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Monday · 76 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    RIO

    14A ___ de Janeiro

    40
    315
  2. 2
    NET

    58D Butterfly catcher

    38
    377
  3. 3
    DEE

    7D Ruby or Sandra of film

    22
    182
  4. 4
    ROD

    54A Tennis legend Laver

    19
    157
  5. 5
    OWL

    67A Bird that gives a hoot

    18
    135
  6. 6
    PRO

    1D ___ or con

    15
    214
  7. 7
    ORATE

    55A Make a grand speech

    14
    196
  8. 8
    EWES

    30A Rams' madams?

    14
    134
  9. 9
    NIA

    22A Actress Vardalos of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"

    13
    138
  10. 10
    SOL

    61D Note above fa

    12
    174
  11. 11
    PJS

    1A Sleepwear, informally

    11
    72
  12. 12
    DEW

    60D Morning moisture

    10
    97
  13. 13
    PEW

    23D Sunday seat

    8
    74
  14. 14
    SHY

    18D Reluctant to meet people, say

    7
    107
  15. 15
    BIC

    21A Inexpensive pen

    7
    63
  16. 16
    TSETSE

    65A Feared African fly

    6
    113
  17. 17
    MAS

    10D Some grad school degrees

    6
    111
  18. 18
    OUNCE

    9D 1/16 pound

    6
    65
  19. 19
    ELAINE

    12D Actress/director May

    4
    101
  20. 20
    SNEAD

    33A Three-time Masters winner Sam

    4
    66
  21. 21
    STA

    52D Depot: Abbr.

    3
    158
  22. 22
    NIP

    49A Tiny bite

    3
    107
  23. 23
    TUE

    59D U.S. Election Day, e.g.: Abbr.

    3
    64
  24. 24
    TAL

    53A 1960s world chess champion Mikhail ___

    3
    61
  25. 25
    SFPD

    4A Law enforcement org. featured in "Bullitt"

    3
    38
  26. 26
    ARTIST

    43D Warhol or Wyeth

    3
    35
  27. 27
    ADROIT

    48D Dexterous

    3
    27
  28. 28
    POSY

    23A Bouquet

    3
    22
  29. 29
    GAIL

    39D Collins on the Op-Ed page

    3
    17
  30. 30
    SOMBER

    8A Like a requiem

    3
    14
  31. 31
    ETH

    28A Biblical verb ending

    2
    111
  32. 32
    ENIAC

    41A Early computer that weighed 30 tons

    2
    59
  33. 33
    DEO

    64A ___ gratias (thanks be to God: Lat.)

    2
    52
  34. 34
    SITU

    4D In ___ (as found)

    2
    45
  35. 35
    BOONE

    21D Frontiersman Daniel

    2
    40
  36. 36
    STREAM

    62A Creek

    2
    33
  37. 37
    UNIS

    63A Les États-___

    2
    27
  38. 38
    AGLARE

    45D Blazing

    2
    24
  39. 39
    APER

    34D Copycat

    1
    85
  40. 40
    ECASH

    32D Online money

    1
    22
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    INANER

    57A More nonsensical

    1
    20
  42. 42
    UNSEAT

    19A Defeat, as an incumbent

    1
    20
  43. 43
    LEDIN

    27D Saw to a seat at church, say

    1
    19
  44. 44
    GIANTS

    44D San Francisco nine

    1
    14
  45. 45
    BYENOW

    11D "See ya later"

    1
    11
  46. 46
    TOYCAR

    46A Matchbox racer

    1
    8
  47. 47
    THUMP

    20A More than a gentle tap

    1
    7
  48. 48
    NOTFORME debut

    36D "No thank you"

    1
    3
  49. 49
    SECONDHELPING debut

    35A Extra plateful

    1
    3
  50. 50
    STLO

    52A Normandy battle site

    0
    114
  51. 51
    ILIE

    15A Tennis's Nastase

    0
    107
  52. 52
    AHSO

    56D "I see," facetiously

    0
    70
  53. 53
    ESTO

    66A This, in Tijuana

    0
    64
  54. 54
    AGAS

    43A Old Turkish leaders

    0
    43
  55. 55
    OTOS

    24D Plains tribe

    0
    42
  56. 56
    CPO

    42D "___ Sharkey" of 1970s TV

    0
    36
  57. 57
    SENIOR

    29A 12th grader

    0
    25
  58. 58
    JIF

    2D Skippy alternative

    0
    21
  59. 59
    DROID

    37D R2-D2, for one

    0
    17
  60. 60
    SROS

    29D Sellout signs

    0
    16
  61. 61
    WOOER

    31A One who goes a-courting

    0
    15
  62. 62
    ASORE

    40A Stick out like ___ thumb

    0
    9
  63. 63
    FLAMBE

    5D Served on fire, as cherries jubilee

    0
    9
  64. 64
    NINTENDO

    38D Video game maker that owns the Seattle Mariners

    0
    9
  65. 65
    SOFTSHOE

    3D Form of tap dance

    0
    9
  66. 66
    PIGPEN

    6D Sty

    0
    8
  67. 67
    RETAGS

    13D Changes the price of, as at the supermarket

    0
    8
  68. 68
    BEFORELONG

    25A Any time now

    0
    4
  69. 69
    CLOWNS

    47D Performers with big red noses

    0
    4
  70. 70
    OFFSTAGE

    17A Where Claudius is during Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy

    0
    4
  71. 71
    QUAYLE debut

    16A Former vice president Dan

    0
    3
  72. 72
    SQUIRREL

    8D Acorn lover

    0
    3
  73. 73
    TREAS

    51D Club finance officer: Abbr.

    0
    3
  74. 74
    FISHEYE debut

    26D Kind of lens with a wide angle

    0
    1
  75. 75
    RIGHTFIELD debut

    50A Position for Babe Ruth

    0
    1
  76. 76
    TWOHANDS debut

    59A Things a clock has ... or, literally, what 17-, 25-, 35- and 50-Across are

    0
    1