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Monday · 76 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EST

    15D D.C. winter hrs.

    55
    428
  2. 2
    ANTE

    12D ___ meridiem (morning: Lat.)

    45
    461
  3. 3
    ADO

    44A Kerfuffle

    44
    477
  4. 4
    ELSE

    63A "Or ___!" (threat)

    43
    440
  5. 5
    AGO

    29D In the past

    39
    291
  6. 6
    IDO

    37D Words before "You may kiss the bride"

    33
    336
  7. 7
    ATM

    53D Place to enter a PIN

    30
    260
  8. 8
    APE

    62D King Kong, e.g.

    28
    415
  9. 9
    UNIT

    18A Liter or meter

    28
    230
  10. 10
    STIR

    8D Start to wake up

    27
    292
  11. 11
    NIL

    38D Nothing

    27
    249
  12. 12
    SLY

    19A Crafty

    24
    264
  13. 13
    ETRE

    57D French "to be"

    24
    241
  14. 14
    ESS

    24A Symbol on Superman's chest

    22
    413
  15. 15
    DEN

    41A Where a bear hibernates

    22
    260
  16. 16
    RARE

    40D With 43-Across, yttrium or scandium

    19
    257
  17. 17
    PAT

    61D Congratulate nonverbally

    18
    168
  18. 18
    ARAL

    2D Asia's shrinking ___ Sea

    17
    184
  19. 19
    SOD

    66A Lawn base

    17
    180
  20. 20
    MEET

    51D Encounter

    17
    144
  21. 21
    ISLA

    52D Jamaica, por ejemplo

    17
    119
  22. 22
    HEN

    21D Rooster's mate

    16
    188
  23. 23
    DIE

    42A Go kaput

    16
    168
  24. 24
    NADA

    33D Nothing

    15
    145
  25. 25
    NOIR

    11D Dark film genre

    14
    110
  26. 26
    CBS

    6A Network with an eye logo

    13
    123
  27. 27
    SUR

    28D Spanish "south"

    12
    97
  28. 28
    BAMA

    7D Crimson Tide school, for short

    12
    63
  29. 29
    SHEA

    22A Mets' ballpark until 2008

    11
    126
  30. 30
    SPAR

    22D Train for a boxing match

    10
    188
  31. 31
    COO

    48A Dove's sound

    10
    144
  32. 32
    DOC

    45D ___ Martens (shoes)

    10
    102
  33. 33
    LOON

    16A "Crazy" bird

    9
    81
  34. 34
    EARTH

    43A See 40-Down

    9
    76
  35. 35
    HAITI

    1A French-speaking nation in the Americas

    9
    60
  36. 36
    ESAI

    59A Morales of "NYPD Blue"

    8
    128
  37. 37
    TEPEE

    67A Wigwam relative

    8
    76
  38. 38
    TIVO

    55D Record for later viewing, in a way

    8
    57
  39. 39
    TATS

    65A Pictures inked on the body, in slang

    8
    49
  40. 40
    MUG

    34A Hot cocoa container, maybe

    8
    43
  41. 41
    PHD

    30A Degree after an M.A., perhaps

    7
    87
  42. 42
    WEB

    56A The last "w" in www

    7
    87
  43. 43
    WRAP

    56D Shawl, e.g.

    7
    64
  44. 44
    ICI

    5D Here, in 1-Across

    6
    97
  45. 45
    TIT

    4D Palindromic bird

    6
    81
  46. 46
    HAI

    35A Japanese "yes"

    6
    73
  47. 47
    PINA

    9A ___ colada

    6
    40
  48. 48
    BYTE

    58D Tiny part of a computer's memory

    5
    61
  49. 49
    ADORED

    46D Loved to pieces

    5
    32
  50. 50
    ITRY

    3D Humble response to a compliment

    5
    32
  51. 51
    DISH

    32D What everyone brings to a potluck dinner

    4
    60
  52. 52
    HAMS

    1D Easter roasts

    4
    44
  53. 53
    RHOS

    54D Letters after pis

    3
    45
  54. 54
    DAZE

    50A Whacked-out mental state

    2
    50
  55. 55
    HANK

    23D Baseball's Hammerin' ___

    2
    23
  56. 56
    HASTE

    31D Hurry

    1
    61
  57. 57
    IMPEL

    27D Urge

    1
    49
  58. 58
    UNSER

    14D Al who won four Indy 500s

    1
    34
  59. 59
    CLAWAT

    6D Scratch, as a cat might a sofa

    1
    9
  60. 60
    ICONOCLAST

    26D Antiestablishment figure

    1
    4
  61. 61
    DOLLARTREE

    45A *National discount store chain

    1
    3
  62. 62
    OKIES

    49D Dust Bowl migrants

    0
    15
  63. 63
    GETZ

    39D Saxophonist Stan

    0
    14
  64. 64
    RANDD

    47D Corp. creativity department

    0
    14
  65. 65
    BOWED

    25D Bent at a curtain call

    0
    8
  66. 66
    PLUMS

    9D Prunes, originally

    0
    7
  67. 67
    IONOSPHERE

    10D Where the Northern Lights occur

    0
    4
  68. 68
    MARTINAMIS

    17A *British novelist who wrote "London Fields"

    0
    4
  69. 69
    THIRDPARTY debut

    60A *Like some checks and vendors

    0
    4
  70. 70
    ARTICULATE

    13A *Eloquent

    0
    2
  71. 71
    BIPARTISAN

    25A *Having both Republican and Democratic support

    0
    2
  72. 72
    NOCAN

    33A "___ do" ("Not possible")

    0
    2
  73. 73
    AWORKINPROGRESS debut

    36A Unfinished project ... or, literally, what the answers to the eight starred clues contain?

    0
    1
  74. 74
    MILKCARTON debut

    51A *Container next to a bowl of cereal

    0
    1
  75. 75
    MOVEDAPART debut

    64A *Gradually separated

    0
    1
  76. 76
    SWARTHMORE debut

    20A *College near Philadelphia

    0
    1