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Monday · 76 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELI

    45D Samuel's teacher

    60
    599
  2. 2
    IRE

    33A Indignation

    52
    498
  3. 3
    EASE

    56D Repose

    40
    334
  4. 4
    OGRE

    3D Grimm villain

    36
    284
  5. 5
    IDEA

    33D Concept

    33
    396
  6. 6
    INS

    29D Election winners

    28
    224
  7. 7
    ION

    38D Charged particle

    23
    258
  8. 8
    PEA

    40A Vegetable that's hard to eat with a knife

    23
    230
  9. 9
    EVER

    60A In any way

    22
    235
  10. 10
    ERRS

    35D Goofs up

    22
    230
  11. 11
    URSA

    27D Celestial bear

    22
    190
  12. 12
    TEND

    63A Take care of

    22
    122
  13. 13
    NEAR

    42A Close

    20
    183
  14. 14
    REAL

    34D Authentic

    19
    160
  15. 15
    SMOG

    10A Air pollution

    19
    122
  16. 16
    AISLE

    58A Grocery section

    16
    140
  17. 17
    ECRU

    17A Stocking shade

    15
    196
  18. 18
    LAVA

    57A Etna output

    15
    144
  19. 19
    ISM

    32D Doctrine

    13
    145
  20. 20
    SNEER

    61A Look of disdain

    11
    139
  21. 21
    ILK

    21D Sort

    11
    107
  22. 22
    ELKS

    62A The "E" of B.P.O.E.

    11
    103
  23. 23
    DOSE

    65A Medicinal amount

    11
    88
  24. 24
    STAG

    31D For men only

    10
    168
  25. 25
    ANODE

    18A Cell terminal

    10
    107
  26. 26
    LAST

    52D Endure

    10
    100
  27. 27
    TINA

    59A Singer Turner

    9
    118
  28. 28
    TAHOE

    15A California border lake

    9
    90
  29. 29
    SLIP

    25D Boo-boo

    9
    84
  30. 30
    KEYS

    28D Ivories

    9
    77
  31. 31
    LINE

    53D Unemployment office sight

    8
    112
  32. 32
    HELEN

    50D Actress Hunt

    8
    59
  33. 33
    KILO

    54D Metric weight

    8
    50
  34. 34
    LIRA

    30A Money in 31-Across

    7
    136
  35. 35
    ENDED

    24A Done

    7
    82
  36. 36
    CODE

    8D Pig Latin, e.g.

    7
    66
  37. 37
    SEVEN

    48D Deadly sins number

    7
    64
  38. 38
    OWLET

    46D Young hooter

    7
    48
  39. 39
    OLSEN

    46A Football Hall-of-Famer Merlin

    6
    76
  40. 40
    LEAVE

    47D Sailor's time off

    6
    68
  41. 41
    OUNCE

    12D Cup fraction

    6
    65
  42. 42
    KITE

    26D Paper-and-string flier

    6
    59
  43. 43
    HOUR

    16A TV drama length, usually

    6
    56
  44. 44
    KEEP

    9D Withhold

    6
    55
  45. 45
    GREED

    13D Avarice

    6
    30
  46. 46
    RING

    43A Engagement token

    5
    77
  47. 47
    INKS

    55D Signs, as a contract

    5
    61
  48. 48
    WISER

    49D Not so dumb

    5
    29
  49. 49
    RUNE

    19A Old-fashioned letter

    4
    72
  50. 50
    RECAP

    22D Sum up

    3
    72
  51. 51
    HUGO

    14A Victor who wrote "Les Misérables"

    3
    40
  52. 52
    BLINI

    37D Pancakes served with sour cream

    3
    34
  53. 53
    TERNS

    64A Shorebirds

    3
    28
  54. 54
    SIENA

    31A Province in Tuscany

    2
    50
  55. 55
    WHET

    1D Sharpen, as a knife

    2
    38
  56. 56
    MANTA

    6D Ray

    2
    29
  57. 57
    STATES

    5D What Senators represent

    2
    29
  58. 58
    SMACK

    5A Loud kiss

    2
    20
  59. 59
    KICK debut

    28A Gun's recoil

    2
    13
  60. 60
    OUCH

    2D "That hurts!"

    1
    41
  61. 61
    PLEAD

    23A Implore

    1
    26
  62. 62
    WOOF

    1A St. Bernard's bark

    1
    19
  63. 63
    REWARD

    43D First word on a "lost dog" sign

    1
    16
  64. 64
    LOAMS

    41A Rich soils

    1
    15
  65. 65
    AHOLD

    7D Get ___ of (reach by phone)

    1
    14
  66. 66
    SKULKS debut

    25A Moves furtively

    1
    6
  67. 67
    MOWERS debut

    44D Lawn tools

    1
    4
  68. 68
    WHOLE

    49A Unbroken

    0
    16
  69. 69
    MEDALS

    44A Olympic prizes

    0
    13
  70. 70
    MOUND debut

    11D Pitcher's place

    0
    7
  71. 71
    SHRINK debut

    10D Psychiatrist

    0
    6
  72. 72
    WEEWILLIEWINKIE

    51A Nursery rhyme fellow

    0
    6
  73. 73
    ITSYBITSYSPIDER debut

    36A Arachnid of song

    0
    4
  74. 74
    THELITTLEPRINCE

    20A Saint-Exupéry lad

    0
    3
  75. 75
    INDENTED debut

    39D Like most paragraphs

    0
    2
  76. 76
    FOULPLAY debut

    4D Dirty dealing

    0
    1