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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.

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    ANT

    50A Symbol of industry

    45
    401
  2. 2
    TSAR

    5D Title first used by Ivan the Great

    33
    341
  3. 3
    ONIT

    30A "Job's getting done as we speak!"

    30
    147
  4. 4
    EROS

    45A Psyche's lover, in Greek myth

    28
    321
  5. 5
    TAO

    19A "The Watercourse Way," per an Alan Watts title

    21
    223
  6. 6
    DOE

    26A Animal found on either end of a scale

    19
    192
  7. 7
    EDIE

    55D Falco of "The Sopranos"

    19
    190
  8. 8
    SUE

    4D Seek reparations

    17
    183
  9. 9
    TALC

    25D Gold Bond ingredient, once

    17
    145
  10. 10
    SKY

    9D Chicago W.N.B.A. team

    17
    129
  11. 11
    SEEN

    36D Spotted

    16
    170
  12. 12
    SOAR

    57D Increase dramatically

    15
    125
  13. 13
    CGI

    61D Green-screen tech.

    15
    55
  14. 14
    LEIA

    28D Film character with an iconic gold bikini

    14
    116
  15. 15
    SOAP

    29A Dove, e.g.

    14
    114
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    NCO

    58A U.S.M.C. bigwig

    13
    146
  17. 17
    AFT

    60D Back, at sea

    12
    144
  18. 18
    TIES

    35A Makes fast

    10
    84
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    PEER

    11D Fellow

    8
    116
  20. 20
    RELIC

    6D Thing of the past

    8
    78
  21. 21
    COAL

    37A Traditional Scottish New Year's gift, representing warmth for the year to come

    8
    74
  22. 22
    UMPS

    22A Ones used to working from home?

    8
    69
  23. 23
    SEOUL

    27A "Parasite" setting

    8
    40
  24. 24
    DETER

    64A Advise against

    7
    72
  25. 25
    RIMS

    20A They may surround spectacles

    7
    58
  26. 26
    OWLET

    52D Babe in the woods?

    7
    48
  27. 27
    TARP

    34D Camper's cover

    6
    78
  28. 28
    PESOS

    16A Uruguayan cash

    6
    63
  29. 29
    ROWS

    56A Neat arrangements

    5
    48
  30. 30
    LEAPT

    18A Did a jeté

    5
    44
  31. 31
    VEEP

    46A Lead-in to stakes

    5
    38
  32. 32
    SPIES

    31A Many John le Carré characters

    5
    24
  33. 33
    OSSIE

    62A Actor/activist Davis

    4
    48
  34. 34
    CATTOY

    24A Mittens might fiddle with one

    4
    7
  35. 35
    GARISH

    21A Obnoxiously loud

    3
    13
  36. 36
    SKORTS

    49D Portmanteau garments

    3
    12
  37. 37
    SERVES

    32D Waits on

    3
    10
  38. 38
    SUITES

    23D Deluxe accommodations

    3
    9
  39. 39
    FROYO

    42A Summer snack with a swirl

    3
    8
  40. 40
    GOPOOF

    21D Disappear into thin air

    3
    5
  41. 41
    BRUTUS

    1D Historic figure grouped with Judas in Dante's "Inferno"

    3
    4
  42. 42
    DISK

    53A Component of the Tower of Hanoi puzzle

    2
    22
  43. 43
    ANIMAS

    7D Inner selves

    2
    9
  44. 44
    FREEAGENT

    63A Uncommitted sort

    2
    7
  45. 45
    TESTRIDES

    65A Takes for a spin, as a motorcycle

    2
    4
  46. 46
    OHLORD

    30D "Good heavens!"

    2
    3
  47. 47
    ORNURSE

    39D Vital hosp. worker

    2
    3
  48. 48
    GRODY debut

    59A Disgusting, slangily

    2
    2
  49. 49
    PLOTHOLE debut

    33A Glaring oversight by a writer

    2
    2
  50. 50
    YOINKED

    43D Snatched, colloquially

    2
    2
  51. 51
    DRYER

    51D Alternative to hanging out?

    1
    26
  52. 52
    SPITE

    10A Vindictiveness

    1
    22
  53. 53
    DENIRO

    51A Robert in "Heat"

    1
    20
  54. 54
    OBSCENE

    44D Quite blue

    1
    17
  55. 55
    SPLAY

    10D Spread out

    1
    17
  56. 56
    ISAIDNO

    12D "Don't ask me again!"

    1
    14
  57. 57
    RULERS

    54A They're made to measure

    1
    10
  58. 58
    ESTHETE

    14D Connoisseur of the finer things

    1
    9
  59. 59
    AFROPOP

    3D Genre for Wizkid and Burna Boy

    1
    7
  60. 60
    PITSTOP

    8D Occasion for retirement?

    1
    7
  61. 61
    DEARGOD

    38D Opening words of a prayer

    1
    6
  62. 62
    RENAMES

    2D Handles differently?

    1
    6
  63. 63
    DEIRDRE

    41D Tragic heroine of Irish mythology

    1
    5
  64. 64
    GOTLOST

    40D Scrammed

    1
    4
  65. 65
    PROBES

    47D Voyagers, e.g.

    1
    4
  66. 66
    TOPSOIL

    13D Nursery purchase

    1
    4
  67. 67
    DOGEARED

    38A Marked Twain?

    1
    3
  68. 68
    REFUSENIK

    15A Defiant protester

    1
    3
  69. 69
    ADBLOCKER

    60A Common browser extension

    1
    2
  70. 70
    PROBS

    48A "I think so," in modern shorthand

    1
    2
  71. 71
    UNREALITY

    17A Illusory quality

    1
    2
  72. 72
    BRASTRAPS debut

    1A Consideration when donning an off-the-shoulder dress

    1
    1