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Monday · 78 answers · 10 debuts

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

  1. 1
    TSA

    64D Grp. doing pat-downs

    52
    188
  2. 2
    AREA

    29D Word after rest or gray

    46
    631
  3. 3
    OREO

    33A Double-disc cookie

    45
    408
  4. 4
    ISEE

    34A "Hmm, yes ..."

    36
    360
  5. 5
    ORCA

    68A Killer whale

    34
    234
  6. 6
    ACNE

    1D Reason to use Clearasil

    32
    233
  7. 7
    SKA

    9D Some Caribbean music

    31
    163
  8. 8
    ACHE

    1A Longing

    28
    282
  9. 9
    ASA

    22D Drunk ___ skunk

    27
    230
  10. 10
    LSAT

    46A Future atty.'s exam

    25
    172
  11. 11
    ENT

    45D M.D. who may examine the sinuses

    24
    222
  12. 12
    ETTA

    4D 1964 album "___ James Rocks the House"

    23
    254
  13. 13
    INCA

    59D Ancient Peruvian

    23
    212
  14. 14
    REP

    53D Not Dem.

    23
    192
  15. 15
    AIDE

    23A Deputy

    20
    192
  16. 16
    STAY

    70A "Don't go!"

    20
    159
  17. 17
    AVA

    21A Actress Gardner

    19
    229
  18. 18
    AKA

    6D Letters before an alias

    19
    211
  19. 19
    IKEA

    15A Household goods retail chain founded in Sweden

    19
    130
  20. 20
    REAP

    30D Harvest

    17
    155
  21. 21
    ELENA

    66A Kagan of the Supreme Court

    14
    177
  22. 22
    CASE

    36D Detective's assignment

    13
    108
  23. 23
    UGLI

    27D Furrowed fruit

    13
    86
  24. 24
    STEER

    13D Have the wheel

    12
    132
  25. 25
    LETS

    38D "___ Make a Deal"

    12
    106
  26. 26
    YENS

    49A Longings

    11
    123
  27. 27
    HOST

    28D Party thrower

    11
    85
  28. 28
    ALAN

    37D One of the men on "Two and a Half Men"

    10
    232
  29. 29
    OLIN

    25D Actress Lena

    9
    112
  30. 30
    EPEES

    50D Fencing swords

    9
    104
  31. 31
    YTD

    18D Stock listings abbr.

    9
    60
  32. 32
    DIRE

    58D In ___ straits

    8
    91
  33. 33
    AWW

    48D "So-o-o cute!"

    8
    33
  34. 34
    GAMER

    52D World of Warcraft fan, e.g.

    8
    29
  35. 35
    SHY

    65D Reticent

    7
    107
  36. 36
    ANNIE

    19A Woody Allen's "___ Hall"

    7
    89
  37. 37
    ELIDE

    12D Skip over in pronouncing

    7
    66
  38. 38
    COAT

    14A Jacket

    6
    89
  39. 39
    HASP

    3D Lock securer

    6
    73
  40. 40
    LOCAL

    35A Train that doesn't skip a stop

    6
    63
  41. 41
    EDDIE

    56A Jockey Arcaro

    6
    61
  42. 42
    FADE

    41D What colors do over time

    6
    53
  43. 43
    DENIM

    11D Clothing material that may have rivets

    6
    52
  44. 44
    SARGE

    69A "Beetle Bailey" character

    6
    47
  45. 45
    KNELT

    16A Prepared to be knighted

    5
    48
  46. 46
    SEASON

    39A With 41-Across, good time for a cliffhanger ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 63-Across has?

    5
    38
  47. 47
    DAMS

    5A Beaver constructions

    5
    36
  48. 48
    EXPAT

    20A National who lives overseas, informally

    5
    20
  49. 49
    ZEAL

    71A Fervor

    4
    71
  50. 50
    HARM

    28A Injury

    4
    53
  51. 51
    BREA

    43A La ___ Tar Pits

    4
    39
  52. 52
    TUSH

    67A Backside

    4
    26
  53. 53
    SIDES

    9A Entree add-ons

    4
    25
  54. 54
    PEAL

    54A Ring, as bells

    3
    55
  55. 55
    DELLA

    51D Actress Reese

    3
    33
  56. 56
    DIF

    5D "What's the ___?"

    3
    24
  57. 57
    COAX

    2D Wheedle

    2
    43
  58. 58
    NUS

    26D Letters before xis

    2
    39
  59. 59
    TAPED

    42A Not live, as on TV

    1
    31
  60. 60
    DONNASUMMER debut

    24A "Last Dance" singer, 1978

    1
    3
  61. 61
    SALVAGE

    8D Rescue

    1
    3
  62. 62
    ODER

    40D Baltic Sea feeder

    0
    81
  63. 63
    EGAL

    60D Alike: Fr.

    0
    33
  64. 64
    SAE

    62D Letter encl. to facilitate a reply

    0
    31
  65. 65
    ELMOS

    61A Saint ___ fire

    0
    21
  66. 66
    FINALE

    41A See 39-Across

    0
    12
  67. 67
    DROZ debut

    57D Physician with a daily talk show

    0
    7
  68. 68
    MELANGE

    7D Olio

    0
    6
  69. 69
    INNAMEONLY debut

    10D Titularly

    0
    4
  70. 70
    LUGGAGE

    32A It's found on an airport carousel

    0
    4
  71. 71
    YEAREND

    47A December, say

    0
    4
  72. 72
    RENTOUT debut

    44D Lease

    0
    3
  73. 73
    BRIGHTS debut

    43D High beams

    0
    2
  74. 74
    EDGARWINTER debut

    50A Albino rocker with a 1973 #1 hit

    0
    2
  75. 75
    HOTSPRING debut

    63A Spa locale

    0
    2
  76. 76
    NASTYFALL debut

    17A What a slippery sidewalk might cause

    0
    2
  77. 77
    MOSEYALONG debut

    31D Amble

    0
    1
  78. 78
    WGT debut

    55A Lb. or oz.

    0
    1