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Monday · 76 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ERR

    16A Mess up

    54
    522
  2. 2
    ORAL

    4A Kind of exam that's not written

    42
    367
  3. 3
    ICE

    55D Cubes in a freezer

    40
    391
  4. 4
    AHA

    58A "So that's your game!"

    40
    379
  5. 5
    NSA

    12D Hush-hush grp.

    38
    233
  6. 6
    EPA

    13A Clean Air Act org.

    36
    320
  7. 7
    ELS

    64A High trains in Chicago

    29
    333
  8. 8
    OPERA

    32D "The Magic Flute," for one

    26
    247
  9. 9
    RAN

    56D Competed in a marathon

    25
    291
  10. 10
    STEP

    28A "Watch your ___!"

    25
    229
  11. 11
    DEN

    61A Bear's home

    22
    260
  12. 12
    TED

    44A Bill's "excellent adventure" partner

    22
    245
  13. 13
    OTIS

    52D Redding who sang "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay"

    20
    251
  14. 14
    AKIN

    6D Comparable (to)

    18
    138
  15. 15
    SEEN

    63A What children should be, and not heard, they say

    16
    170
  16. 16
    AMA

    10D Simon & Garfunkel's "I ___ Rock"

    15
    262
  17. 17
    OFT

    37A Frequently, to Frost

    15
    113
  18. 18
    TOP

    1A "Let's take it from the ___"

    13
    132
  19. 19
    PENS

    43A Calligrapher's collection

    13
    84
  20. 20
    SNIP

    35A Use shears

    12
    133
  21. 21
    TENS

    39A Hamilton's bills

    12
    128
  22. 22
    SPREE

    47D Wild shopping expedition

    12
    97
  23. 23
    LENA

    7D "Game of Thrones" actress Headey

    11
    140
  24. 24
    TOTS

    29D Tykes

    10
    65
  25. 25
    OHM

    30A Electrical unit

    9
    103
  26. 26
    NODE

    53D Bump on a log, literally

    9
    81
  27. 27
    CRU

    42A Word on a wine label

    9
    49
  28. 28
    SENDS

    62A Posts, as a letter

    8
    60
  29. 29
    IDEAS

    60A Creative thoughts

    7
    95
  30. 30
    OPRAH

    2D The "O" of O magazine

    7
    92
  31. 31
    IONIC

    24D Like some Greek columns

    5
    70
  32. 32
    PEEN

    21D Hammer's end

    5
    69
  33. 33
    TORME

    57A Velvet-voiced Mel

    5
    41
  34. 34
    OBAMA

    18A President elected with the slogan "Yes we can"

    4
    89
  35. 35
    ETHEL

    49D Fred Mertz's wife in 1950s TV

    4
    83
  36. 36
    TOON

    34D Bugs Bunny or Wile E. Coyote

    4
    69
  37. 37
    SWORD

    46D Swashbuckler's weapon

    4
    23
  38. 38
    PRAWN

    8A Seafood often served on a toothpick

    4
    14
  39. 39
    HASSLE

    45A Give a hard time

    3
    39
  40. 40
    SNAKE

    14A Anaconda, e.g.

    3
    35
  41. 41
    OTTOMAN

    41D Cushioned footstool

    3
    29
  42. 42
    LETIN

    17A Open the door for

    3
    28
  43. 43
    GRADE

    48D A+ or C-

    3
    27
  44. 44
    PARKA

    3D Ski jacket

    3
    24
  45. 45
    SIFTS

    28D Painstakingly sorts (through)

    3
    23
  46. 46
    RATSO

    5D Dustin Hoffman's role in "Midnight Cowboy"

    2
    47
  47. 47
    EMPTY

    26D Like some promises and gas tanks

    2
    39
  48. 48
    TEEMS

    1D Overflows (with)

    2
    36
  49. 49
    LATCH

    31D Door fastener

    2
    23
  50. 50
    CLINT

    38A Actor/director Eastwood

    2
    22
  51. 51
    ROMPS

    15A Lopsided wins

    2
    17
  52. 52
    VENUS

    33D Planet between Mercury and Earth

    2
    15
  53. 53
    WPM

    11D Typist's stat, in brief

    2
    15
  54. 54
    NEER

    40D "... ___ the twain shall meet"

    1
    100
  55. 55
    APERS

    36A Impersonators

    1
    32
  56. 56
    BUG

    27A Computer glitch

    1
    23
  57. 57
    EMBERS

    20D Smoldering remains

    1
    13
  58. 58
    EUNICE

    23A ___ Shriver, sister of J.F.K. and founder of the Special Olympics

    1
    10
  59. 59
    ONETOGO

    4D "Almost finished!"

    1
    10
  60. 60
    LOVEPOTION

    31A Magical drink that gets someone smitten

    1
    6
  61. 61
    CLEAVES

    38D Splits in two

    1
    5
  62. 62
    RYANS

    50D "___ Hope" (soap opera)

    0
    17
  63. 63
    SHAMPOO

    22A It can get you into a lather

    0
    10
  64. 64
    ROBYN

    9D English rocker Hitchcock

    0
    8
  65. 65
    SLIPUPS

    14D Boo-boos

    0
    8
  66. 66
    STAGGER

    47A Walk drunkenly

    0
    6
  67. 67
    SLUDGE

    35D Muddy deposit

    0
    5
  68. 68
    PLANBS

    43D Alternatives in case things don't work out

    0
    4
  69. 69
    CHINK

    25D Armor flaw

    0
    3
  70. 70
    MAKEITSNAPPY

    19A "Hurry up!"

    0
    2
  71. 71
    PROPUP

    8D Prevent from falling, perhaps

    0
    2
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    0CARB debut

    59A Like a diet that allows only fats and protein

    0
    1
  73. 73
    60S debut

    54D Decade that spawned the slogan found at the starts of 19-, 31-, 40- and 51-Across

    0
    1
  74. 74
    6IRON debut

    54A Midrange golf club

    0
    1
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    NOTSOLUCKY debut

    40A Less fortunate

    0
    1
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    WARONPOVERTY debut

    51A L.B.J. campaign to help the poor

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    1