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Monday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    SPA

    1D Place to refresh oneself

    59
    475
  2. 2
    EEL

    3D Wriggly swimmer

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    487
  3. 3
    AREA

    51D Neighborhood

    46
    631
  4. 4
    EON

    55D Long, long time

    43
    343
  5. 5
    EGO

    12D Self-esteem

    42
    393
  6. 6
    EASE

    48A Simplicity

    40
    334
  7. 7
    OAR

    59D Rowboat mover

    36
    331
  8. 8
    LIE

    60D Made-up story

    28
    318
  9. 9
    HER

    49D What the "H" of H.M.S. may be

    27
    237
  10. 10
    TAR

    47A ___ and feather

    26
    351
  11. 11
    AFAR

    10D Light years away

    25
    233
  12. 12
    ELK

    61D Antlered animal

    25
    207
  13. 13
    ATAD

    22D Not too much

    25
    156
  14. 14
    PSI

    34A Letter before omega

    24
    198
  15. 15
    AGRA

    52D Indian tourist city

    24
    197
  16. 16
    ARK

    7D Noah's ___

    24
    160
  17. 17
    SPOT

    5D Good name for a Dalmatian

    24
    153
  18. 18
    ALOT

    19A Plenty

    23
    262
  19. 19
    ACES

    10A One-spot cards

    20
    211
  20. 20
    PLEA

    14A "Not guilty," e.g.

    18
    154
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    SEEP

    1A Ooze

    18
    128
  22. 22
    RCA

    54D Record label of 39-Across

    17
    227
  23. 23
    AWOL

    40A Military no-show

    15
    167
  24. 24
    IVE

    57D "___ had it!"

    15
    158
  25. 25
    REAR

    54A Derrière

    14
    184
  26. 26
    CONE

    62A Dunce cap, geometrically

    14
    88
  27. 27
    ANYA

    65A Novelist Seton

    13
    58
  28. 28
    PERU

    43A Land of Lima and llamas

    12
    161
  29. 29
    ELL

    2D Building wing

    10
    228
  30. 30
    UNE

    44A French "a"

    10
    145
  31. 31
    HIS

    18D What the "H" of H.M.S. may be

    10
    119
  32. 32
    NAG

    28A Old horse

    10
    115
  33. 33
    NAIL

    64A Finger's end

    10
    90
  34. 34
    ITSY

    35A "___ Bitsy Spider"

    10
    78
  35. 35
    ROTS

    38A Goes bad, as fruit

    10
    70
  36. 36
    PSAT

    26A H.S. junior's exam

    9
    106
  37. 37
    SGT

    13D Last Army rank of 39-Across: Abbr.

    8
    117
  38. 38
    PEER

    42D Word before group or pressure

    8
    116
  39. 39
    LIU

    8D "Ally McBeal" actress Lucy

    8
    79
  40. 40
    COG

    41A Part of a gearwheel

    8
    63
  41. 41
    SITS

    20A Uses a stool

    7
    68
  42. 42
    ALEE

    31A Away from the wind

    6
    275
  43. 43
    TREK

    67A Hard journey

    5
    92
  44. 44
    PLIE

    46A Balletic bend

    5
    88
  45. 45
    CEOS

    6D Corporate V.I.P.'s

    5
    73
  46. 46
    DEGAS

    66A Artist who liked to paint dancers

    5
    49
  47. 47
    STRATA

    32A Layers

    5
    41
  48. 48
    MARC

    50A Singer ___ Anthony

    4
    84
  49. 49
    PERIL

    15A Jeopardy

    2
    63
  50. 50
    ELATES

    45A Makes very happy

    2
    32
  51. 51
    SALINE

    27D Like seawater

    2
    31
  52. 52
    ELVIS

    39A Notable Army inductee of 3/24/58

    2
    30
  53. 53
    ASTORIA

    29D Waldorf-___ Hotel

    2
    24
  54. 54
    FOGG

    16A Phileas ___, who went around the world in 80 days

    2
    12
  55. 55
    HAILED

    36A Waved one's arms at, as a cab

    2
    8
  56. 56
    APER

    52A One who makes a good first impression?

    1
    85
  57. 57
    HARI

    21A Spy Mata ___

    1
    58
  58. 58
    OTB

    37A Place to wager on the 28-Acrosses: Abbr.

    1
    58
  59. 59
    NEG

    58D Photo image, briefly

    1
    53
  60. 60
    SCALA

    5A La ___, Milan opera house

    1
    36
  61. 61
    HALAS

    49A Legendary Chicago Bears coach George

    1
    19
  62. 62
    PRIVATE

    26D First Army rank of 39-Across

    1
    8
  63. 63
    HAIRCUT debut

    23D Much-photographed event after 39-Across's induction

    1
    4
  64. 64
    EVERT

    63A 1975-78 U.S. Open champ Chris

    0
    56
  65. 65
    ALTOONA

    24D City with a Penn State campus

    0
    21
  66. 66
    PCTS

    53D Police hdqrs.

    0
    13
  67. 67
    PLIANT

    42A Flexible

    0
    13
  68. 68
    APPARENT

    40D Clear to all

    0
    6
  69. 69
    HAWKS

    23A Warmongers

    0
    6
  70. 70
    PASSKEYS

    4D Openers for all doors

    0
    5
  71. 71
    TALIAS

    33D Actresses Shire and Balsam

    0
    3
  72. 72
    ALPHATESTS

    9D Some computer software checks

    0
    2
  73. 73
    GIBLUES debut

    30D First movie 39-Across made after his Army stint

    0
    2
  74. 74
    WESTGERMANY

    25D Where 39-Across was stationed overseas

    0
    2
  75. 75
    ALLSHOOKUP debut

    17A Like 39-Across's fans on his induction day?

    0
    1
  76. 76
    COLINPOWELL debut

    11D Army officer who met 39-Across in 25-Down

    0
    1
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    KINGCREOLE debut

    56A Last movie 39-Across made before his Army stint

    0
    1
  78. 78
    SHELLACKED debut

    32D Defeated soundly

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    1