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Friday · 72 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SET

    8D Harden

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  2. 2
    RNA

    37D Bio class subject

    29
    322
  3. 3
    EELS

    21A Symbols of slipperiness

    28
    199
  4. 4
    ESE

    60A Language suffix

    26
    386
  5. 5
    SRO

    23D Sign of a hit

    24
    251
  6. 6
    ATOP

    5D Crowning

    22
    208
  7. 7
    TIRE

    50D Lose steam

    22
    168
  8. 8
    STAY

    29A When said three times, 2012 Taylor Swift song

    20
    159
  9. 9
    ATSEA

    22A Bewildered

    18
    194
  10. 10
    SRA

    55D Spanish title: Abbr.

    14
    186
  11. 11
    NIA

    25A Actress Long

    13
    138
  12. 12
    OTHER

    58A The ___ day

    13
    114
  13. 13
    DESK

    4D Something to work on

    12
    105
  14. 14
    PEI

    1A Architect of the Museum of Islamic Art

    11
    121
  15. 15
    PCS

    43A They get booted at the office

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    109
  16. 16
    OAF

    39A Yahoo

    10
    144
  17. 17
    CLUE

    10D One may be left at the scene of a crime

    9
    93
  18. 18
    PATH

    40A Way to go

    8
    62
  19. 19
    AIDA

    48D 2000 Tony-winning title role for Heather Headley

    7
    161
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    MIR

    30A Orbiter until 2001

    7
    140
  21. 21
    ASHES

    59A Result of a firing?

    7
    109
  22. 22
    STARR

    47A Beatle who wrote and sang "Don't Pass Me By"

    7
    87
  23. 23
    NACRE

    56A Shiny material in some guitars

    7
    59
  24. 24
    PITT

    27D The Panthers of the A.C.C.

    7
    58
  25. 25
    ALEE

    52D Downwind

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    275
  26. 26
    AARP

    48A Org. with the highest-circulating mag in the U.S.

    6
    76
  27. 27
    ICH

    46A Personal pronoun in Prussia

    6
    75
  28. 28
    ALTER

    16A Modify

    5
    86
  29. 29
    SKATE

    49A Travel across the pond, perhaps

    5
    74
  30. 30
    SPARSE

    45D Like the population of Greenland

    4
    40
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    DAMES

    4A Shirley Bassey and Angela Lansbury, for two

    4
    25
  32. 32
    ENTREE

    2D It may have one or two sides

    3
    71
  33. 33
    SES

    26A Parisian possessive

    3
    62
  34. 34
    IDEALS

    3D Things to live up to

    3
    41
  35. 35
    BRETT

    33A Jake's love interest in "The Sun Also Rises"

    3
    28
  36. 36
    MULTI

    18A Prefix with media

    3
    18
  37. 37
    PANERA

    27A Bakery chain that began as the Saint Louis Bread Co.

    3
    13
  38. 38
    BEARD

    20A James ___ Award (culinary honor)

    2
    35
  39. 39
    METH

    30D "Breaking Bad" drug

    2
    21
  40. 40
    ACTIV

    54A End of "Hedda Gabler," e.g.

    2
    17
  41. 41
    SCARF

    9A It can come up to your neck in the winter

    1
    41
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    SEVER

    47D Divide

    1
    35
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    SURF

    29D Word with crowd or channel

    1
    29
  44. 44
    QUAY

    32D Jetty

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    26
  45. 45
    PISCES

    1D Last sign

    1
    17
  46. 46
    FRIDAY

    13D With this answer's number, a hit horror movie franchise

    1
    10
  47. 47
    BURNS

    35A Overcooks, and then some

    1
    9
  48. 48
    STEPSONIT

    17A Shakes a leg

    1
    8
  49. 49
    SAMBA

    9D Carnival music

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    40
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    TAWS

    53D Fancy marbles

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    15
  51. 51
    UPCS

    15D Supermarket lines, for short?

    0
    14
  52. 52
    NEATIDEA

    51A "That just might work!"

    0
    10
  53. 53
    ATLANTAN

    11D Martin Luther King Jr., for one

    0
    6
  54. 54
    BLACKCAT

    33D Edgar Allan Poe story, with "The"

    0
    6
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    EMITTER

    7D Pollution source, say

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    6
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    PADDLE

    43D Instruction to a kayaker

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    6
  57. 57
    CRACKPOT

    19A Kooky, as a scheme

    0
    5
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    PISANO

    40D Leonardo ___ (Fibonacci alias)

    0
    5
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    CREEKS

    44D Spots for tadpoles

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    4
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    EARBOB

    24D Bit of dangly jewelry

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    4
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    MINOAN

    6D Resident of ancient Crete

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    4
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    BREACH

    42D Violate, as etiquette

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    3
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    CORNEAS

    38D They help you focus

    0
    3
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    LETTERC

    36A Can opener?

    0
    3
  65. 65
    INDUETIME

    14A When the moment is right

    0
    2
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    RORQUAL

    31A Streamlined type of baleen whale

    0
    2
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    SEALADDER

    55A Dive boat feature

    0
    2
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    SNOBBY

    41A Puffed-up

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    2
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    ARTEST debut

    28D Onetime N.B.A. star Metta Sandiford-___

    0
    1
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    RACEWALKS debut

    57A Takes steps to compete?

    0
    1
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    RETHATCH debut

    34D Fix, as the roof of a hut

    0
    1
  72. 72
    RETRIALS debut

    12D What follows certain deadlocks

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    1