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Monday · 78 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ARE

    61D "What ___ the chances?"

    56
    533
  2. 2
    AREA

    18D Kind of rug or code

    46
    631
  3. 3
    AHA

    46D "I've got it!"

    40
    379
  4. 4
    ADE

    20A Suffix with lemon or orange

    35
    277
  5. 5
    ERS

    19A Hosp. areas for lifesaving operations

    33
    284
  6. 6
    RAE

    63D "Norma ___"

    28
    278
  7. 7
    ITEM

    58D Thing

    27
    274
  8. 8
    INN

    9D Quaint lodging

    27
    258
  9. 9
    ASA

    60A Smart ___ whip

    27
    230
  10. 10
    ELK

    67A Antlered animal

    25
    207
  11. 11
    EYES

    35D Hurricane centers

    24
    195
  12. 12
    INCA

    56D Ancient Peruvian

    23
    212
  13. 13
    OBI

    22D Geisha's sash

    17
    199
  14. 14
    YEA

    16A Vote for

    17
    192
  15. 15
    MESS

    59D Pigsty

    17
    145
  16. 16
    EASEL

    50D Artist's stand

    16
    144
  17. 17
    ELENA

    68A Justice Kagan

    15
    178
  18. 18
    LARA

    54A Newswoman Logan

    14
    138
  19. 19
    SORE

    6D Peeved

    13
    157
  20. 20
    OBIT

    22A News item of passing concern?

    13
    142
  21. 21
    ACLU

    27D Rights org.

    13
    137
  22. 22
    IMAGE

    43A Spittin' ___

    13
    110
  23. 23
    VIE

    23A Compete

    13
    101
  24. 24
    TREAT

    21A Pick up the tab for someone

    13
    94
  25. 25
    AMIE

    31A French girlfriend

    12
    170
  26. 26
    MEL

    62D Singer Tormé

    12
    151
  27. 27
    GOD

    10D The Almighty

    12
    79
  28. 28
    GALA

    25D Black-tie party

    11
    115
  29. 29
    LAMA

    30D Dalai ___

    11
    107
  30. 30
    DEC

    64A Nov. follower

    10
    70
  31. 31
    AMES

    40D Iowa State's home

    9
    174
  32. 32
    INE

    4D Suffix with serpent

    9
    155
  33. 33
    LIU

    36A Lucy of "Charlie's Angels," 2000

    8
    79
  34. 34
    RELIC

    65A Centuries-old object

    8
    78
  35. 35
    DATE

    45A Romantic outing

    7
    104
  36. 36
    BMW

    11A German auto known by its manufacturer's initials

    7
    56
  37. 37
    ALLIN

    52D Tuckered out

    7
    50
  38. 38
    DIM

    57A Not bright

    5
    80
  39. 39
    MERIT

    12D Deserve

    5
    66
  40. 40
    ROUTE

    8D What a travel planner plans

    5
    61
  41. 41
    EAVES

    66A Roof overhangs

    5
    47
  42. 42
    SPRIG

    6A Parsley bit

    5
    44
  43. 43
    VENI

    23D "___, vidi, vici"

    4
    45
  44. 44
    USN

    42A Ensign's org.

    3
    57
  45. 45
    RHOS

    28D Greek R's

    3
    45
  46. 46
    WASTE

    13D Trash

    3
    41
  47. 47
    PROAM

    7D Like some televised tourneys

    3
    24
  48. 48
    ORONO

    15A Maine university town

    2
    94
  49. 49
    DEJA

    1D ___ vu

    2
    37
  50. 50
    DIVE

    57D Action from a springboard

    2
    34
  51. 51
    ARSENAL

    27A Weapons depot

    2
    33
  52. 52
    DOYLE

    51D Holmes's creator

    2
    17
  53. 53
    DIDIN

    1A Knocked off

    2
    16
  54. 54
    SCALENE

    47A Having sides of different lengths, as a triangle

    2
    14
  55. 55
    UTNE

    38D ___ Reader (alternative magazine)

    1
    80
  56. 56
    MME

    53A Mrs., in Marseille

    1
    65
  57. 57
    ADELA

    33A Writer ___ Rogers St. Johns

    1
    53
  58. 58
    EZINE

    14A Online publication

    1
    33
  59. 59
    DAG

    34D ___ Hammarskjöld, former U.N. secretary general

    1
    26
  60. 60
    BLADE

    49D Bit of grass

    1
    20
  61. 61
    GAVIN

    44A Actor MacLeod of old TV

    1
    7
  62. 62
    IZOD

    2D Sport shirt brand

    0
    70
  63. 63
    ITIN

    37D "Put ___ writing!"

    0
    33
  64. 64
    DIKE

    3D It holds back the water in Holland

    0
    28
  65. 65
    DEEMS

    69A Considers

    0
    24
  66. 66
    CALE

    41D Racer Yarborough

    0
    17
  67. 67
    OLIVA

    55A Three-time A.L. batting champion Tony

    0
    15
  68. 68
    BETHESDA

    49A Maryland home of the Walter Reed medical center

    0
    6
  69. 69
    CMVI

    48D The year 906

    0
    5
  70. 70
    CHONG

    32A Cheech's partner in 1970s-'80s movies

    0
    4
  71. 71
    BYEBYELOVE

    11D 1957 Everly Brothers hit with the repeated lyric "Hello loneliness"

    0
    3
  72. 72
    LOUISAMAYALCOTT

    39A Author who created the characters named by the starts of 17-, 24-, 49- and 61-Across

    0
    2
  73. 73
    MEGABYTE debut

    24A Computer memory unit

    0
    2
  74. 74
    NESTINGSITE

    5D Place to lay an egg

    0
    2
  75. 75
    AMALGAMATED debut

    26D United, as corporations or labor unions

    0
    1
  76. 76
    AMYLNITRITE debut

    61A Chemical compound in "poppers"

    0
    1
  77. 77
    JOKESAROUND debut

    17A Isn't serious

    0
    1
  78. 78
    SOUNDTRACK debut

    29D Film score

    0
    1