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Monday · 76 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EEL

    8D Sushi selection

    53
    487
  2. 2
    ERIE

    15A One of the Great Lakes

    48
    510
  3. 3
    ELSE

    39A "You and who ___?" (fighting words)

    43
    440
  4. 4
    ORAL

    6D Spoken, not written

    42
    367
  5. 5
    IDEA

    54D Notion

    33
    396
  6. 6
    ISLE

    62A Dot on an ocean map

    31
    316
  7. 7
    ATTA

    60A Lead-in to boy or girl

    28
    156
  8. 8
    OPT

    34A Make a selection

    27
    211
  9. 9
    ESE

    20A U-turn from WNW

    26
    386
  10. 10
    OPERA

    28D "Carmen" or "Rigoletto"

    26
    247
  11. 11
    TREE

    11D Arborist's focus

    25
    309
  12. 12
    EVER

    12D "Have I ___ told you ...?"

    22
    235
  13. 13
    ARAB

    51D Mideast native

    22
    228
  14. 14
    BET

    38A "$500 on the roan nag," e.g.

    21
    120
  15. 15
    ABE

    60D Face on a fiver

    18
    274
  16. 16
    DYE

    32D Easter egg coating

    18
    162
  17. 17
    PLEA

    21D Earnest request

    18
    154
  18. 18
    BRO

    42A "Hey ___, what's up?"

    18
    147
  19. 19
    RES

    31D Hi-___ image

    17
    279
  20. 20
    NETS

    13D Brooklyn hoopsters

    17
    172
  21. 21
    NOTE

    5A Memo

    15
    132
  22. 22
    MISO

    55D Japanese soup

    13
    68
  23. 23
    EIN

    43A A, in Berlin

    12
    159
  24. 24
    EDDY

    43D Mini-whirlpool

    12
    154
  25. 25
    APNEA

    61A Sleep disorder

    12
    88
  26. 26
    DOPE

    52D Narcotize

    12
    62
  27. 27
    MAD

    4D Seeing red

    11
    126
  28. 28
    ESTATE

    48D Home for a Rockefeller or a Vanderbilt

    9
    125
  29. 29
    FEE

    49A Doctor's charge

    9
    121
  30. 30
    YELL

    56D Scream

    9
    76
  31. 31
    LUAU

    36A Hawaiian shindig

    7
    89
  32. 32
    LETO

    45D Actor Jared of "Dallas Buyers Club"

    7
    59
  33. 33
    TILT

    7D ___ at windmills

    6
    80
  34. 34
    VIP

    59D Big cheese

    6
    51
  35. 35
    OFTEN

    9A Frequently

    5
    65
  36. 36
    ACCESS

    1D Means of entry

    5
    40
  37. 37
    FARM

    10D Old MacDonald's place

    5
    36
  38. 38
    RANG

    53D Tolled, as a bell

    4
    74
  39. 39
    AMFM

    1A Switch that changes bands on the radio

    4
    57
  40. 40
    BUB

    25A Any old Joe

    4
    24
  41. 41
    ERLE

    66A Detective fiction writer ___ Stanley Gardner

    3
    198
  42. 42
    HST

    57A F.D.R.'s successor

    3
    125
  43. 43
    PELT

    21A Animal hide

    3
    69
  44. 44
    CORA

    14A ___ Crawley, countess on "Downton Abbey"

    3
    44
  45. 45
    POLL

    65A Topic of a pre-election news story

    3
    35
  46. 46
    RILEY

    35A Longtime N.B.A. coach Pat

    3
    23
  47. 47
    BSA

    33A Youth org. since 1910

    2
    76
  48. 48
    LEM

    36D Moon landing craft, for short

    2
    71
  49. 49
    BEAT

    63A Trounce

    2
    63
  50. 50
    ADAGES

    50A "Time is money" and "Knowledge is power"

    2
    32
  51. 51
    BEGAN

    64A Started

    2
    15
  52. 52
    VIEIRA debut

    29D Meredith of daytime TV

    2
    3
  53. 53
    COED

    17A Like most college dorms nowadays

    1
    60
  54. 54
    ERICH

    40A "Love Story" author Segal

    1
    33
  55. 55
    URU

    37D Neighbor of Arg. and Braz.

    1
    18
  56. 56
    CARVE

    16A Cut, as a pumpkin

    1
    14
  57. 57
    MOOSHU

    2D Kind of pork at a Chinese restaurant

    1
    12
  58. 58
    DAMSEL

    46D Distressed maiden, in fairy tales

    1
    11
  59. 59
    MYMY

    55A "Well, what do we have here!"

    1
    11
  60. 60
    NEWEST

    5D Most modern

    0
    16
  61. 61
    SHUL

    19D Jewish house of worship

    0
    16
  62. 62
    ADRIFT

    51A Floating aimlessly

    0
    14
  63. 63
    ASSUCH

    24D In that capacity

    0
    11
  64. 64
    SHOALS

    23A Sandbars

    0
    9
  65. 65
    HOMERS

    22A Four-baggers

    0
    8
  66. 66
    OCTOBER

    9D Month with Columbus Day

    0
    7
  67. 67
    ALLNIGHTER

    30D Crammer's last chance

    0
    5
  68. 68
    BUTTON

    25D Campaign giveaway

    0
    5
  69. 69
    WALLSTREET

    18A Title locale in a 1987 Oliver Stone drama

    0
    4
  70. 70
    HOFFMAN

    41D Dustin who won an Oscar for "Rain Man"

    0
    3
  71. 71
    SUNSETBOULEVARD

    26A Title locale in a 1950 Billy Wilder film noir

    0
    3
  72. 72
    VESTAL

    47D ___ virgin

    0
    3
  73. 73
    BOBBLE debut

    27D Move up and down, as a doll's head

    0
    1
  74. 74
    FREEONBAIL debut

    3D Conditionally released from custody

    0
    1
  75. 75
    MULHOLLANDDRIVE debut

    44A Title locale in a 2001 David Lynch thriller

    0
    1
  76. 76
    ROADMOVIES debut

    58A "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Thelma & Louise" ... or a hint to 18-, 26- and 44-Across

    0
    1