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Friday · 72 answers · 11 debuts

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

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    APE

    53A Chest beater

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    415
  2. 2
    ENE

    60D Carbon compound suffix

    24
    403
  3. 3
    ODD

    11D Like the 314th digit of pi

    24
    209
  4. 4
    SAN

    27A Three, in Chinese

    19
    182
  5. 5
    MAC

    48A Apple variety

    19
    133
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    RAP

    24D Genre for only two Song of the Year winners in Grammy history

    17
    198
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    NAP

    44D Day break

    17
    192
  8. 8
    ACID

    2D Component of an exfoliator, often

    17
    159
  9. 9
    STS

    45A They go around the block: Abbr.

    16
    191
  10. 10
    LAIR

    36A Hiding place

    15
    143
  11. 11
    ELON

    64A North Carolina college town

    15
    102
  12. 12
    DECO

    16A Roaring Twenties look, informally

    15
    97
  13. 13
    OBIT

    11A Story of a lifetime?

    13
    142
  14. 14
    SOME

    66A "___ people!"

    13
    100
  15. 15
    PCS

    30A Locales of small ports

    11
    109
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    SOY

    63D ___ sauce

    10
    107
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    WEDS

    58D Brings together

    10
    58
  18. 18
    DEEP

    18A Word with six or sea

    9
    91
  19. 19
    YELL

    9D Big whoop

    9
    76
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    ADDON

    43A Append

    9
    50
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    EYED

    29D Checked out

    8
    125
  22. 22
    DUE

    19A Word often followed by a date

    8
    99
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    TOME

    59A Not-so-light reading

    8
    92
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    ARENAS

    47D Entertainment centers

    8
    82
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    BOW

    57A Show of respect

    8
    60
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    SHIA

    56D Zaydism and Isma'ilism are sects of this

    8
    49
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    AVIA

    8D Running shoe brand

    7
    66
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    REAM

    37D Bundle in an office

    6
    113
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    LOFT

    55D Top story, maybe

    6
    46
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    WAWA

    26D Water from a sippy cup

    6
    38
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    ORELSE

    10D Menacing words

    5
    75
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    BOAT

    34D Junk, say

    5
    57
  33. 33
    XMAS

    42D Short day soon after the winter solstice?

    5
    41
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    BONDS

    28D Strong ties

    5
    15
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    ABED

    40A Out, in a way

    4
    78
  36. 36
    TONER

    38A Skin-care product applied with a cotton pad

    4
    63
  37. 37
    BAY

    5D Sound relative

    4
    41
  38. 38
    GOL

    62D Cheer from a fútbol fan

    4
    10
  39. 39
    ANNEX

    41A Append

    3
    42
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    JAPAN

    51A Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)

    3
    42
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    YADA

    21D Nonsense word akin to "blah"

    3
    22
  42. 42
    YOGAMATS

    46A People have a variety of positions on these

    3
    6
  43. 43
    POBOY

    33A Food specialty that might be topped with Creole mustard

    2
    24
  44. 44
    CABANA

    49D Rental at a beach club

    2
    19
  45. 45
    RBS

    22A Certain touchdown scorers, for short

    2
    12
  46. 46
    SUNUP

    3D The crack of dawn

    2
    11
  47. 47
    DELMAR

    50A San Diego County beach town with a racetrack

    2
    8
  48. 48
    AFICIONADO

    65A Spanish for "amateur"

    2
    6
  49. 49
    IDARENOT

    6D Formal turndown from the fearful

    2
    5
  50. 50
    ROMANTIC

    39D Like Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"

    2
    4
  51. 51
    AWOKE

    35A Stopped dreaming, say

    1
    21
  52. 52
    PYRES

    23A Ceremonial piles

    1
    20
  53. 53
    WSW

    1D Nashville-to-Memphis dir.

    1
    19
  54. 54
    REALLY

    20A "Oh, yeah?"

    1
    14
  55. 55
    NOMAS

    52D Spanish uncle?

    1
    12
  56. 56
    MIMES

    7D Traditional wearers of black-and-white face paint

    1
    11
  57. 57
    ABBEYS

    4D Oh, brothers, where art thou?

    1
    8
  58. 58
    JUICY

    51D Like good gossip

    1
    7
  59. 59
    ICEBUCKET

    13D Cooler cousin

    1
    3
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    PLAYDATES

    30D Get-togethers arranged by parents

    1
    2
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    STAYCLASSY

    67A Sarcastic response to a rude comment

    1
    2
  62. 62
    BEEDANCE debut

    28A Worker's performance that informs the colony of a nearby nectar source

    1
    1
  63. 63
    BEERSNOBS debut

    12D Ones wise on Weizenbocks, perhaps

    1
    1
  64. 64
    CANOEPOLO debut

    31D Hybrid team sport that uses kayaks

    1
    1
  65. 65
    NOHITGAMES debut

    61A Nolan Ryan had seven of them in his career

    1
    1
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    SAWSUP debut

    25A Sinks one's teeth into?

    1
    1
  67. 67
    SCUBADIVER debut

    15A Sort whose business is going way down?

    1
    1
  68. 68
    SELSUN debut

    54A ___ Blue (dandruff shampoo brand)

    1
    1
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    SINGLEMOM debut

    32D Many a divorcée

    1
    1
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    TOPSPEEDS debut

    14D Stats for pitchers and race car drivers

    1
    1
  71. 71
    WASABIMAYO debut

    1A Poke bowl condiment

    1
    1
  72. 72
    WINBYAMILE debut

    17A Be easily victorious

    1
    1