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Monday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERE

    24A Before, to Byron

    43
    602
  2. 2
    ELSE

    63D In addition

    43
    440
  3. 3
    AHA

    55A "I knew it!"

    40
    379
  4. 4
    ERAS

    70A 58-Across and others

    38
    295
  5. 5
    EVE

    45A Night before

    34
    373
  6. 6
    IDEA

    12D Notion

    33
    396
  7. 7
    TAN

    10D Brownish

    30
    238
  8. 8
    ECHO

    14A "Can you hear me? ... hear me? ... hear me?"

    29
    312
  9. 9
    SASS

    48A Mouth off to

    29
    202
  10. 10
    INN

    65D Holiday ___

    27
    258
  11. 11
    ALAS

    17A "What a shame!"

    26
    321
  12. 12
    ALTO

    11D Choir voice

    25
    290
  13. 13
    AURA

    61D Distinctive quality

    22
    218
  14. 14
    UCLA

    5A Bruins of the Pac 10

    22
    174
  15. 15
    ANON

    57D Unattributed: Abbr.

    20
    275
  16. 16
    AERO

    66A Flying: Prefix

    20
    269
  17. 17
    EDNA

    40A Author Ferber

    19
    245
  18. 18
    ENTER

    19A Go in

    19
    217
  19. 19
    TIER

    69A Section of seats

    17
    179
  20. 20
    OAK

    23A Acorn maker

    16
    152
  21. 21
    ELON

    72A North Carolina college

    15
    102
  22. 22
    ACLU

    2D Legal rights grp.

    13
    137
  23. 23
    IMAGE

    52D Likeness

    13
    110
  24. 24
    TAS

    53A Some univ. instructors

    13
    99
  25. 25
    DISC

    51A Frisbee, e.g.

    13
    81
  26. 26
    ADORN

    54D Decorate

    12
    72
  27. 27
    STEREO

    49D Alternative to mono

    11
    112
  28. 28
    LEAP

    1D ___ year (2004, e.g.)

    11
    103
  29. 29
    ENID

    44A City west of Tulsa

    10
    232
  30. 30
    HALO

    56D Angel's headwear

    10
    151
  31. 31
    ASTER

    50A September bloom

    10
    109
  32. 32
    MASS

    33A Weapons of ___ destruction

    10
    75
  33. 33
    NAPS

    25A Recharges one's batteries, so to speak

    9
    74
  34. 34
    ADMIT

    34D Fess up to

    9
    73
  35. 35
    SOLE

    47A One-and-only

    8
    138
  36. 36
    LEASE

    43D Renter's paper

    8
    84
  37. 37
    ISO

    39A Prefix with metric or tonic

    7
    117
  38. 38
    WAGE

    73A Hourly pay

    7
    50
  39. 39
    LEAR

    7D "All in the Family" producer Norman

    6
    107
  40. 40
    SNORE

    35D Sound of slumber

    6
    92
  41. 41
    PIANO

    28D Upright or baby grand

    6
    88
  42. 42
    BEAM

    18A Laser light

    6
    61
  43. 43
    IDLES

    27D Runs in neutral

    6
    49
  44. 44
    DRAG

    62D Quarter-mile race, e.g.

    5
    55
  45. 45
    SABER

    36D Cavalry blade

    5
    44
  46. 46
    DORK

    13D Social misfit

    5
    19
  47. 47
    ODESSA

    38D Texas oil city

    4
    94
  48. 48
    MANIA

    64A Reaction to the Beatles, once

    4
    64
  49. 49
    LEARN

    21D Memorize

    4
    60
  50. 50
    HURL

    67A Pitch

    4
    46
  51. 51
    CHEW

    60D Grind with the teeth

    4
    42
  52. 52
    VEIL

    59D Bridal wear

    4
    35
  53. 53
    ANVIL

    29D Blacksmith's block

    4
    32
  54. 54
    ALONG

    68A "Git ___ Little Dogies"

    3
    53
  55. 55
    STAID

    9A Unflashy

    3
    53
  56. 56
    THAR

    3D In that direction, to a whaler

    3
    36
  57. 57
    DINERO

    37A Pesos

    3
    26
  58. 58
    LATH

    1A Homebuilder's strip

    2
    41
  59. 59
    DONNE

    71A "Death Be Not Proud" poet John

    2
    35
  60. 60
    RETIRE

    46A Go on Social Security, maybe

    2
    29
  61. 61
    UMBER

    5D Brownish

    2
    15
  62. 62
    MRED

    15A Horse in a 60's sitcom

    1
    71
  63. 63
    SWEEP

    9D Clean the carpet

    1
    36
  64. 64
    WALDO

    16A Ralph ___ Emerson

    1
    36
  65. 65
    SHIV

    31A Switchblade

    1
    34
  66. 66
    NEEDED

    30D Had to have

    1
    28
  67. 67
    ADMONISH

    8D Call on the carpet

    1
    5
  68. 68
    PURPLEPROSE debut

    20A Overly florid writing

    1
    4
  69. 69
    IPANA

    27A Bucky Beaver's toothpaste, in old ads

    0
    32
  70. 70
    AMAD

    55D "Diary of ___ Housewife" (1970 film)

    0
    27
  71. 71
    HIRES

    32D Root beer brand

    0
    22
  72. 72
    SMELTS

    26D Gets the lead out?

    0
    18
  73. 73
    CREPES

    6D Thin pancakes

    0
    13
  74. 74
    HOSP

    4D The "H" in "M*A*S*H": Abbr.

    0
    13
  75. 75
    SAVOIR

    22D ___-faire

    0
    11
  76. 76
    EVACUATE debut

    42D Clear out, as before a hurricane

    0
    4
  77. 77
    MAUVEDECADE

    58A The 1890's

    0
    2
  78. 78
    LAVENDERHILLMOB debut

    41A 1951 Alec Guinness film, with "The"

    0
    1