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Monday · 78 answers · 2 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    ALA

    43A Miss. neighbor

    58
    513
  2. 2
    EPEE

    45D Sporting sword

    41
    343
  3. 3
    NET

    26A Safety item for a tightrope walker

    37
    376
  4. 4
    IDO

    38A Nuptial agreement

    33
    336
  5. 5
    ISLE

    44A ___ of Man

    31
    316
  6. 6
    EKE

    9D ___ out (barely make)

    31
    236
  7. 7
    EDU

    19A End of a school Web address

    28
    194
  8. 8
    IRIS

    29D Eye part

    26
    225
  9. 9
    PEA

    52A Vegetable that rolls

    23
    230
  10. 10
    REP

    70A One doing leg. work

    23
    192
  11. 11
    EDGE

    31D Periphery

    21
    293
  12. 12
    ELF

    4D Aide to Santa

    21
    197
  13. 13
    AERO

    37D Aviation-related prefix

    20
    269
  14. 14
    REO

    5D Old auto inits.

    18
    196
  15. 15
    BEE

    66D Spelling competition

    18
    184
  16. 16
    ACID

    58D Carbolic ___

    17
    159
  17. 17
    SEEN

    12D Glimpsed

    16
    170
  18. 18
    ESTA

    24D "Cómo ___ usted?"

    15
    154
  19. 19
    DEAL

    33D Start a card game

    14
    104
  20. 20
    RAH

    27A Pep rally shout

    13
    215
  21. 21
    CBS

    10A Katie Couric's network

    13
    123
  22. 22
    SOME

    59D A few

    13
    100
  23. 23
    SWAN

    36A Graceful swimmer

    13
    78
  24. 24
    GIN

    65D Card game with knocking

    12
    108
  25. 25
    EDT

    69A Summer hrs. in D.C.

    11
    131
  26. 26
    BYE

    7A "See ya"

    11
    71
  27. 27
    EVADE

    54D Dodge

    10
    117
  28. 28
    KIN

    51A Family

    10
    94
  29. 29
    FAR

    63D Lead-in to fetched or sighted

    9
    110
  30. 30
    BETA

    11D Alpha, ___, gamma ...

    9
    104
  31. 31
    BASS

    57A Treble's counterpart

    8
    89
  32. 32
    LENS

    21D Eye part

    7
    129
  33. 33
    REPEL

    23A Ward off

    7
    50
  34. 34
    ABODE

    2D Residence

    5
    67
  35. 35
    SNEERS

    71A Derisive looks

    5
    56
  36. 36
    TUBE

    42D Inside of a paper towel roll

    5
    47
  37. 37
    YAPS

    8D Kennel cries

    5
    44
  38. 38
    PAPER

    1D Post or Trib

    5
    36
  39. 39
    APLOMB

    49A Self-assurance

    5
    27
  40. 40
    LYCRA

    47A Stretchy fabric

    5
    17
  41. 41
    SIPS

    60D Nurses a drink

    4
    53
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    ADDED

    30A Tallied up

    4
    43
  43. 43
    BADE

    57D Ordered

    4
    41
  44. 44
    VII

    61A III + IV

    4
    31
  45. 45
    ELAND

    14D Twisty-horned antelope

    3
    67
  46. 46
    SNUB

    6D Rebuff

    3
    50
  47. 47
    SIGNS

    56D + and –

    3
    39
  48. 48
    MINOR

    55D Petty

    3
    34
  49. 49
    TRIAD

    16D Musical chord

    3
    26
  50. 50
    OPERATE

    18A Do surgery (on)

    3
    25
  51. 51
    ERRATIC

    39A Spotty

    3
    20
  52. 52
    DOCTOR

    33A Neurologist or orthopedist

    3
    12
  53. 53
    STEMS

    59A Thorny parts of roses

    2
    59
  54. 54
    LAMBS

    50D Symbols of meekness

    2
    22
  55. 55
    ROUTES

    46A Paths from here to there

    2
    13
  56. 56
    PARERS

    1A Peeling knives

    2
    7
  57. 57
    SEEMS

    53A Looks to be

    1
    44
  58. 58
    DOGS

    32D Lady and the Tramp, e.g.

    1
    38
  59. 59
    RISER

    48D One heeding the alarm clock

    1
    38
  60. 60
    NESTEGG

    41A Tidy savings

    1
    23
  61. 61
    DIORAMA

    67A Scene at a natural history museum

    1
    15
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    BALMS

    20A Salves

    1
    13
  63. 63
    LAOTIAN

    25D Vientiane native

    1
    10
  64. 64
    ACHEFOR

    62A Miss terribly

    1
    8
  65. 65
    RANSOMS

    27D Abductors' demands

    1
    8
  66. 66
    SAIDNO

    28A Refused

    1
    8
  67. 67
    POPFOUL debut

    17A High hit behind the catcher, say

    1
    2
  68. 68
    ORLY

    34D Air France destination

    0
    63
  69. 69
    ISAN

    22A "My life ___ open book"

    0
    22
  70. 70
    ABILENE

    13A Kansas city where Dwight Eisenhower grew up

    0
    18
  71. 71
    RIPUP

    3D Shred

    0
    17
  72. 72
    CLAPTRAP

    40D Baloney

    0
    12
  73. 73
    OAKTREE

    15A Symbol of sturdiness

    0
    11
  74. 74
    SPIEDON

    68A Observed secretly

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    8
  75. 75
    BIGBANG

    64A Theory of the universe, or a hint to the starts of 17-Across and 7-, 10-, 35- and 40-Down

    0
    7
  76. 76
    CRASHDIET

    10D Extreme effort at weight loss

    0
    4
  77. 77
    BOOMTOWN

    7D Prosperous place

    0
    3
  78. 78
    CRACKSHOT debut

    35D Skilled marksman

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    2