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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
    ERA

    41A Time in history

    97
    791
  2. 2
    ERIE

    37D New York canal

    48
    510
  3. 3
    ELSE

    28D "... or ___!" (threat)

    43
    440
  4. 4
    LEO

    64D Sign between Cancer and Virgo

    40
    268
  5. 5
    ARI

    33D The Diamondbacks, on scoreboards

    36
    378
  6. 6
    ESAU

    21A Brother of Jacob

    31
    245
  7. 7
    ALTO

    2D Kind of sax

    25
    290
  8. 8
    PAR

    6A Golf target

    25
    218
  9. 9
    LIL

    4D Al Capp's "___ Abner"

    20
    166
  10. 10
    ALEC

    35D Actor Baldwin

    19
    279
  11. 11
    EERIE

    67A Weird

    19
    260
  12. 12
    RYE

    8D "The Catcher in the ___"

    19
    212
  13. 13
    ERIC

    46A ___ Holder, first African-American attorney general

    17
    251
  14. 14
    OBI

    29A Sash in "Madama Butterfly"

    17
    199
  15. 15
    TOT

    20A Tyke

    16
    200
  16. 16
    DAM

    66A Beaver's construction

    14
    132
  17. 17
    ISIT

    3D "___ something I said?"

    14
    72
  18. 18
    AMIE

    60D French girlfriend

    12
    170
  19. 19
    SECT

    38D Religious splinter group

    11
    137
  20. 20
    MAIN

    27D Central street

    11
    85
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    MOET

    58A ___ & Chandon (Champagne)

    11
    43
  22. 22
    TDS

    63D QB stats

    10
    179
  23. 23
    EZRA

    25D Alternative rock's Better Than ___

    10
    139
  24. 24
    REB

    22D Confederate soldier, for short

    10
    99
  25. 25
    ANISE

    11D Licoricelike flavor

    8
    110
  26. 26
    MEAN

    26D Nasty

    8
    89
  27. 27
    SHAG

    31A Layered hairstyle

    8
    83
  28. 28
    VAT

    48D Big winery container

    7
    101
  29. 29
    BAG

    59A Tile container in Scrabble

    7
    78
  30. 30
    ELIDE

    19A Skip over in speech

    7
    66
  31. 31
    LOOSE

    65A Opposite of tight

    7
    58
  32. 32
    GAEL

    61D Scottish Highlander

    7
    50
  33. 33
    RAISE

    39A Underpaid employee's demand

    6
    93
  34. 34
    ELSIE

    14A Cow in old Borden ads

    6
    89
  35. 35
    SYS

    69A The "S" in CBS: Abbr.

    6
    79
  36. 36
    UNDER

    12D Down ___ (Australia)

    6
    58
  37. 37
    JEST

    1D Nonserious remark

    6
    45
  38. 38
    MARK

    36D "The ___ of Zorro"

    6
    32
  39. 39
    RING

    44A Prewedding purchase

    5
    77
  40. 40
    GLARE

    42A What a sun visor protects against

    5
    50
  41. 41
    RELIT

    10D Blazing again, as a fire

    5
    48
  42. 42
    ZEAL

    30A Fervor

    4
    71
  43. 43
    MOOLA

    51D Cold cash

    4
    43
  44. 44
    NAMES

    34A Andrea, Carla and Michael

    4
    43
  45. 45
    LEGOS

    53D Kids' building toys

    4
    27
  46. 46
    ROOMS

    56D Conservatory and Study, in Clue

    4
    23
  47. 47
    RACKET

    49A Club : golf :: ___ : tennis

    4
    12
  48. 48
    OCELOT

    57A Cat also called a dwarf leopard

    3
    60
  49. 49
    LSATS

    18D Exams for future attys.

    3
    53
  50. 50
    ANNEX

    43A Building wing

    3
    42
  51. 51
    YODEL

    70A Sing "lay odl lay odl lay hee hoo"

    3
    42
  52. 52
    BARD

    59D Shakespeare, for one

    3
    31
  53. 53
    AWFUL

    7D Horrible

    2
    33
  54. 54
    LOGAN

    24D Boston airport

    2
    24
  55. 55
    SELECT

    5D Choose

    2
    21
  56. 56
    ECHOS debut

    52D Pioneering 1960s communications satellites

    2
    5
  57. 57
    ASSAD

    68A Longtime Syrian strongman

    1
    48
  58. 58
    OHGOD

    62A "This looks bad, bad, bad!"

    1
    22
  59. 59
    DYERS

    13D Colorists

    1
    20
  60. 60
    JAILS

    1A Sends to the lockup

    1
    16
  61. 61
    LLOSA

    54D Peruvian author Mario Vargas ___

    1
    16
  62. 62
    FRAUD

    9A Ponzi scheme, e.g.

    1
    15
  63. 63
    ASTLEY

    50D Rick with the 1988 #1 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up"

    1
    5
  64. 64
    HERTZ

    32D Avis rival

    0
    23
  65. 65
    LENNY

    16A Comedian Bruce

    0
    21
  66. 66
    GRUEL

    45D Dish for Oliver Twist

    0
    16
  67. 67
    HWY

    15A Interstate, e.g.: Abbr.

    0
    16
  68. 68
    AMWAY

    55D Person-to-person merchandiser

    0
    14
  69. 69
    EMMETT

    25A ___ Kelly, classic circus clown

    0
    13
  70. 70
    PVT

    47A Lowest-ranking G.I.

    0
    12
  71. 71
    REISER

    22A "Mad About You" co-star Paul

    0
    9
  72. 72
    PHIAL

    6D Perfume container

    0
    8
  73. 73
    STILLLIFE

    17A Cézanne's "The Basket of Apples," e.g.

    0
    7
  74. 74
    CALLLETTERS

    23A Radio station identification

    0
    5
  75. 75
    EXPLODED debut

    40D Went off, as a bomb

    0
    1
  76. 76
    FLEETING debut

    9D Short-lived

    0
    1
  77. 77
    MELLLAZARUS debut

    51A "Momma" cartoonist

    0
    1
  78. 78
    TWOLLLAMA debut

    63A "A beast," according to Ogden Nash

    0
    1