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Monday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ASH

    5D Bit of volcanic fallout

    50
    458
  2. 2
    OREO

    50A Nabisco cookie

    45
    408
  3. 3
    ORCA

    50D Killer whale

    34
    234
  4. 4
    EAST

    21A Toward sunrise

    33
    285
  5. 5
    TREE

    40A Cedar or cypress

    25
    309
  6. 6
    ALTO

    55D Voice below soprano

    25
    290
  7. 7
    AOL

    29D "You've got mail" co.

    25
    214
  8. 8
    IDOL

    56A One on a pedestal

    23
    293
  9. 9
    REP

    58D Sales agent, informally

    23
    192
  10. 10
    EURO

    2D Replacement for the mark and franc

    22
    221
  11. 11
    ADELE

    36A "Rolling in the Deep" singer, 2010

    22
    158
  12. 12
    EDGE

    49D Rim

    21
    293
  13. 13
    TRIO

    40D Quartet minus one

    21
    204
  14. 14
    STE

    9D Sault ___ Marie, Mich.

    20
    274
  15. 15
    CNN

    57D Where to see Anderson Cooper

    19
    126
  16. 16
    ERIC

    25A Attorney general Holder

    17
    251
  17. 17
    USSR

    23A Reagan's "evil empire," for short

    17
    171
  18. 18
    MESS

    62A Complete foul-up

    17
    145
  19. 19
    AMID

    12D In the thick of

    17
    136
  20. 20
    ARID

    36D Parched

    16
    222
  21. 21
    NOSE

    47A Air port?

    15
    188
  22. 22
    LARA

    52A "60 Minutes" correspondent Logan

    14
    138
  23. 23
    RANT

    54D Blow a gasket

    14
    133
  24. 24
    ROAR

    51D Lion's sound

    13
    169
  25. 25
    NCAA

    60A Final Four org.

    13
    164
  26. 26
    SOME

    16A A few

    13
    100
  27. 27
    EXIT

    15A Leave the auditorium

    12
    151
  28. 28
    AXIS

    7D W.W. II enemy

    12
    109
  29. 29
    AYES

    53D Votes in favor

    12
    99
  30. 30
    RENE

    13D Russo of "Thor"

    11
    221
  31. 31
    MAO

    39A Chinese Chairman

    11
    141
  32. 32
    NOON

    45D Lunch time

    11
    103
  33. 33
    EVENT

    61A Occurrence

    11
    102
  34. 34
    PJS

    41D Bedwear, informally

    11
    72
  35. 35
    AGEE

    59A "The African Queen" screenwriter James

    10
    201
  36. 36
    AJAR

    10A Cracked open, as a door

    10
    192
  37. 37
    DEB

    37D Belle of the ball, for short

    10
    94
  38. 38
    TGIF

    38A Ready-for-the-weekend cry

    9
    98
  39. 39
    RAID

    46A Activity in which the police may beat down a door

    9
    95
  40. 40
    PESTO

    64A Italian sauce

    9
    86
  41. 41
    UNA

    34A Italian "a"

    8
    115
  42. 42
    NARY

    63A ___ a one

    8
    61
  43. 43
    LAMB

    32D Follower of Mary, in a nursery rhyme

    7
    74
  44. 44
    AURAS

    14A Surrounding glows

    7
    52
  45. 45
    ARFS

    22D Pekingese sounds

    6
    52
  46. 46
    MATH

    1D "Do the ___" ("You figure it out")

    6
    48
  47. 47
    LETGO

    48A Release one's grip

    6
    46
  48. 48
    RAFT

    31D Huck Finn's transport

    5
    77
  49. 49
    CROP

    3D Clip, as a photo

    5
    69
  50. 50
    GIFT

    8D Present

    5
    23
  51. 51
    UNITY

    30D Oneness

    4
    31
  52. 52
    BAGS

    6A Pieces of luggage

    4
    30
  53. 53
    HOPS

    20A Bunny movements

    4
    29
  54. 54
    SDS

    24D '60s teach-in organizer: Abbr.

    3
    118
  55. 55
    LIAM

    48D Neeson of "Taken"

    3
    61
  56. 56
    AANDE

    22A Cable network specializing in "real life" shows

    3
    27
  57. 57
    PRATT

    41A Brooklyn's ___ Institute

    3
    24
  58. 58
    SHIN

    19A Part of the leg that's often kicked

    2
    82
  59. 59
    LANES

    32A Swim meet divisions

    2
    58
  60. 60
    MECCA

    1A Holy city of Islam

    2
    50
  61. 61
    ASSAIL

    10D Attack

    2
    39
  62. 62
    DWEEB

    28D Dork

    2
    34
  63. 63
    AMYS

    35A Writer Tan and singer Grant

    2
    28
  64. 64
    YESM

    18D "O.K." from Huck Finn

    2
    22
  65. 65
    EAGLES

    43D Philadelphia gridders

    2
    20
  66. 66
    ONEWAY

    44D Like a street with an arrow sign

    2
    16
  67. 67
    TRUELOVE

    38D One and only, in romance

    2
    11
  68. 68
    WOKS

    33A Stir-fry vessels

    1
    22
  69. 69
    BEWARE

    6D "Watch out!"

    1
    11
  70. 70
    ELKE

    25D Actress Sommer

    0
    54
  71. 71
    GAMAL

    26D Egyptian president Nasser

    0
    10
  72. 72
    CAPSULES

    4D Swallowable medicine units

    0
    3
  73. 73
    CROWNROYAL debut

    57A Popular Canadian whisky

    0
    2
  74. 74
    JOHNCOUGAR

    11D "Hurts So Good" singer, 1982

    0
    2
  75. 75
    ONYOURTOES

    27D 1936 Rodgers and Hart musical that incorporated jazz in its score

    0
    2
  76. 76
    BLUERIBBONJURY debut

    42A Panel for a complex legal case

    0
    1
  77. 77
    GOLDMEDALFLOUR debut

    26A General Mills baking product

    0
    1
  78. 78
    TROPHYWIFE debut

    17A Husband's status symbol, possibly

    0
    1