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Friday · 70 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    OREO

    53A Snack item since 1912

    45
    408
  2. 2
    NSA

    28D Big employer of U.S. mathematicians, in brief

    38
    233
  3. 3
    EMU

    58D Layer of green eggs

    27
    295
  4. 4
    OIL

    35D Something you might strike

    27
    282
  5. 5
    AMP

    29D Something that may be toted on a tour

    25
    193
  6. 6
    NOT

    30D ___ at all

    22
    176
  7. 7
    OTS

    44D Extra periods, for short

    21
    128
  8. 8
    ROO

    10D Joey who doesn't wear pants

    20
    189
  9. 9
    ITT

    36D Old telecom inits.

    15
    152
  10. 10
    RIP

    21D Light (into)

    15
    144
  11. 11
    AGREE

    12D Match

    14
    154
  12. 12
    AROSE

    46D Popped up

    14
    154
  13. 13
    VAN

    60D Mover's need, maybe

    13
    107
  14. 14
    REED

    19A Bulrush, e.g.

    11
    187
  15. 15
    SLOE

    54A Fruit-bearing shrub known botanically as Prunus spinosa

    11
    164
  16. 16
    DENS

    23A Retirement spots

    11
    125
  17. 17
    EEO

    57D Antidiscrimination inits.

    10
    76
  18. 18
    LEVEE

    2D Bank regulator

    9
    63
  19. 19
    BLUR

    20A Zoom call background effect

    9
    58
  20. 20
    RICE

    55A Food you might eat in a bed

    8
    100
  21. 21
    LEASE

    48D See 47-Down

    8
    84
  22. 22
    BEAN

    22A Coveted magic item in Sondheim's "Into the Woods"

    6
    63
  23. 23
    ORTHO

    33D Straight: Prefix

    6
    55
  24. 24
    RILED

    50D All ___ up (irritated)

    5
    35
  25. 25
    PREEN

    3D Show vanity, in a way

    4
    53
  26. 26
    ESTEEM

    61A Regard

    3
    64
  27. 27
    RENTS

    47D Signs a 48-Down

    3
    63
  28. 28
    BBS

    9D Some shot

    3
    56
  29. 29
    LIZ

    37D Cheney of politics

    3
    55
  30. 30
    TEENY

    14D Minute

    3
    48
  31. 31
    HERDS

    4D Accomplishes the impossible with cats

    3
    24
  32. 32
    AWORD

    1D "Can we talk?," tersely

    3
    12
  33. 33
    NORTH

    25D 0°

    2
    39
  34. 34
    TAHITI

    39A Largest of the Society Islands

    2
    37
  35. 35
    OCTAD

    51D Eightsome

    2
    30
  36. 36
    FRODO

    49D Ring bearer of note

    2
    20
  37. 37
    SOURCE

    18A Journalist's secret

    2
    14
  38. 38
    RECOIL

    34A Explosive feedback?

    2
    8
  39. 39
    SMOKER

    38A A heavy one may want a lighter

    2
    6
  40. 40
    YESINDEEDY

    24A "Absolutely!"

    2
    5
  41. 41
    DREAM

    26D Free movie starring yourself?

    1
    42
  42. 42
    FROM

    49A Gift tag word

    1
    37
  43. 43
    APTEST

    40A Calculus AB or Physics C, e.g.

    1
    27
  44. 44
    BESOT

    32D Get drunk, formally

    1
    27
  45. 45
    MEALS

    52D Board, so to speak

    1
    24
  46. 46
    HOMEY

    45D Cozy

    1
    18
  47. 47
    BOOGIE

    16A Kind of board at the beach

    1
    11
  48. 48
    YESYOU

    63A "Who, me?" rejoinder

    1
    10
  49. 49
    YOHOHO

    43A Bottle of rum go-with

    1
    10
  50. 50
    NICAD

    13D Common kind of battery

    1
    9
  51. 51
    ADP

    5D Big inits. in payroll services

    1
    7
  52. 52
    COLORTV

    42D Small-screen milestone of the 1950s

    1
    7
  53. 53
    BRYANT

    9A Aidy of "Saturday Night Live"

    1
    5
  54. 54
    NANOBOTS

    28A Really tiny machines

    1
    3
  55. 55
    WEREDONE debut

    15A "Yeah, I'm breaking up with you"

    1
    3
  56. 56
    DOLBY debut

    6D Surround sound pioneer

    1
    2
  57. 57
    ONALERT

    7D Ready

    0
    17
  58. 58
    ITSADEAL

    62A "You're on!"

    0
    14
  59. 59
    REPORT

    27A Check in

    0
    10
  60. 60
    OKEYDOKEY

    31D "Yep, that's fine"

    0
    9
  61. 61
    SCHMALTZ

    41A Showbiz sappiness

    0
    9
  62. 62
    YOUBETCHA

    11D "Absolutely!"

    0
    7
  63. 63
    EVENODDS

    64A A 50/50 chance … or a description of the lengths of this puzzle's Across and Down answers, respectively

    0
    6
  64. 64
    TRAVOLTA

    59A Portrayer of the lawyer Robert Shapiro in "The People v. O.J. Simpson"

    0
    4
  65. 65
    ALPHADOG

    1A Team leader

    0
    2
  66. 66
    GENUSES

    8D They make up families

    0
    2
  67. 67
    OVERPLAN

    17A Prepare for everything, maybe

    0
    2
  68. 68
    HARDTOTELL debut

    45A "I can't say for sure"

    0
    1
  69. 69
    MONKEE debut

    56A Davy Jones was one

    0
    1
  70. 70
    SHELTIE debut

    41D Scottish sheepdog, informally

    0
    1