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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
    ONE

    13D First number dialed when calling long distance

    63
    612
  2. 2
    ORE

    49D Mined metal

    48
    581
  3. 3
    USA

    5D It's between Can. and Mex.

    40
    261
  4. 4
    SHE

    55A "There ___ is, Miss America"

    35
    345
  5. 5
    ELS

    65D Windy City trains

    29
    333
  6. 6
    ENO

    47A Brian who composed "Music for Airports"

    29
    285
  7. 7
    IRIS

    38A Colored part of the eye

    26
    225
  8. 8
    MET

    30A Encountered

    25
    187
  9. 9
    IAN

    62D Suffix with Dickens

    23
    260
  10. 10
    ELF

    35D Munchkin

    21
    197
  11. 11
    PESO

    29D Mexican money

    20
    131
  12. 12
    STAB

    1A Attack with a knife

    18
    181
  13. 13
    SOLO

    15A Duet minus one

    18
    135
  14. 14
    LOS

    48A The "L" of L.A.

    17
    144
  15. 15
    TRUE

    14A See 2-Down

    16
    150
  16. 16
    ABCS

    37D Kindergarten basics

    16
    133
  17. 17
    HES

    12D Guys

    16
    122
  18. 18
    AMA

    31A Doc grp.

    15
    262
  19. 19
    AHAB

    60D Ill-fated captain

    15
    156
  20. 20
    ONION

    69A "America's Finest News Source," with "The"

    14
    131
  21. 21
    EDENS

    57D Perfect places

    14
    112
  22. 22
    ADIEU

    54D Fond farewell

    13
    148
  23. 23
    NCO

    61D Sgt., e.g.

    13
    146
  24. 24
    NEATO

    53D "Far out!"

    12
    127
  25. 25
    GEESE

    19A "Silly" birds

    11
    130
  26. 26
    ENID

    25D "Idylls of the King" lady

    10
    232
  27. 27
    ANNO

    26D ___ Domini

    9
    128
  28. 28
    BETS

    4D Risks

    9
    65
  29. 29
    LEASE

    20A Renter's document

    8
    84
  30. 30
    PENN

    29A Ivy League school in Philly

    8
    79
  31. 31
    UHOH

    5A "Oops-a-daisy"

    7
    95
  32. 32
    ECOL

    41D Green science: Abbr.

    7
    88
  33. 33
    BEDS

    71A Hotel and hospital features

    7
    73
  34. 34
    AURAS

    3D Surrounding glows

    7
    52
  35. 35
    REPEL

    18D Push back, as an attack

    7
    50
  36. 36
    UKE

    22D Hawaiian strings, for short

    6
    93
  37. 37
    CACTI

    66A Desert flora

    6
    65
  38. 38
    SPADE

    55D Digging tool

    6
    63
  39. 39
    STALL

    1D Shower unit

    6
    54
  40. 40
    DOLCE

    39A Softly, in music

    6
    24
  41. 41
    ADEN

    68A Port of Yemen

    5
    163
  42. 42
    CELL

    67A Battery

    5
    63
  43. 43
    EWERS

    46D Pitchers

    5
    59
  44. 44
    BRED

    42A Born and ___

    5
    50
  45. 45
    LDS

    23A Mormons, in brief

    5
    49
  46. 46
    ROWS

    51A Squabbles

    5
    48
  47. 47
    OATEN

    36A Like some cereals

    4
    39
  48. 48
    IRANI

    33D Resident of Tehran

    3
    99
  49. 49
    TRIED

    2D ___ and 14-Across (reliable)

    3
    28
  50. 50
    KABOB

    43A Serving on a skewer

    3
    20
  51. 51
    CARB

    40D Bit of pasta, for short

    2
    40
  52. 52
    RAPID

    59A Quick

    2
    38
  53. 53
    HIRED

    56D Put on the payroll

    2
    25
  54. 54
    HUBS

    70A Car parts that have caps

    2
    23
  55. 55
    IDUNNO

    21A "No idea"

    2
    21
  56. 56
    HOV

    6D ___ lane

    2
    20
  57. 57
    MLB

    64D Cubs and White Sox org.

    2
    19
  58. 58
    LIKED

    32D Had a crush on

    2
    14
  59. 59
    ALENE

    10D Coeur d'___, Idaho

    1
    37
  60. 60
    AENEID

    58A Epic work by Virgil

    1
    34
  61. 61
    MACHO

    9A Hypermasculine

    1
    25
  62. 62
    NICAD

    61A Hybrid kind of battery

    1
    9
  63. 63
    MAGNETO debut

    9D X-Men villain

    1
    7
  64. 64
    FIBONACCI debut

    34D Eponym of a number series that begins 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ...

    1
    4
  65. 65
    ALLEN

    16A Patriot Ethan of the Revolutionary War

    0
    56
  66. 66
    EMEER

    27D Mideast bigwig: Var.

    0
    33
  67. 67
    OLEIC

    7D Kind of acid in soapmaking

    0
    28
  68. 68
    CLEOPATRA

    11D 1963 Elizabeth Taylor role

    0
    15
  69. 69
    RANDD

    28D Early stage of industrial work, for short

    0
    14
  70. 70
    STITCH

    50D Hilarious person, in slang

    0
    12
  71. 71
    HOLDEM

    8D World Series of Poker game

    0
    8
  72. 72
    LIFELINE

    32A *Contestant's help on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"

    0
    6
  73. 73
    TIMESHARE

    63A Vacation lodging purchase ... or an arrangement between the two halves of the answer to each starred clue?

    0
    6
  74. 74
    BLENDIN

    44D Not be conspicuous

    0
    4
  75. 75
    DINNERTABLE

    52A *Piece of furniture that might be under a chandelier

    0
    3
  76. 76
    FACECARD

    45A *King, queen or jack

    0
    3
  77. 77
    AIRTRAVEL debut

    17A *Flying

    0
    2
  78. 78
    PEACEKEEPER debut

    24A *One placed between warring parties

    0
    1