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Monday · 76 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALE

    6D Pub offering

    59
    570
  2. 2
    ACE

    14A Top card

    57
    493
  3. 3
    OLE

    31A Flamenco cheer

    54
    525
  4. 4
    ASH

    30A Cigar residue

    50
    458
  5. 5
    AGE

    45A 18 or so, for a typical first-year college student

    47
    417
  6. 6
    ETNA

    69A Europe's highest volcano

    36
    334
  7. 7
    OAT

    47D Grain in Cheerios

    28
    290
  8. 8
    ACHE

    2D Pain in a tooth or the heart

    28
    282
  9. 9
    TMI

    63D "That's overly explicit," in textspeak

    27
    122
  10. 10
    ARK

    68A Noah's vessel

    24
    160
  11. 11
    ETTA

    43A James of jazz

    23
    254
  12. 12
    ASHE

    18D Arthur of tennis fame

    22
    275
  13. 13
    EDGE

    37D Precipice

    21
    293
  14. 14
    ALIT

    28D Came down to earth

    21
    220
  15. 15
    SETS

    20A Goes down, as the sun

    21
    170
  16. 16
    SNAP

    58D Become unhinged

    20
    204
  17. 17
    ESTEE

    44A Lauder of cosmetics

    18
    185
  18. 18
    LAP

    1A Drink, as water from a dish

    17
    152
  19. 19
    ORG

    65D Alternative to .com or .net

    17
    108
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    RON

    64D "Dianetics" author L. ___ Hubbard

    16
    169
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    IMS

    22D Gchats, e.g.

    16
    78
  22. 22
    POE

    71A "The Bells" poet

    15
    154
  23. 23
    MOI

    46A "You don't mean me?!"

    15
    101
  24. 24
    EKES

    16A ___ out (barely manages)

    14
    119
  25. 25
    OPED

    35A Newspaper opinion piece

    14
    107
  26. 26
    SAW

    4D Viewed

    12
    114
  27. 27
    PJS

    33D Bedwear, briefly

    11
    72
  28. 28
    ERUPT

    32A Blow, as a volcano

    11
    54
  29. 29
    OLEO

    24D Bread spread

    9
    264
  30. 30
    SEEM

    61A Appear

    9
    100
  31. 31
    ETUDE

    26D Practice piece for a pianist

    9
    87
  32. 32
    AVERT

    52D Deflect

    8
    65
  33. 33
    LADS

    1D Young chaps

    8
    60
  34. 34
    MEAT

    29D Vegetarian's no-no

    7
    123
  35. 35
    CODE

    27D Secret message

    7
    66
  36. 36
    ENAMOR

    67A Captivate

    7
    43
  37. 37
    USED

    57A ___ car salesman

    6
    165
  38. 38
    MANE

    10A Locks in a barn?

    6
    92
  39. 39
    DYED

    38D Like Easter eggs, colorwise

    6
    85
  40. 40
    MENS

    41D Department store department with shirts and slacks

    6
    63
  41. 41
    ISOMER

    48D Chemical cousin

    5
    26
  42. 42
    BESO

    42D Kiss: Sp.

    5
    24
  43. 43
    BASTE

    51D Moisten, as a turkey

    4
    52
  44. 44
    TITER

    34D Solution strength

    4
    11
  45. 45
    PELT

    3D Hit repeatedly, as with snowballs

    3
    69
  46. 46
    UNUM

    50D "E pluribus ___"

    3
    56
  47. 47
    MORN

    25D Time starting at dawn, to poets

    3
    38
  48. 48
    ESTAS

    55D Form of the Spanish for "to be"

    3
    34
  49. 49
    NECCO

    12D Classic brand of candy wafers

    3
    19
  50. 50
    ESSEN

    13D German industrial city

    2
    126
  51. 51
    PAAR

    36D Early talk show host Jack

    2
    71
  52. 52
    TROI

    66A "Star Trek: T.N.G." counselor

    2
    51
  53. 53
    TRINI

    54D Singer Lopez

    2
    34
  54. 54
    TIEON

    53D Attach with a string, say

    2
    19
  55. 55
    MAMMAMIA

    40D Abba song or musical

    2
    10
  56. 56
    STEVIA debut

    9D Sugar substitute

    2
    4
  57. 57
    HUR

    5D Ben-___ (Charlton Heston role)

    1
    41
  58. 58
    DICES

    8D Cuts into small cubes

    1
    22
  59. 59
    AULAIT

    15A How café may be served

    1
    16
  60. 60
    ENSURED

    49A Made certain

    1
    12
  61. 61
    SHARDS

    4A Bits of broken glass

    1
    9
  62. 62
    DYKE

    60D Comic actor Dick Van ___

    1
    4
  63. 63
    EERO

    59D Architect Saarinen

    0
    132
  64. 64
    TICS

    19A "Nervous" reactions

    0
    42
  65. 65
    RANDR

    7D Time off, informally

    0
    26
  66. 66
    AKINS

    11D Actor Claude of old TV

    0
    12
  67. 67
    CAMELOT

    27A King Arthur's home

    0
    9
  68. 68
    RISING

    70A Getting up

    0
    7
  69. 69
    AVIATORS

    56A Pilots

    0
    6
  70. 70
    HOMERSIMPSON

    23A Bart and Lisa's dad

    0
    6
  71. 71
    DIAMONDJIMBRADY

    39A Early railroad tycoon whose nickname is a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across

    0
    5
  72. 72
    METAPHOR

    10D Nerves of steel, e.g.

    0
    5
  73. 73
    DEVIANCE

    21A Change from the norm

    0
    2
  74. 74
    DHLAWRENCE

    17A "Lady Chatterley's Lover" novelist

    0
    2
  75. 75
    BATMASTERSON debut

    51A Real-life lawman who lent his name to a 1950s-'60s TV western

    0
    1
  76. 76
    MITTROMNEY debut

    62A Utah senator who once ran for president

    0
    1