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Monday · 78 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ONE

    35A Bill in a tip jar

    64
    613
  2. 2
    ACE

    6D Unreturned tennis serve

    57
    493
  3. 3
    ARE

    48A Plural "is"

    56
    533
  4. 4
    USE

    41A Manipulate

    47
    356
  5. 5
    STAN

    17A ___ the Man (old baseball nickname)

    31
    228
  6. 6
    UNIT

    29D The "U" in I.C.U.

    28
    230
  7. 7
    ARM

    63D Triceps location

    27
    264
  8. 8
    IOTA

    61D Smidgen

    25
    243
  9. 9
    AMP

    11D Electric guitar accessory

    25
    193
  10. 10
    TAU

    32D Letter after sigma

    25
    169
  11. 11
    ORES

    69A They're mined and refined

    24
    244
  12. 12
    ODDS

    67A 3:1 or 4:1, e.g.

    23
    171
  13. 13
    ASHE

    14A Arthur with a stadium named after him

    22
    275
  14. 14
    TEND

    4D Manage, as a bar

    22
    122
  15. 15
    ITO

    24A "How was ___ know?"

    20
    240
  16. 16
    UAE

    43D Persian Gulf country, for short

    20
    90
  17. 17
    CPA

    62D Helper during taxing times, for short?

    19
    189
  18. 18
    ANNA

    46D Actress Kendrick

    17
    239
  19. 19
    AGED

    73A Elderly

    16
    148
  20. 20
    BAE

    36A Slangy "sweetheart"

    16
    51
  21. 21
    SPAS

    39D Pampering places

    15
    163
  22. 22
    PAPA

    55A Biggest bear in "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"

    13
    134
  23. 23
    REA

    57A "V for Vendetta" actor Stephen

    12
    201
  24. 24
    EDDY

    72A Water swirl

    12
    154
  25. 25
    SHOE

    59D Pump or oxford

    11
    125
  26. 26
    OWES

    23D Is indebted to

    11
    88
  27. 27
    WED

    66D Marry

    10
    115
  28. 28
    RIB

    64D Poke fun at

    10
    113
  29. 29
    CAST

    1A Group in a play

    10
    89
  30. 30
    ARGO

    25A 2012 Best Picture winner set in Iran

    9
    148
  31. 31
    ONSET

    49A First appearance, as of symptoms

    9
    141
  32. 32
    TEEM

    18A Be overrun (with)

    9
    104
  33. 33
    TOME

    70A Large, scholarly book

    8
    92
  34. 34
    NEWTS

    31A Semiaquatic salamanders

    7
    38
  35. 35
    AGAME

    54D Best effort, informally

    7
    29
  36. 36
    HYMN

    8D Song sung on Sunday

    7
    24
  37. 37
    ACHY

    15A Feeling fluish, in a way

    6
    55
  38. 38
    SOT

    12D Drunkard

    5
    152
  39. 39
    CARAT

    62A Gemstone measure

    5
    70
  40. 40
    ROSES

    33A Flowers on trellises

    5
    57
  41. 41
    AMBER

    71A "For ___ waves of grain" (line in "America the Beautiful")

    5
    52
  42. 42
    PEGS

    30D Cribbage scorekeepers

    5
    49
  43. 43
    PANSY

    56D Colorful flower with a "face"

    5
    32
  44. 44
    PATHS

    45A Cross ___ with

    5
    32
  45. 45
    POX

    44A Contagious viral infection

    5
    27
  46. 46
    PRY

    13D Jimmy (open)

    4
    68
  47. 47
    WIG

    38A Barrister's headgear

    4
    53
  48. 48
    LATER

    5D "Ciao"

    4
    49
  49. 49
    SIESTA

    34D Nap south of the border

    4
    48
  50. 50
    YAW

    47A Side-to-side nautical movement

    4
    46
  51. 51
    CLASP

    9A Bracelet securer

    4
    39
  52. 52
    ASTUTE

    2D Uncommonly perceptive

    4
    37
  53. 53
    HEWN

    65A Chopped down

    4
    32
  54. 54
    ODIST

    37A Horace, as a poet

    3
    45
  55. 55
    LATH

    5A Plasterwork backing

    2
    41
  56. 56
    EMPTY

    19A "E" on a gas gauge

    2
    39
  57. 57
    GNOME

    22A Garden munchkin

    2
    33
  58. 58
    SCOUR

    39A Scrub vigorously

    2
    32
  59. 59
    GNASH

    58A Grind, as teeth

    2
    29
  60. 60
    CORP

    40D Bus. concern

    2
    22
  61. 61
    HUMOR

    16A "___ me" ("Go along with it")

    2
    21
  62. 62
    RUNTS

    42A Littlest ones in litters

    2
    18
  63. 63
    LEAFS

    50A Toronto N.H.L. team, for short

    2
    17
  64. 64
    PRIME

    68A Superior beef grade

    2
    17
  65. 65
    LUMEN

    10D Measure of light's brightness

    2
    16
  66. 66
    SASSED

    52D Talked back to with 'tude

    1
    29
  67. 67
    ABIDES

    60A Withstands

    1
    16
  68. 68
    CASHIN

    1D Redeem, as a savings bond

    1
    10
  69. 69
    HUDDLE

    20A Pre-snap powwow

    1
    8
  70. 70
    SPRAIN

    53A Common ankle injury

    0
    11
  71. 71
    FEEDME

    51D What "woof" or "meow" may mean

    0
    6
  72. 72
    GROUTS

    26D Fills, as tile joints

    0
    4
  73. 73
    WINDUP

    27A Kind of toy that moves when you turn a key

    0
    3
  74. 74
    DOWNWARDDOG debut

    28D Popular yoga pose ... or a literal hint to the ends of 3-, 7-, 9- and 21-Down

    0
    2
  75. 75
    SHADOWBOXER

    3D Air-punching pugilist

    0
    2
  76. 76
    THEGOODSHEPHERD

    7D 2006 Matt Damon spy film

    0
    2
  77. 77
    CHEMISTRYLAB debut

    9D Place with beakers and Bunsen burners

    0
    1
  78. 78
    LASERPOINTER debut

    21D Lecturer's implement with a light at the end

    0
    1