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Monday · 76 answers · 3 debuts

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

  1. 1
    EASE

    25D Simplicity

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    334
  2. 2
    ESP

    39D Telepathic letters

    35
    344
  3. 3
    TIE

    9D Classic Father's Day gift

    34
    284
  4. 4
    ANA

    16A Actress Gasteyer of "Saturday Night Live" fame

    33
    367
  5. 5
    NOR

    4D Conjunction used in logic

    33
    332
  6. 6
    EKE

    60A ___ out a living

    31
    236
  7. 7
    RNA

    57D Messenger molecule

    29
    322
  8. 8
    STIR

    26D Mix with a spoon

    27
    292
  9. 9
    ALTO

    2D Kind of sax

    25
    290
  10. 10
    MET

    27D Ran across

    25
    187
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    TAU

    38D Sigma's follower

    25
    169
  12. 12
    ATIT

    52D "Look ___ this way ..."

    23
    197
  13. 13
    OTTO

    8D Germany's von Bismarck

    22
    273
  14. 14
    OTOE

    54D Siouan people

    21
    198
  15. 15
    AVA

    28D Director DuVernay

    19
    229
  16. 16
    AIL

    59D Feel sick

    19
    191
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    SAN

    63A ___ Andreas fault

    19
    182
  18. 18
    CHER

    32D One-named pop diva

    17
    104
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    PHO

    58D Noodle soup in Hanoi

    14
    34
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    RENO

    45D Nevada slots city

    13
    230
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    OOH

    53A "That's really nice!"

    13
    160
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    UFOS

    18D Causes of some mysterious radar blips, in brief

    13
    88
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    THOU

    35D Holier-than-___

    12
    72
  24. 24
    HALO

    51A Angel's overhead?

    10
    151
  25. 25
    ROOF

    36D Housetop

    10
    56
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    FIDO

    21A Stereotypical name for a dog

    9
    47
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    MESH

    1D Fine lattice

    8
    115
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    MAINE

    1A State known for lobsters and pine trees

    8
    81
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    HOG

    20A Pig

    8
    54
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    PATIO

    15A Outdoor lounging area

    8
    50
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    ODEON

    23A Classic cinema name

    7
    59
  32. 32
    CHAI

    32A ___ latte

    7
    50
  33. 33
    HYMN

    55D "Amazing Grace," for one

    7
    24
  34. 34
    BLOC

    47D Voting group

    6
    86
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    OLSEN

    65A Twin Mary-Kate or Ashley

    6
    76
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    TWAS

    34D "___ the night before Christmas ..."

    6
    65
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    BOAR

    19D Pig in the wild

    6
    63
  38. 38
    WETS

    40A Moistens

    6
    42
  39. 39
    AAAS

    30D Penlight batteries

    6
    29
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    LARD

    7D Nonvegan shortening

    5
    74
  41. 41
    ESQ

    5D Abbr. after a lawyer's name

    5
    49
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    DING

    24D Microwave notification

    5
    33
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    BUB

    11A Pal

    4
    24
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    NOBLE

    22A Like neon gas

    3
    36
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    EUREKA

    43D Shout accompanying a brilliant realization

    3
    33
  46. 46
    EVENS

    31A 2, 4, 6 and 8, but not 1, 3, 5 and 7

    3
    33
  47. 47
    HORAS

    41A Bar mitzvah dances

    3
    26
  48. 48
    UNHIP

    61A Not with the times

    3
    26
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    SLOTH

    6A Laziest of the deadly sins

    2
    39
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    SPAIN

    6D Ferdinand and Isabella's land

    2
    32
  51. 51
    IRENA

    50A Woman's name derived from the Greek for "peace"

    2
    22
  52. 52
    PASTS

    64A Histories that may be checkered or sordid

    2
    15
  53. 53
    HIMOM

    62A Handmade sign held up by a kid in the bleachers

    1
    34
  54. 54
    APEMEN

    44D Prehistoric human relations?

    1
    16
  55. 55
    BAABAA

    11D Start of a nursery rhyme about bags of wool

    1
    16
  56. 56
    HORNET

    10D Charlotte hoopster

    1
    14
  57. 57
    TEACUP

    46D Super-miniature dog breed size

    1
    12
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    RUPEES

    48A Coins of India

    1
    10
  59. 59
    SEAAIR

    26A It's inhaled on an ocean cruise

    1
    10
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    FLUFF

    49A Stuff of little substance

    1
    9
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    FLIPS

    49D Tosses, as a coin

    1
    5
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    PRIDES

    42D Lion packs

    1
    4
  63. 63
    RHETT

    29D Butler of "Gone With the Wind"

    0
    47
  64. 64
    ELMOS

    14A St. ___ fire

    0
    21
  65. 65
    HAHS

    51D Disbelieving laughs

    0
    10
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    MANIAS

    27A Frenzies

    0
    7
  67. 67
    BAKERS

    13D Bread makers

    0
    6
  68. 68
    IMAGONER

    3D "It's curtains for me!"

    0
    6
  69. 69
    BOOTUP

    47A Start, as a computer

    0
    4
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    DEMOCRATICPARTY

    56A Political group symbolized by a donkey

    0
    3
  71. 71
    UNCLIP

    12D Detach, as a seatbelt

    0
    3
  72. 72
    ARTFORMS

    37D Various creative mediums ... or a hint to variations found in the shaded squares

    0
    2
  73. 73
    RATTRAPS

    29A Run-down places

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    2
  74. 74
    PEARTART debut

    42A Pastry made with an orchard fruit

    0
    1
  75. 75
    STARQUARTERBACK debut

    17A Athlete who rarely gets sacked or has a pass intercepted

    0
    1
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    TARGETHEARTRATE debut

    33A Figure to aim for, according to personal trainers

    0
    1