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Monday · 78 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ARE

    25D "You ___ So Beautiful"

    56
    533
  2. 2
    EEL

    37A Conger, for one

    53
    487
  3. 3
    AREA

    27D Sector

    46
    631
  4. 4
    RIO

    62D ___ Grande

    40
    315
  5. 5
    ORA

    19A ___ pro nobis (pray for us: Lat.)

    35
    227
  6. 6
    RAT

    22D Lab maze runner

    29
    280
  7. 7
    AVE

    46D N.Y.C.'s Madison ___

    28
    246
  8. 8
    OVER

    35D Through with

    25
    247
  9. 9
    ANON

    2D Soon, poetically

    20
    275
  10. 10
    IGOR

    31D Hunchbacked assistant of horror films

    20
    207
  11. 11
    ALEC

    42A Guinness who played Obi-Wan Kenobi

    19
    279
  12. 12
    AVA

    41A Actress Gardner

    19
    229
  13. 13
    REEL

    28D Film unit

    19
    184
  14. 14
    ECON

    33A Subj. that includes monetary policy

    19
    151
  15. 15
    THE

    11A With 66-Across, where this puzzle's circled things can all be found

    18
    175
  16. 16
    REDS

    58D Cincinnati team

    16
    159
  17. 17
    SOAR

    29A Fly into the wild blue yonder

    15
    125
  18. 18
    CON

    49D Scam

    15
    123
  19. 19
    MEMO

    1D Office note

    15
    95
  20. 20
    OMAHA

    6A Mutual of ___ (insurance giant)

    14
    137
  21. 21
    ENOLA

    14A ___ Gay (W.W. II bomber)

    13
    121
  22. 22
    NAST

    36D Political cartoonist Thomas

    11
    98
  23. 23
    NOEL

    44A Song sung around Christmas

    10
    153
  24. 24
    RILE

    57D Stir (up)

    10
    130
  25. 25
    ILE

    4D ___ de France

    9
    234
  26. 26
    NEA

    59A Teachers' grp.

    9
    217
  27. 27
    LORE

    23D Oral history

    9
    130
  28. 28
    ZOO

    66A See 11-Across

    9
    76
  29. 29
    NNE

    32D Opposite SSW

    7
    205
  30. 30
    SORES

    68A Tender spots

    7
    50
  31. 31
    ERN

    63A Suffix with north or south

    6
    177
  32. 32
    ONA

    20A "Cat ___ Hot Tin Roof"

    5
    161
  33. 33
    RONA

    55D Jaffe who wrote "Five Women"

    5
    97
  34. 34
    TBONE

    60A Steak variety

    5
    67
  35. 35
    SAHARA

    24A African desert

    5
    53
  36. 36
    SOUL

    29D James Brown's genre

    5
    48
  37. 37
    INEZ

    54D Mother of Don Juan

    5
    46
  38. 38
    HORNS

    12D Centers of steering wheels

    5
    20
  39. 39
    ARARAT

    27A Mount on which Noah landed

    4
    87
  40. 40
    ROM

    16A Bucharest's home: Abbr.

    4
    81
  41. 41
    ARTIE

    61A Bandleader Shaw

    4
    79
  42. 42
    TONAL

    52D Having melody and harmony

    4
    49
  43. 43
    YIELD

    65A Defer (to)

    4
    46
  44. 44
    NAMES

    45A April, May and June, e.g.

    4
    43
  45. 45
    CANON

    15A Religious doctrine

    4
    30
  46. 46
    TROWEL

    52A Masonry tool

    4
    17
  47. 47
    ARR

    56A Airport info: Abbr.

    3
    133
  48. 48
    MARIA

    7D "I just met a girl named ___" ("West Side Story" lyric)

    3
    56
  49. 49
    APRES

    50A ___-ski

    3
    38
  50. 50
    CRAMS

    18A Shoves (in)

    3
    17
  51. 51
    TROOP

    11D Scouting group

    2
    48
  52. 52
    CARB

    43D Low-___ diet

    2
    40
  53. 53
    OCCUR

    6D Go down, so to speak

    2
    37
  54. 54
    ULNAR

    64A Related to an arm bone

    2
    28
  55. 55
    PEALS

    67A Rings, as a church bell

    2
    24
  56. 56
    ANAS

    8D Santa ___ (hot winds)

    1
    44
  57. 57
    INOR

    31A "Are you ___ out?"

    1
    33
  58. 58
    REBEL

    30A Insurrectionist

    1
    28
  59. 59
    MANIC

    1A Wild-eyed and crazy

    1
    26
  60. 60
    PLANO

    51D Texas city just north of Dallas

    1
    15
  61. 61
    MEETUP debut

    48D Join (with)

    1
    9
  62. 62
    PROPS debut

    26A Respect that one deserves, in slang

    1
    3
  63. 63
    SNOWDAYS debut

    40D Winter "no school" times

    1
    3
  64. 64
    ALERO

    50D Old Olds

    0
    66
  65. 65
    EMAG

    13D Online pub.

    0
    45
  66. 66
    MOTET

    17A Sacred song

    0
    23
  67. 67
    COVERT

    49A Hidden from view

    0
    11
  68. 68
    AMUR

    47A Russia/China border river

    0
    10
  69. 69
    ANSARA

    10D Michael ___, Cochise player in 1950s TV

    0
    8
  70. 70
    RUERS

    53D Contrite ones

    0
    7
  71. 71
    CATCHALL

    5D Multipurpose

    0
    3
  72. 72
    CAMELATER

    34D Ensued

    0
    2
  73. 73
    HOMEPORT debut

    9D The Titanic's was Southampton

    0
    2
  74. 74
    ILLBEAROUND debut

    54A 1972 hit for the Spinners

    0
    2
  75. 75
    UNUSABLE

    39D Having no practical application

    0
    2
  76. 76
    CRUISEALONG debut

    21A Proceed effortlessly

    0
    1
  77. 77
    LUGNUTS debut

    38A Tire irons loosen them

    0
    1
  78. 78
    NOTASABLE debut

    3D Less competent

    0
    1