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Monday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

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    ARE

    51A "Who ___ we kidding?"

    57
    533
  2. 2
    EEL

    9D Cave-dwelling fish

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    487
  3. 3
    ANN

    29D Author Beattie

    33
    300
  4. 4
    GAS

    1D Tank filler

    30
    218
  5. 5
    LIE

    60D Tell tall tales

    28
    318
  6. 6
    OPERA

    47D "Faust," e.g.

    26
    247
  7. 7
    IRIS

    31A Flower with a bulb

    26
    225
  8. 8
    ARENA

    32A Where boxers box

    24
    334
  9. 9
    ENT

    41A Suffix with differ

    24
    222
  10. 10
    REP

    57D Capitol V.I.P.: Abbr.

    23
    192
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    BOA

    40D Feathery wrap

    21
    168
  12. 12
    ARC

    3D Missile's path

    20
    265
  13. 13
    REO

    2D ___ Speedwagon

    18
    196
  14. 14
    ARAL

    62A Uzbekistan's ___ Sea

    17
    184
  15. 15
    TEL

    8D Business card no.

    17
    183
  16. 16
    RATE

    6A Interest figure

    16
    182
  17. 17
    OFT

    34D Frequently, in poetry

    15
    113
  18. 18
    ABA

    22A Lawyers' org.

    14
    195
  19. 19
    IRATE

    11D Not just peeved

    14
    194
  20. 20
    AORTA

    43A Line from the heart

    14
    144
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    CAB

    35A Part of a line outside a hotel

    14
    129
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    TREAT

    48D Chocolate bonbon, e.g.

    13
    94
  23. 23
    TOTAL

    21A Bottom of a sum

    13
    85
  24. 24
    AGAIN

    7D Once more

    11
    109
  25. 25
    AGEE

    15A Author of "A Death in the Family"

    10
    201
  26. 26
    RIDE

    18D Hitchhiker's wish

    9
    114
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    RABBI

    6D Torah reciter

    9
    58
  28. 28
    ETAT

    63A Coup d'___

    8
    143
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    SLAM

    44A Nasty criticism

    8
    101
  30. 30
    HEEL

    5D Command to a dog

    8
    78
  31. 31
    ALIBI

    20A Suspect's story

    7
    108
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    SGTS

    54D Police officers: Abbr.

    7
    69
  33. 33
    ORGAN

    49D Hymn player

    7
    62
  34. 34
    PEEL

    56A Rind

    6
    97
  35. 35
    RAISE

    53A Worker's demand

    6
    93
  36. 36
    TRAIT

    64A Blue eyes or baldness, e.g.

    6
    54
  37. 37
    ALTER

    36D Take up, as a leg

    5
    86
  38. 38
    NINES

    26D Dress to the ___

    5
    48
  39. 39
    SPRIG

    52A Parsley portion

    5
    44
  40. 40
    BARON

    23D Member of the peerage

    5
    40
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    AERIE

    14A Eagle's roost

    4
    147
  42. 42
    LTD

    61D Inc., in London

    4
    99
  43. 43
    TONAL

    12D Melodious

    4
    49
  44. 44
    CSPAN

    46D Channel for the politically aware

    4
    44
  45. 45
    CIRCA

    35D Approximately

    4
    40
  46. 46
    NATS

    65A Turner and Cole

    4
    39
  47. 47
    ABUTS

    42A Borders on

    4
    30
  48. 48
    ATO

    58D From ___ Z

    3
    102
  49. 49
    BANE

    19A Deadly poison

    3
    63
  50. 50
    PALACE

    28A Royal home

    3
    19
  51. 51
    EBAN

    39D Israel's Abba

    2
    96
  52. 52
    NITS

    10A Tiny criticisms that are picked

    2
    58
  53. 53
    AROW

    16A "And pretty maids all in ___"

    2
    38
  54. 54
    PONY

    66A Shetland

    2
    28
  55. 55
    CONES

    33A Dairy Queen purchases

    2
    26
  56. 56
    SWELL

    13D "Great!"

    2
    22
  57. 57
    ALEUT

    24D Alaska islander

    1
    83
  58. 58
    EBRO

    55D River of Spain

    1
    63
  59. 59
    PICA

    4D 12-point type

    1
    47
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    BLADE

    37D Skate's bottom

    1
    20
  61. 61
    GRAPH

    1A Wall Street Journal visual, maybe

    1
    18
  62. 62
    CATALOG

    30D J. Crew publication

    1
    12
  63. 63
    BRACED debut

    45A Added support to

    1
    4
  64. 64
    EREI

    27D "... ___ saw Elba"

    0
    63
  65. 65
    APACE

    22D Quickly

    0
    55
  66. 66
    UAW

    59D Org. for many G.M. workers

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    41
  67. 67
    SOWED

    67A Scattered seed over

    0
    20
  68. 68
    LAITY

    50D Hymn singers

    0
    16
  69. 69
    CRUMB

    33D Merest remnant of a sandwich

    0
    14
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    STILLS

    44D Film photos

    0
    8
  71. 71
    BLIN

    45D Buckwheat pancake

    0
    6
  72. 72
    NABOBS

    10D Bigwigs

    0
    6
  73. 73
    RAGINGBULL

    57A Robert De Niro title role

    0
    6
  74. 74
    TRISTAR debut

    21D Film studio that made "Jerry Maguire"

    0
    4
  75. 75
    COTTONBOLL debut

    46A Plantation plant seedpod

    0
    2
  76. 76
    COUNTERFEITBILL debut

    38A Illegal tender

    0
    2
  77. 77
    SOCCERBALL debut

    17A Goal-oriented thing

    0
    2
  78. 78
    DINNERBELL debut

    25A Mealtime summoner

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    1