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Monday · 76 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    END

    10D "___ of discussion!"

    55
    447
  2. 2
    ETNA

    25D Source of many Sicilian explosions

    36
    334
  3. 3
    EAST

    55A Sunrise direction

    33
    285
  4. 4
    ACT

    2D Circus performance

    31
    302
  5. 5
    RAE

    57D Arctic explorer John

    28
    278
  6. 6
    PAR

    60D 3, 4 or 5 on a golf course

    25
    218
  7. 7
    TAU

    38A Fraternity "T"

    25
    169
  8. 8
    USSR

    40D Stalin's land, in brief

    17
    171
  9. 9
    SIP

    41D Nurse a beverage

    15
    128
  10. 10
    OMAHA

    37D Mutual of ___

    14
    137
  11. 11
    PEAT

    20A ___ moss (gardening purchase)

    13
    75
  12. 12
    SLO

    61D ___-mo replay

    12
    185
  13. 13
    PAS

    1D Faux ___ (blunder)

    12
    114
  14. 14
    MAO

    6D Chairman whose figure overlooks Tiananmen Square

    11
    141
  15. 15
    TEAR

    48D Glum drop

    10
    149
  16. 16
    PACT

    1A Treaty

    10
    79
  17. 17
    OHNO

    34D "Yikes!"

    9
    149
  18. 18
    IMAM

    5A Muslim leader

    9
    111
  19. 19
    ENACT

    16A Pass into law

    9
    96
  20. 20
    KNOT

    31A Tie the ___ (wed)

    8
    100
  21. 21
    MAV

    23A Dallas hoopster, informally

    8
    51
  22. 22
    URAL

    64A ___ Mountains (Eurasian range)

    7
    180
  23. 23
    YAP

    35A Kennel bark

    7
    75
  24. 24
    CUD

    27D Cow's chew

    7
    42
  25. 25
    THOSE

    51D "___ were the days ..."

    7
    39
  26. 26
    USED

    63A Preowned

    6
    165
  27. 27
    ERST

    21A Previously, in old usage

    6
    155
  28. 28
    AGORA

    56A Ancient Greek public square

    6
    105
  29. 29
    SADE

    15A One-named Nigerian singer of "The Sweetest Taboo"

    6
    84
  30. 30
    ACHY

    14A Sore, as from overexercise

    6
    55
  31. 31
    OREGON

    44D Setting for TV's "Portlandia"

    6
    35
  32. 32
    METRO

    8D D.C.'s subway system

    5
    58
  33. 33
    ADREP

    7D 11-Down extra

    5
    34
  34. 34
    ADORED

    32A Was gaga about

    5
    32
  35. 35
    RET

    53A Like many workers, after age 65: Abbr.

    4
    114
  36. 36
    TAPS

    29D Reveille's counterpart

    4
    66
  37. 37
    TACH

    54A Gauge showing r.p.m.'s

    4
    37
  38. 38
    VEG

    59D Relax, with "out"

    4
    29
  39. 39
    PYRO

    67A Fire lover, briefly

    4
    26
  40. 40
    MEMOS

    9A Office notes

    4
    25
  41. 41
    CONAN

    62A O'Brien of late-night TV

    3
    47
  42. 42
    ADDTO

    19A Expand, as a building

    3
    44
  43. 43
    AGUE

    39D Fit of fever

    2
    85
  44. 44
    SPIRO

    22D Vice president Agnew

    2
    43
  45. 45
    OCCUR

    50D Come to pass

    2
    37
  46. 46
    MADMEN

    11D Emmy-winning AMC series set in the 1960s

    2
    19
  47. 47
    OCTANE

    12D Gas rating

    1
    35
  48. 48
    REGS

    66A Rules and ___

    1
    29
  49. 49
    KNEED

    65A Struck with a bent leg

    1
    23
  50. 50
    HOGS

    42A Porkers

    1
    22
  51. 51
    ATHEART

    28A Fundamentally

    1
    18
  52. 52
    SAMSON

    41A Strongman of the Bible

    1
    16
  53. 53
    ITUNES

    30A Means of music storage

    1
    15
  54. 54
    TYPESET

    4D Prepare for printing

    1
    13
  55. 55
    HOTONE

    45D Definitely a day to run the A.C.

    1
    9
  56. 56
    MEATSTEW

    9D Goulash, e.g.

    1
    6
  57. 57
    CDRACK debut

    43D Means of music storage

    1
    3
  58. 58
    STOPSHORT debut

    17A *Suddenly slam on the brakes

    1
    2
  59. 59
    SANA

    18D Yemen's capital

    0
    47
  60. 60
    CESSNA

    24A Corporate jet manufacturer

    0
    32
  61. 61
    DSO

    33D Brit. military award

    0
    29
  62. 62
    ISHTAR

    5D Beatty/Hoffman bomb of 1987

    0
    14
  63. 63
    CAKY

    24D Like some poorly applied makeup

    0
    11
  64. 64
    CREEDS

    47D Church beliefs

    0
    10
  65. 65
    OCTOPUS

    46A Eight-armed sea creature

    0
    10
  66. 66
    STOVES

    13D Kitchen centerpieces

    0
    10
  67. 67
    REISER

    52A Paul of "Mad About You"

    0
    9
  68. 68
    CABSTAND

    36D Where to get a taxi

    0
    6
  69. 69
    CHOPSHOP

    3D *Stolen car destination, maybe

    0
    5
  70. 70
    COHIBA

    43A Deluxe Cuban cigar brand

    0
    5
  71. 71
    TOPSTORY

    38D *Opening segment in a newscast

    0
    4
  72. 72
    DROPSHOT

    49A *Tricky tennis stroke

    0
    3
  73. 73
    HOISTUP debut

    42D Raise, as with a crane

    0
    2
  74. 74
    POPSCENE debut

    26A *Top 40 music world

    0
    2
  75. 75
    COPSHOW debut

    36A *"NYPD Blue" or "Miami Vice"

    0
    1
  76. 76
    COVERTOPS debut

    58A Spy activities ... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues

    0
    1