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Friday · 72 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SET

    46A Firm up

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    402
  2. 2
    AREA

    11D An "A" in geometry

    46
    631
  3. 3
    SSN

    13D Often-redacted fig.

    44
    242
  4. 4
    IDLE

    64A Be just chillin'

    30
    259
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    ICEE

    42A ___ Slush (frozen fruit drink)

    25
    91
  6. 6
    YEN

    21D Verb that fills in the blanks of its own synonym: _ _AR_

    24
    212
  7. 7
    SKI

    17D Item that someone with cold feet might have

    21
    180
  8. 8
    OUI

    28A Confirmation from a maître d'

    20
    131
  9. 9
    HAS

    47A Eats

    19
    175
  10. 10
    URLS

    15A Surfing destinations, for short

    19
    69
  11. 11
    OTOH

    7D "Then again …," to a texter

    18
    60
  12. 12
    REAP

    52A "Weed ’Em and ___," gardening book whose title is a spoonerism

    17
    155
  13. 13
    DIET

    56D Losing effort

    17
    96
  14. 14
    LAB

    6D Varieties of this include chocolate and yellow

    16
    144
  15. 15
    HOP

    63D Challenge from a hard-hit ground ball, perhaps

    15
    102
  16. 16
    HSN

    36D Channel offering deals

    15
    30
  17. 17
    GNU

    62D African grazer

    13
    127
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    ISTO

    29D Analogy words

    13
    95
  19. 19
    POEM

    58D Wilde thing

    13
    81
  20. 20
    YER

    5D The Beatles' "___ Blues"

    12
    80
  21. 21
    ROLE

    55D Listing on a jobs website

    11
    165
  22. 22
    TELL

    22A Bad thing to have in a poker game

    11
    100
  23. 23
    LOAF

    23D Be just chillin'

    10
    60
  24. 24
    ERECT

    9D Build

    9
    150
  25. 25
    EPEES

    33D Pointers for some fighters?

    9
    104
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    SWAP

    59D Cashless transaction

    9
    90
  27. 27
    NAPS

    57A Prepares for a wild night, maybe

    9
    74
  28. 28
    SUS

    45D Shady, in modern parlance

    9
    9
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    TAM

    49D Flat hat

    8
    104
  30. 30
    BLAH

    12D Dull

    8
    80
  31. 31
    PHASE

    4D Gradually introduce, with "in"

    8
    49
  32. 32
    MAGMA

    32D It's bubbling below the surface

    8
    30
  33. 33
    CODE

    54D Java ingredient?

    7
    66
  34. 34
    TABS

    10A They get picked up at clubs

    7
    58
  35. 35
    NERVE

    51D "Some ___!"

    7
    56
  36. 36
    ANTIC

    53D Shenanigan

    6
    94
  37. 37
    LASER

    38D Industrial cutter

    6
    71
  38. 38
    BEAN

    18A Noggin

    6
    63
  39. 39
    CPU

    26A Apple core?

    6
    54
  40. 40
    UNIX

    2D Windows alternative

    6
    43
  41. 41
    APTS

    37D There are more than 2.3 million in N.Y.C.: Abbr.

    6
    40
  42. 42
    PIECE

    27D Ballade or étude

    6
    36
  43. 43
    NERTS

    44A Old-timey oath

    5
    48
  44. 44
    BOOT

    60A Monopoly token retired in 2017

    5
    35
  45. 45
    CATE

    41D Oscar winner Blanchett

    5
    31
  46. 46
    CRAP

    39A Bummer at a casino game

    5
    15
  47. 47
    IDRIS

    50D Elba who portrayed Nelson Mandela

    5
    13
  48. 48
    STIES

    25A Dumps

    4
    52
  49. 49
    BIZ

    60D Ad or show follower

    3
    35
  50. 50
    LURID

    24D Vividly shocking

    3
    33
  51. 51
    CABIN

    26D Kind of fever

    3
    27
  52. 52
    POCO

    1D Small bit, in Bogotá

    3
    25
  53. 53
    NOTME

    30A "I didn't do it!"

    3
    20
  54. 54
    OXES

    19A Clumsy oafs

    2
    9
  55. 55
    PUPPYLOVE

    1A Crush

    2
    6
  56. 56
    ZEES

    66A Jazz coda?

    1
    32
  57. 57
    CUTIN

    48A Was rude on the road or the dance floor

    1
    11
  58. 58
    PAGETURNER

    3D Something you have trouble putting down

    1
    7
  59. 59
    VEXES

    8D Puzzles

    1
    7
  60. 60
    DONTSASSME

    43A "Watch your mouth!"

    1
    3
  61. 61
    MEETCUTES

    35D Rom-com plot points

    1
    3
  62. 62
    TRASHPANDA

    31D Raccoon, humorously

    1
    3
  63. 63
    TUBESOCKS

    10D Footwear that lacks defined heels

    1
    3
  64. 64
    CRUSADED

    54A Led the charge

    1
    2
  65. 65
    IVENOIDEA

    65A "Beats me!"

    1
    2
  66. 66
    AIRMARSHAL debut

    34A Stealthy flier

    1
    1
  67. 67
    BENEFITSPACKAGE debut

    40A It often comes with the job

    1
    1
  68. 68
    CIGARBOXES debut

    16A Places many Cubans are found

    1
    1
  69. 69
    HECKYEAH debut

    20A "You better believe it!"

    1
    1
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    MRRIGHTNOW debut

    61A He's great for the time being

    1
    1
  71. 71
    ONAHEATER debut

    14A Winning like crazy

    1
    1
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    SETUPCAMP debut

    67A Unpack for the night, in a way

    1
    1