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Monday · 76 answers · 2 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ODE

    30A Praiseful poem

    58
    523
  2. 2
    ACE

    45A Blackjack card worth one or 11 points

    57
    493
  3. 3
    ORE

    46A Homophone of 44-Across

    48
    581
  4. 4
    LSD

    64D Drug to trip on

    41
    245
  5. 5
    AHA

    5D "Gotcha!"

    40
    379
  6. 6
    AGO

    5A "It was 20 years ___ today ..." (Beatles lyric)

    39
    291
  7. 7
    OAR

    44A Rowing tool

    36
    331
  8. 8
    EPA

    62D Org. that cleans up oil spills

    36
    320
  9. 9
    LED

    42D Played the first card

    34
    222
  10. 10
    ONCE

    7D First word in a fairy tale

    32
    326
  11. 11
    EARS

    66A Distinguishing features of Mr. Spock

    27
    163
  12. 12
    OPERA

    49D "Madama Butterfly," for one

    26
    247
  13. 13
    NBA

    47A Org. with the Suns and the Heat

    26
    198
  14. 14
    ADELE

    20A "19," "21" and "25" singer

    22
    158
  15. 15
    DOE

    33A Fawn's mother

    19
    192
  16. 16
    REEL

    21A Rod and ___ (fishing equipment)

    19
    184
  17. 17
    LOL

    34A "u r 2 funny!"

    17
    132
  18. 18
    TOT

    32A Rug rat

    16
    200
  19. 19
    ALMA

    1D ___ mater

    15
    130
  20. 20
    POD

    69A Holder of peas

    15
    101
  21. 21
    REAR

    70A Derrière

    14
    184
  22. 22
    CDS

    28D Successors to LPs

    14
    147
  23. 23
    ACLU

    1A Rights org.

    13
    137
  24. 24
    ELBA

    67A Place of banishment for Napoleon

    13
    132
  25. 25
    APART

    8A Separately

    12
    110
  26. 26
    HENS

    14A Roosters' mates

    12
    93
  27. 27
    LEAP

    57D Long jump

    11
    103
  28. 28
    SHEL

    15D Silverstein who wrote and illustrated "The Giving Tree"

    11
    75
  29. 29
    TBAR

    60D Skier's way up a mountain

    10
    144
  30. 30
    OOPS

    29D Klutz's cry

    10
    104
  31. 31
    REY

    18D King: Sp.

    10
    98
  32. 32
    ALOOF

    10D Emotionally detached

    10
    64
  33. 33
    ENACT

    58A Pass, as a law

    9
    96
  34. 34
    LOON

    13A Minnesota's "crazy" state bird

    9
    81
  35. 35
    SPEED

    43A What a radar gun measures

    9
    62
  36. 36
    ALEXA

    68A "___, what is the meaning of life?" (modern query)

    8
    44
  37. 37
    ANSEL

    53A Nature photographer Adams

    7
    71
  38. 38
    MONO

    23A The "M" of MSG

    7
    69
  39. 39
    RHONE

    11D French wine valley

    7
    44
  40. 40
    COLD

    28A Refrigerated

    7
    40
  41. 41
    NICE

    37D "Good going!"

    6
    105
  42. 42
    LOCAL

    50D Train that makes every stop

    6
    63
  43. 43
    ELTON

    31D John who sang "Candle in the Wind"

    5
    102
  44. 44
    CUBA

    59D Havana's home

    5
    44
  45. 45
    CORD

    2D Thick string

    5
    40
  46. 46
    DELHI

    16A New ___, India's capital

    5
    40
  47. 47
    SAYHI

    24A Give a quick greeting

    4
    17
  48. 48
    SEZ

    54D "Oh yeah? ___ who!"

    3
    48
  49. 49
    POOF

    55A "And ... it's gone!"

    3
    27
  50. 50
    KOBE

    52D Southern Japanese port city

    2
    32
  51. 51
    TIMOR

    12D East ___ (U.N. member since 2002)

    2
    28
  52. 52
    VENEER

    48D Thin wood finish

    2
    23
  53. 53
    KERI

    40D Actress Russell of "Felicity" and "The Americans"

    2
    14
  54. 54
    VROOM

    19A Souped-up engine sound

    2
    13
  55. 55
    ECOLE

    61A French place of education

    1
    82
  56. 56
    COED

    27D Like many intramural sports

    1
    60
  57. 57
    HEMAN

    35A Macho guy

    1
    38
  58. 58
    DOONE

    51D Lorna ___ (Nabisco cookie)

    1
    37
  59. 59
    KOLN

    56A City about 280 miles NW of München

    1
    22
  60. 60
    VIED

    48A Competed

    1
    15
  61. 61
    ADV

    8D Word often ending in -ly: Abbr.

    1
    14
  62. 62
    PERMITME

    9D "If I may ..."

    1
    8
  63. 63
    LUTHERAN

    22D Certain Protestant

    1
    7
  64. 64
    HABANERO

    41D Hot pepper

    1
    6
  65. 65
    RANUP

    65A Incurred, as expenses

    0
    28
  66. 66
    SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL

    38A "We were just talking about you!"

    0
    7
  67. 67
    UNCLAD

    4D Naked

    0
    5
  68. 68
    LUCIFER

    26A Another name for [see shaded squares]

    0
    4
  69. 69
    LOSESLEEP

    3D Toss and turn, say

    0
    3
  70. 70
    OLDNICK

    49A Another name for [see shaded squares]

    0
    3
  71. 71
    AEONFLUX

    39D 2005 sci-fi movie starring Charlize Theron

    0
    2
  72. 72
    BEELZEBUB

    63A Another name for [see shaded squares]

    0
    2
  73. 73
    GETRIDOF

    6D Throw in the trash

    0
    2
  74. 74
    HOLODECK

    25D Virtual reality chamber in the "Star Trek" universe

    0
    2
  75. 75
    AVAILABLE debut

    36D Single and ready to mingle

    0
    1
  76. 76
    MRSCRATCH debut

    17A Another name for [see shaded squares]

    0
    1