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Monday · 78 answers · 2 debuts

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

  1. 1
    IRA

    56A Savings plan for old age, in short

    46
    448
  2. 2
    ASIA

    28D Home to 48 countries

    38
    350
  3. 3
    ERAS

    18D Timeline periods

    38
    295
  4. 4
    EDIT

    60A Cut and paste text, e.g.

    32
    302
  5. 5
    ALSO

    1D Likewise

    28
    245
  6. 6
    OPEN

    39D Like most businesses from 9 to 5

    26
    217
  7. 7
    STEP

    6A Dance movement

    25
    229
  8. 8
    EYES

    36D Baby blues, e.g.

    24
    195
  9. 9
    SAP

    61D Source of maple syrup

    24
    194
  10. 10
    EVER

    47A At any time

    22
    235
  11. 11
    ASTO

    59D Concerning

    22
    192
  12. 12
    ROT

    5D "Poppycock!"

    20
    214
  13. 13
    ROO

    21A "Winnie-the-Pooh" baby

    20
    189
  14. 14
    OKRA

    20A Gummy gumbo vegetable

    17
    156
  15. 15
    HUE

    62D Choice from a painter's palette

    17
    121
  16. 16
    EAU

    8D French water

    16
    203
  17. 17
    THAI

    15A Language of Bangkok

    15
    130
  18. 18
    LIT

    32D Blazing

    13
    166
  19. 19
    SPED

    67A Put the pedal to the metal

    13
    154
  20. 20
    ALUM

    31A Legacy student's relative, for short

    13
    123
  21. 21
    PITA

    44A Gyro wrap

    12
    102
  22. 22
    DRAT

    49D "Shucks!"

    11
    109
  23. 23
    ABIDE

    52D Bear patiently

    11
    81
  24. 24
    WII

    37A Nintendo game console

    11
    53
  25. 25
    THEE

    40D "Get ___ to a nunnery": Hamlet

    10
    91
  26. 26
    ASHEN

    30A White as a ghost

    9
    128
  27. 27
    ELMS

    26D Trees attacked by bark beetles

    9
    115
  28. 28
    AUDI

    65A German luxury carmaker

    9
    111
  29. 29
    PESTO

    69A Green pasta sauce

    9
    86
  30. 30
    SAND

    42A Makings of a castle at the beach

    9
    86
  31. 31
    NUDE

    64A Michelangelo's "David," for one

    8
    92
  32. 32
    HIP

    63D Belly dancer's gyrating body part

    8
    88
  33. 33
    NAY

    41A Aye's opposite

    7
    119
  34. 34
    SPIT

    58D Barbecue rod

    7
    82
  35. 35
    ALEE

    29A Toward shelter, at sea

    6
    275
  36. 36
    LISA

    57A Kudrow of "Friends"

    6
    106
  37. 37
    NICE

    33A Friendly

    6
    105
  38. 38
    PEEL

    68A Get over a sunburn, maybe

    6
    97
  39. 39
    RING

    24D Age indicator in a tree trunk

    5
    77
  40. 40
    PIG

    9D Big Bad Wolf's target

    5
    52
  41. 41
    DDE

    22D J.F.K.'s predecessor

    4
    86
  42. 42
    ATWAR

    1A Engaged in country-to-country combat

    4
    48
  43. 43
    HOPES

    13D "High" feelings

    4
    22
  44. 44
    LAURA

    25D Actress Linney in "Kinsey"

    3
    75
  45. 45
    INUIT

    66A Arctic people

    3
    56
  46. 46
    VEX

    48D Annoy

    3
    41
  47. 47
    QUIP

    19A Witticism

    3
    37
  48. 48
    MYTH

    10A Story about Zeus and Hera, e.g.

    3
    31
  49. 49
    YOUNG

    11D The "Y" of Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T."

    3
    19
  50. 50
    THING

    12D The "T" of Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T."

    3
    13
  51. 51
    AFIRE

    31D Blazing

    2
    60
  52. 52
    DIODE

    53D Semiconductor device with two terminals

    2
    35
  53. 53
    THROB

    7D Pulsate

    2
    26
  54. 54
    BROIL

    54D Swelter

    2
    25
  55. 55
    ATTACHE

    4D Embassy staffer

    2
    22
  56. 56
    HASTE

    45A Waste maker, in a saying

    1
    61
  57. 57
    LIETO

    14A Be dishonest with

    1
    52
  58. 58
    LIENS

    50D Creditors' claims on property

    1
    38
  59. 59
    MAWS

    27D Cavernous openings

    1
    22
  60. 60
    TICK

    2D Sound of a watch

    1
    22
  61. 61
    INBOX

    55A Holder of unread emails

    1
    18
  62. 62
    COHO

    16A Salmon variety

    1
    17
  63. 63
    ENDUP

    51D Ultimately become

    0
    30
  64. 64
    STROM

    6D Longtime senator Thurmond

    0
    23
  65. 65
    ABALONE

    46D Sea snail with a mother-of-pearl shell

    0
    20
  66. 66
    CATT

    35D Suffragist Carrie Chapman ___

    0
    20
  67. 67
    DUNNE

    22A Irene of old Hollywood

    0
    10
  68. 68
    MATHIS

    27A Johnny who sang "Chances Are"

    0
    9
  69. 69
    MCQUEEN

    10D Steve who directed "12 Years a Slave"

    0
    5
  70. 70
    WEARSTHIN

    3D Diminishes, as patience

    0
    5
  71. 71
    SHOOTHOOPS

    61A Play H-O-R-S-E, say

    0
    4
  72. 72
    DEBITS

    49A Entries in the minus column

    0
    3
  73. 73
    INSIDIOUS

    34D Sneakily dangerous

    0
    3
  74. 74
    GOFIRST

    38A Lead off ... or a hint to the circled letters

    0
    2
  75. 75
    SCATTERRUG

    17A Small floor covering

    0
    2
  76. 76
    SCRAMBLEDEGGS

    23A Standard breakfast order

    0
    2
  77. 77
    DEVOTED debut

    43D Totally loyal

    0
    1
  78. 78
    LEAVENEDBREAD debut

    50A Passover no-no

    0
    1