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Friday · 72 answers · 7 debuts

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

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    ARE

    39A "Odds" follower

    57
    533
  2. 2
    ASH

    27A Evidence of a fire

    50
    458
  3. 3
    TEE

    12D Anger, with "off"

    49
    395
  4. 4
    STAN

    28D Eminem song that samples Dido

    31
    228
  5. 5
    ALL

    7D Even more than most

    28
    299
  6. 6
    OPEN

    48D Move the first pawn, say

    26
    217
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    TIN

    22A Word with Man or can

    26
    207
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    STEP

    46D Bit of a how-to

    25
    229
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    TAU

    52D Time constant symbol in physics

    25
    169
  10. 10
    DEE

    43A Start to do?

    22
    182
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    RCA

    33D Label that sold the first 33 1/3 r.p.m. records

    17
    227
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    PIE

    21A Certain graph shape

    17
    183
  13. 13
    HES

    29D "___ a real nowhere man ..."

    16
    122
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    IMS

    44A Some Slack convos

    16
    78
  15. 15
    RANT

    42A Blow off steam, say

    14
    133
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    ILLS

    49D Troubles

    14
    117
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    EVES

    11D Anticipatory times

    14
    108
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    CONE

    32D Dog's post-op wear

    14
    88
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    DISC

    1A Coaster, usually

    13
    81
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    DEED

    23D Proof of a plot

    11
    110
  21. 21
    EVADE

    53A Manage to lose

    10
    117
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    DENT

    34D Make an impression on

    10
    112
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    NEIN

    6D Kant's "no"

    10
    81
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    TOTS

    58A Preschoolers, e.g.

    10
    65
  25. 25
    RIND

    19D Peel

    9
    78
  26. 26
    DEET

    9A Bug spray ingredient

    9
    45
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    CLEO

    38D Geppetto's pet goldfish in Disney's "Pinocchio"

    8
    83
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    IOTAS

    35A Little pieces

    8
    80
  29. 29
    HOUR

    30D Billing unit

    6
    56
  30. 30
    NOCAP

    55A "Seriously!," in slang

    6
    6
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    ABODE

    16A Habitation

    5
    67
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    DIEM

    23A Per ___

    5
    54
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    WRIT

    25D Order in the court

    5
    54
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    DUD

    34A Big bust

    5
    53
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    RUST

    57A Old car concern

    5
    51
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    KENS

    56A Fighters on the beach in 2023's "Barbie"

    5
    32
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    SMURF

    26D 1980s cartoon foe of Gargamel

    5
    20
  38. 38
    SADD

    3D Safety org. for young people

    5
    13
  39. 39
    MARE

    47D Stable mate

    4
    61
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    LUNAR

    13A Kind of rover

    4
    43
  41. 41
    CANON

    38A What fan fiction is not

    4
    30
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    RFK

    51D Inits. of the statesman who said "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly"

    4
    21
  43. 43
    LAMP

    13D Lantern, e.g.

    3
    47
  44. 44
    BNAI

    5A Start of some temple names

    3
    45
  45. 45
    MIDAS

    45D Big name in mufflers

    3
    38
  46. 46
    HEROD

    30A Christmas story villain

    3
    31
  47. 47
    DUBAI

    1D Home to the torus-shaped Museum of the Future

    3
    20
  48. 48
    BLUES

    20A Genre for 5-Down

    3
    16
  49. 49
    MOODS

    47A Happiness and excitement, for two

    3
    15
  50. 50
    RAPBATTLE

    51A Spitting contest?

    3
    5
  51. 51
    BBKING

    5D "The Thrill Is Gone" musician, 1970

    2
    9
  52. 52
    ILLBITE

    8D "OK, now you've got me intrigued ..."

    2
    7
  53. 53
    INONESENSE

    2D By some measure

    2
    6
  54. 54
    MEETCUTE

    31A Plot device in many a rom-com

    2
    6
  55. 55
    ILOVEDIT

    49A Four-star review, say

    2
    5
  56. 56
    EVOO debut

    50D High-quality flavoring for salad dressings, in brief

    2
    2
  57. 57
    ROBES

    42D They might hang out in a hotel room

    1
    13
  58. 58
    RONIN

    33A Samurai with no master

    1
    10
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    IDLEST

    41D Least active

    1
    7
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    MANDARIN

    18A Language whose name consists of four consecutive U.S. state postal abbreviations

    1
    7
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    ERBE

    10D Kathryn of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"

    1
    6
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    CUSTOMER

    36A Welcome sight for a business

    1
    5
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    DURUM

    9D Macaroni wheat

    1
    3
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    KILLERBEE

    17A Queen's guard?

    1
    3
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    BELLCURVE

    14A Figure with two tails

    1
    2
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    FUNFILLED

    40A Loaded with excitement

    1
    2
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    AUTODIDACT debut

    27D Library regular, perhaps

    1
    1
  68. 68
    CELESTIALEVENT debut

    15D Eclipse, for one

    1
    1
  69. 69
    CREATIONOFADAM debut

    4D Painting on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, with "The"

    1
    1
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    FREEMEALS debut

    54A Some workplace perks

    1
    1
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    MUNSTER debut

    37D Member of a 1960s TV family

    1
    1
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    SWINGSETS debut

    24A Places where it's OK to push someone at school

    1
    1