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Monday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EEL

    28A Slippery 1-Across

    53
    487
  2. 2
    YES

    63D Affirmative

    50
    365
  3. 3
    IRA

    61A Glass of "This American Life"

    46
    448
  4. 4
    ECO

    35D Prefix with conscious or freak

    42
    370
  5. 5
    AHA

    65D Cry upon getting a tough crossword clue

    40
    379
  6. 6
    DNA

    49A Strands in a cell?

    37
    260
  7. 7
    ALT

    51A Not the main choice: Abbr.

    29
    225
  8. 8
    SASS

    32D Impudence

    29
    202
  9. 9
    INS

    7D Drop-___ (surprise visitors)

    28
    224
  10. 10
    ALAS

    26D "Sad to say ..."

    26
    321
  11. 11
    TIS

    60A "My Country, ___ of Thee"

    24
    222
  12. 12
    PSI

    8D It comes between chi and omega

    24
    198
  13. 13
    APT

    20A Fitting

    23
    217
  14. 14
    OER

    27A Opposite of 'neath

    22
    248
  15. 15
    STYE

    70A Eye affliction

    20
    162
  16. 16
    OUI

    44A French affirmative

    20
    131
  17. 17
    EARL

    67A ___ of Sandwich

    19
    195
  18. 18
    AIL

    43A Have a bug, maybe

    19
    191
  19. 19
    PAT

    64D Reassuring touch

    18
    168
  20. 20
    CAN

    36A Campbell's container

    18
    141
  21. 21
    SCAB

    33D Sign of healing

    17
    101
  22. 22
    AISLE

    54D Bridal path

    16
    140
  23. 23
    EONS

    15A Ages and ages

    14
    162
  24. 24
    RIA

    38A Narrow inlet

    14
    128
  25. 25
    VET

    53D One who's back from war, informally

    13
    116
  26. 26
    SALSA

    56D Spicy dance or dip

    11
    98
  27. 27
    OHHI

    14A "Fancy seeing you here!"

    11
    44
  28. 28
    CHIA

    34D ___ Pet (1980s fad item)

    10
    46
  29. 29
    TILE

    31D One of a hundred in Scrabble

    9
    114
  30. 30
    AUDI

    40D Car with the slogan "Truth in engineering"

    9
    111
  31. 31
    TEEM

    24D Swarm (with)

    9
    104
  32. 32
    NYC

    37D Big Apple inits.

    9
    58
  33. 33
    RITE

    11D Bar mitzvah or communion

    8
    117
  34. 34
    BALI

    42D East Indies tourist destination

    8
    104
  35. 35
    HIP

    4D Cool

    8
    88
  36. 36
    ROOT

    59D Yam or turnip

    7
    119
  37. 37
    MBAS

    57D Some Wharton degs.

    7
    73
  38. 38
    CUD

    19D Cow's chew

    7
    42
  39. 39
    ALIKE

    16A The same

    7
    40
  40. 40
    FISH

    1A Salmon or sole

    6
    52
  41. 41
    COOP

    17A Chicken pen

    6
    51
  42. 42
    ANKA

    71A Paul who sang "Eso Beso"

    5
    109
  43. 43
    ALBA

    58D Jessica of "Sin City"

    5
    76
  44. 44
    ABODE

    66A Cottage or cabin

    5
    67
  45. 45
    AXEL

    65A Jump in an ice rink

    4
    110
  46. 46
    FUN

    21A Merriment

    4
    51
  47. 47
    IHOPE

    2D "Fingers crossed!"

    4
    39
  48. 48
    SKEW

    12D Distort, as data

    3
    62
  49. 49
    SATYR

    69A Lecherous figure of myth

    3
    58
  50. 50
    FLIP

    5A Somersault

    3
    38
  51. 51
    ARTERY

    50D Major highway

    3
    25
  52. 52
    HESS

    13D Gas company famous for its toy trucks

    2
    63
  53. 53
    HARSH

    9A Rough on the eyes or ears

    2
    50
  54. 54
    HOES

    68A Gardening tools

    2
    41
  55. 55
    FOCAL

    1D Centrally located

    2
    27
  56. 56
    ALONSO

    10D King of Naples in "The Tempest"

    2
    17
  57. 57
    LOUNGE

    6D Take it easy

    2
    13
  58. 58
    SOLDER

    48D Electrician's alloy

    2
    13
  59. 59
    FERMI

    21D Physicist Enrico

    1
    29
  60. 60
    MEATS

    41D Butcher's offerings

    1
    28
  61. 61
    SCHEME

    33A Plan that's "hatched"

    1
    27
  62. 62
    BALES

    46A Bundles of hay

    1
    21
  63. 63
    GREEK

    55D "It's all ___ to me"

    1
    20
  64. 64
    LOFTS

    29A Hay storage areas

    1
    19
  65. 65
    HANSEL

    9D Fairy tale character who leaves a trail of bread crumbs in the forest

    1
    17
  66. 66
    FEMUR

    5D Longest and strongest bone in the human body

    1
    12
  67. 67
    MARBLE

    57A Taj Mahal material

    1
    10
  68. 68
    CHEMICALSYMBOLS

    39A B C F H I K N O P S U V W Y

    1
    3
  69. 69
    BLOODTYPES debut

    62A A B O

    1
    2
  70. 70
    MUSICNOTES debut

    18A A B C D E F G

    1
    2
  71. 71
    CEASES

    45A Stops

    0
    15
  72. 72
    EMBODY

    47D Exemplify

    0
    7
  73. 73
    FROSTNIXON

    30D Play and film about a 1977 series of interviews with a former president

    0
    5
  74. 74
    USNEWS

    22A Longtime Time magazine rival, briefly

    0
    4
  75. 75
    LETTERGRADES debut

    23A A B C D F

    0
    1
  76. 76
    MOVIERATINGS debut

    52A G R X

    0
    1
  77. 77
    RECLINE debut

    25D Lie back

    0
    1
  78. 78
    SHOTTOHELL debut

    3D Utterly ruined, informally

    0
    1