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Saturday · 70 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    NIL

    32A Zip

    27
    249
  2. 2
    PAR

    54D Swinger's goal, perhaps

    25
    218
  3. 3
    SON

    24D "___ of Frankenstein" (1939 movie sequel)

    24
    213
  4. 4
    YEN

    22A Urge

    24
    212
  5. 5
    OVEN

    29A Hot environment

    22
    177
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    OUR

    36D Abba's "___ Last Summer"

    21
    160
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    PEN

    34A Sword's alternative

    19
    187
  8. 8
    HAS

    42A Catches

    19
    175
  9. 9
    RES

    31D Lo-___

    17
    279
  10. 10
    RAD

    39D Super-keen

    14
    134
  11. 11
    AESOP

    10D Man who made animals talk

    14
    127
  12. 12
    CNET

    11A Tech news site

    13
    47
  13. 13
    STET

    50D Proofreader's command

    12
    225
  14. 14
    CHAR

    7D Burn

    12
    89
  15. 15
    BOT

    23D Fake poster

    12
    53
  16. 16
    ERMA

    57A Singing sister of Aretha

    11
    147
  17. 17
    ATTN

    18A To: Abbr.

    11
    134
  18. 18
    IDOS

    52A Some altarations?

    10
    78
  19. 19
    ROSE

    16A Symbol of love

    9
    138
  20. 20
    COP

    27A Get one's hands on, informally

    8
    90
  21. 21
    BOW

    46A Rihanna's "Take a ___" (2008)

    8
    60
  22. 22
    ILSA

    49D Classic film character who says "Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time"

    7
    116
  23. 23
    LULU

    40A Doozy

    6
    77
  24. 24
    HOUR

    2D Time

    6
    56
  25. 25
    BON

    33A Indie music's ___ Iver

    6
    50
  26. 26
    BOX

    30D Word with shadow or shoe

    6
    42
  27. 27
    CUBA

    3D Country where the game of dominoes is a national pastime

    5
    44
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    BELIE

    33D Contradict

    5
    41
  29. 29
    CYST

    1D Target for surgical excision

    5
    39
  30. 30
    VOTER

    43A Ticket selector

    4
    23
  31. 31
    BAO

    35A Chinese steamed bun

    4
    19
  32. 32
    HET

    8D All worked (up)

    3
    39
  33. 33
    CREEL

    41A Trap in the water

    3
    23
  34. 34
    LAUDS

    45D Praises

    3
    21
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    MINED

    28A Did a boring job?

    3
    20
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    AVIDREADER

    25D Person who gets a lot of texts?

    3
    3
  37. 37
    BENE

    48D Nota ___

    2
    52
  38. 38
    HAYS

    51D Kansas' Fort ___

    2
    26
  39. 39
    WOMAN

    21D Maya Angelou's "Phenomenal ___"

    2
    25
  40. 40
    HEMEN

    6D Mr. Universe contestants

    2
    22
  41. 41
    SAVOY

    24A Classic Harlem ballroom

    2
    15
  42. 42
    DEADSEA

    38D Outlet for the Jordan River

    2
    12
  43. 43
    CRIKEY

    5D "Sheesh!"

    2
    5
  44. 44
    ESTATESALE

    13D Something you may be willing to hold?

    2
    4
  45. 45
    BATARANGS

    30A Throwing weapons for the Dark Knight

    2
    3
  46. 46
    RAWDEAL

    47A (The) shaft, so to speak

    1
    13
  47. 47
    NOWWHAT

    20A Question in a stalemate

    1
    6
  48. 48
    VERE

    55A Captain in Melville's "Billy Budd"

    1
    6
  49. 49
    YOUAREHERE

    15A Message that comes with a pointer

    1
    6
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    TENTED

    14D Camped out, say

    1
    5
  51. 51
    HALCYON

    4D Characterized by great happiness

    1
    4
  52. 52
    BALDISH

    48A Not all there upstairs?

    1
    3
  53. 53
    DIANFOSSEY

    56A Renowned naturalist buried at Rwanda's Karisoke Research Center

    1
    3
  54. 54
    LOWDOSE

    40D Weak amount of medicine

    1
    3
  55. 55
    VOLVOS

    43D EX30, EX40 and XC60

    1
    3
  56. 56
    BEPOLITE

    23A "Show some manners!"

    1
    2
  57. 57
    CRAWLIN

    11D Stumble home after a night out, say

    1
    2
  58. 58
    DETAILED

    44A Thorough, say

    1
    2
  59. 59
    STRESSEATS

    58A Nervously inhales?

    1
    2
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    TRACKER

    19A Cookie, e.g.

    1
    2
  61. 61
    BARFS debut

    46D Fails to keep things down

    1
    1
  62. 62
    CANTHELPIT debut

    27D Has no control

    1
    1
  63. 63
    CDRIVE debut

    41D Primary PC storage

    1
    1
  64. 64
    CHCHCHCHIA debut

    1A Five-note jingle for "The Gift That Grows"

    1
    1
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    DVDEXTRAS debut

    37A Supplementary materials accompanying a home movie purchase

    1
    1
  66. 66
    IRENEPAPAS debut

    9D Greek actress who brought Elektra, Penelope, Antigone and Helen of Troy to the screen

    1
    1
  67. 67
    NOTHINGBUT debut

    12D Just

    1
    1
  68. 68
    SUBLIMATES debut

    17A Changes in form, but not in essence

    1
    1
  69. 69
    UPPERVOLTA debut

    53A Burkina Faso, before 1984

    1
    1
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    VELVETWORM debut

    26D Sluglike creature known for its soft, water-repellent skin

    1
    1