    16
  33. 33
    IMOKAY

    20D Assurance after an accident

    2
    9
  34. 34
    DISSES

    48A Burns

    2
    8
  35. 35
    ADOLFO

    45D 1980 Peace Nobelist ___ Pérez Esquivel

    2
    4
  36. 36
    GOTIME

    56A D-day

    2
    4
  37. 37
    RDS

    4D Routes: Abbr.

    1
    82
  38. 38
    ALKALI

    10D Lye, for one

    1
    27
  39. 39
    CLEESE

    6D Comedic actor John

    1
    21
  40. 40
    CHINESE

    35A Inventors of the compass and movable type

    1
    20
  41. 41
    ELDORADO

    43A Fictional place that lent its name to a classic Cadillac

    1
    18
  42. 42
    EUCLID

    60A Noted figure in Raphael's "The School of Athens"

    1
    18
  43. 43
    KEENON

    53A Taken with

    1
    14
  44. 44
    CMS

    47A Ruler amts.

    1
    7
  45. 45
    PENDULUM

    14A Aid in hypnotism

    1
    4
  46. 46
    ANYNEWS debut

    37A "What's the skinny?"

    1
    3
  47. 47
    SMACKED

    36D Suggested, with "of"

    1
    3
  48. 48
    AMERICA

    8D "Of thee I sing" addressee

    0
    30
  49. 49
    MCAN

    23D Last name on a shoe box

    0
    24
  50. 50
    ENVOY

    50D Foreign representative

    0
    16
  51. 51
    ASKING

    17A "But thanks for ___!"

    0
    11
  52. 52
    LPN

    46A Hosp. figure

    0
    11
  53. 53
    FAKIR

    33A Muslim ascetic

    0
    9
  54. 54
    ROSEBUD

    41D Famous last word of film

    0
    8
  55. 55
    ANDSCENE

    16A Command from the director's chair

    0
    6
  56. 56
    FEEDME

    33D What a cat's meow might mean

    0
    6
  57. 57
    SWAMIS

    22A Know-it-alls

    0
    6
  58. 58
    EASYWIN

    15D Romp

    0
    5
  59. 59
    AUCTIONEER

    5D One with lots to sell

    0
    4
  60. 60
    MINDBLOWN debut

    12D [Jaw hits the floor]

    0
    4
  61. 61
    ONFILE

    44D In the records

    0
    4
  62. 62
    COWGIRLS

    27A Ones who "Don't Cry," according to a 2008 country hit

    0
    3
  63. 63
    MAILORDER

    11D Like the old Sears Roebuck catalog

    0
    3
  64. 64
    BOLDMOVE

    58A Bit of derring-do

    0
    2
  65. 65
    IMY

    24A "Am ___ brother's keeper?"

    0
    2
  66. 66
    WILDPITCH

    32D Temptation to steal

    0
    2
  67. 67
    DOORKEYS debut

    63A Building super's ringful

    0
    1
  68. 68
    GRYFFINDOR debut

    28D Potter's house

    0
    1
  69. 69
    SHELLSOUT debut

    31D Forks over

    0
    1
  70. 70
    UNFOLLOW debut

    61A Spurn on social media

    0
    1