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Monday · 76 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASH

    24A Volcanic spew

    50
    458
  2. 2
    IDEA

    59A It's just a thought

    33
    396
  3. 3
    ANTI

    48D Prefix with knock

    32
    364
  4. 4
    SAD

    56D Down in the dumps

    31
    236
  5. 5
    ARIA

    15A Solo for Pavarotti

    30
    446
  6. 6
    SRI

    45A ___ Lanka

    28
    238
  7. 7
    IRIS

    34D Colored part of the eye

    26
    225
  8. 8
    TREE

    52D Apple or maple

    25
    309
  9. 9
    ABLE

    50D Up to the task

    25
    259
  10. 10
    NEED

    62A Requirement

    24
    214
  11. 11
    ODDS

    39A Las Vegas figures

    23
    171
  12. 12
    REST

    61A Take a breather

    22
    256
  13. 13
    ACME

    29D Pinnacle

    19
    210
  14. 14
    REM

    37A "Everybody Hurts" band

    19
    158
  15. 15
    LOL

    13D Twitter titter

    17
    132
  16. 16
    OLES

    2D Cheers at a fútbol match

    17
    130
  17. 17
    OATH

    22D "Ye gods!," for one

    16
    143
  18. 18
    SSE

    42A Opposite of NNW

    15
    262
  19. 19
    LAIR

    40D Lion's home

    15
    143
  20. 20
    EKES

    12D Manages, with "out"

    14
    119
  21. 21
    SURE

    47D "My pleasure!"

    14
    84
  22. 22
    POEM

    1A Limerick or sonnet

    13
    81
  23. 23
    SATE

    28A Fill all the way

    12
    144
  24. 24
    NBC

    30A The Peacock Network

    12
    90
  25. 25
    EVADE

    27D Escape, as arrest

    10
    117
  26. 26
    BASE

    43A First, second, third or home

    10
    104
  27. 27
    DEAR

    49D "___ Abby"

    9
    118
  28. 28
    AIRS

    55A Hoity-toity manners

    9
    110
  29. 29
    HAH

    53D "When pigs fly!"

    9
    86
  30. 30
    SILL

    7D Spot for a pot

    9
    65
  31. 31
    EARP

    3D Dodge City lawman Wyatt

    8
    102
  32. 32
    GILA

    46A ___ monster

    8
    55
  33. 33
    ALOU

    58A Jesus of the 1960s Giants

    7
    153
  34. 34
    HIDE

    51D Enroll in a witness protection program, say

    7
    79
  35. 35
    MOTH

    23A Pest attracted to light

    7
    45
  36. 36
    ALAI

    14A Jai ___

    6
    181
  37. 37
    STEVE

    28D Jobs in Silicon Valley

    6
    69
  38. 38
    ANGEL

    19A Heavenly harp player

    6
    47
  39. 39
    HUSH

    5A "Shut yo' mouth!"

    6
    32
  40. 40
    PERK

    17A Use of a corporate jet, say

    5
    54
  41. 41
    AFROS

    25D Hairstyles of Sly and the Family Stone

    5
    49
  42. 42
    ARTIE

    57A Bandleader Shaw

    4
    79
  43. 43
    HALF

    8D Two quarters

    4
    67
  44. 44
    PAP

    1D Soft food for babies

    4
    58
  45. 45
    URIAH

    6D Dickens's ___ Heep

    4
    51
  46. 46
    NONOS

    30D Forbidden acts

    4
    43
  47. 47
    SPARSE

    9D Few and far between

    4
    40
  48. 48
    SPIEL

    9A Sales talk

    4
    37
  49. 49
    CASES

    32D Assignments for Sam Spade

    4
    35
  50. 50
    HEIDI

    60A "Project Runway" host Klum

    4
    35
  51. 51
    INGE

    11D William who wrote "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs"

    3
    124
  52. 52
    REEDS

    26D Swamp plants

    3
    54
  53. 53
    STAID

    45D Unflashy

    3
    53
  54. 54
    CORA

    35A Mrs. Dithers in "Blondie"

    3
    44
  55. 55
    BRETT

    31D QB Favre

    3
    28
  56. 56
    JONES

    38A Revolutionary War hero John Paul ___

    2
    24
  57. 57
    JETLI

    38D Martial arts champion-turned-film star

    2
    15
  58. 58
    HUNAN

    53A Chinese province where Mao was born

    2
    14
  59. 59
    BRUNEI

    43D Pacific sultanate

    2
    10
  60. 60
    EBRO

    54A Spain's longest river

    1
    63
  61. 61
    REARS

    36A Brings up

    1
    50
  62. 62
    MILL

    18A Pepper grinder

    1
    27
  63. 63
    ATESTS

    44A Nuclear experiments, for short

    1
    25
  64. 64
    GYROS

    46D Pita sandwiches

    1
    13
  65. 65
    HAMITUP

    5D Chew the scenery

    1
    8
  66. 66
    COORS

    21D Operator of the largest brewery facility in the world

    0
    14
  67. 67
    PINCH

    10D Tiny bit of salt

    0
    11
  68. 68
    RAINOUT

    41D Certain game cancellation

    0
    8
  69. 69
    PINKO

    16A Commie

    0
    7
  70. 70
    AREYOU

    25A Words before serious, ready or listening

    0
    3
  71. 71
    COMEAGAIN

    35D "Say what?"

    0
    3
  72. 72
    FEVERPITCH debut

    33A Frenzied state

    0
    3
  73. 73
    LIVEREMOTE debut

    40A Out-of-studio TV broadcast

    0
    2
  74. 74
    MIKEMYERS debut

    4D Portrayer of Austin Powers, "international man of mystery"

    0
    1
  75. 75
    SATURDAYNIGHT debut

    47A Popular date time ... or a phrase that can precede the starts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across

    0
    1
  76. 76
    SPECIALFORCES debut

    20A Green Berets

    0
    1