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Friday · 72 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ACE

    9D Person of extraordinary skill

    57
    493
  2. 2
    USE

    4D Wield

    47
    356
  3. 3
    STY

    51D Dump

    47
    343
  4. 4
    AREA

    1D Field

    46
    631
  5. 5
    ISEE

    53A "All right, cool"

    36
    360
  6. 6
    ARIA

    35A "Dido's Lament," for one

    30
    446
  7. 7
    ADA

    47A ___ Twist (best-selling children's book character)

    27
    270
  8. 8
    AURA

    16A Star quality

    22
    218
  9. 9
    ATOP

    47D Over

    22
    208
  10. 10
    URSA

    44D ___ Minor

    22
    190
  11. 11
    YETI

    56A Legendary print maker

    22
    127
  12. 12
    DARE

    48D Counterpart of truth

    19
    116
  13. 13
    ALES

    49D Tavern menu heading

    17
    240
  14. 14
    ALIEN

    29D Video game franchise based on a sci-fi film franchise

    14
    180
  15. 15
    AINT

    37D The Beatles' "___ She Sweet"

    13
    136
  16. 16
    AVID

    7D Keen

    12
    114
  17. 17
    AMY

    19A Tan writing books

    11
    136
  18. 18
    GALA

    6A Many a fund-raising event

    11
    115
  19. 19
    MAAM

    2D Respectful term of address

    10
    92
  20. 20
    GRIN

    50A Display of choppers

    10
    65
  21. 21
    ARTY

    33A Like some designs on Etsy

    9
    123
  22. 22
    TGIF

    43D "Let's weekend!"

    9
    98
  23. 23
    AFOOT

    45A Happening

    9
    52
  24. 24
    EMI

    52D Onetime member of the record industry's Big Four

    8
    117
  25. 25
    GRAD

    12D One being asked for donations, often

    8
    57
  26. 26
    SAYS

    13D Makes known

    8
    55
  27. 27
    FRAT

    46D Campus group

    7
    78
  28. 28
    RACY

    24D R-rated, perhaps

    6
    52
  29. 29
    CONS

    42A Puts one over on

    6
    45
  30. 30
    TRADE

    31A Word with surplus or secret

    5
    84
  31. 31
    SUEDE

    20A Kid in expensive shoes?

    5
    54
  32. 32
    SLAG

    34D It's a waste

    4
    69
  33. 33
    SEEDY

    34A One-star, say

    4
    56
  34. 34
    COATI

    42D Relative of a raccoon

    4
    45
  35. 35
    BITS

    22A Routine parts

    4
    44
  36. 36
    BARK

    21D Speak sharply

    4
    34
  37. 37
    BIRDS

    21A Duck, duck, goose, e.g.

    4
    26
  38. 38
    ARDEN

    38A Big name in cosmetics

    3
    63
  39. 39
    FARR

    55A "M*A*S*H" co-star

    3
    32
  40. 40
    BRACE

    23A Pair

    3
    29
  41. 41
    WEANS

    30D Helps finish a nursing program?

    3
    25
  42. 42
    TURNT

    43A Extremely excited, in modern lingo

    3
    9
  43. 43
    PITY

    3D ___ party

    2
    37
  44. 44
    STAGS

    25D Forest males

    2
    28
  45. 45
    YIPES

    57A "Jeez!"

    2
    20
  46. 46
    LOOPS

    40D Informs at a later stage, with "in"

    2
    16
  47. 47
    GALES

    6D Outbursts of laughter

    2
    13
  48. 48
    LUMENS

    40A Bulb units

    2
    8
  49. 49
    HRREP debut

    26D Corp. trainer

    2
    4
  50. 50
    AUDRELORDE debut

    11D "Sister Outsider" essayist/poet

    2
    3
  51. 51
    HAUTE

    15D It's high in France

    1
    30
  52. 52
    GDAY

    18A "Hello, mate!"

    1
    24
  53. 53
    MAGS

    10A New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, in brief

    1
    21
  54. 54
    BLEAK

    28D Cold and miserable

    1
    16
  55. 55
    SHROVE

    25A Heard the confession of and absolved, old-style

    1
    9
  56. 56
    BLACKHOLE

    32A One with lots of pull?

    1
    8
  57. 57
    AMPUP

    1A Boost

    1
    7
  58. 58
    BEARCLAW

    28A Pastry appropriate for a camping trip?

    1
    5
  59. 59
    SCRAPMETAL

    51A What an old car might be sold for

    1
    4
  60. 60
    THATSAMORE

    54A Song title following the lyric "Scuzza me, but you see, back in old Napoli ..."

    1
    4
  61. 61
    RANGY

    41A Having long, thin limbs

    0
    9
  62. 62
    PENSIVE

    5D Sitting with one's hand under one's chin, perhaps

    0
    5
  63. 63
    RATTERRIER

    27D Means of domestic pest control

    0
    4
  64. 64
    SPECIALK

    39A Food brand whose last letter is its company's stock symbol

    0
    4
  65. 65
    LOVEBEADS

    8D Hippie accessories

    0
    3
  66. 66
    RAISEHAVOC

    14A Be a big-time troublemaker

    0
    3
  67. 67
    AUNTMAY

    38D Comics-based film character played by Rosemary Harris, Sally Field and Marisa Tomei

    0
    2
  68. 68
    BELLYACHE

    32D Grouse

    0
    2
  69. 69
    EATENALIVE

    17A Swarmed by mosquitoes, say

    0
    2
  70. 70
    GETSALLAS

    36A Has a 4.0 average

    0
    2
  71. 71
    MAGICCHARMS

    10D Amulets

    0
    2
  72. 72
    BODYSCANNER debut

    22D Antismuggling device

    0
    1