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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
    EEL

    46A Aquarium wriggler

    53
    487
  2. 2
    EGO

    34D Sense of self-importance

    42
    393
  3. 3
    SOS

    51A "Rescue me!"

    34
    251
  4. 4
    ROE

    61D ___ v. Wade

    33
    283
  5. 5
    ONCE

    26D Way back when

    32
    326
  6. 6
    OPS

    60D Photo ___ (P.R. events)

    31
    179
  7. 7
    ALSO

    4D In addition

    28
    245
  8. 8
    ASA

    66A Free ___ bird

    27
    230
  9. 9
    ARLO

    37D Guthrie who sang "Alice's Restaurant"

    24
    245
  10. 10
    RBI

    14A Slugger's stat

    23
    190
  11. 11
    ATOP

    62A Perched on

    22
    208
  12. 12
    TIRE

    10D Almost any part of the Michelin Man

    22
    168
  13. 13
    NOD

    25A Subtle auction bid indicator

    20
    158
  14. 14
    TET

    12D Asian New Year

    17
    179
  15. 15
    STS

    69A They generally run east-west in Manhattan: Abbr.

    16
    191
  16. 16
    RIG

    63A Tractor-trailer

    16
    114
  17. 17
    ALPS

    4A Swiss peaks

    15
    133
  18. 18
    SENT

    57D Transmitted

    14
    190
  19. 19
    RENO

    42D Western gambling mecca

    13
    230
  20. 20
    NON

    30A Oui's opposite

    13
    143
  21. 21
    OPTS

    59D Chooses

    12
    132
  22. 22
    TENS

    68A Bills you might break 20s into

    12
    128
  23. 23
    TOGA

    28A Forum wrap

    12
    115
  24. 24
    LEAP

    15A Neil Armstrong made a giant one for mankind

    11
    103
  25. 25
    MED

    32D Kind of school

    11
    90
  26. 26
    ROI

    35D Le ___ Soleil (Louis XIV)

    9
    121
  27. 27
    APU

    48D "The Simpsons" storekeeper

    9
    95
  28. 28
    PAW

    1A Animal foot

    9
    91
  29. 29
    CLOT

    65A Coagulate

    9
    61
  30. 30
    PECAN

    8D Ice cream nut

    9
    55
  31. 31
    MONO

    22D Like the earliest Beatles recordings

    7
    69
  32. 32
    EMINEM

    16A "8 Mile" rapper

    7
    36
  33. 33
    GPAS

    36D Transcript figs.

    7
    28
  34. 34
    ANTIC

    52A Shenanigan

    6
    94
  35. 35
    SADE

    18A One-named singer of "Smooth Operator"

    6
    84
  36. 36
    ALLOT

    45A Ration out

    6
    72
  37. 37
    PEND

    54A Remain unsettled

    6
    52
  38. 38
    EMS

    13D Bad ___ (German spa)

    5
    149
  39. 39
    FOG

    21D London forecast

    5
    50
  40. 40
    DEGAS

    55D Artist known for dance scenes

    5
    49
  41. 41
    NIKON

    24A Pentax competitor

    5
    36
  42. 42
    AMANA

    31A KitchenAid alternative

    4
    112
  43. 43
    LEARN

    5D Get the hang of

    4
    60
  44. 44
    ENLIST

    50D Sign up to serve

    4
    41
  45. 45
    PROSE

    1D Plain writing

    4
    40
  46. 46
    ODS

    17A Takes too much, briefly

    3
    98
  47. 47
    KATE

    58D The shrew in "The Taming of the Shrew"

    3
    46
  48. 48
    DAYS

    27D Calendar components

    3
    36
  49. 49
    ORDEAL

    60A Test of one's mettle

    3
    35
  50. 50
    CROON

    53D Sing like Bing

    3
    32
  51. 51
    AMONG

    31D In the midst of

    2
    53
  52. 52
    AFLAT

    52D Note a half step up from G

    2
    29
  53. 53
    POINTA

    64A Place to begin to connect the dots

    2
    9
  54. 54
    ECTO

    23A Outer: Prefix

    1
    62
  55. 55
    GAZE

    47A Intent look

    1
    38
  56. 56
    PETITE

    8A Smaller than small, in dress sizes

    1
    22
  57. 57
    SEPTET

    67A Seven-person band

    1
    22
  58. 58
    CARATS

    19A Gem measures

    1
    15
  59. 59
    ABDUCT

    2D Kidnap

    1
    12
  60. 60
    ALITTLE

    44D Not too much

    1
    12
  61. 61
    BYO

    39D Caveat on a party invitation: Abbr.

    1
    7
  62. 62
    ZEBRAS

    49D Football referees, informally

    1
    5
  63. 63
    SPEAKOF debut

    7D Talk about

    1
    3
  64. 64
    EMAG

    9D Online periodical, for short

    0
    45
  65. 65
    ABAFT

    29D Rearward, at sea

    0
    23
  66. 66
    OODLES

    40A Lots and lots

    0
    15
  67. 67
    GASBAG

    36A Big talker

    0
    14
  68. 68
    WISETO

    3D Not fooled by

    0
    11
  69. 69
    SALSADIP

    38D Tortilla chip topper

    0
    9
  70. 70
    RETRACT

    43D Take back, as a statement

    0
    5
  71. 71
    INASNARL debut

    11D All tangled up

    0
    3
  72. 72
    PADDING debut

    6D Expense account no-no

    0
    2
  73. 73
    PRAYFORRAIN debut

    41A What drought victims might do

    0
    2
  74. 74
    ASKFORTROUBLE debut

    56A Take unnecessary risks

    0
    1
  75. 75
    BEGFORMERCY debut

    33A Seek compassionate treatment

    0
    1
  76. 76
    SUEFORDAMAGES debut

    20A Demand legal restitution after injury

    0
    1