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Monday · 76 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALOE

    35D ___ vera

    46
    497
  2. 2
    TRI

    40A Prefix with cycle

    41
    237
  3. 3
    SNL

    9D Weekend NBC hit, for short

    40
    263
  4. 4
    ISEE

    2D "Aha!"

    36
    360
  5. 5
    EAT

    4D Have dinner

    33
    399
  6. 6
    AFAR

    49D Way, way off

    25
    233
  7. 7
    KNEE

    62A Leg's midpoint

    24
    264
  8. 8
    EYES

    56D What the starts of 18-, 27-, 43- and 57-Across all have

    24
    195
  9. 9
    ASEA

    14A On the ocean

    22
    326
  10. 10
    EVER

    16A "Be it ___ so humble …"

    22
    235
  11. 11
    ALIT

    26D Landed (on)

    21
    220
  12. 12
    ALEC

    60A Actor Baldwin

    19
    279
  13. 13
    ERIN

    32A Activist Brockovich

    19
    279
  14. 14
    EDIE

    53D ___ Britt on "Desperate Housewives"

    19
    190
  15. 15
    USSR

    28D SALT I signer

    17
    171
  16. 16
    SKY

    59D Heavens

    17
    129
  17. 17
    RENT

    17A Tenant's monthly check

    16
    190
  18. 18
    THAI

    37D Spicy Asian cuisine

    15
    130
  19. 19
    AESOP

    52A Fable writer

    14
    127
  20. 20
    ICES

    51D Frosty desserts

    14
    120
  21. 21
    AVON

    11D The Bard's river

    12
    179
  22. 22
    SNIP

    42D Small scissor cut

    12
    133
  23. 23
    NEATO

    29D "Cool!"

    12
    127
  24. 24
    ASHY

    36A Like arson evidence

    12
    97
  25. 25
    YENS

    65A Hankerings

    11
    123
  26. 26
    ABIDE

    49A Tolerate

    11
    81
  27. 27
    NEIL

    47A Dramatist Simon who wrote "Plaza Suite"

    10
    115
  28. 28
    ARKS

    13D Torah holders

    10
    87
  29. 29
    PACT

    39D Treaty

    10
    79
  30. 30
    ETHAN

    19D Wharton's "___ Frome"

    9
    113
  31. 31
    EDITS

    48A Rewords

    9
    101
  32. 32
    COE

    54A Olympic gold-medal runner Sebastian

    9
    89
  33. 33
    BALI

    50D "___ Ha'i" ("South Pacific" song)

    8
    104
  34. 34
    OPRAH

    23A Chicago-based TV talk show

    7
    92
  35. 35
    HEAT

    27D Summer oppressiveness

    7
    82
  36. 36
    SEXY

    59A Alluring

    7
    81
  37. 37
    OINK

    34D Sty sound

    7
    78
  38. 38
    XES

    20A Crosses (out)

    7
    65
  39. 39
    RISK

    63A Hazard

    7
    59
  40. 40
    MICE

    1A Blind trio in a children's rhyme

    7
    58
  41. 41
    TRITE

    61A Hackneyed

    6
    73
  42. 42
    SHUT

    41A Closed

    6
    52
  43. 43
    OXEN

    55D Yoked beasts

    5
    149
  44. 44
    LOA

    33A Mauna ___ (Hawaiian volcano)

    5
    99
  45. 45
    TOAST

    37A Bread for breakfast

    5
    80
  46. 46
    STEEP

    41D Precipitous

    5
    72
  47. 47
    ARETHA

    6D Franklin known as the Queen of Soul

    5
    40
  48. 48
    PREY

    24D Hunter's target

    4
    70
  49. 49
    KRIS

    21D ___ Kringle

    4
    56
  50. 50
    PAIL

    39A Bucket

    4
    49
  51. 51
    ESSES

    31A Snaky curves

    3
    114
  52. 52
    ARDEN

    15A Eve of "Our Miss Brooks"

    3
    63
  53. 53
    RAJA

    10A Hindu prince

    3
    41
  54. 54
    TANKS

    22A Armored vehicles

    3
    23
  55. 55
    MANIAC

    5D Nutcase

    3
    18
  56. 56
    IDEE

    7D ___ fixe (obsession)

    2
    81
  57. 57
    LAHR

    25A Actor Bert in a lion's suit

    2
    78
  58. 58
    PESETA

    45D Pre-euro Spanish coin

    2
    42
  59. 59
    MARX

    1D Karl who philosophized about class struggle

    2
    33
  60. 60
    SAYNO

    42A Refuse a request

    2
    29
  61. 61
    KITED

    21A Wrote fraudulently, as a check

    2
    10
  62. 62
    OTB

    58D Wagering loc.

    1
    58
  63. 63
    ONDECK

    44D Next up

    1
    15
  64. 64
    MAIMS

    5A Cripples

    1
    14
  65. 65
    BYEAR

    64A Without the help of written music

    1
    10
  66. 66
    JERK

    12D Bozo

    0
    23
  67. 67
    ADORER

    46D Worshipful one

    0
    22
  68. 68
    REWARM

    10D Put on the stove again

    0
    7
  69. 69
    HURRICANELAMP

    27A Lantern usable during storms

    0
    2
  70. 70
    CENSORSHIP debut

    3D Government suppression of the press

    0
    1
  71. 71
    FACEPOWDER debut

    57A Some makeup

    0
    1
  72. 72
    MEDDLERS debut

    8D Busybodies

    0
    1
  73. 73
    NEEDLEWORK debut

    18A Embroidery, e.g.

    0
    1
  74. 74
    OUTLAWRY debut

    38D Criminal activity

    0
    1
  75. 75
    PLAYASCENE debut

    30D Do some acting

    0
    1
  76. 76
    POTATOPANCAKE debut

    43A Hanukkah food

    0
    1