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Monday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    OAR

    36A Rowboat blade

    36
    331
  2. 2
    TIE

    40A Father's Day gift

    34
    284
  3. 3
    ORCA

    16A Killer whale

    34
    234
  4. 4
    TSAR

    64A Royal Russian

    33
    341
  5. 5
    OBOE

    2D Relative of an English horn

    32
    315
  6. 6
    YET

    20A "Is it soup ___?"

    27
    201
  7. 7
    IOTA

    52D Bit

    25
    243
  8. 8
    ERASE

    33D Shake, as an Etch A Sketch

    24
    295
  9. 9
    STEW

    55D Goulash

    23
    180
  10. 10
    ESS

    4D Feminine suffix

    22
    413
  11. 11
    OVEN

    15A With 34-Across, places to set pies to bake

    22
    177
  12. 12
    RTE

    22D I-95, e.g.: Abbr.

    20
    285
  13. 13
    EVEN

    7D Smooth

    19
    202
  14. 14
    EMIR

    41D Royal Arabian

    18
    218
  15. 15
    ARID

    11D Like a dust bowl

    16
    222
  16. 16
    AWOL

    57A Barracks no-show

    15
    167
  17. 17
    DELI

    6A Sandwich shop

    15
    152
  18. 18
    NOTE

    61A Something passed in music class?

    15
    132
  19. 19
    ASKS

    37A Questions

    14
    141
  20. 20
    NCAA

    12D March Madness org.

    13
    164
  21. 21
    AGENT

    58A F.B.I. operative

    12
    150
  22. 22
    RAG

    26A Maid's cloth

    11
    149
  23. 23
    SHEA

    63A Where the Mets play

    11
    126
  24. 24
    ELKS

    25D The "E" in B.P.O.E.

    11
    103
  25. 25
    HIS

    53A Towel stitching

    10
    119
  26. 26
    DENT

    18A Fender blemish

    10
    112
  27. 27
    OASIS

    28D Caravan's stopping point

    10
    104
  28. 28
    TWOS

    51D Deuces

    10
    80
  29. 29
    CRATE

    27D Orange container

    10
    52
  30. 30
    ETUDE

    41A Piano piece

    9
    87
  31. 31
    TAUT

    35D Pulled tight

    9
    80
  32. 32
    WHOA

    56A "Hold on a moment!"

    9
    74
  33. 33
    MATS

    23D Shoes are wiped on them

    9
    57
  34. 34
    SOLE

    39D Shoe part that's wiped on 23-Down

    8
    138
  35. 35
    BEETS

    24A Red roots in the garden

    8
    34
  36. 36
    DIAL

    19A Watch face

    7
    86
  37. 37
    GEN

    59D Tommy Franks, for one: Abbr.

    7
    74
  38. 38
    BONE

    50D Rib or ulna

    7
    67
  39. 39
    EINE

    30D German "a"

    6
    119
  40. 40
    UHUH

    49D "Nope!"

    6
    57
  41. 41
    SAINT

    38A Holy one

    6
    49
  42. 42
    GALL

    13D Effrontery

    6
    37
  43. 43
    CEASE

    62A Discontinue

    5
    75
  44. 44
    IGUANA

    44D Large lizard

    5
    53
  45. 45
    TRIES

    35A Auditions, with "out"

    5
    39
  46. 46
    ENDOW

    65A Fund, as one's alma mater

    4
    64
  47. 47
    GIG

    46A Band booking

    4
    54
  48. 48
    OUTER

    47A Exterior

    4
    41
  49. 49
    TALESE

    45A "Unto the Sons" author Gay ___

    4
    36
  50. 50
    ROPES

    42A On the ___ (close to defeat)

    4
    28
  51. 51
    SPCA

    39A Animal caretakers, for short

    3
    89
  52. 52
    TUE

    45D Wed. preceder

    3
    64
  53. 53
    BABY

    1D Diaper wearer

    3
    30
  54. 54
    BORES

    1A Makes yawn

    3
    20
  55. 55
    INTERNET

    9D E-mail deliverer, with "the"

    3
    15
  56. 56
    BANG

    10A Backfire sound

    2
    38
  57. 57
    BOSSA

    17A ___ nova (60's dance)

    2
    24
  58. 58
    DODOS

    6D Extinct flock

    2
    23
  59. 59
    LACES

    32D Shoestrings

    1
    39
  60. 60
    ABUSE

    14A Bullying, e.g.

    1
    37
  61. 61
    INSO

    54D ___ many words

    1
    37
  62. 62
    PRIDE

    29D Group of lions

    1
    33
  63. 63
    AWNS

    48D Barley beards

    1
    22
  64. 64
    OGLER

    47D Person likely to say "hubba hubba!"

    1
    17
  65. 65
    BODEGA

    10D Store with taco shells

    1
    11
  66. 66
    SEABEES debut

    5D Landing strip constructors

    1
    6
  67. 67
    NUNN

    60A Former Georgia senator Sam

    0
    27
  68. 68
    RATRACE

    42D Workaday world

    0
    20
  69. 69
    RACKS

    34A See 15-Across

    0
    13
  70. 70
    ESTIMATE

    43A Pre-repair job figure

    0
    11
  71. 71
    COPPERHEAD

    31D Venomous viper

    0
    7
  72. 72
    STAGNANT

    38D Like backwater

    0
    7
  73. 73
    LENZ

    8D Actress Kay of "Breezy," 1973

    0
    6
  74. 74
    COULEE

    27A Grand ___ Dam

    0
    4
  75. 75
    BRONZEMEDAL debut

    21A Third-place prize

    0
    3
  76. 76
    AUBURNTIGER debut

    48A Southeastern Conference mascot

    0
    1
  77. 77
    PENTACLE debut

    29A Five-pointed star

    0
    1
  78. 78
    RUSTBUCKET debut

    3D Old, deteriorated ship

    0
    1