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Monday · 80 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALE

    67D "Cakes and ___" (Maugham novel)

    59
    570
  2. 2
    AREA

    14A Geometry calculation

    46
    631
  3. 3
    ELSE

    21D Ultimatum ender

    43
    440
  4. 4
    ART

    2D "But is it ___?"

    40
    384
  5. 5
    ETS

    50A Non-earthlings, for short

    37
    319
  6. 6
    ANN

    36D Cape ___, Mass.

    33
    300
  7. 7
    OSLO

    40A Capital on a fjord

    32
    324
  8. 8
    ISLE

    22D Man or Wight

    31
    316
  9. 9
    STAN

    17A Laurel or Musial

    31
    228
  10. 10
    GAS

    57A Exxon product

    30
    218
  11. 11
    ODES

    43D Praiseful poems

    26
    226
  12. 12
    LSAT

    34D Future D.A.'s exam

    25
    172
  13. 13
    PEA

    3D Vegetable that rolls

    23
    230
  14. 14
    ODDS

    23D ___ and ends

    23
    171
  15. 15
    AIDE

    46D Assistant

    20
    192
  16. 16
    TUNA

    25D Albacore or yellowfin

    18
    112
  17. 17
    INANE

    51A Asinine

    17
    193
  18. 18
    ARAL

    16A Asia's ___ Sea

    17
    184
  19. 19
    LAS

    1D ___ Cruces, N.M.

    17
    173
  20. 20
    LESS

    26A Not as much

    17
    167
  21. 21
    ACID

    54A Hydrofluoric ___

    17
    159
  22. 22
    CANOE

    55D Tippy craft

    16
    113
  23. 23
    TRAP

    24D Links hazard

    15
    156
  24. 24
    DELI

    19A Pastrami purveyor

    15
    152
  25. 25
    ALONE

    54D "Home ___," Macaulay Culkin movie

    14
    191
  26. 26
    OMAHA

    15A City on the Missouri

    14
    137
  27. 27
    LOU

    65D Singer Rawls

    12
    139
  28. 28
    DOPE

    59D Latest news, slangily

    12
    62
  29. 29
    EATS

    9D Diner sign

    11
    166
  30. 30
    LENA

    42D ___ the Hyena

    11
    140
  31. 31
    SNAG

    41D Hose problem

    11
    112
  32. 32
    CITE

    30D Hit with a ticket

    11
    93
  33. 33
    OTT

    23A Giant Hall-of-Famer

    10
    193
  34. 34
    SPAN

    38A Bridge

    10
    132
  35. 35
    RESET

    18A VCR button

    10
    109
  36. 36
    OASIS

    7D Caravan's stop

    10
    104
  37. 37
    SHES

    8D "___ a Lady" (Tom Jones hit)

    10
    92
  38. 38
    EPEES

    72A Fencing weapons

    9
    104
  39. 39
    STATE

    27A Condoleezza Rice's department

    9
    90
  40. 40
    SAND

    4D Hourglass contents

    9
    86
  41. 41
    DASH

    61D Sprinter's event

    9
    69
  42. 42
    ALFA

    64A ___ Romeo (sports car)

    8
    108
  43. 43
    ARENAS

    11D Sporting venues

    8
    82
  44. 44
    OMENS

    6D Black cats, to the superstitious

    8
    78
  45. 45
    HUGE

    73A Very large

    8
    40
  46. 46
    IVAN

    62A As a czar, he was terrible

    7
    135
  47. 47
    SOIL

    70A Potting material

    7
    67
  48. 48
    LOOSE

    5A Not tight

    7
    58
  49. 49
    NAYS

    35D Ayes' opposite

    7
    46
  50. 50
    IRONS

    56D Numbered clubs

    6
    85
  51. 51
    SANTA

    39A St. Nick

    5
    119
  52. 52
    LEES

    71A Popular jeans

    5
    97
  53. 53
    LAPS

    1A Swimming units

    5
    53
  54. 54
    GRIP

    60D Stagehand

    5
    50
  55. 55
    MPG

    47A Fuel economy stat.

    5
    44
  56. 56
    HAVE

    10A Possess

    4
    68
  57. 57
    LUGE

    68A Olympic sled

    4
    36
  58. 58
    ELIDES

    13D Omits, in pronunciation

    4
    19
  59. 59
    DOWN

    37D Low in spirits

    3
    45
  60. 60
    CPL

    30A Two-striper in the Army: Abbr.

    3
    30
  61. 61
    WANES

    53D Declines

    3
    19
  62. 62
    SSS

    32A Draft org.

    2
    167
  63. 63
    ORONO

    63A Home of the University of Maine

    2
    94
  64. 64
    LORNE

    5D Greene of "Bonanza"

    2
    37
  65. 65
    GARAGE

    49D It may have a remote-activated door

    2
    25
  66. 66
    FIG

    66D Tiniest amount to care

    1
    42
  67. 67
    WELL

    45D Place to make a wish

    1
    40
  68. 68
    MIND

    29D Intellect

    1
    34
  69. 69
    PLAY

    31D Thespian production

    0
    46
  70. 70
    PINON

    69A Assign to, as blame

    0
    18
  71. 71
    CRAWL

    52A Move on all fours

    0
    17
  72. 72
    HADNT

    10D Lacked, briefly

    0
    10
  73. 73
    DRUMS

    28A Bongos

    0
    9
  74. 74
    VALETS

    12D Gentlemen's gentlemen

    0
    9
  75. 75
    PREVUE

    48D Advance look, informally

    0
    8
  76. 76
    MCGILL debut

    47D Montreal university

    0
    4
  77. 77
    DANIELNAILED debut

    33A Frontiersman Boone did some carpentry

    0
    1
  78. 78
    DENNISSINNED debut

    20A Actor Quaid transgressed

    0
    1
  79. 79
    DWAYNEYAWNED debut

    44A Actor Hickman showed boredom

    0
    1
  80. 80
    GERALDGLARED debut

    58A President Ford stared fiercely

    0
    1