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Monday · 78 answers · 6 debuts

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

  1. 1
    ORE

    8D Metal in a mine

    48
    581
  2. 2
    AGE

    40A Number that never goes down

    47
    417
  3. 3
    ORCA

    54D Killer whale

    34
    234
  4. 4
    EDIT

    61A Prep for publication

    32
    302
  5. 5
    OVA

    35A Eggs in a fertility lab

    30
    259
  6. 6
    TOE

    63A Part of the body that's stubbed

    29
    293
  7. 7
    EDU

    57D Univ. URL ending

    28
    194
  8. 8
    OIL

    60A What a dipstick measures the level of

    27
    282
  9. 9
    AMP

    11A Electric guitarist's need

    25
    193
  10. 10
    OHIO

    50D Home of Cincinnati

    23
    200
  11. 11
    ARAB

    15A Spirited horse

    22
    228
  12. 12
    AURA

    19D Surrounding glow

    22
    218
  13. 13
    NOD

    53A Give silent approval

    20
    158
  14. 14
    ACID

    1D The "A" of DNA

    17
    159
  15. 15
    TONI

    41A Morrison who said "A writer's life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity"

    14
    117
  16. 16
    NOIR

    53D Black: Fr.

    14
    110
  17. 17
    AGUA

    45D Water: Sp.

    13
    103
  18. 18
    PENS

    47A Writes

    13
    84
  19. 19
    APPS

    11D TikTok and Zoom, for two

    13
    78
  20. 20
    AWL

    4D Leatherworker's pointed tool

    12
    118
  21. 21
    SCOT

    49D Person who may speak with a brogue

    12
    113
  22. 22
    OPEC

    44D International grp. with a 1970s U.S. embargo

    11
    143
  23. 23
    POI

    16A Luau finger food

    11
    120
  24. 24
    EVENT

    31D 100- or 200-meter, e.g.

    11
    102
  25. 25
    HEIR

    24A ___ to the throne

    11
    91
  26. 26
    TOFU

    7A Vegan protein source

    11
    81
  27. 27
    ENID

    25D Oklahoma city

    10
    232
  28. 28
    OPIE

    34A 1960s Ron Howard TV role

    9
    150
  29. 29
    INNS

    38D Quaint lodgings

    9
    144
  30. 30
    TOTO

    18D Band with the 1983 #1 hit "62-Across"

    9
    113
  31. 31
    MOOT

    12D Not worth debating

    9
    68
  32. 32
    FAT

    9D What Jack Sprat couldn't eat, in a nursery rhyme

    8
    116
  33. 33
    ATBAT

    26D Facing the pitcher

    8
    91
  34. 34
    DIAL

    55D Telephone

    7
    86
  35. 35
    TRU

    59D ___TV (cable channel with "Impractical Jokers")

    7
    83
  36. 36
    HOPE

    24D "Cross my heart and ___ to die"

    7
    59
  37. 37
    BENT

    23D Like the wire in paper clips

    6
    68
  38. 38
    SOBER

    49A What designated drivers should be

    6
    44
  39. 39
    LOOK

    21A "Check this out!"

    6
    29
  40. 40
    RAMI

    2D Oscar-winning Malek

    6
    17
  41. 41
    DIM

    20A Turn down, as lights

    5
    80
  42. 42
    CRAM

    3D Do some last-minute studying

    5
    72
  43. 43
    BYTE

    52D Unit that may be preceded by kilo-, mega- or giga-

    5
    61
  44. 44
    SAYSO

    32D Final authority

    5
    60
  45. 45
    TALK

    7D Format of much AM radio

    5
    30
  46. 46
    TAINT

    33A Sully

    4
    44
  47. 47
    BUTT

    36A End of a cigarette or rifle

    4
    29
  48. 48
    HONK

    39D Sound of a car or goose

    4
    24
  49. 49
    HUEY

    39A Nephew of Donald Duck

    4
    22
  50. 50
    JOIN

    37D Enlist

    4
    22
  51. 51
    BULL

    52A Taurus symbol

    4
    21
  52. 52
    GAWK

    48A Gape

    4
    19
  53. 53
    NIP

    58D ___ in the bud

    3
    107
  54. 54
    BART

    23A "The Simpsons" character voiced by Nancy Cartwright

    3
    45
  55. 55
    ARCANE

    1A Hard to understand

    3
    36
  56. 56
    DUPE

    64A Trick

    3
    36
  57. 57
    LOINS

    42A Some pork cuts

    3
    27
  58. 58
    LOUIE

    30D Nephew of Donald Duck

    3
    22
  59. 59
    LAUGH

    27D Ha-ha

    3
    14
  60. 60
    NAILART debut

    5D Fancy work from a manicurist

    3
    4
  61. 61
    PITY

    13D Feel sorry for

    2
    37
  62. 62
    BILE

    51D Ill humor

    1
    38
  63. 63
    BITER

    28D Dog to avoid

    1
    20
  64. 64
    AFRICA

    62A Where this puzzle's circled letters can be found

    1
    18
  65. 65
    GOBIG

    29D Pull out all the stops

    1
    8
  66. 66
    JIBED

    37A Were in accord

    1
    6
  67. 67
    BALKAN

    46D Southeast Europe's ___ Peninsula

    1
    5
  68. 68
    TWERKED debut

    41D Brought up the rear?

    1
    2
  69. 69
    UBERIZE debut

    10D Transform using mobile technology, as a market

    1
    2
  70. 70
    NEURAL

    65A ___ network

    0
    15
  71. 71
    EXTORT

    6D Squeeze money from

    0
    13
  72. 72
    RUSTY

    22A Out of practice

    0
    10
  73. 73
    CARWAX

    14A It makes an auto shine

    0
    5
  74. 74
    IMALITTLETEAPOT

    17A Song lyric before "short and stout"

    0
    4
  75. 75
    LOWLIFE

    42D Disreputable sort

    0
    2
  76. 76
    ALBERTOGONZALES debut

    26A Attorney general under George W. Bush

    0
    1
  77. 77
    CHICKENYAKITORI debut

    56A Grilled Japanese dish on skewers

    0
    1
  78. 78
    THROWINGABONETO debut

    43A Appeasing, idiomatically

    0
    1