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Monday · 76 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ALE

    22D Pub pintful

    59
    570
  2. 2
    ALA

    65D In the style of, in cookery

    58
    513
  3. 3
    ERR

    47D Mess up

    54
    522
  4. 4
    ALOE

    14A ___ vera gel

    46
    497
  5. 5
    ANI

    24A Darth Vader's name as a boy

    36
    238
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    EAST

    27D Toward sunrise

    33
    285
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    ETAL

    67A And others, in a list

    32
    327
  8. 8
    ACNE

    68A Pimples

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    233
  9. 9
    YET

    38D Nonetheless

    27
    201
  10. 10
    SLY

    63D ___ as a fox

    24
    264
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    NEON

    71A Illuminating gas

    24
    219
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    AHEM

    46A "If I may interject ..."

    23
    171
  13. 13
    ASHE

    40D Tennis legend Arthur

    22
    275
  14. 14
    SODA

    70A Word after club, cream or caustic

    21
    163
  15. 15
    ERIN

    26D Ireland, in poetry

    19
    279
  16. 16
    RYE

    55A Dark loaf

    19
    212
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    IMP

    33A Little rascal

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    166
  18. 18
    IDEAL

    11D Perfect

    17
    135
  19. 19
    ECRU

    58A Very light brown

    15
    196
  20. 20
    SEAT

    30A "Have a ___" (request in a waiting room)

    15
    152
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    YEP

    44A "Uh-huh!"

    15
    87
  22. 22
    NCAA

    21A University sports org.

    13
    164
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    OPEC

    42D Intl. group of oil producers

    11
    143
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    YESNO

    56D Kind of question you have a 50% chance of guessing correctly

    11
    55
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    OTT

    32D Mel who played at the Polo Grounds

    10
    193
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    SEAS

    4D Caribbean and Caspian

    10
    105
  27. 27
    REACT

    7D Blink or flinch, say

    10
    67
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    MMA

    37D Sport also known as cage fighting, in brief

    9
    29
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    ETAT

    45A Coup d'___

    8
    143
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    ROLL

    59A "Heads will ___!"

    8
    97
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    APEX

    15A Highest point

    7
    101
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    PASTA

    1D Macaroni or rigatoni

    7
    89
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    STARR

    28A Drummer Ringo

    7
    87
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    ACCRA

    52D Capital of Ghana

    7
    58
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    TRIAL

    66A Courtroom proceeding

    7
    43
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    PISA

    18D Leaning Tower city

    6
    86
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    OGRES

    60A Folklore monsters

    6
    67
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    PLATO

    54D Philosopher who tutored Aristotle

    6
    46
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    PAY

    34D "You'll ___ for this!"

    5
    71
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    WORE

    5A Had on

    5
    61
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    TORTE

    12D Rich German cake

    5
    57
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    ASKEW

    13D Out of alignment

    5
    56
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    PIS

    31D Detectives, informally

    5
    41
  44. 44
    BESTS

    51D One-ups

    5
    31
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    POOH

    31A Winnie-the-___

    4
    67
  46. 46
    AKC

    9D Org. with a canine registry

    4
    32
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    AGITA

    9A Feeling of anxiety

    4
    26
  48. 48
    FATE

    23A Destiny

    3
    67
  49. 49
    GMAN

    61D F.B.I. agent, in old slang

    3
    45
  50. 50
    PAWS

    1A What cats clean themselves with

    3
    39
  51. 51
    ESSEN

    57D German industrial city

    2
    126
  52. 52
    WAH

    5D When repeated, a trombone sound

    2
    51
  53. 53
    TARSI

    20A Bones of the foot

    2
    37
  54. 54
    SCARS

    62A Reminders of past fights

    2
    29
  55. 55
    CLERK

    19A Firm hand?

    2
    27
  56. 56
    GESSO

    49A Undercoat used in sculpture

    1
    47
  57. 57
    TRAIL

    53D Appalachian ___

    1
    38
  58. 58
    SALLY

    69A Actress Field with Oscars

    1
    13
  59. 59
    EXPATS

    8D Americans living abroad, informally

    1
    9
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    OPENARMS

    6D A warm welcome

    1
    6
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    ITMEANSALOTTOME debut

    39A "I'm deeply indebted" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 51- and 64-Across

    1
    2
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    ALCAN

    2D ___ Highway (nearly 1,400-mile route that runs through Whitehorse, Yukon Territory)

    0
    23
  63. 63
    KUDOS

    16A "Congrats!"

    0
    22
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    STENS

    43A British W.W. II weapons

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    19
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    THENATURAL

    29D Bernard Malamud novel about a baseball phenom

    0
    9
  66. 66
    SAMMY

    35A Singer ___ Davis Jr.

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    7
  67. 67
    SEATTLESLEW

    25A Triple Crown winner of 1977

    0
    5
  68. 68
    SCRAPHEAP

    17A Junk pile

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    4
  69. 69
    SKOL debut

    50D Scandinavian drinking cry

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    4
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    LEGALPAD

    41D Notepaper that's usually yellow

    0
    3
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    MYOPES

    48D Nearsighted people

    0
    3
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    WORRISOME

    3D Disquieting

    0
    3
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    BATTERYPACK debut

    51A Power source for an electric vehicle

    0
    1
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    GULFSTATES debut

    10D Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida

    0
    1
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    MOTORRACE debut

    36D The Indianapolis 500, for one

    0
    1
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    PAPALMASS debut

    64A Easter event in Vatican City

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    1