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Monday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASH

    31A Volcanic fallout

    50
    458
  2. 2
    ELSE

    67A "If all ___ fails..."

    43
    440
  3. 3
    TRI

    40D The first "T" of TNT

    41
    237
  4. 4
    NET

    45A Fishing gear

    37
    376
  5. 5
    OSLO

    23A Norway's capital

    32
    324
  6. 6
    ARIA

    15A Verdi's "D'amor sull'ali rosee," e.g.

    30
    446
  7. 7
    ITEM

    17A List component

    27
    274
  8. 8
    UTE

    37D Indian with a sun dance

    27
    263
  9. 9
    TREE

    58D Arbor Day honoree

    25
    309
  10. 10
    SLED

    68A Child's Christmas gift

    23
    204
  11. 11
    ASEA

    14A On the briny

    22
    326
  12. 12
    SAG

    50A Wilt

    22
    191
  13. 13
    RARE

    62A Like hen's teeth

    19
    257
  14. 14
    EARL

    64A ___ Spencer, brother of Princess Diana

    19
    195
  15. 15
    TEST

    11D Dry run

    19
    181
  16. 16
    CAT

    25A Mouse catcher

    19
    179
  17. 17
    ESTEE

    9A Cosmetician Lauder

    18
    185
  18. 18
    ASTI

    2D ___ spumante

    17
    224
  19. 19
    TIER

    65A Stadium section

    17
    179
  20. 20
    TKO

    35D Ring result, briefly

    17
    123
  21. 21
    ARID

    54D Rainless

    16
    222
  22. 22
    IRENE

    41D "Goodnight" girl of song

    16
    208
  23. 23
    ULNA

    37A Forearm bone

    15
    178
  24. 24
    RIP

    24A Embarrassing sound, maybe

    15
    144
  25. 25
    EASY

    12D "No problem"

    13
    153
  26. 26
    RAIL

    57D Banister

    13
    120
  27. 27
    LASSO

    19A Bronco catcher

    13
    96
  28. 28
    SEND

    51A Use Western Union, e.g.

    12
    133
  29. 29
    REEF

    3D Coral ridge

    12
    100
  30. 30
    REED

    61A Bit of thatching

    11
    187
  31. 31
    AGILE

    26D Like a gymnast

    11
    115
  32. 32
    OLIVE

    63A Martini garnish

    11
    99
  33. 33
    MAIL

    1D Pony Express load

    11
    58
  34. 34
    ELL

    36A Building wing

    10
    228
  35. 35
    SALE

    53D December 26 event

    10
    163
  36. 36
    ALTAR

    31D Where "I do's" are exchanged

    10
    124
  37. 37
    FREE

    55D At no cost

    10
    107
  38. 38
    ILE

    30D Suffix with percent

    9
    234
  39. 39
    TACIT

    27D Implied

    9
    75
  40. 40
    TEAL

    56D Dabbling duck

    8
    105
  41. 41
    REALM

    44A Kingdom

    8
    54
  42. 42
    ORATOR

    6D Patrick Henry, for one

    8
    53
  43. 43
    DATE

    8D Whom one goes out with

    7
    104
  44. 44
    AGATE

    34A Playing marble

    7
    78
  45. 45
    HERD

    59D Group of cattle

    7
    70
  46. 46
    RICH

    7D Rolling in dough

    7
    65
  47. 47
    CAMEO

    4D Alfred Hitchcock film appearance, e.g.

    7
    50
  48. 48
    CARAT

    60A Diamond weight

    6
    70
  49. 49
    REHAB

    29D Recovery clinic

    5
    105
  50. 50
    COS

    60D Comedian Bill, to friends

    5
    100
  51. 51
    OLIO

    42A Mishmash

    4
    157
  52. 52
    SEDER

    66A Passover meal

    4
    92
  53. 53
    MARC

    1A Cleopatra's love ___ Antony

    4
    84
  54. 54
    ARA

    43A Coach Parseghian

    3
    181
  55. 55
    DARTS

    52D Pub game

    3
    42
  56. 56
    ECLAIR

    9D Cream-filled pastry

    3
    32
  57. 57
    NEEDLE

    48D Pine leaf

    2
    50
  58. 58
    FACT

    18A Datum

    2
    48
  59. 59
    SHARP

    10D Astute

    2
    46
  60. 60
    WORD

    5A Scrabble play

    2
    28
  61. 61
    FARGO

    39D North Dakota's largest city

    2
    23
  62. 62
    USHERS

    47D Wedding workers

    2
    14
  63. 63
    ETO

    13D Ike's W.W. II command

    1
    140
  64. 64
    OSTEO

    21D Bone: Prefix

    1
    46
  65. 65
    PRELL

    22D Suave competitor

    1
    22
  66. 66
    SNELL

    32D Tackle box item

    1
    20
  67. 67
    TERRIER debut

    28A Airedale, for one

    1
    12
  68. 68
    RLS

    49A "Treasure Island" monogram

    0
    74
  69. 69
    SLAVE

    50D Spartacus, e.g.

    0
    39
  70. 70
    CHEAT

    16A Con man

    0
    24
  71. 71
    CAPON

    25D Dinner rooster

    0
    15
  72. 72
    TATTER

    46D Make ragged

    0
    12
  73. 73
    HARMS

    33D Injures

    0
    11
  74. 74
    WAFFLE debut

    5D Breakfast dish made on an iron

    0
    6
  75. 75
    PICKOFTHELITTER debut

    38A Best

    0
    4
  76. 76
    TRIBUNE

    46A Chicago newspaper

    0
    4
  77. 77
    SALTOFTHEEARTH

    53A Noble one

    0
    2
  78. 78
    LIFEOFTHEPARTY debut

    20A Good-time Charlie

    0
    1