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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
    USE

    61D Employ

    47
    356
  2. 2
    ODOR

    68A Skunk's defense

    39
    344
  3. 3
    ERAS

    69A Cenozoic and Paleozoic, e.g.

    38
    295
  4. 4
    OGRE

    34D Folklore meany

    36
    284
  5. 5
    OSLO

    54D Norway's capital

    32
    324
  6. 6
    APE

    51A Animal that beats its chest

    28
    415
  7. 7
    ARLO

    7D Singer Guthrie

    24
    245
  8. 8
    ABET

    17A Aid in crime

    22
    228
  9. 9
    ASPS

    38D Venomous snakes

    22
    157
  10. 10
    IGOR

    57D Dr. Frankenstein's helper

    20
    207
  11. 11
    ALAMO

    51D San Antonio landmark

    20
    181
  12. 12
    TEES

    59D Golf shop purchase

    19
    145
  13. 13
    KEN

    23A Barbie's guy

    18
    144
  14. 14
    HOT

    10D Sexy

    18
    134
  15. 15
    OMIT

    34A Leave out

    16
    218
  16. 16
    NOTE

    36D Post-It, e.g.

    15
    132
  17. 17
    KALE

    56D Cabbagelike vegetable

    14
    91
  18. 18
    ATONE

    19A Make reparations

    13
    172
  19. 19
    DEER

    8D Stag or hart

    13
    154
  20. 20
    ROLE

    14A Film part

    11
    165
  21. 21
    AQUA

    28D Greenish-blue

    11
    151
  22. 22
    DEBT

    27D ___ of gratitude

    11
    98
  23. 23
    HIRE

    15A Put on the payroll

    11
    82
  24. 24
    AGEE

    63A Pulitzer-winner James

    10
    201
  25. 25
    OTT

    24A Baseball great Mel

    10
    193
  26. 26
    REBA

    58D Singer McEntire

    10
    132
  27. 27
    DEAD

    55D Not working, as a battery

    10
    77
  28. 28
    AMEND

    31D Change, as the Constitution

    9
    94
  29. 29
    TALL

    42A Like most basketball stars

    9
    89
  30. 30
    LOBE

    66A Place for an earring

    9
    74
  31. 31
    LIDS

    32D Jar tops

    9
    52
  32. 32
    URNS

    43A Decorative vases

    8
    108
  33. 33
    KNOT

    37D Windsor or sheepshank

    8
    100
  34. 34
    LAME

    65A Disabled

    8
    86
  35. 35
    TEENS

    13D New drivers, usually

    8
    86
  36. 36
    SEAN

    62A Young Lennon

    7
    84
  37. 37
    CHAP

    1A Fellow

    7
    74
  38. 38
    OPTED

    45A Chose

    7
    42
  39. 39
    OGLE

    18A Look at flirtatiously

    6
    200
  40. 40
    PETE

    4D Townshend of the Who

    6
    136
  41. 41
    ALEX

    3D Trebek of "Jeopardy!"

    6
    125
  42. 42
    SLEPT

    48D Caught some Z's

    6
    53
  43. 43
    OUTDO

    40D Perform better than

    6
    47
  44. 44
    TEARY

    49D Very sad

    6
    39
  45. 45
    CHANT

    9A Noise at a street protest

    6
    30
  46. 46
    ANKA

    35A Singer Paul

    5
    109
  47. 47
    ALTER

    31A Change, as a hemline

    5
    86
  48. 48
    CRAB

    1D Taurus : Bull :: Cancer : ___

    5
    85
  49. 49
    LEX

    52A Superman foe ___ Luthor

    5
    64
  50. 50
    ONTOP

    44A Victorious

    5
    54
  51. 51
    TONES

    41D Answering machine signals

    5
    53
  52. 52
    EXTOL

    50D Praise

    5
    37
  53. 53
    HOBO

    2D Penniless person

    4
    81
  54. 54
    GLAD

    5A Contented

    4
    71
  55. 55
    NINER

    12D Frisco footballer

    4
    53
  56. 56
    PROSE

    64A "Purple" writing

    4
    40
  57. 57
    LIGHT

    6D Traffic controller

    4
    25
  58. 58
    OPENER

    47D First game of a doubleheader

    3
    41
  59. 59
    ONSETS

    47A Beginnings

    3
    29
  60. 60
    TUTTI

    22D ___-frutti

    3
    23
  61. 61
    ROALD

    21D Willy Wonka creator Dahl

    3
    22
  62. 62
    TRAINS

    26D Choo-choos

    3
    13
  63. 63
    EATUP

    60A Believe without question

    2
    39
  64. 64
    TYLER

    67A President before Polk

    2
    34
  65. 65
    EQUAL

    33A Brand of sweetener

    1
    44
  66. 66
    CHASTE

    9D Celibate

    1
    28
  67. 67
    GHOSTS

    5D Haunted house inhabitants

    1
    22
  68. 68
    AWOKE

    11D Came to

    1
    21
  69. 69
    PEPPER

    46D Waiter's offering

    1
    14
  70. 70
    UTTERS

    25A Says

    1
    11
  71. 71
    DACHAS debut

    27A Russian villas

    1
    3
  72. 72
    HOWIE

    16A Mandel of "St. Elsewhere"

    0
    25
  73. 73
    STEWED

    48A Drunk as a skunk

    0
    18
  74. 74
    CULL debut

    29D Select

    0
    14
  75. 75
    HALLOW

    30D Venerate

    0
    6
  76. 76
    POODLESKIRT debut

    53A Part of a girl's sock hop attire

    0
    3
  77. 77
    BOXERSHORTS

    20A Alternative to briefs

    0
    2
  78. 78
    BULLDOGEDITIONS debut

    39A First newspapers on the street

    0
    1