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Monday · 76 answers · 9 debuts

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

  1. 1
    IDEA

    39A Light bulb, in cartoons

    33
    396
  2. 2
    ONCE

    57A In the past

    32
    326
  3. 3
    EDIT

    27D Perform copy desk work

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    302
  4. 4
    ECHO

    21D Classical nymph who spoke only by repetition

    29
    312
  5. 5
    MET

    40A Happened upon

    25
    187
  6. 6
    ERRS

    63A Commits a sin

    22
    230
  7. 7
    ASPS

    10A Egyptian snakes

    22
    157
  8. 8
    TRIO

    19A The Supremes, e.g.

    21
    204
  9. 9
    ONUS

    32D Burden

    21
    197
  10. 10
    ADDS

    34D Appends

    19
    179
  11. 11
    ADAM

    25D Economist Smith

    18
    265
  12. 12
    ERIC

    17A Late newsman Sevareid

    17
    251
  13. 13
    ACID

    54D Battery fluid

    17
    159
  14. 14
    ALP

    34A Mont Blanc is one

    16
    187
  15. 15
    NAN

    33D One of the Bobbsey twins

    16
    118
  16. 16
    REAR

    60A Backside

    14
    184
  17. 17
    EAVE

    53D Roof overhang

    13
    164
  18. 18
    OSCAR

    47D Award for "Braveheart"

    13
    145
  19. 19
    STET

    9D Proofer's mark

    12
    225
  20. 20
    EDDY

    65A Mini-whirlpool

    12
    154
  21. 21
    ONAIR

    38A Studio sign

    12
    128
  22. 22
    INIT

    3D Any part of J.F.K.: Abbr.

    12
    117
  23. 23
    TENSE

    64A Present, for example, in English class

    12
    114
  24. 24
    IBIS

    42D Wading bird

    11
    100
  25. 25
    LUNA

    14A Moon goddess

    10
    74
  26. 26
    DASH

    8D Elan

    9
    69
  27. 27
    SERIF

    11D Printing flourish

    9
    60
  28. 28
    GNAT

    52D Tiny pest

    8
    132
  29. 29
    VINE

    62A Jasmine or morning glory

    8
    55
  30. 30
    ROOT

    31D Eradicate, with "out"

    7
    119
  31. 31
    HORA

    29D Wedding dance

    7
    101
  32. 32
    LEEK

    35D Onion relative

    7
    51
  33. 33
    LASE

    26D Emit coherent light

    7
    43
  34. 34
    UBOAT

    15A German sub

    6
    93
  35. 35
    MEND

    55D Repair

    6
    65
  36. 36
    ALEPH

    25A Letter before beth

    6
    44
  37. 37
    WRIT debut

    28D Formal order

    5
    54
  38. 38
    LONER

    46D Unsocial sort

    5
    53
  39. 39
    SPORE

    45D Plant reproductive part

    5
    44
  40. 40
    SLOAN

    45A ___-Kettering Institute

    5
    37
  41. 41
    ICER

    59A Cake finisher

    4
    84
  42. 42
    NEAL

    16A Patricia who co-starred in "The Fountainhead"

    4
    70
  43. 43
    PREY

    56D Wolves, for wolfhounds

    4
    70
  44. 44
    WHAM

    28A Kapow!

    4
    40
  45. 45
    COTS

    43A Camp beds

    4
    35
  46. 46
    PERSE

    50D Intrinsically

    3
    59
  47. 47
    ASPIC debut

    48A Chilled meat garnish

    3
    50
  48. 48
    PAWS

    36D Bears' hands

    3
    39
  49. 49
    ROUGE

    7D Cheek cosmetic

    3
    28
  50. 50
    CATERS

    43D Supplies the food for

    3
    19
  51. 51
    THAN

    22D Holier-___-thou

    2
    66
  52. 52
    ADMEN

    48D Saatchi & Saatchi employees

    2
    37
  53. 53
    AVERS

    61A States

    2
    36
  54. 54
    FLED

    1D Vamoosed

    2
    35
  55. 55
    FDIC

    1A Org. that guarantees bank holdings

    2
    32
  56. 56
    PAINT

    12D Benjamin Moore product

    2
    27
  57. 57
    ECOLE

    23A French school

    1
    82
  58. 58
    ANTHEM

    10D "La Marseillaise," e.g.

    1
    29
  59. 59
    BURRO

    5D Grand Canyon transport

    1
    19
  60. 60
    SLOGS debut

    13D Trudges (through)

    1
    16
  61. 61
    BASKS

    44A Suns

    1
    12
  62. 62
    BARDS debut

    5A Poets

    1
    10
  63. 63
    MONA

    41D "___ Lisa"

    0
    67
  64. 64
    ABOIL

    6D Irate

    0
    43
  65. 65
    ASIT

    37A "Play it ___ lays"

    0
    41
  66. 66
    ROUSE

    18A Waken

    0
    26
  67. 67
    NAMER

    58A Finger-pointer

    0
    10
  68. 68
    SUERS

    49D Litigators

    0
    9
  69. 69
    HEFTS

    24A Weights

    0
    8
  70. 70
    DURO

    2D Five-peseta coin

    0
    7
  71. 71
    INACTIVE

    39D Like Mount St. Helens, now

    0
    6
  72. 72
    CACHEPOT debut

    4D Ornamental container in a flower shop

    0
    3
  73. 73
    DOTHERIGHTTHING debut

    20A 1989 Spike Lee film

    0
    2
  74. 74
    MOUNTAINDEW debut

    41A Moonshine

    0
    2
  75. 75
    DADOORONRON debut

    30A Top 3 hit of 1963 and 1977

    0
    1
  76. 76
    POSTAGEDUESTAMP debut

    51A Unwelcome sight in the mail

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    1