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Monday · 74 answers · 3 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

  1. 1
    ERA

    30D Alternative to All

    97
    791
  2. 2
    OLE

    59A Bullring bravo

    54
    525
  3. 3
    IRA

    17A Nest egg inits.

    46
    448
  4. 4
    USA

    26A Springsteen's "Born in the ___"

    40
    261
  5. 5
    NEE

    45A Born, in bios

    29
    407
  6. 6
    RAE

    38A "Norma ___" (Sally Field film)

    28
    278
  7. 7
    TSK

    34D Condescending cluck

    23
    189
  8. 8
    SEMI

    12D Final Four game

    22
    178
  9. 9
    NOT

    33D "Believe It or ___!"

    22
    176
  10. 10
    RYE

    31D Bread for a Reuben

    19
    212
  11. 11
    AGES

    63A Ripens, as cheese

    19
    202
  12. 12
    AWE

    65A Blow away

    18
    238
  13. 13
    NASA

    10A Curiosity rover launcher

    18
    174
  14. 14
    ACED

    16A Got a hole in one on

    18
    152
  15. 15
    ACID

    11D The "A" in DNA

    17
    159
  16. 16
    TAG

    1A Game in which to cry "You're it!"

    15
    132
  17. 17
    ICU

    35A Post-E.R. locale

    15
    128
  18. 18
    CUE

    36D Actor's prompt

    14
    140
  19. 19
    NONE

    43D Alternative to all

    14
    132
  20. 20
    SEDAN

    44A Chrysler 300 or BMW 740

    12
    93
  21. 21
    AQUA

    52D With 53-Down, pioneering mechanical breathing apparatus

    11
    151
  22. 22
    UNTO

    60A Golden rule preposition

    11
    143
  23. 23
    MRI

    8D Diagnostic scan, briefly

    11
    126
  24. 24
    OASIS

    37A Desert refuge

    10
    104
  25. 25
    NIECE

    50D Aunt and uncle's little girl

    9
    104
  26. 26
    LON

    62A Chaney of chillers

    8
    100
  27. 27
    SERENE

    48D Tranquil

    8
    79
  28. 28
    ETTE

    55D Suffix with major

    7
    225
  29. 29
    ASTRO

    9D "The Jetsons" dog

    7
    118
  30. 30
    TIGER

    28A Detroit ballplayer

    7
    52
  31. 31
    MENS

    49A The "M" in Y.M.C.A.

    6
    63
  32. 32
    RUG

    58D As snug as a bug in a ___

    5
    49
  33. 33
    KNELT

    41D Prepared to propose, in the traditional way

    5
    48
  34. 34
    RPI

    14A Campus in Troy, N.Y.

    4
    76
  35. 35
    INTROS

    23A Emcees' deliveries

    4
    19
  36. 36
    IQS

    35D Stats for Mensa

    3
    61
  37. 37
    KATE

    54D Actress Winslet

    3
    46
  38. 38
    SUSIE

    27D "Wake Up Little ___" (#1 Everly Brothers hit)

    3
    26
  39. 39
    TRUSS

    5D Tie up, as a turkey

    3
    23
  40. 40
    FRAU

    21D Mrs., in Munich

    2
    54
  41. 41
    ERRORS

    15A Blunders

    2
    36
  42. 42
    APRONS

    2D Things cooks wear

    2
    24
  43. 43
    GOLD

    7D Top prize at the Olympics

    1
    32
  44. 44
    LUNG

    53D See 52-Down

    1
    31
  45. 45
    ROADIE

    22A Band aide

    1
    31
  46. 46
    ALKALI

    52A ___ metals (periodic table group)

    1
    27
  47. 47
    ASSAI

    25A Very, in music

    1
    19
  48. 48
    STIGMA

    4A Mark of disgrace

    1
    17
  49. 49
    ICINESS

    42D Extremely aloof demeanor

    1
    15
  50. 50
    YOUTH

    19D One's early years

    1
    12
  51. 51
    TRICIA

    1D One of the Nixon daughters

    1
    10
  52. 52
    FAMINE

    24D Period of widespread food shortage

    1
    9
  53. 53
    EBENEZER

    55A Mr. Scrooge

    1
    6
  54. 54
    CAMAROS

    40D Sporty Chevys

    1
    5
  55. 55
    CUTIES

    61A Babies (aww ...) ... or an aural hint to 18-, 32-, 39- and 57-Across

    1
    4
  56. 56
    GINNIE

    51A ___ Mae (government lender)

    1
    4
  57. 57
    IRAE

    6D "Dies ___" (Latin hymn)

    0
    117
  58. 58
    ADEE

    13D "Zip-___-Doo-Dah"

    0
    44
  59. 59
    EGESTS

    64A Disgorges

    0
    22
  60. 60
    LIELOW

    47D Stay out of sight, as a criminal

    0
    19
  61. 61
    FOUL

    24A One of six allowed to an N.B.A. player

    0
    18
  62. 62
    GENET

    51D French playwright Jean

    0
    16
  63. 63
    COOLS

    46A Refrigerates

    0
    15
  64. 64
    NATALIE

    10D Actress Portman

    0
    13
  65. 65
    BOIS

    56D ___ de Boulogne (Parisian park)

    0
    7
  66. 66
    GIANTSQUID

    3D Creature that attacked the Nautilus in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"

    0
    6
  67. 67
    QUALITYTIME

    18A Period of undivided attention, as with a spouse or child

    0
    5
  68. 68
    GORGONZOLA

    29D Italian blue cheese

    0
    3
  69. 69
    UTAHNS

    26D Residents of Provo and Salt Lake City

    0
    3
  70. 70
    CONFUSED

    20A Addled

    0
    2
  71. 71
    QUARTERTONE debut

    57A 1/24 of an octave

    0
    2
  72. 72
    QUICKTHINKING debut

    39A Skill useful for handling an emergency

    0
    2
  73. 73
    SEQUOIA

    4D Tree whose name contains all five vowels

    0
    2
  74. 74
    QUANTUMTHEORY debut

    32A Noted Max Planck contribution to physics

    0
    1