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Monday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    YES

    9D "Affirmative"

    50
    365
  2. 2
    ERE

    6D Before, in poetry

    43
    602
  3. 3
    NEO

    65D Prefix with conservative

    43
    332
  4. 4
    ASAP

    56A "Right away!"

    36
    300
  5. 5
    ARTS

    15A ___ and crafts

    31
    222
  6. 6
    TIL

    1D "Shop ___ You Drop" (old game show)

    29
    169
  7. 7
    EELS

    30A Slippery fishes

    28
    199
  8. 8
    PAR

    29A Golfer's goal

    25
    218
  9. 9
    IAN

    21A Fleming who created James Bond

    23
    260
  10. 10
    IGOR

    14A "Young Frankenstein" assistant

    20
    207
  11. 11
    EBB

    45A Kind of tide

    20
    182
  12. 12
    PESO

    5A Mexican "dollar"

    20
    131
  13. 13
    EEK

    64D Hair-raising cry

    19
    163
  14. 14
    AER

    38A ___ Lingus (carrier to Dublin)

    19
    148
  15. 15
    CSI

    63D Long-running CBS forensic series

    19
    127
  16. 16
    TALC

    1A After-bath powder

    17
    145
  17. 17
    ALP

    28A Matterhorn or Mont Blanc

    16
    187
  18. 18
    SEEN

    46A What children should be (but not heard), they say

    16
    170
  19. 19
    UNI

    19D Prefix with cycle

    16
    153
  20. 20
    MEH

    59A So-so

    16
    80
  21. 21
    AGAR

    58D Food thickener

    15
    172
  22. 22
    OSCAR

    8D Felix's partner on "The Odd Couple"

    13
    145
  23. 23
    GAP

    66D Dental problem that braces can fix

    13
    131
  24. 24
    UMP

    52D Diamond head?

    13
    96
  25. 25
    POR

    33A "___ favor, señor"

    13
    70
  26. 26
    MAA

    60A Sound from a goat

    12
    48
  27. 27
    ONME

    49D "I guess the joke's ___"

    11
    102
  28. 28
    NEST

    27D Bird's home

    10
    242
  29. 29
    COO

    48A Dove's sound

    10
    144
  30. 30
    LUNA

    41D Roman moon goddess

    10
    74
  31. 31
    ANNO

    13D The "A" in A.D.

    9
    128
  32. 32
    NEAP

    18D Kind of tide

    8
    114
  33. 33
    TTOP

    72A Corvette Stingray feature

    8
    67
  34. 34
    MPH

    35D Speed abbr.

    8
    64
  35. 35
    LPS

    62D Old records ... or a hint for this puzzle's seven longest answers

    7
    101
  36. 36
    NERVE

    53D Chutzpah

    7
    56
  37. 37
    TSE

    20A China's Mao ___-tung

    6
    228
  38. 38
    ALGA

    56D Bit of pond growth

    6
    92
  39. 39
    ERIK

    71A Composer Satie

    6
    91
  40. 40
    ENRON

    16A Corporate giant in a 2001 bankruptcy

    6
    73
  41. 41
    STRIP

    7D Take it all off

    6
    61
  42. 42
    GADOT

    55D Gal of "Wonder Woman"

    6
    13
  43. 43
    WRIT

    11D Habeas corpus, e.g.

    5
    54
  44. 44
    AFROS

    70A "Hair" dos

    5
    49
  45. 45
    XII

    50A 12 on a grandfather clock

    5
    39
  46. 46
    SERF

    57D Medieval drudge

    4
    71
  47. 47
    PAP

    5D Mushy baby food

    4
    58
  48. 48
    ONSITE

    10D Kind of inspection

    4
    48
  49. 49
    RABID

    39D Like a dangerous raccoon

    4
    33
  50. 50
    CHOIR

    54D Group singing hymns

    4
    30
  51. 51
    ASDOI

    37D "Same here"

    4
    17
  52. 52
    TRA

    42A Lead-in to "la-la"

    3
    187
  53. 53
    CRISP

    4D Invigorating, as autumn air

    3
    29
  54. 54
    UPI

    40A Big name in newswires

    2
    95
  55. 55
    ELPASO

    47D Texas city on the Rio Grande

    2
    48
  56. 56
    PEZ

    43A Candy that's not in-dispensable?

    2
    48
  57. 57
    ZOOS

    12D Arboretums : trees :: ___ : animals

    2
    25
  58. 58
    RAMON

    25D San ___ (San Francisco suburb)

    2
    17
  59. 59
    LAPUP

    23D Drink, like a cat or dog

    2
    16
  60. 60
    MOOCH

    36D Person who sponges

    2
    13
  61. 61
    ONEA

    69A Prime draft category

    1
    175
  62. 62
    AGA

    2D Turkish title

    1
    132
  63. 63
    GRASP

    67A Get a grip on

    1
    39
  64. 64
    VISE

    68A What you might use to get a grip on something

    1
    33
  65. 65
    ELOPES

    24D Gets hitched in haste

    1
    26
  66. 66
    ITSO

    22A "Wishing won't make ___"

    1
    19
  67. 67
    DRAWS

    26D Sketches

    0
    14
  68. 68
    SERBIA

    32D Neighbor of Croatia

    0
    14
  69. 69
    MAMMAS

    34A Mothers, informally

    0
    6
  70. 70
    YOWZA

    9A "Holy moly!"

    0
    6
  71. 71
    LEOPARDPRINT

    23A Material that's spotted at a fashion show?

    0
    4
  72. 72
    UNSHOD

    44A Like the hooves of wild horses

    0
    4
  73. 73
    LATEXPAINT debut

    31D Wall covering that's washable with soap and water

    0
    1
  74. 74
    LATINPERCUSSION debut

    17A Tito Puente's specialty

    0
    1
  75. 75
    LAUNCHINGPAD debut

    51A Rocket's takeoff point

    0
    1
  76. 76
    LEGALPROCEEDING debut

    61A Court case, e.g.

    0
    1
  77. 77
    LOTTOPRIZE debut

    3D Mega Millions jackpot

    0
    1
  78. 78
    LOWPOST debut

    41A Area of a basketball court near the basket

    0
    1