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Friday · 68 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    RIO

    54D ___ Grande

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    315
  2. 2
    SAT

    55D Took a load off

    35
    284
  3. 3
    TSAR

    38A Fyodor the Blessed, e.g.

    33
    341
  4. 4
    RNA

    3D Modern vaccine material

    29
    322
  5. 5
    RBI

    19D 1 of 2,297 for Hank Aaron

    23
    190
  6. 6
    SLR

    51A Mirror-and-prism system, in brief

    23
    129
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    EURO

    26A Prefix with zone or pop

    22
    221
  8. 8
    SOSO

    40D Meh

    21
    154
  9. 9
    LAP

    35D Unit in Mario Kart games

    17
    152
  10. 10
    RIPE

    6D Quite stinky

    17
    106
  11. 11
    RIG

    42A Computer custom-built for playing games, in slang

    16
    114
  12. 12
    APPS

    29A Mozz sticks and queso, e.g.

    13
    78
  13. 13
    AGOG

    30A Utterly amazed

    12
    143
  14. 14
    OMS

    33D Sacred syllables

    12
    68
  15. 15
    TELL

    41D Poker table giveaway

    11
    100
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    SNOG

    47A French, perhaps, in England

    11
    34
  17. 17
    PET

    1D Snit

    10
    149
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    AGER

    52A Golden ___

    10
    108
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    SPAT

    44A Conflict of no consequence

    9
    134
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    LEAD

    9D Direct

    8
    100
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    MEANT

    37A Had in mind

    8
    61
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    PEE

    25A "___-yew!"

    8
    53
  23. 23
    TIM

    4D "___ and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" (comedy sketch series)

    7
    109
  24. 24
    DATE

    56A One of three things traditionally eaten to break a Ramadan fast

    7
    104
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    ALLAH

    49A One also known as Rahman

    7
    89
  26. 26
    TINT

    31D Coloring

    7
    86
  27. 27
    BRIT

    27A George Smiley, for one

    7
    58
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    SAGAS

    44D Stories that might take a while

    7
    50
  29. 29
    HASP

    50D Trunk fastener

    6
    73
  30. 30
    TETRIS

    59D Best-selling video game celebrated in this grid

    6
    34
  31. 31
    HEAP

    20D Load

    5
    59
  32. 32
    HYDRA

    20A Many-headed monster

    5
    25
  33. 33
    KGB

    24A Org. that "Moscow Centre" represents in George Smiley novels

    3
    38
  34. 34
    ROEG

    46A Nicolas who directed "Don't Look Now"

    3
    33
  35. 35
    UHURA

    5D Classic role for Nichelle Nichols and Zoë Saldana

    3
    27
  36. 36
    STACHE

    58A It's just under one's nose, informally

    3
    7
  37. 37
    EXE

    2D Suffix for many install files

    2
    60
  38. 38
    SETTER

    61A Irish ___

    2
    26
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    PLUME

    45D Distinctive peacock feature

    2
    20
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    AMNESIA

    57A Ironic-sounding plot device in "Total Recall"

    2
    19
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    LADED

    9A Got on board, in a way

    2
    18
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    BLOCKBUSTER

    7D Hugely successful film … or an apt description of a 59-Down player?

    2
    6
  43. 43
    HONEST

    32A Upright

    1
    42
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    FTD

    15D Busy business around Mother's Day

    1
    28
  45. 45
    ALPE

    10D Mont Blanc, par exemple

    1
    26
  46. 46
    GREER

    48D Actress Judy of "Arrested Development"

    1
    26
  47. 47
    GOETHE

    43D "Faust" playwright

    1
    13
  48. 48
    DENSEST

    13D Like osmium among all the elements

    1
    9
  49. 49
    GUITARSOLO

    53A It can be shredded with an ax

    1
    7
  50. 50
    YUGO

    21D Bygone car named for its country of origin

    1
    7
  51. 51
    AMWAY

    36A Big name in multilevel marketing

    0
    14
  52. 52
    DISAPPEARINGACT

    11D Trick of being suddenly nowhere to be found … or an apt description of victory for a 59-Down player?

    0
    8
  53. 53
    EPILEPSY

    12D The "sacred disease," to ancient Greeks

    0
    6
  54. 54
    FELIPE

    15A Spanish monarch beginning in 2014

    0
    6
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    ANWARSADAT

    29D One of two 1978 Nobel Peace Prize winners

    0
    4
  56. 56
    TAPSIN

    17A Sinks from not far away

    0
    4
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    DROPMEALINE

    22D "Don't be a stranger" … or an apt request from a 59-Down player?

    0
    3
  58. 58
    SONOGRAM

    8D Picture of health?

    0
    3
  59. 59
    EXNIHILO

    14A Out of nothing, in creation myths

    0
    2
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    POPULISM

    34A Anti-establishment cause

    0
    2
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    ROGUESTATES

    23D Bad lands?

    0
    2
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    SEESPOT

    60A Iconic phrase in old "Dick and Jane" stories

    0
    2
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    THATSGROSS

    28D "Eww!"

    0
    2
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    TUA

    31A N.F.L. QB Tagovailoa

    0
    2
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    ESPTESTS debut

    39A Experiments with Zener cards

    0
    1
  66. 66
    PERTURBS debut

    1A Troubles

    0
    1
  67. 67
    RECORDDEALS debut

    18A Dreams for aspiring bands

    0
    1
  68. 68
    TEAMUPON debut

    16A Tackle together

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    1