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Monday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EAR

    48D Where to hold a telephone receiver

    57
    485
  2. 2
    ALTO

    2D Kind of saxophone

    25
    290
  3. 3
    TIP

    22D 15%-20%, for a waiter

    22
    126
  4. 4
    EMIR

    46A Mideast ruler

    18
    218
  5. 5
    EIRE

    68A Land of Blarney

    18
    204
  6. 6
    AFRO

    5A Bushy hairdo

    18
    170
  7. 7
    MESS

    1D Boot camp meal

    17
    145
  8. 8
    ECRU

    61D Light brown shade

    15
    196
  9. 9
    RITA

    25A Actress Hayworth

    13
    138
  10. 10
    ASIAN

    28D Vietnamese or Thai

    13
    137
  11. 11
    ENOLA

    16A ___ Gay (W.W. II plane)

    13
    121
  12. 12
    PAIR

    45A Duo

    13
    87
  13. 13
    SASH

    54D Miss America band

    12
    125
  14. 14
    DRIP

    18D Faucet trouble

    12
    99
  15. 15
    LEIS

    15A Honolulu keepsakes

    12
    82
  16. 16
    ROSA

    11D Santa ___, Calif.

    11
    137
  17. 17
    MRT

    53A Mohawk-sporting TV star of the '80s

    11
    98
  18. 18
    MAIN

    37D Common street name

    11
    85
  19. 19
    ELIA

    14A Pseudonym for Charles Lamb

    10
    213
  20. 20
    MDS

    65D Rx prescribers

    10
    81
  21. 21
    ARMOR

    63A Galahad's protection

    10
    76
  22. 22
    TASER

    19A Police stun gun

    10
    55
  23. 23
    IMUP

    56D Early morning declaration

    10
    28
  24. 24
    TAIL

    60D Showy peacock feature

    8
    112
  25. 25
    ALB

    5D Edmonton's prov.

    8
    82
  26. 26
    SOLAR

    20A Kind of energy or eclipse

    8
    78
  27. 27
    OATES

    59A Writer Joyce Carol ___

    8
    70
  28. 28
    CARD

    67A Ace or deuce

    8
    57
  29. 29
    PLAN

    51A Blueprint

    7
    102
  30. 30
    BABA

    24D "Ali ___ and the 40 Thieves"

    7
    66
  31. 31
    RICH

    7D More than well-off

    7
    65
  32. 32
    CHAI

    57D Indian tea

    7
    50
  33. 33
    LISA

    35A "Mona ___"

    6
    106
  34. 34
    SKEE

    62D ___-Ball (arcade game)

    6
    61
  35. 35
    CRAM

    41D Study hard at the last minute

    5
    72
  36. 36
    LEASH

    38A What a dog walker holds on to

    5
    49
  37. 37
    KARMA

    32D Fate

    5
    29
  38. 38
    MARC

    1A Painter Chagall

    4
    84
  39. 39
    RPI

    42A Engineering sch. in Troy, N.Y.

    4
    76
  40. 40
    SIB

    23A Sis or bro

    4
    69
  41. 41
    SLUE

    71A Swing around on an axis

    4
    52
  42. 42
    HITS

    70A Chart-topping songs

    4
    47
  43. 43
    PRAY

    55D Appeal to God

    4
    44
  44. 44
    IFI

    39A "Don't mind ___ do!"

    4
    35
  45. 45
    SAUDI

    66A ___ Arabia

    4
    35
  46. 46
    PARKAS

    31A Winter coats

    4
    12
  47. 47
    ELEC

    12D Util. bill

    3
    80
  48. 48
    RIFLE

    27D The "R" in N.R.A.

    3
    55
  49. 49
    ASPIC

    33D ___ jelly

    3
    50
  50. 50
    FEAT

    6D Quite an accomplishment

    3
    47
  51. 51
    BOOM

    36A Sound made when passing the sound barrier

    3
    36
  52. 52
    PLAZA

    43A Town square

    3
    33
  53. 53
    BLIPS

    26D Spots of light on a radar screen

    3
    7
  54. 54
    RIAL

    3D Mideast money

    2
    81
  55. 55
    OSKAR

    8D Schindler of "Schindler's List"

    2
    37
  56. 56
    CANASTA

    4D Variation of rummy that was a 1950s fad

    2
    23
  57. 57
    CORP

    29D Nasdaq listing: Abbr.

    2
    22
  58. 58
    DARK

    13D Alternative to white, as turkey meat

    1
    33
  59. 59
    SENILE

    47A Definitely past one's mental peak

    1
    21
  60. 60
    KURT

    58D Rock's Cobain

    1
    17
  61. 61
    PROB

    50D "No ___!" ("Easy!")

    1
    17
  62. 62
    HYPED

    69A Talked up

    1
    5
  63. 63
    THUMBTACK debut

    64A Bulletin board fastener

    1
    2
  64. 64
    ESTATES

    46D Subjects of wills

    0
    42
  65. 65
    UNAWARE

    10D Not in the know

    0
    16
  66. 66
    LURED

    9A Enticed

    0
    15
  67. 67
    NATCH

    52D "Why, certainly!"

    0
    15
  68. 68
    CALLERID

    40D Phone-screening service

    0
    11
  69. 69
    KOJAK

    30D Old cop show starring Telly Savalas

    0
    11
  70. 70
    SHIRK

    34D Dodge, as work

    0
    11
  71. 71
    ZIPCODE

    44D 90210, e.g.

    0
    10
  72. 72
    CARJACK

    40A Take someone's wheels from at gunpoint

    0
    5
  73. 73
    BRATPACK

    26A Stars of "The Breakfast Club" and "St. Elmo's Fire," collectively

    0
    4
  74. 74
    KNAPSACK

    49A Hiker's bag

    0
    4
  75. 75
    SPICERACK

    54A Place for parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme

    0
    4
  76. 76
    LETSTALK

    9D "We can discuss this fully later"

    0
    3
  77. 77
    STANDBACK debut

    17A "Don't get too close!"

    0
    2
  78. 78
    THATSWACK debut

    21A "Wow, totally crazy!"

    0
    1