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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.

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    ERR

    22D Mess up

    54
    522
  2. 2
    ANTS

    39D Relatives of termites

    33
    247
  3. 3
    ANTI

    34D Voting no

    32
    364
  4. 4
    ETAL

    54D Footnote abbr.

    32
    327
  5. 5
    OSLO

    19A Norway's capital

    32
    324
  6. 6
    IDLE

    3D Doing nothing

    30
    259
  7. 7
    STEP

    24D Tread

    25
    229
  8. 8
    NESS

    63A Loch ___ monster

    23
    202
  9. 9
    REST

    18A Take a breather

    22
    256
  10. 10
    OED

    40A Brit. word reference

    22
    141
  11. 11
    REEL

    64A Film unit

    19
    184
  12. 12
    EIRE

    27D Irish republic

    18
    204
  13. 13
    REF

    53A Person in a zebra-striped shirt, informally

    18
    188
  14. 14
    TOT

    30D Kiddie

    16
    200
  15. 15
    RATE

    52D $5.15/hour, e.g.

    16
    182
  16. 16
    ERODE

    47D Eat away at

    16
    175
  17. 17
    AISLE

    11D Grocery pathway

    16
    140
  18. 18
    NOIR

    33D Pinot ___ (wine)

    14
    110
  19. 19
    SURE

    24A Beyond doubt

    14
    84
  20. 20
    EKED

    28D Barely made, with "out"

    13
    86
  21. 21
    AONE

    39A Super-duper

    12
    209
  22. 22
    SOW

    45D Boar's mate

    11
    88
  23. 23
    BYE

    20A "See you later"

    11
    71
  24. 24
    NAB

    33A Catch, as a perp

    10
    136
  25. 25
    RUIN

    41D Completely botch

    10
    97
  26. 26
    THEE

    23D "How do I love ___?"

    10
    91
  27. 27
    OLEO

    7D Butter substitute

    9
    264
  28. 28
    COLA

    6A Pepsi, for one

    9
    116
  29. 29
    RIDE

    41A Ferris wheel or bumper cars

    9
    114
  30. 30
    LASS

    8D Glasgow gal

    9
    103
  31. 31
    CASH

    10A Not check or charge

    9
    101
  32. 32
    TEAM

    57A Whom the cheerleaders cheer

    9
    98
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    RODEO

    14A Event with bucking broncos

    9
    93
  34. 34
    PREP

    36A Before-test work, informally

    8
    87
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    RIGA

    53D Latvia's capital

    8
    86
  36. 36
    OBOES

    48D Woodwinds

    8
    79
  37. 37
    ETTE

    61A Suffix with major

    7
    225
  38. 38
    VAT

    59D Dyemaker's container

    7
    101
  39. 39
    ENAMEL

    44D Tooth layer

    7
    89
  40. 40
    FORE

    32A Cry heard on a fairway

    7
    60
  41. 41
    TYPO

    26D Mispelled, for misspelled, e.g.

    7
    51
  42. 42
    PETE

    51D Red Rose

    6
    136
  43. 43
    EVITA

    58A Hit musical set in Argentina

    6
    84
  44. 44
    STALL

    65A Stable enclosure

    6
    54
  45. 45
    LIPO

    16A Prefix with suction

    6
    43
  46. 46
    HOLY

    2D "___ smokes!"

    6
    40
  47. 47
    CRAB

    1D One who complains, complains, complains

    5
    85
  48. 48
    NOES

    49A Refusals

    5
    71
  49. 49
    OFTEN

    29D Frequently

    5
    65
  50. 50
    SPLIT

    12D Leave, slangily

    5
    57
  51. 51
    BEEP

    35D When repeated, Road Runner's sound

    4
    47
  52. 52
    TOOK

    56A Opposite of gave

    4
    30
  53. 53
    PEORIA

    46A Illinois city symbolizing middle America

    3
    45
  54. 54
    YIKES

    31A "Yow!"

    3
    17
  55. 55
    USELESS

    42D Futile

    3
    13
  56. 56
    UNITE

    42A Join

    2
    100
  57. 57
    IDEE

    60A ___ fixe (obsession)

    2
    81
  58. 58
    FALL

    55D Autumn

    2
    34
  59. 59
    SAGAL

    62A Katey of "Married … With Children"

    2
    12
  60. 60
    CLOSER

    10D Deal finalizer

    1
    18
  61. 61
    CHIEF

    1A Boss

    1
    14
  62. 62
    HOOPS

    13D B-ball

    1
    13
  63. 63
    DISASTER

    37D Fiasco

    1
    8
  64. 64
    FONDUES debut

    5D Cheese dishes

    1
    4
  65. 65
    EEE

    4D Wide shoe designation

    0
    121
  66. 66
    IDI

    38D Dictator Amin

    0
    120
  67. 67
    ALAR

    15A Banned orchard spray

    0
    109
  68. 68
    ALLEN

    17A Woody of "Manhattan"

    0
    56
  69. 69
    PUTIN

    46D Yeltsin's successor as leader of Russia

    0
    19
  70. 70
    CARPET

    6D Aladdin's transportation

    0
    12
  71. 71
    SHEETS

    25A Some linens

    0
    12
  72. 72
    DITTY debut

    37A Simple song

    0
    6
  73. 73
    ARTISTRY

    9D Beautiful skill

    0
    4
  74. 74
    BRAKES

    43D Car stoppers

    0
    4
  75. 75
    DEPOSITSLIP debut

    21A Check mate?

    0
    3
  76. 76
    URBANSPRAWL debut

    50A Vegas spread?

    0
    3
  77. 77
    TEETERTOTTER debut

    26A Balance beam?

    0
    2
  78. 78
    BUSINESSTRIP debut

    43A Firm offer?

    0
    1