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Monday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ELI

    14A The "E" in 68-Across

    60
    599
  2. 2
    OAR

    32A Boat rower

    36
    331
  3. 3
    ANN

    71A Advice columnist Landers

    33
    300
  4. 4
    ALL

    62D Entirely

    28
    299
  5. 5
    SPY

    13D Nathan Hale, notably

    27
    177
  6. 6
    ELK

    7D Antlered animal

    25
    207
  7. 7
    TIS

    35D "___ better to have loved and lost ..."

    24
    222
  8. 8
    USER

    23A Consumer

    19
    246
  9. 9
    EDNA

    38D "Giant" writer Ferber

    19
    245
  10. 10
    ADDS

    10A Opposite of subtracts

    19
    179
  11. 11
    REM

    1A Sleep stage, for short

    19
    158
  12. 12
    REO

    68A Classic car inits.

    18
    196
  13. 13
    REF

    37A B-ball official

    18
    188
  14. 14
    RATE

    4D Label G or PG, e.g.

    16
    182
  15. 15
    MBA

    61D Degree for a C.E.O.

    16
    122
  16. 16
    ECRU

    58D Light brown

    15
    196
  17. 17
    WAR

    6D ___ of 1812

    15
    149
  18. 18
    RIP

    65D ___ Van Winkle

    15
    144
  19. 19
    ALPS

    69A High points of a European trip?

    15
    133
  20. 20
    DAD

    12D Mom's mate

    14
    144
  21. 21
    OPTS

    54A Chooses, with "for"

    12
    132
  22. 22
    TENS

    29D Fives and ___

    12
    128
  23. 23
    TDS

    42A N.F.L. six-pointers

    10
    179
  24. 24
    ESO

    64D That, south of the border

    9
    141
  25. 25
    ETTE

    24A Suffix with cigar

    7
    225
  26. 26
    OVID

    28D Roman love poet

    7
    99
  27. 27
    TOOL

    25D Hammer or saw

    7
    94
  28. 28
    NASAL

    49A ___ congestion

    7
    73
  29. 29
    ABBOT

    27A Monk's superior

    7
    47
  30. 30
    HOPI

    56A Southwest Indian

    6
    92
  31. 31
    BLOC

    66A Political coalition

    6
    86
  32. 32
    RAUL

    37D Fidel Castro's brother

    6
    47
  33. 33
    SARGE

    55D Beetle Bailey's boss

    6
    47
  34. 34
    BUN

    36D Hot dog holder

    6
    44
  35. 35
    CRAP debut

    16A Losing roll in a casino

    5
    15
  36. 36
    DUET

    41D Performing pair

    4
    59
  37. 37
    MALI

    61A Saharan country south of Algeria

    3
    91
  38. 38
    JOE

    48A V.P. Biden

    3
    75
  39. 39
    AZURE

    5D Color of a picture-postcard sky

    3
    59
  40. 40
    SAHIB

    46D Form of address in British India

    3
    53
  41. 41
    LYNN

    60D One of the Redgrave sisters

    3
    40
  42. 42
    AZALEA

    15A Relative of a rhododendron

    3
    37
  43. 43
    MAUVE

    33A Purplish

    3
    22
  44. 44
    SONORA

    50D Mexican state on the Gulf of California

    3
    16
  45. 45
    ITALICS

    44D Type for book titles

    3
    14
  46. 46
    UNITE

    47A Join forces

    2
    100
  47. 47
    ELOISE

    2D Fictional girl at the Plaza Hotel

    2
    51
  48. 48
    GAYE

    9D Marvin of Motown

    2
    28
  49. 49
    RAMADAN

    22D Month-long Islamic observance

    2
    10
  50. 50
    RATON

    34A Betray by blabbing

    1
    43
  51. 51
    ADLIBS

    43A Talks off the cuff

    1
    22
  52. 52
    LAPAZ

    53A Bolivian capital

    1
    20
  53. 53
    TUNAS

    45A Bluefin and albacore

    1
    18
  54. 54
    USOPEN

    70A Annual tennis championship in Queens, N.Y.

    1
    18
  55. 55
    ACROBAT

    10D Circus performer

    1
    17
  56. 56
    ZEROG

    21A State of weightlessness, as in space

    1
    17
  57. 57
    APEMEN

    51D Tarzan and kin

    1
    16
  58. 58
    GEEZER

    8D Old, crotchety guy

    1
    16
  59. 59
    RECOUP

    1D Get back, as lost money

    1
    10
  60. 60
    RESIGN

    67A Quit one's job

    1
    10
  61. 61
    TANKTOP debut

    26D Close-fitting sleeveless shirt

    1
    7
  62. 62
    CHERRYBOMB debut

    63A Round, red firecracker

    1
    2
  63. 63
    ALINES

    59A Flared skirts

    0
    18
  64. 64
    RUDY

    19A Former Big Apple mayor Giuliani

    0
    17
  65. 65
    FLIES

    57A Gets around like Superman

    0
    14
  66. 66
    DIRER

    18D More grim

    0
    12
  67. 67
    OILIER

    20A More greasy

    0
    12
  68. 68
    LISBON

    52D Portugal's capital

    0
    11
  69. 69
    PEREZ

    30A Actress Rosie of "Do the Right Thing"

    0
    10
  70. 70
    RAWEGG

    4A Nog ingredient

    0
    7
  71. 71
    ZAMBEZI

    31D Africa's fourth-longest river and site of Victoria Falls

    0
    7
  72. 72
    BATSIN

    36A Brings home for a score

    0
    6
  73. 73
    MILLER

    3D Arthur who wrote "Death of a Salesman"

    0
    6
  74. 74
    COLDTURKEY

    17A Abrupt way to quit

    0
    4
  75. 75
    JOSHES

    48D Teases playfully

    0
    4
  76. 76
    MILKDUD debut

    40A Chocolaty morsel munched at movies

    0
    4
  77. 77
    FLIPFLOP

    39D Beach footwear

    0
    3
  78. 78
    DRUGBUST debut

    11D Narcs' raid

    0
    1