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Monday · 78 answers · 4 debuts

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

  1. 1
    NSA

    52A Hush-hush government org.

    38
    233
  2. 2
    SIR

    7A Knight's title

    35
    271
  3. 3
    ETAL

    54D And others, in a bibliography

    32
    327
  4. 4
    BRA

    22D Undergarment usually fastened in the back

    31
    229
  5. 5
    SKA

    42D Some Jamaican music

    31
    163
  6. 6
    RAT

    4A Mob informant

    29
    280
  7. 7
    ATARI

    51D Big name in arcade gaming

    28
    224
  8. 8
    STIR

    25D Mix, as paint

    27
    292
  9. 9
    IRIS

    50A Colored part of the eye

    26
    225
  10. 10
    ITS

    63D "___ over" ("We're done")

    23
    257
  11. 11
    SAG

    7D Droop

    22
    191
  12. 12
    STE

    58D Sault ___ Marie, Mich.

    20
    274
  13. 13
    BRO

    22A Sis's sibling

    18
    147
  14. 14
    LIP

    67A Back talk

    17
    136
  15. 15
    HES

    1D "___ Just Not That Into You"

    16
    122
  16. 16
    RAD

    66A "Cool!"

    14
    134
  17. 17
    EKES

    39D Barely makes, with "out"

    14
    119
  18. 18
    LOSS

    24A Spreadsheet amount shown in parentheses

    12
    65
  19. 19
    ERMA

    57D Bombeck who wrote "Housework, if you do it right, will kill you"

    11
    147
  20. 20
    RAVI

    9D Sitarist Shankar

    11
    71
  21. 21
    HUT

    1A Home made of mud and thatch

    11
    68
  22. 22
    NAG

    37D Chronic complainer

    10
    115
  23. 23
    NEIL

    40A Moonwalker Armstrong

    10
    115
  24. 24
    LIST

    47A Roster

    10
    86
  25. 25
    EPS

    69A Short albums, for short

    10
    54
  26. 26
    NEA

    68A U.S.'s largest union, with 3.2 million members

    9
    217
  27. 27
    INNS

    32D B&Bs

    9
    144
  28. 28
    SILL

    36D Window ledge

    9
    65
  29. 29
    RACE

    4D 5K or 10K

    8
    131
  30. 30
    EMI

    28D Classic record label

    8
    117
  31. 31
    DANE

    56D Copenhagener, e.g.

    8
    74
  32. 32
    KILO

    33A The "k" of kHz

    8
    50
  33. 33
    LEFT

    34D Pointing in this direction: <--

    7
    56
  34. 34
    ARIANA

    44D Singer Grande

    6
    27
  35. 35
    COOL

    30D Pie recipe directive

    5
    60
  36. 36
    MEEK

    26A "The ___ shall inherit the earth"

    5
    48
  37. 37
    GEEK

    49A Nerd

    5
    40
  38. 38
    ANEMIA

    31A Result of iron deficiency

    4
    46
  39. 39
    MARTINI

    61A Danny DeVito's role in 1975's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

    4
    18
  40. 40
    RAVE

    27A Gushing review

    3
    115
  41. 41
    NIP

    62D Puppy's bite

    3
    107
  42. 42
    TEM

    14D President pro ___

    3
    80
  43. 43
    MIMOSA

    21A Tropical tree with hot pink flowers

    3
    25
  44. 44
    UPI

    2D Longtime inits. in newswires

    2
    95
  45. 45
    RAND

    23D Kentucky senator Paul

    2
    58
  46. 46
    ELDEST

    55A One with only younger siblings

    2
    41
  47. 47
    SARIS

    43A Dresses in India

    2
    39
  48. 48
    VOW

    10A "I do," at a wedding

    2
    35
  49. 49
    BAKE

    29D Pie recipe directive

    2
    34
  50. 50
    SALMON

    48D Fish sometimes served smoked

    2
    14
  51. 51
    GDP

    60D Meas. of a country's economic output

    2
    13
  52. 52
    GIMLET

    53A Hand tool for boring holes

    2
    12
  53. 53
    THRILL

    6D Surge of exhilaration

    2
    10
  54. 54
    WREAKS

    12D Unleashes, as havoc

    2
    5
  55. 55
    ALVA

    51A Thomas Edison's middle name

    1
    52
  56. 56
    BLOT

    29A Inky mess

    1
    48
  57. 57
    AMATEUR

    15A Professional's opposite

    1
    26
  58. 58
    IMAMS

    8D Muslim leaders

    1
    26
  59. 59
    OUTSET

    11D Beginning

    1
    17
  60. 60
    EPITAPH

    13A George Bernard Shaw wanted his to read "I knew if I stayed around long enough, something like this would happen"

    1
    14
  61. 61
    CYSTS

    30A Dermatological sacs

    1
    11
  62. 62
    SIDECAR

    17A Motorcycle attachment

    1
    9
  63. 63
    TOMMY

    16D Designer Hilfiger

    1
    7
  64. 64
    LOOKALIVE

    20D "Pay attention out there!"

    1
    5
  65. 65
    TIDEOVER debut

    3D Sustain temporarily

    1
    2
  66. 66
    EMERIL

    19A Chef Lagasse

    0
    40
  67. 67
    APAR

    5D On ___ with (even with)

    0
    36
  68. 68
    ISLEY

    46D The ___ Brothers of R&B

    0
    16
  69. 69
    NAMETAG

    59A Sticker that might start "Hello ..."

    0
    14
  70. 70
    SIGNOR

    43D Mister, in Milan

    0
    8
  71. 71
    GAVOTTE

    18A French ballroom dance

    0
    7
  72. 72
    VETOES

    10D Nixes from Nixon, e.g.

    0
    7
  73. 73
    RIMMED

    45D Horn-___ glasses

    0
    4
  74. 74
    MCENTIRE

    38D Country's Reba

    0
    3
  75. 75
    ONMERIT

    65A Fair way to judge something

    0
    3
  76. 76
    DRINKSAREONME debut

    35A "I've got this round!" ... or a literal hint to this puzzle's theme

    0
    2
  77. 77
    FLACKS debut

    41A Press agents, informally

    0
    1
  78. 78
    ONEYARD debut

    64A Minor gain in football

    0
    1