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Monday · 78 answers · 7 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ORE

    45D Shipment to a smeltery

    48
    581
  2. 2
    AGE

    62D What the number of birthday candles represents

    47
    417
  3. 3
    USE

    11A "___ the Force, Luke"

    47
    356
  4. 4
    TNT

    4D Detonation producer, for short

    38
    338
  5. 5
    ACRE

    5D Field measurement

    38
    328
  6. 6
    ETNA

    66A Tallest active volcano in Europe

    36
    334
  7. 7
    LED

    63D Went first

    34
    222
  8. 8
    UNIT

    25D Syllabus section

    28
    230
  9. 9
    ADA

    8D Abbr. on toothpaste tubes

    27
    270
  10. 10
    ANNE

    57D Name shared by two of Henry VIII's wives

    26
    283
  11. 11
    SIS

    42A Bro's sibling

    26
    210
  12. 12
    ELK

    20A Caribou kin

    25
    207
  13. 13
    PESO

    39D Cuban currency

    20
    131
  14. 14
    ADDS

    55D Puts two and two together, say

    19
    179
  15. 15
    NEW

    43A Still in the shrink-wrap

    18
    181
  16. 16
    INRE

    36D About, at the start of a memo

    17
    251
  17. 17
    LAP

    61D One of 200 in the Indy 500

    17
    152
  18. 18
    EDYS

    32A Neighbor of Ben & Jerry's in the freezer section

    17
    106
  19. 19
    DAB

    56A Lightly apply

    16
    124
  20. 20
    CEO

    34A Corporate boss, briefly

    15
    177
  21. 21
    AMINO

    22A ___ acid (protein component)

    15
    102
  22. 22
    EVIL

    2D Fiendish

    14
    208
  23. 23
    AYE

    67A "Yes, captain!"

    13
    162
  24. 24
    OTHER

    53A Common last option on a questionnaire

    13
    114
  25. 25
    AVON

    14A Bell-ringing cosmetics company

    12
    179
  26. 26
    TUG

    19A Yank (on)

    12
    67
  27. 27
    MAO

    59A Popularizer of the Chinese tunic suit

    11
    141
  28. 28
    AGILE

    51D Nimble

    11
    115
  29. 29
    PETS

    29D Dogs, cats and gerbils

    11
    86
  30. 30
    NAG

    16A Pester no end

    10
    115
  31. 31
    ITALY

    49D Where the Renaissance began

    9
    75
  32. 32
    LUTE

    41D Renaissance stringed instrument

    9
    72
  33. 33
    NEAT

    21A Without ice, at the bar

    8
    224
  34. 34
    BEAD

    58D Droplet of sweat

    8
    55
  35. 35
    TEC

    52A Investigator, in old film noir

    7
    80
  36. 36
    MIN

    9D Max's opposite

    7
    62
  37. 37
    VEER

    27D Zig or zag

    7
    59
  38. 38
    CIG

    35A Salem or Marlboro, slangily

    7
    52
  39. 39
    PERT

    1A Sassy

    6
    97
  40. 40
    DYED

    69A Like Easter eggs

    6
    85
  41. 41
    CAW

    34D Crow's call

    6
    66
  42. 42
    MLK

    64A "I have a dream" orator, for short

    6
    40
  43. 43
    PAVE

    1D Finish a drive?

    5
    56
  44. 44
    OFFS

    45A Does in, in mob slang

    5
    51
  45. 45
    STEADY

    10D Like a good surgeon's hands

    5
    16
  46. 46
    UNTIE

    11D Loosen, as shoelaces

    4
    76
  47. 47
    CUR

    24A Snarling dog

    4
    73
  48. 48
    GOAL

    54A One-third of a hat trick

    4
    48
  49. 49
    IDOTOO

    28D "Same here!"

    4
    27
  50. 50
    DELTA

    7D "Keep climbing" sloganeer

    3
    91
  51. 51
    SAUNA

    12D Finnish bath

    2
    60
  52. 52
    SPEEDS

    68A Does 50 in a school zone, say

    2
    34
  53. 53
    GEES

    37D Bee ___ ("Night Fever" group)

    2
    28
  54. 54
    MLS

    23D Seattle Sounders' org.

    2
    24
  55. 55
    OEUVRE

    44A Body of work

    2
    18
  56. 56
    MOMMA

    48D "Throw ___ From the Train" (1987 Danny DeVito comedy)

    2
    13
  57. 57
    EAGLED

    65A Shot two under par on

    2
    6
  58. 58
    ELOI

    30D "The Time Machine" race

    1
    111
  59. 59
    SNORED

    47D Sawed logs

    1
    22
  60. 60
    ONRUSH

    18D Deluge

    1
    14
  61. 61
    PEANUTS

    29A Snoopy's comic strip

    1
    13
  62. 62
    ADDAMS

    5A "Ooky" TV family name

    1
    12
  63. 63
    CIVICDUTY

    35D Voting or jury service, e.g.

    1
    4
  64. 64
    DRYADS

    6D Wood nymphs, in myth

    1
    4
  65. 65
    FORCES debut

    46D Troops

    1
    2
  66. 66
    EGGON

    13D Goad

    0
    30
  67. 67
    CREDIT

    15A Cash alternative

    0
    19
  68. 68
    CHOKE

    50D Snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

    0
    9
  69. 69
    SORTIES

    47A Military forays

    0
    8
  70. 70
    YERTLE

    40D Turtle in a Dr. Seuss title

    0
    7
  71. 71
    DAVIDLEAN

    26A Director of "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago"

    0
    3
  72. 72
    THENFL debut

    31D Org. featured in 2015's "Concussion"

    0
    3
  73. 73
    ELVISH

    33A Tolkien language

    0
    2
  74. 74
    MICROLOAN debut

    48A Helping hand for a low-income entrepreneur

    0
    2
  75. 75
    CLAIRDELUNE debut

    60A Classic Debussy work that translates as "Light of the Moon"

    0
    1
  76. 76
    ROCKCAVES debut

    3D Things spelunkers explore

    0
    1
  77. 77
    TOETHEPARTYLINE debut

    38A Follow one's political group

    0
    1
  78. 78
    VICTORYLANE debut

    17A Site of a postrace celebration

    0
    1