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Monday · 78 answers · 11 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELI

    48D Israelite judge

    60
    599
  2. 2
    ERIE

    39D Toledo's lake

    48
    510
  3. 3
    ADS

    25A Commercials

    46
    325
  4. 4
    ALAS

    43D "'Tis a pity!"

    26
    321
  5. 5
    OPERA

    8D "Tosca" or "Thais," e.g.

    26
    247
  6. 6
    STEP

    37D Bit of a climb

    25
    229
  7. 7
    AGRA

    69A Taj Mahal site

    24
    197
  8. 8
    IAN

    67D Author Fleming

    23
    260
  9. 9
    AURA

    10D Surrounding glow

    22
    218
  10. 10
    URSA

    32D ___Major

    22
    190
  11. 11
    EIRE

    60D The auld sod

    18
    204
  12. 12
    EDS

    22D Actors Harris and Begley

    17
    230
  13. 13
    STAB

    33D Injure with a pitchfork

    17
    181
  14. 14
    USSR

    73A Stalin's realm

    17
    171
  15. 15
    SPAS

    58D Ems and Baden-Baden

    15
    163
  16. 16
    TRAP

    59D Snare

    15
    156
  17. 17
    IRATE

    19A Furious

    14
    194
  18. 18
    APR

    5D Mar. follower

    13
    170
  19. 19
    SLAB

    46A Thick slice

    13
    86
  20. 20
    STEER

    57D Ranch head?

    12
    132
  21. 21
    ESTE

    12D Town near Padua

    11
    203
  22. 22
    REED

    13D Saxophone, e.g.

    11
    187
  23. 23
    AARON

    68A Older brother of Moses

    10
    133
  24. 24
    SAGE

    62D One sought for advice

    10
    115
  25. 25
    PORE

    38A Skin opening

    10
    75
  26. 26
    TOIL

    45A Hard labor

    9
    90
  27. 27
    TEAL

    31D Dabbling duck

    8
    105
  28. 28
    PEAS

    49A Items hard to eat with a knife

    8
    89
  29. 29
    AMUSE

    2D Entertain

    8
    76
  30. 30
    ASTRO

    20A Houston pro

    7
    118
  31. 31
    OWNS

    34A Possesses

    7
    64
  32. 32
    NATE

    36D Basketball great Thurmond

    6
    107
  33. 33
    LOST

    27D Missing

    6
    82
  34. 34
    KILT debut

    26A Highlander's skirt

    6
    25
  35. 35
    LEON

    72A Revolutionary Trotsky

    5
    101
  36. 36
    SPENT

    71A Pooped

    5
    75
  37. 37
    OWLS

    34D Wise birds

    5
    73
  38. 38
    PINTA

    3D One of Columbus's ships

    5
    55
  39. 39
    UNLIT

    64A Pitch black

    5
    51
  40. 40
    SABER

    9A Cavalry sword

    5
    44
  41. 41
    TRIS

    6D Speaker of baseball fame

    5
    44
  42. 42
    OGEE

    70A Curved molding

    4
    100
  43. 43
    RAPS

    1A Songs by Queen Latifah

    4
    73
  44. 44
    AVES

    30D Fifth and Mad., e.g.

    4
    55
  45. 45
    SPUN

    50D Twirled

    4
    40
  46. 46
    MEDAL

    52D Veteran's pride

    4
    36
  47. 47
    PURSE

    16A Money holder

    4
    32
  48. 48
    BRAD

    11D Finishing nail

    3
    56
  49. 49
    PROP

    15A Hold (up)

    3
    52
  50. 50
    MODE

    7D Means

    3
    43
  51. 51
    SPASMS

    53A Tics

    3
    31
  52. 52
    PRIZE

    65A Winner's winning

    3
    26
  53. 53
    SNERD

    4D Dummy Mortimer

    2
    55
  54. 54
    NIPS

    24D Cheese___ (popular snack food)

    2
    53
  55. 55
    TROOP

    28D Boy Scout group

    2
    48
  56. 56
    RAJAH

    1D Former title in India

    2
    39
  57. 57
    WHET

    35D Hone

    2
    38
  58. 58
    TYRO

    63D Novice

    2
    33
  59. 59
    BOOK debut

    18D Enter criminal charges against

    2
    22
  60. 60
    ANJOU

    54D Region in the Loire valley

    2
    21
  61. 61
    MINES

    56D Excavates

    2
    16
  62. 62
    SERENADED debut

    21A Wooed with music

    2
    6
  63. 63
    AMIN

    14A Dictator Idi

    1
    51
  64. 64
    STATUS

    29A ___quo

    1
    21
  65. 65
    LETEM debut

    44A "___Eat Cake"

    1
    13
  66. 66
    EVERT

    40A Chris of tennis

    0
    56
  67. 67
    ULM

    51A German city on the Danube

    0
    36
  68. 68
    STEPPE

    47A Russian plain

    0
    29
  69. 69
    ATMO

    5A Prefix with sphere

    0
    25
  70. 70
    SLUGS debut

    55D Wallops

    0
    14
  71. 71
    HEADON debut

    23A Kind of collision

    0
    6
  72. 72
    SPINSTER

    9D Bachelorette of a certain age

    0
    5
  73. 73
    STEADIEST debut

    58A Most stable

    0
    5
  74. 74
    AZON

    61D Radio-controlled aerial bomb

    0
    2
  75. 75
    IMPUDENT debut

    42D Sassy

    0
    2
  76. 76
    DAYINJUNE debut

    66A See 41-Across

    0
    1
  77. 77
    JUNEBRIDE debut

    17A Classic bouquet tosser

    0
    1
  78. 78
    WHATISSORAREASA debut

    41A With 66-Across, an observation by Lowell

    0
    1