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Friday · 68 answers · 12 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ORCA

    32D What's black and white and wet all over?

    34
    234
  2. 2
    ACT

    37A Contribute to a company, say

    31
    302
  3. 3
    ATARI

    42A ___ shock (Japan's term for the video game crash of 1983)

    28
    224
  4. 4
    ODDS

    23A What Han Solo never wants to be told

    23
    171
  5. 5
    TBS

    54D "American Dad!" airer

    15
    116
  6. 6
    IDA

    33A Title princess in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera

    12
    251
  7. 7
    SAM

    53D Tech entrepreneur Altman

    12
    155
  8. 8
    TIC

    36A Recurring quirk

    11
    134
  9. 9
    ESTER

    49D Compound formed from an alcohol and an acid

    8
    115
  10. 10
    MEAN

    26D Statistics calculation

    8
    89
  11. 11
    SEAN

    52D Bean on the screen

    7
    84
  12. 12
    PONE

    44A Cornmeal cake

    7
    55
  13. 13
    ONLEAVE

    16A Away for a while

    6
    37
  14. 14
    SPINE

    48D Book identifier, often

    5
    33
  15. 15
    INLAY

    9D Nacre on a nice guitar, say

    5
    26
  16. 16
    XED

    14D Struck (out)

    4
    58
  17. 17
    HOTEL

    1D W, for one

    4
    56
  18. 18
    NAMES

    25A Stars are big ones

    4
    43
  19. 19
    FLAN

    10D Dessert made with a double boiler

    4
    40
  20. 20
    BETAS

    22D Test releases

    4
    28
  21. 21
    SNEAKER

    58A Major product of Jordan

    4
    20
  22. 22
    CAVA

    51D Drink similar to Champagne

    4
    12
  23. 23
    ESA

    34A Spanish pronoun

    3
    93
  24. 24
    CLOG

    6D Draining issue

    3
    44
  25. 25
    PANAM

    44D First airline to fly a jumbo jet

    3
    39
  26. 26
    LEACH

    28D Drain (away)

    3
    18
  27. 27
    WHOSE

    46A "My heart is like a singing bird / ___ nest is in a water'd shoot": Christina Rossetti

    3
    18
  28. 28
    TENDON

    11D Achilles, e.g.

    3
    15
  29. 29
    UNZIP

    27A Open, as a compressed file

    3
    12
  30. 30
    SEALANE

    53A Main course?

    3
    10
  31. 31
    SHARPS

    52A Elevated pitches

    3
    9
  32. 32
    HOOD

    43A Place for an ornament

    2
    46
  33. 33
    AHORA

    2D Now, in Spanish

    2
    32
  34. 34
    BURY

    22A Lodge

    2
    16
  35. 35
    KON

    7D ___Mari (organization method)

    2
    16
  36. 36
    GOFER

    8D Office lackey

    2
    15
  37. 37
    SPACY

    24D Scatterbrained

    2
    15
  38. 38
    ARRIVAL

    55A Touchdown, e.g.

    2
    14
  39. 39
    TOOSOON

    17A Question after an untimely joke

    2
    10
  40. 40
    ERRING

    19A Pronouncing "pronunciation" as "pronounciation," e.g.

    2
    9
  41. 41
    MEANDER

    20A Drift

    2
    9
  42. 42
    RIHANNA

    39D Singer with the 2009 double-platinum album "Rated R"

    2
    8
  43. 43
    ESCOOTERS debut

    29D Chargeable conveyances

    2
    2
  44. 44
    TEENLIT debut

    54A "The Fault in Our Stars" genre, informally

    2
    2
  45. 45
    THORN

    3D Garden-variety poker?

    1
    27
  46. 46
    LANGE

    21A Dorothea who documented the Great Depression

    1
    21
  47. 47
    ADELIE

    41D Antarctic penguin

    1
    18
  48. 48
    OPELS

    45D Cars known as Vauxhalls in the U.K.

    1
    15
  49. 49
    BARNONE

    56A Without exception

    1
    14
  50. 50
    TANTE

    31D Soeur de la mère

    1
    14
  51. 51
    COTAN

    40A Trig ratio

    1
    8
  52. 52
    RESIGNS

    4D Steps down

    1
    5
  53. 53
    HATRACK

    1A Put a lid on it!

    1
    4
  54. 54
    OVERDIDIT

    13D Went too far

    1
    4
  55. 55
    TATTOOART

    30D Makeup of a sleeve

    1
    4
  56. 56
    ALONEAGAIN

    5D 1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan hit with a melancholy title

    1
    3
  57. 57
    TOECAPS

    50A Features of work boots

    1
    3
  58. 58
    BAKEDZITI

    12D Cheesy casserole

    1
    2
  59. 59
    AAACARD debut

    35A Something to show for a tow

    1
    1
  60. 60
    FLANKED debut

    18A Attacked from the sides

    1
    1
  61. 61
    GIFTBOX debut

    8A To which a "To/From" label might be attached

    1
    1
  62. 62
    INSINCERITY debut

    38A Hallmark of a hypocrite

    1
    1
  63. 63
    LETSGETITON debut

    28A Sexually charged title track of a hit 1973 album

    1
    1
  64. 64
    MSTEAMS debut

    57A Slack alternative, in brief

    1
    1
  65. 65
    MUSICIANS debut

    20D Performers of note?

    1
    1
  66. 66
    OHHELLO debut

    15A Chance meeting greeting

    1
    1
  67. 67
    ORLOK debut

    47D Count ___, a.k.a. Nosferatu

    1
    1
  68. 68
    UNDERWHERE debut

    27D Question that one is tricked into asking, in a classic gag

    1
    1