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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.

  1. 1
    ELI

    16A Pharmaceutical giant ___ Lilly

    60
    599
  2. 2
    ACE

    22D 11-pointer in blackjack

    57
    493
  3. 3
    ORE

    58D It's north of Calif.

    48
    581
  4. 4
    ALOE

    11D ___ vera

    46
    496
  5. 5
    ANTE

    4D Prelude to a deal

    45
    461
  6. 6
    EDEN

    55D Paradise lost

    42
    457
  7. 7
    IDEA

    53D "I had no ___!"

    33
    396
  8. 8
    ROE

    19A ___ v. Wade (1973 Supreme Court decision)

    33
    283
  9. 9
    EMIT

    29D Send forth

    30
    262
  10. 10
    NEE

    44D Formerly known as

    29
    407
  11. 11
    EMU

    35A Cousin of an ostrich

    27
    295
  12. 12
    OIL

    24A Saudi export

    27
    282
  13. 13
    ADA

    56A Critic ___ Louise Huxtable

    27
    270
  14. 14
    UTE

    48A Versatile truck, informally

    27
    263
  15. 15
    TAR

    7D Road goo

    26
    351
  16. 16
    ERASE

    61A Clear the blackboard

    24
    295
  17. 17
    OVAL

    6D Racetrack

    24
    216
  18. 18
    ODD

    8D Strange

    24
    209
  19. 19
    ETCH

    46D Leave one's mark on

    23
    174
  20. 20
    AIL

    39D Be under the weather

    19
    191
  21. 21
    EMMA

    1A Jane Austen novel

    19
    173
  22. 22
    MEN

    60A Chess pieces

    19
    145
  23. 23
    PAL

    10A Friend

    18
    198
  24. 24
    NETS

    65A New Jersey five

    17
    172
  25. 25
    HERS

    34A His and ___

    17
    86
  26. 26
    ARID

    39A Mojave-like

    16
    222
  27. 27
    LAB

    59D Research room

    15
    143
  28. 28
    EVIL

    18D Like Darth Vader

    14
    208
  29. 29
    NAT

    49A ___ King Cole

    13
    190
  30. 30
    EASY

    36A "Piece of cake!"

    13
    153
  31. 31
    SHEA

    25D Queens ball park

    11
    126
  32. 32
    LIED

    12D Told a whopper

    11
    83
  33. 33
    BAT

    63A Mammal that sleeps upside-down

    10
    128
  34. 34
    EVADE

    15A Give the slip

    10
    117
  35. 35
    SEAS

    31D The world has seven of them

    9
    104
  36. 36
    SOLE

    41A Boot bottom

    8
    138
  37. 37
    TEENS

    51D Parenting challenges

    8
    86
  38. 38
    PLY

    27D Work at, as a trade

    8
    74
  39. 39
    EASED

    21A Slowly merged (into)

    8
    61
  40. 40
    ILSA

    54D Rick's love in "Casablanca"

    7
    116
  41. 41
    LAMB

    52D Ewe's baby

    7
    74
  42. 42
    ALEE

    38D Sheltered, nautically

    6
    275
  43. 43
    PERT

    26D Sassy

    6
    97
  44. 44
    AMS

    40A Mornings, for short

    6
    86
  45. 45
    CARAT

    37A Diamond weight

    6
    70
  46. 46
    CAMP

    32D Where soldiers stay overnight

    6
    61
  47. 47
    NAIVE

    49D Unsophisticated

    5
    62
  48. 48
    SEINE

    47A Paris divider

    4
    90
  49. 49
    MITTS

    3D Pitchers' gloves

    4
    24
  50. 50
    ASCOT

    50D High-class tie

    3
    84
  51. 51
    SPACE

    25A "The final frontier"

    3
    61
  52. 52
    ROTOR

    5A Chopper blade

    3
    51
  53. 53
    COHN

    37D Harry ___, Columbia Pictures co-founder

    3
    34
  54. 54
    LOINS

    13A Meat cuts behind the ribs

    3
    27
  55. 55
    DDS

    23A Filling maker: Abbr.

    2
    63
  56. 56
    ELCID

    1D Castilian hero

    2
    51
  57. 57
    THREW

    28D Pitched

    2
    26
  58. 58
    LITER

    52A Carafe size

    1
    41
  59. 59
    SCALD

    31A Burn with hot liquid

    1
    32
  60. 60
    RECALL

    5D Carmaker's woe

    1
    17
  61. 61
    INCREASE

    54A Step-up

    1
    8
  62. 62
    DEBAR

    64A Shut out

    0
    23
  63. 63
    RUDY

    30D New York's Giuliani

    0
    17
  64. 64
    PIETY

    42A Devoutness

    0
    16
  65. 65
    DEVON

    62A Breed of red cattle

    0
    15
  66. 66
    PEERED

    42D Squinted

    0
    13
  67. 67
    MOUND

    2D Pitcher's place

    0
    7
  68. 68
    HUNTER

    45D Orion, with "the"

    0
    6
  69. 69
    STIRRED

    41D How 007 does not like martinis

    0
    6
  70. 70
    RESEALS

    9D Closes again, as an envelope

    0
    5
  71. 71
    INTERVAL

    20A Elapsed time

    0
    4
  72. 72
    SHROUD

    14D Hide from view

    0
    4
  73. 73
    PERSEVERE debut

    10D Keep working hard

    0
    3
  74. 74
    ROLLTHEDICE debut

    57A Craps instruction

    0
    3
  75. 75
    ASSISTANT debut

    33D Helper

    0
    2
  76. 76
    CUTTHECARDS debut

    17A Poker instruction

    0
    2
  77. 77
    PULLTHELEVER debut

    27A Slots instruction

    0
    1
  78. 78
    SPINTHEWHEEL debut

    43A Roulette instruction

    0
    1