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Monday · 78 answers · 8 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EAR

    21A Unit of corn

    57
    485
  2. 2
    ORE

    62D Metal before refinement

    48
    581
  3. 3
    ACAI

    12D Smoothie "superfruit"

    37
    135
  4. 4
    ANA

    42A Santa ___ winds

    33
    367
  5. 5
    GEL

    52D Dr. Scholl's padding

    26
    185
  6. 6
    DOT

    43D Bit of an ellipsis

    25
    178
  7. 7
    SON

    20D "Like father, like ___"

    24
    213
  8. 8
    ION

    64D Charged particle

    23
    258
  9. 9
    BOA

    26D Breath-taking snake

    21
    168
  10. 10
    DOH

    43A "How stupid of me!"

    18
    116
  11. 11
    OBI

    44D Japanese sash

    17
    199
  12. 12
    LAP

    7D Once around the track

    17
    152
  13. 13
    ROW

    27D Specification on an airline ticket

    16
    95
  14. 14
    DAM

    4D Beaver's construction

    14
    132
  15. 15
    URGE

    31D Desire

    12
    208
  16. 16
    STAG

    33D Without a date

    10
    168
  17. 17
    GENE

    59A DNA sequence

    10
    158
  18. 18
    AREAS

    14A Regions

    10
    147
  19. 19
    NYSE

    70A Big Board inits.

    10
    113
  20. 20
    NAIL

    41D Hammer's target

    10
    90
  21. 21
    AMIGO

    5D Mexican friend

    10
    67
  22. 22
    LMAO

    65A Response from a greatly amused texter

    10
    23
  23. 23
    SAME

    58D Uncreative bar order, with "the"

    9
    107
  24. 24
    YELL

    68A Bellow

    9
    76
  25. 25
    SOBA

    49A Japanese noodle

    9
    28
  26. 26
    UHNO

    34D "You might think so, but ..."

    9
    14
  27. 27
    TIDE

    25D Beach washer

    8
    92
  28. 28
    ROOS

    29A Down Under hoppers, informally

    8
    47
  29. 29
    NEARS

    55D Comes closer

    7
    78
  30. 30
    BEES

    13D "Subjects" of a queen, not a king

    7
    62
  31. 31
    MICE

    17A Prey for cats

    7
    58
  32. 32
    HIGH

    22A Loopy from drugs

    6
    42
  33. 33
    SWAB

    10A Q-tip, e.g.

    5
    71
  34. 34
    SOARS

    67A Goes way, way up

    5
    29
  35. 35
    FUN

    63D When said three times, a Beach Boys hit

    4
    51
  36. 36
    PEARL

    3D Gem strung on a necklace

    4
    51
  37. 37
    YAW

    36A Veer, as a ship

    4
    46
  38. 38
    SNUB

    30A Overlook rudely

    3
    50
  39. 39
    AFLAC

    5A Insurer whose name rhymes with "quack"

    3
    39
  40. 40
    GORP

    47A Trail mix

    3
    21
  41. 41
    SUNDAE

    33A Ice cream treat

    3
    19
  42. 42
    IRT

    28A N.Y.C. subway inits.

    2
    70
  43. 43
    MIAMI

    16A Where the Dolphins play

    2
    67
  44. 44
    AME

    8D Soul: Fr.

    2
    40
  45. 45
    GRO

    37A Miracle-___ (garden brand)

    2
    40
  46. 46
    ABLY

    57D With competence

    2
    28
  47. 47
    NEATER

    46A More tidy

    2
    26
  48. 48
    PISTOL

    48D Glock, for one

    2
    16
  49. 49
    HANGTEN

    45D Do a surfing maneuver

    2
    6
  50. 50
    XER

    60A Gen ___ (millennial forerunner)

    1
    53
  51. 51
    BOHR

    32D Physics Nobelist Niels

    1
    39
  52. 52
    LAPD

    1A West Coast law force, for short

    1
    39
  53. 53
    SAHARAN

    15D Like the climate of the African desert

    1
    23
  54. 54
    SHTETL

    49D Jewish village of old

    1
    19
  55. 55
    THEEND

    38A With 39-Across, doomsayer's assertion ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 51- and 61-Across

    1
    17
  56. 56
    IXNAY

    54D No, in pig Latin

    1
    16
  57. 57
    LADES

    1D Stows, as cargo

    1
    15
  58. 58
    INLINE

    39D Queued

    1
    13
  59. 59
    ASASET

    57A How TV series DVDs may be sold

    1
    10
  60. 60
    GEHRY

    53D Architect Frank

    1
    9
  61. 61
    CIRCUS

    9D Ringling Brothers offering, once

    1
    7
  62. 62
    NEARFATAL

    35D Grave, as injuries

    1
    4
  63. 63
    CORGIS debut

    23A Some herding dogs

    1
    2
  64. 64
    FISHFRY debut

    6D Popular Friday feast

    1
    2
  65. 65
    TRUER

    66A Better aligned

    0
    22
  66. 66
    LENNY

    69A Comic Bruce with a foul mouth

    0
    21
  67. 67
    ARRAU

    2D Pianist Claudio

    0
    17
  68. 68
    SMORES

    10D Round-the-campfire treats

    0
    16
  69. 69
    TINTED

    19D Like some auto windows

    0
    7
  70. 70
    LXI

    50A 61, in old Rome

    0
    6
  71. 71
    IRISE

    56D "And Still ___" (Angelou volume)

    0
    4
  72. 72
    SEXLESS

    40D Strictly platonic

    0
    3
  73. 73
    BATTLEOFTHESINAI debut

    61A Yom Kippur War clash

    0
    1
  74. 74
    DRAMATISPERSONAE debut

    18A Characters in a play, formally

    0
    1
  75. 75
    FIGHTINGILLINI debut

    51A College team from the land of Lincoln

    0
    1
  76. 76
    ISNIGH debut

    39A See 38-Across

    0
    1
  77. 77
    SULTANOFBRUNEI debut

    24A Monarch renowned for his wealth

    0
    1
  78. 78
    WINGINGIT debut

    11D Going off script

    0
    1