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Monday · 76 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ETA

    60D When the pilot is due in, for short

    74
    571
  2. 2
    SPA

    29D Where you might get into hot water

    59
    475
  3. 3
    ERR

    12D Blow it

    54
    522
  4. 4
    USE

    22A Manipulate

    47
    356
  5. 5
    ADO

    57D Hurly-burly

    43
    477
  6. 6
    ECO

    11D Modern prefix with tourism

    42
    370
  7. 7
    SEA

    40A Caribbean, e.g.

    40
    370
  8. 8
    ASIA

    56A Where 6-Down is

    38
    350
  9. 9
    ERAS

    4D Periods in history

    38
    295
  10. 10
    SAT

    5D Day of the wk. ... or an exam usually taken on that day

    35
    284
  11. 11
    NOR

    52A Word with neither

    33
    332
  12. 12
    EARS

    37D Distinctive features of Mr. Spock

    27
    163
  13. 13
    OPERA

    14A "Faust" or "Don Giovanni"

    26
    247
  14. 14
    ATOM

    56D ___ smasher

    23
    266
  15. 15
    IFS

    34D No ___, ands or buts

    21
    112
  16. 16
    ANON

    26D In the near future

    20
    275
  17. 17
    EMIR

    55D Arab chieftain

    18
    218
  18. 18
    ANNA

    44D "The King and I" woman

    17
    239
  19. 19
    ECRU

    16A Neutral tone

    15
    196
  20. 20
    IVE

    59D "If ___ told you once ..."

    15
    158
  21. 21
    MOP

    35A Unruly head of hair

    15
    104
  22. 22
    REAR

    38D Backside

    14
    184
  23. 23
    PEP

    27D Get-up-and-go

    14
    126
  24. 24
    DRY

    39D Empty, as a well

    13
    115
  25. 25
    PAIR

    50A Two of a kind

    13
    87
  26. 26
    TROT

    65A Gait between walk and canter

    12
    171
  27. 27
    LIES

    23D Untruths

    12
    97
  28. 28
    DEBT

    30D Credit card bills, e.g.

    11
    98
  29. 29
    LOOT

    9D Stolen money

    11
    83
  30. 30
    DEEP

    10A Not shallow

    9
    91
  31. 31
    KOREA

    6D Seoul's home

    9
    77
  32. 32
    LEAK

    23A Drip from a pipe, e.g.

    9
    75
  33. 33
    TOTEM

    63A Kind of pole

    9
    75
  34. 34
    BEAU

    36D Boyfriend

    9
    74
  35. 35
    MISS

    19D "Little ___ Sunshine"

    9
    64
  36. 36
    AIDS

    62A ___ quilt (modern memorial)

    9
    46
  37. 37
    AMUSE

    66A Tickle

    8
    76
  38. 38
    NIX

    58D Veto

    7
    62
  39. 39
    ANGST

    51D Uneasy feeling

    6
    90
  40. 40
    SCRAP

    24A Leftover bit

    6
    70
  41. 41
    OXEN

    64A Plow pullers

    5
    149
  42. 42
    OLIO

    15A Hodgepodge

    4
    157
  43. 43
    DIVA

    61A Aria singer

    4
    82
  44. 44
    FLAT

    54D Kansaslike

    4
    57
  45. 45
    KITS

    20A Doctors' bags

    4
    26
  46. 46
    LUTES

    1A Cousins of mandolins

    4
    21
  47. 47
    DOOM

    33D Inevitable destruction

    3
    53
  48. 48
    PRADO

    50D Home of many Velázquez paintings

    3
    42
  49. 49
    SSS

    40D Radiator sound

    2
    167
  50. 50
    PUT

    13D Postpone, with "off"

    2
    57
  51. 51
    KARL

    6A Marx with a manifesto

    2
    41
  52. 52
    TEETER

    3D Be on the verge of falling

    2
    41
  53. 53
    SUSAN

    49A ___ B. Anthony dollar

    2
    29
  54. 54
    NOISES

    47D Bump and thump

    2
    22
  55. 55
    RIME

    25D Coating of frost

    1
    50
  56. 56
    RICK

    8D Basketball coach Pitino

    1
    21
  57. 57
    UPRISE

    2D Revolt

    1
    12
  58. 58
    DEFECT

    10D Flaw

    1
    6
  59. 59
    CAIMAN

    43D Alligatorlike reptile

    1
    5
  60. 60
    ANIMALMAGNETISM debut

    57A Sex appeal

    1
    4
  61. 61
    INSITU

    46D Where originally found

    0
    19
  62. 62
    ALECK

    7D Smart ___

    0
    17
  63. 63
    PERSIA

    28A Old Iran

    0
    17
  64. 64
    NECKTIE

    21A Often-stained piece of attire

    0
    16
  65. 65
    SARCASM

    42A Humor that's often lost in an e-mail

    0
    14
  66. 66
    INFERNO

    53A Four-alarm fire

    0
    13
  67. 67
    DESTINE

    30A Preordain

    0
    7
  68. 68
    SAYING

    45A Proverb

    0
    6
  69. 69
    UNEARTHS

    18D Digs up

    0
    5
  70. 70
    BEASTOFBURDEN

    36A 1978 Rolling Stones hit

    0
    3
  71. 71
    CREATURECOMFORT debut

    17A Simple pleasure

    0
    3
  72. 72
    EMULSION debut

    31D Photographic film coating

    0
    3
  73. 73
    LOCKUP

    1D Put in jail

    0
    3
  74. 74
    HOSTLER

    41A Worker in a stable

    0
    2
  75. 75
    PERDIEM debut

    32A Daily allowance

    0
    2
  76. 76
    GRAMME debut

    48D British weight

    0
    1