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Saturday · 70 answers · 9 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-03), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    ASS

    22A Jerk

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  2. 2
    USA

    49D Host nation of the 2028 Olympics

    40
    261
  3. 3
    IRS

    48D Org. concerned with reporting

    36
    246
  4. 4
    AND

    25D "Soooo …?"

    30
    239
  5. 5
    TOE

    37A "Big" digit

    29
    293
  6. 6
    EARS

    28D Old-fashioned TV antenna, jocularly

    27
    163
  7. 7
    ALAS

    44A "I'm afraid ..."

    26
    321
  8. 8
    ABLE

    46D Free (to)

    25
    259
  9. 9
    ORS

    13D Spots for scrubs, for short

    25
    161
  10. 10
    IFS

    9D They may or may not happen

    21
    112
  11. 11
    MEET

    27A Heat setting, perhaps

    17
    144
  12. 12
    IVE

    35A "To All the Boys ___ Loved Before" (best-selling young adult novel)

    15
    158
  13. 13
    OMANI

    42D Like the Mideast's Bahla Fort

    15
    122
  14. 14
    SALT

    51A Veteran of the seas

    15
    115
  15. 15
    OLAF

    15A ___ the Holy, canonized Norwegian king

    15
    110
  16. 16
    OCHO

    10A Another name for ESPN8, with "the"

    15
    95
  17. 17
    ALUM

    7D '22 or '23

    13
    123
  18. 18
    RIAN

    50A Director Johnson

    13
    18
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    LETS

    47D "Count me in!"

    12
    106
  20. 20
    SENOR

    1A Title typically abbreviated to its first and last letters

    12
    90
  21. 21
    AWES

    54A Leaves speechless

    12
    80
  22. 22
    TELL

    31D Giveaway

    11
    100
  23. 23
    DOOR

    16A Way out, say

    11
    87
  24. 24
    HEH

    26A "Funny how that works"

    11
    61
  25. 25
    LTE

    23A Cell service inits.

    11
    23
  26. 26
    ELMS

    19A Targets for bark beetles

    9
    115
  27. 27
    GATE

    8D Stadium sales

    9
    91
  28. 28
    NODE

    21A Botanical joint

    9
    81
  29. 29
    DRAW

    45D Capture the attention of

    9
    77
  30. 30
    SID

    40A "Toy Story" bully

    9
    77
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    PUN

    29A "The Santa Clause" or "Legally Blonde"

    9
    64
  32. 32
    EMIRS

    2D Heads of state in Qatar and Kuwait

    9
    47
  33. 33
    MAGI

    6A Storied stargazers

    8
    102
  34. 34
    SLATS

    40D Bits of wood paneling

    8
    34
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    HORA

    26D Wedding reception highlight, maybe

    7
    101
  36. 36
    SPRY

    53A Moving well over 60, perhaps?

    7
    92
  37. 37
    ODEON

    10D Classical theater

    7
    59
  38. 38
    KIM

    34D Family name of three BTS members

    7
    58
  39. 39
    DONE

    32D ___ deal

    6
    66
  40. 40
    HALL

    36A Campus building

    6
    55
  41. 41
    YOM

    41A ___ tov (Jewish holiday)

    6
    27
  42. 42
    ISBN

    48A Library catalog ID

    5
    37
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    ASTIR

    55A Moving

    4
    77
  44. 44
    NANAS

    3D Grams

    4
    43
  45. 45
    MODEL

    27D Fashion plate, maybe

    4
    42
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    YACHT

    41D Vessel with two silent letters

    4
    37
  47. 47
    SONORA

    24A Neighbor of Baja California

    3
    16
  48. 48
    MONAE

    6D Janelle of "Hidden Figures"

    3
    11
  49. 49
    BRANDNAME

    20A A&W or L&M

    3
    4
  50. 50
    NANNY

    39D One tending kids

    2
    31
  51. 51
    MAYOR

    43D Head to town?

    2
    21
  52. 52
    SIMBA

    1D Swahili for "lion"

    2
    18
  53. 53
    DALAILAMA

    45A Noted resident of "Little Lhasa" in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh

    2
    15
  54. 54
    HOMERUNS

    12D Major successes, so to speak

    2
    5
  55. 55
    SEBASTIAN

    24D Viola's twin brother in "Twelfth Night"

    2
    3
  56. 56
    ETHNO

    52A Prefix with musicology or linguistics

    1
    45
  57. 57
    ONIN

    4D "Come ___!"

    1
    30
  58. 58
    MEANIT

    38A Not say something in jest

    1
    7
  59. 59
    HAVEASIP

    33D Tasteful invitation?

    1
    2
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    IMANI

    14A ___ Perry, award-winning author of 2022's "South to America"

    1
    2
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    URBANDECAY

    49A What dilapidated buildings and rampant graffiti may be a sign of

    1
    2
  62. 62
    CEREALBAR debut

    30D On-the-go breakfast option

    1
    1
  63. 63
    COLDOPENS debut

    11D Sketches that end with "Live from New York, it's Saturday night!"

    1
    1
  64. 64
    COMETOABADEND debut

    30A Wind up in ruin

    1
    1
  65. 65
    HEREBEDRAGONS debut

    33A Classic warning to a knight

    1
    1
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    KARATELESSONS debut

    34A Kick-starter program?

    1
    1
  67. 67
    MINIDONUTS debut

    17A Little dippers?

    1
    1
  68. 68
    NOTAGOODIDEA debut

    21D "I'd avoid that"

    1
    1
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    ONTHEBEAT debut

    18D Patrolling a neighborhood

    1
    1
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    RIDDLEMETHIS debut

    5D Lead-in to a puzzling question

    1
    1