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Monday · 76 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERA

    33A Notable time

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ELI

    42D QB Manning

    60
    599
  3. 3
    ACE

    49A King or queen beater

    57
    493
  4. 4
    ASH

    27D Cigar residue

    50
    458
  5. 5
    LSD

    43D "Turn on, tune in, drop out" drug

    41
    245
  6. 6
    AGO

    32D In the past

    39
    291
  7. 7
    ONCE

    5D "I'll only say this ___ ..."

    32
    326
  8. 8
    UNO

    2D Tre minus due

    30
    241
  9. 9
    ESC

    24A Key for exiting full-screen mode

    30
    209
  10. 10
    AMP

    59D Increase, with "up"

    25
    193
  11. 11
    USER

    17D Druggie

    19
    246
  12. 12
    WAS

    38A Existed

    17
    128
  13. 13
    RAY

    60D Beam of light

    16
    128
  14. 14
    SSE

    64A NNW's opposite

    15
    262
  15. 15
    PRO

    36D Expert

    15
    214
  16. 16
    CAL

    20D Home to L.A. and S.F.

    15
    158
  17. 17
    EYRE

    55D Brontë's "Jane ___"

    15
    150
  18. 18
    WOE

    22D "___ is me!"

    15
    119
  19. 19
    UDON

    40A Thick Japanese noodle

    15
    56
  20. 20
    ONION

    13A French ___ soup

    14
    131
  21. 21
    RID

    51A Clear (of)

    13
    148
  22. 22
    NON

    46D Oui's opposite

    13
    143
  23. 23
    REIN

    8D Bridle strap

    12
    147
  24. 24
    AROMA

    63A Enticing smell

    11
    191
  25. 25
    AMY

    21D Tan who wrote "The Joy Luck Club"

    11
    136
  26. 26
    ALAN

    29D Turing who was portrayed in "The Imitation Game"

    10
    232
  27. 27
    LAW

    37D Statute

    10
    102
  28. 28
    RUIN

    18A The Parthenon or Machu Picchu

    10
    97
  29. 29
    OLEO

    62A Margarine

    9
    264
  30. 30
    COLA

    53D Pepsi-___

    9
    116
  31. 31
    COE

    58D British runner Sebastian

    9
    89
  32. 32
    GNAW

    54D Chew like a rat

    9
    85
  33. 33
    BALI

    31A Indonesian tourist destination

    8
    104
  34. 34
    YEAST

    30A What a baker gets a rise out of?

    8
    86
  35. 35
    AWW

    21A "How adorable!"

    8
    33
  36. 36
    ERNO

    61A Rubik who invented Rubik's Cube

    7
    81
  37. 37
    VERA

    47D Wang of fashion

    7
    65
  38. 38
    MIN

    3D 60 secs.

    7
    62
  39. 39
    LAIN

    56A "This skull has ___ in the earth ...": "Hamlet"

    7
    60
  40. 40
    ITE

    28D Suffix with Manhattan

    6
    149
  41. 41
    ANTIC

    7D Bit of tomfoolery

    6
    94
  42. 42
    PARE

    6A Remove, as a potato peel

    6
    92
  43. 43
    PADS

    65A Bottoms of paws

    5
    54
  44. 44
    DRANO

    15D Brand for clearing a clogged pipe

    5
    38
  45. 45
    RAVEL

    41A Get tangled up

    3
    33
  46. 46
    PORTS

    6D Places with wharves

    3
    22
  47. 47
    CAPOS

    50D Mob bosses

    3
    20
  48. 48
    ORONO

    45D University of Maine's home

    2
    94
  49. 49
    JOT

    1D Write quickly

    2
    46
  50. 50
    BIDS

    31D "Two no-trump" and others

    2
    25
  51. 51
    MOHAIR

    26A Wool variety

    2
    17
  52. 52
    ONEA

    14A Prime draft classification

    1
    175
  53. 53
    BOYD

    4D William who played Hopalong Cassidy in old westerns

    1
    24
  54. 54
    WSJ

    10A Big inits. in financial news

    1
    15
  55. 55
    AHMED

    49D Arabic man's name meaning "highly praised"

    1
    13
  56. 56
    ALLEARS

    39D Hanging on every word

    1
    13
  57. 57
    ALLOWED

    29A Permitted

    1
    9
  58. 58
    THEBIGAPPLE

    34A Empire State Building locale ... or a hint to three letters in 16-, 19-, 52- and 57-Across

    1
    4
  59. 59
    BUDDYCOP debut

    35D Kind of film exemplified by "Lethal Weapon"

    1
    3
  60. 60
    DOTO

    15A Inflict upon

    0
    12
  61. 61
    CANDLE

    25A Item on a birthday cake

    0
    11
  62. 62
    STILLER

    11D Meara's partner in comedy

    0
    10
  63. 63
    ALMONDS

    44A Marzipan nuts

    0
    8
  64. 64
    FLYROD

    48A Bit of sports equipment with a reel

    0
    7
  65. 65
    JUMBO

    1A Egg size larger than large

    0
    7
  66. 66
    WEEPY

    66A Given to crying

    0
    6
  67. 67
    VOWELS

    47A Aioli, mostly

    0
    5
  68. 68
    TONYCURTIS

    16A "Some Like It Hot" actor

    0
    4
  69. 69
    WAFFLES debut

    38D Dimpled breakfast items

    0
    2
  70. 70
    WHATSMYLINE

    23D TV show that popularized the phrase "Is it bigger than a breadbox?"

    0
    2
  71. 71
    COMPANYCAR debut

    57A Executive's free "wheels"

    0
    1
  72. 72
    DESTINYCALLS debut

    19A "I must do this"

    0
    1
  73. 73
    EASYCLIP debut

    9D Unhurried pace

    0
    1
  74. 74
    FELONYCHARGE debut

    52A Indictment for a serious offense

    0
    1
  75. 75
    JONSEDA debut

    12D Actor on "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Chicago P.D."

    0
    1
  76. 76
    WOULDWEEVER debut

    10D Eager reply to "You guys want to come?"

    0
    1