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Monday · 76 answers · 2 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EST

    61D D.C. winter hrs.

    55
    428
  2. 2
    ORE

    31A Sought-after rock

    48
    581
  3. 3
    AREA

    16A Rest ___ (roadside stop)

    46
    631
  4. 4
    ERE

    22A Before, in verse

    43
    602
  5. 5
    ADO

    59D Big fuss

    43
    477
  6. 6
    ACRE

    42A Farm unit

    38
    328
  7. 7
    OGRE

    14A Folklore villain

    36
    284
  8. 8
    ESSO

    65A Bygone U.S. gas brand

    30
    276
  9. 9
    APE

    7D Go ___ (flip out)

    28
    415
  10. 10
    EELS

    64A Slithery fish

    28
    199
  11. 11
    EMU

    22D Relative of an ostrich

    27
    295
  12. 12
    IRIS

    62A Part of the eye

    26
    225
  13. 13
    ABS

    53A Stomach muscles, informally

    25
    214
  14. 14
    MET

    60D Encountered

    25
    187
  15. 15
    ORB

    39D Big ball in space

    22
    195
  16. 16
    ALIT

    47A Came down on a branch, say

    21
    220
  17. 17
    NED

    27D Flanders of "The Simpsons"

    18
    233
  18. 18
    HOT

    1D On a streak

    18
    134
  19. 19
    RES

    46A Hi-___ graphics

    17
    279
  20. 20
    PIE

    57D ___ à la mode

    17
    183
  21. 21
    RON

    58D Song syllable repeated after "Da Doo"

    16
    169
  22. 22
    MAT

    13D Wrestling surface

    16
    145
  23. 23
    TEAS

    54A Oolong and Earl Grey

    16
    103
  24. 24
    FIR

    8D Tree with needles

    16
    101
  25. 25
    FLEA

    25D One nipping Nipper, maybe

    14
    80
  26. 26
    LASSO

    51D Catch, as a calf at a rodeo

    13
    96
  27. 27
    DRAT

    67A "Dang!"

    11
    109
  28. 28
    ICED

    56D Treated, as a sprained ankle

    11
    106
  29. 29
    ALAN

    30A The "A" of Chester A. Arthur

    10
    232
  30. 30
    LOBE

    29D Brain section

    10
    75
  31. 31
    HEAD

    1A Noggin

    10
    66
  32. 32
    ODAY

    34D Jazz chanteuse Anita

    6
    50
  33. 33
    FLY

    9D Go by plane

    6
    46
  34. 34
    EMS

    45D Letters on an ambulance

    5
    149
  35. 35
    COLE

    37D ___ slaw

    5
    53
  36. 36
    TULSA

    6D Oklahoma oil city

    5
    42
  37. 37
    DUST

    21A Attic accumulation

    5
    41
  38. 38
    OSSA

    18D Greek peak

    4
    88
  39. 39
    UPTO

    32A ___ no good

    4
    76
  40. 40
    KRIS

    38D ___ Kringle

    4
    56
  41. 41
    MOST

    19A Not quite all

    4
    54
  42. 42
    UMASS

    36D Amherst school, informally

    4
    31
  43. 43
    NOTSO

    66A "Untrue!"

    3
    56
  44. 44
    GAMUT

    10D Full range

    3
    27
  45. 45
    GERM

    10A Bug

    2
    52
  46. 46
    EGOTRIP

    2D Display of self-importance

    2
    36
  47. 47
    TRYSTS

    20A No-tell motel get-togethers

    2
    30
  48. 48
    DEFY

    4D Boldly resist

    2
    28
  49. 49
    STAFF

    5A Sturdy walking stick

    2
    27
  50. 50
    NODICE

    55A "Ain't gonna happen"

    2
    25
  51. 51
    PEWS

    57A Church seats

    1
    33
  52. 52
    ARMREST

    3D What two theatergoers may share

    1
    18
  53. 53
    RESTORE

    12D Put back in good condition

    1
    16
  54. 54
    EROSION

    11D Wearing away of soil

    1
    15
  55. 55
    ONCEMORE

    39A Again

    1
    8
  56. 56
    ANDA

    49D Forever ___ day

    0
    33
  57. 57
    ODETO

    63A "___ a Nightingale"

    0
    24
  58. 58
    DANKE

    21D "___ schön" ("Thank you very much": Ger.)

    0
    18
  59. 59
    PUPIL

    15A Part of the eye

    0
    16
  60. 60
    LACK

    26D Be short of

    0
    13
  61. 61
    BOOHOO

    48D "Gee, that's really too bad"

    0
    11
  62. 62
    CSLEWIS

    41D "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" writer

    0
    11
  63. 63
    MISLAY

    28A Lose

    0
    7
  64. 64
    RUBELLA

    44D German measles

    0
    7
  65. 65
    CRACKER

    43D "Polly want a ___?"

    0
    6
  66. 66
    INSTS

    52D Research facilities: Abbr.

    0
    6
  67. 67
    SPOTTY

    5D Hit-or-miss

    0
    6
  68. 68
    STAGFLATION

    23A Double-whammy economic condition

    0
    5
  69. 69
    NEUTERS

    40D Spays, e.g.

    0
    4
  70. 70
    TOMFOOLERY

    17A Prankish activity

    0
    4
  71. 71
    BUCKNAKED

    35A Without a stitch on

    0
    3
  72. 72
    GARNETS

    24D Red gems

    0
    3
  73. 73
    RAMSHACKLE

    58A Shoddy and unsturdy

    0
    3
  74. 74
    BULLSESSION

    50A Impromptu, wide-ranging conversation

    0
    2
  75. 75
    BAYRUM debut

    48A Men's grooming scent

    0
    1
  76. 76
    RECKONED debut

    33A Did some figuring

    0
    1