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Monday · 76 answers · 4 debuts

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

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    NSA

    20A U.S. intelligence org.

    38
    233
  2. 2
    ISLE

    63A ___ of Wight

    31
    316
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    ETE

    37D Juillet's season

    24
    320
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    ODD

    30D Like integers of the form 2n + 1

    24
    209
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    BOA

    62A ___ constrictor

    21
    168
  6. 6
    STE

    47D Jeanne d'Arc, for one: Abbr.

    20
    274
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    MENU

    6A Diner's card

    19
    184
  8. 8
    CAR

    24D Pace or race follower

    17
    201
  9. 9
    HUE

    31D Shade

    17
    121
  10. 10
    THO

    26D Howe'er

    16
    109
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    TREAT

    3D October 31 option

    13
    94
  12. 12
    TONE

    16A Musical pitch

    12
    148
  13. 13
    OTC

    4D Needing no Rx

    11
    92
  14. 14
    NYSE

    70A Wall Street inits.

    10
    113
  15. 15
    SLUR

    10A Put-down

    10
    100
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    ABIT

    27A Somewhat

    9
    100
  17. 17
    NYET

    66A Putin's refusal

    9
    97
  18. 18
    ENACT

    7D Put into law

    9
    96
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    AMEND

    1D Change, as the Constitution

    9
    94
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    TREES

    54D Forest units

    8
    77
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    ASTOR

    1A Titanic victim John Jacob ___

    8
    70
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    NORSE

    68A Vikings, e.g.

    8
    67
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    DUO

    38A Twosome

    7
    105
  24. 24
    UNCLE

    12D Title for Sam or Ben

    7
    74
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    CUT

    41A Director's end-of-scene cry

    7
    59
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    EASYA

    52D Course for which you hardly need to 51-Down

    7
    54
  27. 27
    OSAGE

    35A "August: ___ County" (2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning play)

    6
    90
  28. 28
    READS

    13D Enjoys Joyce, Carroll or Oates

    6
    51
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    ABORT

    56D Call off, as a mission

    6
    47
  30. 30
    SCH

    44D Univ., e.g.

    5
    75
  31. 31
    SAYSO

    2D Final approval

    5
    60
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    ESTES

    71A ___ Park, Colo.

    4
    125
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    THEY

    28D Unnamed others

    3
    48
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    NORMAL

    60A Regular

    3
    26
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    MARTI

    14A Havana hero José

    3
    12
  36. 36
    BTEAMS

    55A Second-stringers

    3
    8
  37. 37
    NICHE

    8D Small recess

    2
    47
  38. 38
    GUM

    36D Doublemint, for one

    2
    44
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    TOS

    65D Lean-___ (rude shelters)

    2
    34
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    DEBTS

    42A What i.o.u.'s represent

    2
    31
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    OPEL

    67A German automaker

    1
    76
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    SATES

    58D Fills up

    1
    42
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    MILD

    22A Opposite of spicy

    1
    33
  44. 44
    ONIN

    15A Getting ___ years

    1
    30
  45. 45
    HARK

    59A "___! The Herald Angels Sing"

    1
    28
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    MLLE

    61D Fr. girl

    1
    27
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    XOUT

    50A Cross through

    1
    26
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    SHEP

    29A Fox News anchor Smith

    1
    22
  49. 49
    YWCA

    19A Female org. since the 1850s

    1
    17
  50. 50
    ZEROG

    39A Weightless state, informally

    1
    17
  51. 51
    LITCHI

    21A ___ nut (Chinese fruit)

    1
    13
  52. 52
    OUTLINE

    46D Writer's plan

    1
    10
  53. 53
    STYMIES

    10D Thwarts

    1
    10
  54. 54
    UNTIES

    9D Loosens, as laces

    1
    9
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    GLOBAL

    40D Worldwide

    1
    8
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    MICH

    48A Lansing's home: Abbr.

    1
    7
  57. 57
    TEACHEST

    51A *Bit of Boston Harbor debris in 1773

    1
    4
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    SPELLITOUT debut

    64A Leave no room for misinterpretation ... or what the first words of the answers to the five starred clues do, literally

    1
    2
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    YOULOSTME debut

    45A *"Wait, wait ... go back"

    1
    2
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    ERO

    33D Suffix with ranch

    0
    39
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    MOUSE

    57D One just squeaking by?

    0
    31
  62. 62
    MOTT

    6D Glam rock band ___ the Hoople

    0
    28
  63. 63
    THINK

    51D "Use your head!"

    0
    19
  64. 64
    ROUX

    34D Sauce thickener

    0
    16
  65. 65
    DOTCOM

    23A Internet business

    0
    11
  66. 66
    HENSON

    49D Muppet maker Jim

    0
    11
  67. 67
    SOPPY

    53D Maudlin

    0
    9
  68. 68
    RIOLOBO

    5D 1970 John Wayne film

    0
    8
  69. 69
    EYECONTACT

    17A *What a good speaker maintains with the audience

    0
    7
  70. 70
    OHBROTHER

    30A *"Man!"

    0
    5
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    KAYS

    69A Letters between jays and ells

    0
    4
  72. 72
    TEETIMES

    25A *Golfers' bookings

    0
    4
  73. 73
    NIMITZ

    18D U.S.S. ___ (aircraft carrier named for a former admiral)

    0
    3
  74. 74
    TICKETS

    43D Lottery buys

    0
    2
  75. 75
    BOBMARLEY debut

    32D "One Love" singer

    0
    1
  76. 76
    LOWIMPACT debut

    11D Not joint-pounding, as aerobics

    0
    1