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Monday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ONE

    6D Early afternoon

    64
    613
  2. 2
    AREA

    57D Carpet buyer's calculation

    46
    631
  3. 3
    PSST

    13D Cousin of "ahem"

    44
    250
  4. 4
    EPEE

    11D Fencing sword

    41
    343
  5. 5
    LEE

    63D Civil War general

    40
    360
  6. 6
    IDEA

    29D Brainstorm

    33
    396
  7. 7
    ARIA

    60A Opera song

    30
    446
  8. 8
    AMEN

    33D End of a prayer

    27
    296
  9. 9
    NEON

    64A Inert element used in lights

    24
    219
  10. 10
    OHIO

    66A Columbus's home

    23
    200
  11. 11
    ALEC

    1A Actor Guinness

    19
    279
  12. 12
    STAB

    48D Pierce

    17
    181
  13. 13
    NETS

    19A New Jersey hoopsters

    17
    172
  14. 14
    REDS

    32D Many wines

    16
    159
  15. 15
    ALIEN

    65A Extraterrestrial

    14
    180
  16. 16
    SANE

    67A Not out of one's mind

    14
    153
  17. 17
    DEAL

    41A Give a hand?

    14
    104
  18. 18
    LIT

    62D Turned on

    13
    166
  19. 19
    ALDA

    24D Emmy-winner Alan

    13
    160
  20. 20
    LION

    58D Animal on England's shield

    13
    131
  21. 21
    MTV

    7D Network with annual awards

    13
    58
  22. 22
    LETS

    12D Response to "Shall we?"

    12
    106
  23. 23
    ADEPT

    1D Very skilled

    12
    88
  24. 24
    APES

    16A Tarzan's raisers

    11
    153
  25. 25
    YALE

    45A Ivy League school

    11
    137
  26. 26
    EMIL

    38A Disney's "___ and the Detectives"

    10
    131
  27. 27
    MICA

    34D Translucent mineral

    10
    74
  28. 28
    AIRS

    27D Broadcasts

    9
    110
  29. 29
    SONAR

    9D Submarine detector

    9
    91
  30. 30
    RITE

    5D Religious ceremony

    8
    117
  31. 31
    ORION

    52D Hunter of Greek myth

    8
    112
  32. 32
    ADLIB

    54D Improvise

    7
    77
  33. 33
    NASAL

    50D Like a whiny voice

    7
    73
  34. 34
    FORE

    37D Duffer's cry

    7
    60
  35. 35
    SNAIL

    46A Escargot

    6
    66
  36. 36
    EVERY

    3D "___ man for himself"

    6
    34
  37. 37
    INTRO

    15A Foreword, for short

    5
    82
  38. 38
    DAME

    22D Honored woman

    5
    69
  39. 39
    DELHI

    53D New ___, India

    5
    40
  40. 40
    LATEX

    68A Lab glove material

    5
    37
  41. 41
    DIVA

    14A Opera star

    4
    82
  42. 42
    ZEAL

    30D Eagerness

    4
    71
  43. 43
    RAMBO

    39A "First Blood" character

    4
    38
  44. 44
    VANS

    56D Some car-pooling vehicles

    4
    34
  45. 45
    ERLE

    31D Writer ___ Stanley Gardner

    3
    198
  46. 46
    JAR

    44A Peanut butter holder

    3
    97
  47. 47
    RAMP

    32A Inclined path for wheelchairs

    3
    80
  48. 48
    HELP

    10A Beatles song or movie

    3
    52
  49. 49
    TODAY

    51A NBC morning show

    3
    38
  50. 50
    LIVER

    2D Paté ingredient

    3
    31
  51. 51
    NIBS

    69A Penpoints

    3
    27
  52. 52
    BAKE

    40D Make a cake, e.g.

    2
    34
  53. 53
    YOYOS

    55D Duncan toys

    2
    31
  54. 54
    NONAME

    49A Generic

    2
    27
  55. 55
    LYNX

    59D Short-tailed wildcat

    2
    25
  56. 56
    TRYON

    23A Check for fit, as clothes

    2
    25
  57. 57
    MANILA

    47D Capital of the Philippines

    2
    22
  58. 58
    ROMPS

    5A Frolics

    2
    17
  59. 59
    EVENSTEVEN

    17A Tied

    2
    15
  60. 60
    FLOE

    43D Ice sheet

    1
    57
  61. 61
    PRESTO

    8D Magician's word

    1
    38
  62. 62
    LAREDO

    59A City on the Rio Grande

    1
    36
  63. 63
    MIKES

    47A Recording studio devices

    1
    12
  64. 64
    SLIMJIM

    25D Brand of beef jerky

    1
    8
  65. 65
    PLAINJANE debut

    35D Hardly a beauty

    1
    6
  66. 66
    IDI

    36A Dictator Amin

    0
    120
  67. 67
    MAIZE

    28A Corn

    0
    30
  68. 68
    ASTRAY

    24A Off the correct path

    0
    27
  69. 69
    SUNG

    18D Belted out, as a tune

    0
    26
  70. 70
    CANDO

    4D Enthusiastic, as an attitude

    0
    21
  71. 71
    GALLO

    26A Winemaker Ernest or Julio

    0
    17
  72. 72
    SADDEST

    21A Most forlorn

    0
    10
  73. 73
    DECAFS debut

    42A Starbucks orders

    0
    6
  74. 74
    PERDUE

    20A Big name in chickens

    0
    6
  75. 75
    FENDER

    37A ___ bender (minor accident)

    0
    5
  76. 76
    VALJEAN debut

    56A "Les Misérables" hero

    0
    3
  77. 77
    HANDYANDY debut

    10D Repairman

    0
    2
  78. 78
    SILLYBILLY debut

    61A Clownish one

    0
    1