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Monday · 78 answers · 2 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EAR

    65D Serving of corn

    57
    485
  2. 2
    ASH

    1A ___ Wednesday

    50
    458
  3. 3
    ORE

    63D Metal from a mine

    48
    581
  4. 4
    ANT

    71A Aardvark's morsel

    45
    401
  5. 5
    ELSE

    50A "Or ___!" (end of an ultimatum)

    43
    440
  6. 6
    ICE

    14A Hotel amenity down the hall

    40
    391
  7. 7
    EASE

    38D Simplicity

    40
    334
  8. 8
    ORCA

    27A Killer whale

    34
    234
  9. 9
    ANN

    7D Newswoman Curry

    33
    300
  10. 10
    APE

    30A King Kong, for one

    28
    415
  11. 11
    TAR

    5D Driveway surface

    26
    351
  12. 12
    ERASE

    35A Obliterate

    24
    295
  13. 13
    RBI

    47A Baseball stat

    23
    190
  14. 14
    ODDS

    27D 6:1 or 7:1, e.g., at a racetrack

    23
    171
  15. 15
    BOA

    68A Feather stole

    21
    168
  16. 16
    ALAMO

    4D Fort where Davy Crockett died

    20
    181
  17. 17
    ARAL

    36D Asia's shrunken ___ Sea

    17
    184
  18. 18
    REAP

    28D Harvest

    17
    155
  19. 19
    NAAN

    24D Indian bread

    17
    69
  20. 20
    HERE

    3D On earth

    15
    150
  21. 21
    SCAT

    2D "Shoo, kitty!"

    14
    141
  22. 22
    DAM

    39A Beavers' construction

    14
    132
  23. 23
    RIA

    42A Small inlet

    14
    128
  24. 24
    NIA

    64D Vardalos of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"

    13
    138
  25. 25
    LION

    59D King of the jungle

    13
    131
  26. 26
    ARIAL

    67A Standard Windows typeface

    13
    49
  27. 27
    HONE

    45A Sharpen, as skills

    12
    112
  28. 28
    WII

    6D Nintendo console

    11
    53
  29. 29
    OTT

    22D Six-time N.L. home run champ Mel

    10
    193
  30. 30
    DEAN

    32A Campus bigwig

    10
    121
  31. 31
    RESET

    13D Change, as a clock

    10
    109
  32. 32
    STEAM

    20A What locomotives and irons may give off

    10
    91
  33. 33
    CAME

    29D Arrived

    10
    61
  34. 34
    INE

    48D Suffix with serpent

    9
    155
  35. 35
    SPAT

    60D Small quarrel

    9
    134
  36. 36
    ESTER

    66A Fragrant chemical compound

    8
    115
  37. 37
    ARCS

    33A Rainbow shapes

    8
    109
  38. 38
    RELIC

    46D Excavation find

    8
    78
  39. 39
    AIMS

    1D Goals

    8
    73
  40. 40
    LENO

    41D Jay formerly of late-night TV

    7
    158
  41. 41
    OPRAH

    25D What the "O" of O magazine stands for

    7
    92
  42. 42
    TSE

    31A China's Mao ___-tung

    6
    228
  43. 43
    SPEAR

    43A Asparagus unit

    6
    79
  44. 44
    ALBA

    58D Jessica of "Fantastic Four"

    5
    76
  45. 45
    LEASH

    52D What a dog-walker holds

    5
    49
  46. 46
    RAPS

    46A Performs like Lil Wayne or Lil' Kim

    4
    73
  47. 47
    ASTIN

    12D Actor Sean of "The Lord of the Rings"

    4
    61
  48. 48
    SIPS

    37D Doesn't guzzle

    4
    53
  49. 49
    PEARL

    70A Gem in an oyster

    4
    51
  50. 50
    ATWAR

    4A Doing battle

    4
    48
  51. 51
    REEDS

    8D Swamp plants

    3
    54
  52. 52
    ROOTS

    19A Hereditary background

    3
    41
  53. 53
    ZAIRE

    61A Rumble in the Jungle setting

    3
    41
  54. 54
    SHEDS

    69A Outbuildings with garden tools

    3
    38
  55. 55
    USMAP

    54D Chart often with insets of Alaska and Hawaii

    3
    7
  56. 56
    UNITE

    53D Bring together

    2
    100
  57. 57
    CAROUSEL

    9D Merry-go-round

    2
    7
  58. 58
    CIGAR

    9A Item in a humidor

    1
    35
  59. 59
    LAINE

    15A 1940s-'60s singer Frankie

    1
    33
  60. 60
    DIALS

    57A Obsolescent phone features

    1
    27
  61. 61
    ONAROLL

    40A Winning time after time ... or where you might find 17-, 23-, 51- or 62-Across

    1
    25
  62. 62
    IDYLL

    55D Peaceful, picturesque scene

    1
    22
  63. 63
    ANOSE

    16A Win by ___

    1
    20
  64. 64
    DOORDIE

    21A Critical, as a situation

    1
    14
  65. 65
    GOODE

    11D Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. ___"

    1
    10
  66. 66
    SONOF

    34D What "ibn" and "ben" mean, in names

    1
    9
  67. 67
    ALUMINUMFOIL

    51A Shiny kitchen wrap

    1
    4
  68. 68
    OON

    49A Suffix with ball

    0
    24
  69. 69
    INORDER

    10D Properly arranged

    0
    12
  70. 70
    RECROOM

    26D Place for a Ping-Pong table

    0
    11
  71. 71
    ADZES

    51D Woodworking tools

    0
    10
  72. 72
    GAHAN

    18D Illustrator Wilson famous for his macabre cartoons

    0
    8
  73. 73
    DENOTES

    56A Signifies

    0
    6
  74. 74
    ARMORED

    44D Like Brink's trucks

    0
    4
  75. 75
    MARGARINE debut

    17A Butter substitute

    0
    2
  76. 76
    MONEYCLIP

    62A Wallet alternative

    0
    2
  77. 77
    ORBITERS

    40D Spacecrafts circling the earth

    0
    2
  78. 78
    HONORSTUDENT debut

    23A One getting mostly A's in school

    0
    1