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Monday · 79 answers · 5 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EEL

    45A Reef predator

    53
    487
  2. 2
    LEE

    10D Director Spike

    40
    360
  3. 3
    ABBA

    40D Group that inspired "Mamma Mia!"

    25
    192
  4. 4
    ARENA

    70A Venue often named for its sponsor

    24
    334
  5. 5
    OVAL

    54D Egg-shaped

    24
    216
  6. 6
    ETTA

    25A James who sang "At Last"

    23
    254
  7. 7
    SODA

    55D Mr. Pibb or Dr Pepper

    21
    163
  8. 8
    LIL

    22D Rapper ___ Wayne

    20
    166
  9. 9
    REAL

    51A Keep it ___ (be honest)

    19
    160
  10. 10
    NANA

    61D Nickname for grandma

    19
    142
  11. 11
    ATON

    60D Heaps

    19
    136
  12. 12
    OMIT

    24A Leave out

    16
    218
  13. 13
    TADA

    65A "Look how great I did!"

    16
    138
  14. 14
    IOWA

    17A Where the first presidential caucuses are held

    16
    130
  15. 15
    UDON

    3D Japanese noodle type

    15
    56
  16. 16
    LEIA

    35A "Star Wars" princess

    14
    116
  17. 17
    HAHA

    2D Funny (or sarcastic) joke response

    13
    125
  18. 18
    AMIE

    58D French female friend

    12
    170
  19. 19
    AVOW

    62A Swear

    12
    112
  20. 20
    BOO

    49D Unfortunate crowd reaction to a performer

    12
    101
  21. 21
    EATS

    57D Has a nosh

    11
    166
  22. 22
    MAP

    63D It may include the words "You are here"

    10
    138
  23. 23
    LIN

    36A Maya who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

    10
    90
  24. 24
    SLAY

    68A Kill, as a dragon

    10
    79
  25. 25
    RENEE

    34D Opera singer Fleming

    8
    129
  26. 26
    THAW

    26D Take out of the freezer

    8
    80
  27. 27
    TILDE

    19A Squiggly mark in "piñata"

    8
    50
  28. 28
    SOSAD

    53A "What a shame"

    8
    40
  29. 29
    YORE

    12D Days of ___

    7
    100
  30. 30
    TIDE

    59D Ocean motion

    7
    92
  31. 31
    OILER

    29D Floating fuel carrier

    7
    78
  32. 32
    NASAL

    6A Like the voice of someone who's stuffed up

    7
    73
  33. 33
    ANTIC

    66A Shenanigan

    6
    94
  34. 34
    MANE

    46A Flowy hair

    6
    92
  35. 35
    LAN

    42A Connected PC system

    6
    67
  36. 36
    LEDON

    67A Enticed

    6
    31
  37. 37
    SATS

    53D College entrance exams

    5
    39
  38. 38
    STELMO

    5D Patron for sailors

    5
    25
  39. 39
    AKITA

    64A Japanese dog breed

    4
    45
  40. 40
    IHOPE

    18A "Crossing my fingers!"

    4
    39
  41. 41
    AVIS

    7D Hertz rival

    3
    96
  42. 42
    ELAND

    33D African antelope

    3
    67
  43. 43
    MOAN

    52A Sound from a ghost

    3
    66
  44. 44
    GREY

    20A Earl ___ tea

    3
    35
  45. 45
    TIMER

    30D Race official

    3
    33
  46. 46
    BYOB

    11A [Guests must provide their drinks]

    3
    29
  47. 47
    SILK

    8D ___ Road, route for Marco Polo

    3
    29
  48. 48
    ARGYLE

    37A Diamond pattern

    3
    27
  49. 49
    OVINE

    16A Sheep-related

    2
    72
  50. 50
    ELNINO

    48D Pacific weather phenomenon

    2
    71
  51. 51
    MIAMI

    63A Largest city in South Florida

    2
    67
  52. 52
    HEART

    28D Symbol on a valentine

    2
    45
  53. 53
    UTURN

    23D Maneuver upon missing a GPS instruction

    2
    41
  54. 54
    HADAT

    15A Went after

    2
    29
  55. 55
    LALALA

    50D [I don't know the words to this part]

    2
    21
  56. 56
    UBERS

    23A Some rides from the airport, nowadays

    2
    18
  57. 57
    POSES

    69A Sits for a photo

    2
    17
  58. 58
    CLIPS

    27D Video excerpts

    2
    15
  59. 59
    SHUTS

    1A Closes

    2
    14
  60. 60
    SHIV

    1D Makeshift knife

    1
    34
  61. 61
    ENDER

    31D Rear-___ (auto accident)

    1
    29
  62. 62
    BAYS

    14D Large inlets

    1
    25
  63. 63
    IAL

    38A Suffix with different or confident

    1
    25
  64. 64
    DYLAN

    32D "The Times They Are a-Changin'" singer

    1
    23
  65. 65
    TAPIOCA

    4D Pudding ingredient

    1
    23
  66. 66
    PREFAB

    43A Ready to assemble, as a home

    1
    13
  67. 67
    NOTATALL

    6D Friendly response to "Do you mind?"

    1
    8
  68. 68
    ANDYET

    9D "Still ..."

    1
    6
  69. 69
    NEAPOLITAN debut

    56A Kind of ice cream suggested by the starts of 21-, 27- and 47-Across

    1
    3
  70. 70
    OWER

    13D One with a debt

    0
    17
  71. 71
    CAWED

    39D Made the sound of a crow

    0
    12
  72. 72
    BIGBANG

    11D Beginning of the universe

    0
    7
  73. 73
    MONIKER

    46D Nickname

    0
    5
  74. 74
    FARAWAY

    44D Off in the distance

    0
    4
  75. 75
    OLYMPICS

    41D The first modern one was held in Athens in 1896

    0
    2
  76. 76
    CALMDOWN debut

    39A "Chill out!"

    0
    1
  77. 77
    CHOCOLATETHUNDER debut

    27A Nickname for former N.B.A. star Darryl Dawkins

    0
    1
  78. 78
    STRAWBERRYBLONDE debut

    47A Amy Adams or Emma Stone, hairwise

    0
    1
  79. 79
    VANILLASKY debut

    21A 2001 Tom Cruise thriller

    0
    1