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Friday · 70 answers · 9 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ARE

    8D "Chances" follower

    57
    533
  2. 2
    ALOE

    50A Ingredient in some lip balms

    46
    496
  3. 3
    ADO

    52D What's the big fuss?

    44
    477
  4. 4
    OMEN

    25D Divination observation

    29
    257
  5. 5
    ANEW

    16A Once again

    24
    237
  6. 6
    ATIT

    23A Plugging away

    24
    197
  7. 7
    SIRI

    36A Who talks on the phone a lot

    22
    77
  8. 8
    ADAM

    55A Subject of a first-person narrative

    19
    265
  9. 9
    STAB

    47D Skewer

    18
    181
  10. 10
    RAIN

    18D What a pluviometer measures

    17
    139
  11. 11
    AMID

    22D In the thick of

    17
    136
  12. 12
    CEDE

    38D Give up

    14
    152
  13. 13
    ALTA

    3D Resort with a "no snowboarders" rule

    14
    124
  14. 14
    BLT

    1D "Giant ___," soft sculpture of a sandwich at the Whitney Museum

    13
    121
  15. 15
    RETRO

    56A In after being out

    13
    109
  16. 16
    ENTS

    57A Residents of the Forest of Fangorn

    13
    84
  17. 17
    LAMA

    19A Reincarnated one, maybe

    12
    107
  18. 18
    EMUS

    34A Producers of green eggs (but not ham)

    12
    103
  19. 19
    MELEE

    29A More than a scuffle

    11
    94
  20. 20
    HIRE

    15A Get in position?

    11
    82
  21. 21
    ULTA

    48D Sephora rival

    11
    17
  22. 22
    NYC

    37A Where Scrabble was invented: Abbr.

    10
    58
  23. 23
    SGT

    31A Pepper introduced in the 1960s: Abbr.

    9
    117
  24. 24
    ADAGE

    43D Relative of an apothegm

    8
    107
  25. 25
    TIDE

    33D Pool maker

    8
    92
  26. 26
    TORAH

    28D Book that gets reread from the beginning around autumn

    8
    73
  27. 27
    ROBE

    58A After-swim wear

    7
    92
  28. 28
    MOAT

    45A Tower of London feature

    7
    69
  29. 29
    CARAT

    38A Weight of valuables

    6
    70
  30. 30
    STOOD

    39A Didn't take a card

    6
    57
  31. 31
    TORTE

    35A Sacher ___ (chocolate/apricot confection)

    6
    57
  32. 32
    LEMON

    12D Likely candidate for a breakdown

    6
    54
  33. 33
    SWAY

    6A Go back and forth, say

    6
    37
  34. 34
    COOL

    42D Leave sitting in a breeze, say

    5
    60
  35. 35
    TWANG

    13D Sound of a bow shooting an arrow

    5
    19
  36. 36
    COLT

    10A Farm youth

    4
    47
  37. 37
    PARK

    49D Get into a spot, perhaps

    4
    36
  38. 38
    SNAKE

    59A No-good conniver

    4
    35
  39. 39
    REMY

    26D Protagonist of Pixar's "Your Friend the Rat"

    4
    26
  40. 40
    NOE

    53D ___ Valley (San Francisco neighborhood)

    4
    20
  41. 41
    WILT

    7D Lose oomph

    3
    30
  42. 42
    CALLME

    10D What an extended thumb and pinkie by your face might mean

    3
    8
  43. 43
    LAIC

    2D Nonclerical

    2
    74
  44. 44
    LALAW

    14A Show that featured the first lesbian kiss on prime-time TV (1991)

    2
    48
  45. 45
    GROG

    32D Pirate's potable

    2
    38
  46. 46
    GAUL

    54A Land vandalized by the Vandals

    2
    26
  47. 47
    HONED

    30A Made a good point?

    2
    14
  48. 48
    SALMON

    21A Shade similar to coral

    2
    14
  49. 49
    SWEETIE

    5D Babycakes

    2
    13
  50. 50
    YESSIREE

    9D "You betcha!"

    2
    12
  51. 51
    STATEPEN

    36D Big house

    2
    6
  52. 52
    DONTTEMPTME debut

    24D "Sounds amazing, but I really shouldn't"

    2
    2
  53. 53
    ORIGINSTORIES debut

    25A Plot lines for many early Marvel films

    2
    2
  54. 54
    ENGELS

    41D Philosopher Friedrich

    1
    18
  55. 55
    AGENDAS

    43A Chairs usually have them

    1
    13
  56. 56
    GOLAN

    44D Mideast's ___ Heights

    1
    12
  57. 57
    TAPASBAR

    35D Eatery not known for its entrees

    1
    9
  58. 58
    BLASS

    1A Bill for expensive clothing?

    1
    7
  59. 59
    CAVEART

    20A Early home décor

    1
    5
  60. 60
    DODGES

    46A Eludes

    1
    5
  61. 61
    SHAKERS

    39D Barware for making grasshoppers and whiskey sours

    1
    5
  62. 62
    TITLEROLES

    17A Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, for two

    1
    4
  63. 63
    ILUCKEDOUT

    27D "That was so fortunate for me"

    1
    2
  64. 64
    BATTLEPLAN debut

    51A General recommendation?

    1
    1
  65. 65
    DIMMING debut

    24A Like the light at sundown

    1
    1
  66. 66
    KEEPTHECHANGE debut

    40A Tip line?

    1
    1
  67. 67
    ONAMISSION debut

    11D Doggedly determined

    1
    1
  68. 68
    SALVAGES debut

    4D Rescues from a junkyard, say

    1
    1
  69. 69
    SHORTSHORTS debut

    6D Cheeky attire?

    1
    1
  70. 70
    SPOKEUP debut

    47A Didn't hide one's opinion

    1
    1