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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
    ARE

    63A "Chances ___" (Johnny Mathis hit)

    57
    533
  2. 2
    AHA

    5A "Just as I thought!"

    40
    379
  3. 3
    EPA

    26A Pollution control org.

    36
    320
  4. 4
    OGRE

    58D Folklore fiend

    36
    284
  5. 5
    IDO

    28D Words before a kiss?

    33
    336
  6. 6
    STAN

    1D Musial of the Cards

    31
    228
  7. 7
    ARIA

    30A Diva's solo

    30
    446
  8. 8
    NTH

    20A To the ___ degree

    30
    251
  9. 9
    ONIT

    57D Taking action

    30
    147
  10. 10
    NBA

    60D Wizards' and Warriors' org.

    26
    198
  11. 11
    AFAR

    18D Miles off

    25
    233
  12. 12
    IDOL

    32A The golden calf was one

    23
    293
  13. 13
    APT

    24A Likely

    23
    217
  14. 14
    EVA

    50A One of the Gabors

    20
    247
  15. 15
    ITO

    49A "How was ___ know?"

    20
    240
  16. 16
    EMIR

    64A Mideast chief

    18
    218
  17. 17
    UTAH

    3D 2002 Winter Olympics locale

    17
    238
  18. 18
    INA

    39D Put ___ good word for

    17
    178
  19. 19
    TOT

    40D Youngster

    16
    200
  20. 20
    AGED

    7D Sat in a cask

    16
    148
  21. 21
    TRAP

    22A Mouse catcher

    15
    156
  22. 22
    MOO

    56A Cry to a calf

    14
    137
  23. 23
    HEM

    61D Haw's partner

    12
    136
  24. 24
    TUTU

    14A South African archbishop Desmond

    12
    96
  25. 25
    TIC

    27D ___-tac-toe

    11
    134
  26. 26
    MAD

    43A Ticked off but good

    11
    126
  27. 27
    WED

    66A Take "for better or for worse"

    10
    115
  28. 28
    REY

    31A Juan Carlos, to his subjects

    10
    98
  29. 29
    ASHEN

    30D White-faced

    9
    128
  30. 30
    BONO

    42A Pro ___ (like some legal work)

    9
    66
  31. 31
    NEWT

    48D Former House Speaker Gingrich

    8
    94
  32. 32
    MOM

    29D Second Sunday in May honoree

    8
    92
  33. 33
    TAME

    36D Barely risqué

    8
    88
  34. 34
    DEFT

    10D Skillful

    8
    52
  35. 35
    TANK

    25D Aquarium

    8
    49
  36. 36
    MIEN

    46A Bearing

    7
    73
  37. 37
    CELEB

    23D Us magazine cover subject

    6
    50
  38. 38
    SMUG

    1A Self-satisfied

    6
    42
  39. 39
    MUST

    2D Has to

    6
    24
  40. 40
    FOG

    15A Famous London weather phenomenon

    5
    50
  41. 41
    FOP

    38D Stylish dresser

    5
    47
  42. 42
    ESCAPE

    12D Get away

    5
    46
  43. 43
    MITE

    67A Itsy-bitsy biter

    5
    37
  44. 44
    LOOM

    52A Weaving machine

    4
    70
  45. 45
    MARE

    53D Stallion's mate

    4
    61
  46. 46
    HOTEL

    6D Monopoly purchase

    4
    56
  47. 47
    SEERED

    47D Be ticked off

    4
    30
  48. 48
    WEED

    51A Crab grass, e.g.

    3
    55
  49. 49
    MIMI

    56D "La Bohème" heroine

    3
    43
  50. 50
    ORDEAL

    65A Trial by fire

    3
    35
  51. 51
    DOODAD

    45D Ornament

    3
    21
  52. 52
    CARL

    23A Track star Lewis

    2
    49
  53. 53
    GUM

    4D Doublemint, e.g.

    2
    44
  54. 54
    WHERE

    51D "Now ___ was I?"

    2
    28
  55. 55
    ESCHEW

    54A Avoid

    2
    12
  56. 56
    MILANO

    43D Certain Italian-style cookie

    2
    12
  57. 57
    NETPAY

    13D Amount left after deductions

    2
    10
  58. 58
    ATONER

    44D Yom Kippur observer

    1
    19
  59. 59
    ATLEAST

    33D If nothing else

    1
    15
  60. 60
    NEARBY

    62A At hand

    1
    14
  61. 61
    BALLET

    41A Performance for Anna Pavlova

    1
    11
  62. 62
    DEARER

    11D More loved

    1
    11
  63. 63
    REARLIT debut

    19D Illuminated from behind

    1
    7
  64. 64
    SCORPION

    8D Zodiac creature

    1
    7
  65. 65
    AFTERS

    5D Fore-and-___ (some ships)

    1
    6
  66. 66
    CHAW

    55D Tobacco mouthful

    0
    27
  67. 67
    CHEESE

    16A Macaroni topping

    0
    27
  68. 68
    SNAPAT

    47A Respond to peevishly

    0
    24
  69. 69
    GOBAD

    34D Spoil

    0
    19
  70. 70
    UHF

    9D Like TV channels above 13: Abbr.

    0
    19
  71. 71
    FEEDER

    21A Bird seed holder

    0
    13
  72. 72
    TIMERS

    27A Speed-chess accessories

    0
    12
  73. 73
    OLIVEOYL

    37D Popeye's gal

    0
    6
  74. 74
    SUDDEN

    8A Without warning

    0
    5
  75. 75
    ANDANOTHERTHING debut

    59A Conversation continuer #3

    0
    3
  76. 76
    ASAMATTEROFFACT debut

    17A Conversation continuer #1

    0
    3
  77. 77
    COMETOTHINKOFIT

    35A Conversation continuer #2

    0
    3
  78. 78
    ASLONG debut

    33A Having the same reach

    0
    2